Fall and Spring Exhibits

Major Exhibits in the Gallery at the Commons

The Kennedy Library produces two major exhibits each fall and spring, in the Gallery at the Commons on the second floor in the Learning Commons. The Gallery at the Commons area is an open gallery space of 880 square feet, partially illuminated by natural light, where student study spaces are adjacent to and sometimes integrated within exhibits. This space also hosts traveling exhibits that support the campus curriculum.

These major exhibits provide opportunities for student curators and designers to assist with installation and graphic design of complex and exciting exhibits. Past exhibits have featured work by students and faculty from architecture to fine arts and biology to planetary science. Event openings and related events have featured demonstrations, guest talks, and hands-on workshops.

Past Exhibits

Atelier Morgan: The Personal Archives of Architect Julia Morgan

November 9, 2012 – January 11, 2013. This exhibit draws on Julia Morgan's architectural plans, sketchbooks, photographs, correspondence, and other personal papers in the Kennedy Library's Special Collections.
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Pressing Forward: The Book Club of California at 100

April 5 June – 8, 2012. This exhibit showcases fine press books, keepsakes, and ephemera published by the Book Club of California, and includes selections from Kennedy Library's Special Collections Fine Print and Graphic Arts Collection.
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Assembly Required

November 7 – January 6, 2012. Assembly Required highlights the craftsmanship and innovation of Cal Poly student furniture artists. The winners from the 2011 Vellum/College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) Furniture Competition and Exhibition are a central feature of the exhibit.
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Look the Other Way

April 14 June – 3, 2011. A photography exhibit using student-engineered images, sounds and textual documents which draw from University Archives materials.
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