June 7 - July 28, 2006

The MSC Visual Arts Committee and the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University are proud to present an exhibition that artistically showcases the inquisitive to whimsical world of bugs. Participating artists, composed of Entomology faculty, staff, and students, examine our relationship with many of the world’s insect and spider species, and invite viewers to redefine beauty as exhibited by the most abundant creatures on Earth. Through the photographic representation of bugs or their actual appearance as the raw material for an art object, these artists explore the aesthetics of entomology on levels that go beyond the mere presentation of pattern, color, and texture.

April 24 - May 31, 2006

The MSC Visual Arts Committee presents the exhibition "Memories of Darfur: A Photographic Journey by Dr. Gubara S. Hassan." This exhibition chronicles the travels of Gubara S. Hassan, a visiting Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University. Working for the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hassan traveled through the Darfur region of the Sudan, assessing the humanitarian crisis there and with the mandate of making recommendations to the European Union and others to improve the situation for the Sudanese people.

April 7-19, 2006

Artfest is Texas A&M University's annual student art contest sponsored by the MSC Visual Arts Committee. Participants may enter a maximum of three selections in six different categories including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media and computer-generated still images.

February 22 - April 3, 2006

Rob Erdle is an art professor at the University of North Texas who paints large-format watercolors inspired by the great landscape painters. In this particular collection of his work, Rob Erdle creates contemporary responses to the influential paintings of American landscape painter Thomas Moran.

January 11- February 17, 2006

"Walking with Presidents" documents the history of African-American political leaders as shown through images collected from the Presidential Libraries. The black and white photographs show the growing African-American presence and influence on the American Presidencies from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush.