North Central College Galleries

Hours & Locations

College galleries are teaching, learning, and gathering spaces. As such, we are typically closed during academic breaks such as Winter Break and Spring Break, observed holidays, and finals exam weeks.

Schoenherr Art Gallery 

Wentz Fine Arts Center @ 171 E. Chicago Ave (main entrance on Ellsworth St.)

HOURS- 

Monday -2p—8p

Tuesday - 2p—8p

Wednesday - Closed

Thursday - 2p—8p

Friday - 10A—3p

Saturday -10A—3p 

Sunday - Closed

 Art+Design Faculty Exhibition opens February 4th. Stay tuned for more information!

Viewing hours rotate each semester based on student staff availability. 

Oesterle Art Gallery 

Oesterle Library & Learning Commons @ 320 E. School St. (2nd floor)

• Public Viewing possible during building hours

Meiley-Swallow Student Art Gallery 

Meiley-Swallow Hall @  31 S. Ellsworth St.

• Learn more about student exhibitions by visiting the Art & Design Department Page  

Calendar of Events 

Schoenherr Gallery

 Faculty Exhibition 

— Exhibition runs February 4th -March 17th , 2026 | Reception on Tuesday, March 3rd, 6-8 pm 

North Central College presents Faculty Perspectives, a curated exhibition featuring recent work by the College’s studio art faculty. This exhibition highlights the diverse creative practices, research interests, and conceptual approaches that inform faculty teaching and scholarship.

The works on view span multiple media and reflect personal, social, and material investigations developed through professional studio practice. Together, the exhibition offers students and the broader community insight into how contemporary artists think, experiment, and communicate ideas through visual form.

Faculty Perspectives reinforces the connection between teaching and making, positioning the gallery as a shared space for learning, dialogue, and artistic exchange.

Please join us for this extraordinary artists.