Skip to Main Content

Public Art Collection

Orange, blue, green, and yellow neon light tubes on wall in organic and rectangular shapes
Wesleyan University’s Public Art Collection features artworks installed throughout the campus, a project stewarded by the Center for the Arts. The collection features a growing body of work by diverse artists with a strong focus on contemporary practice that expresses the critical thinking and interdisciplinary distinction of Wesleyan’s approach to liberal arts education.
Painting of face 

Explore with Bloomberg Connects

Explore the Public Art Collection from anywhere by visiting Wesleyan’s guide on Bloomberg Connects. Bloomberg Connects helps you explore the arts at more than 900 cultural institutions around the world, including Wesleyan. Visit Bloomberg Connects to navigate campus collections and dive deeper into the stories behind the works on display.
Visitors to campus have encountered artwork including sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints, and new media in unexpected places, including the Frank Center for Public Affairs and Olin Memorial Library. Many of the works, part of Wesleyan’s new Public Art Collection, explore a diverse array of themes and offer the opportunity for interdisciplinary engagement.

Center for the Arts Events

Art at Wesleyan is dynamic, interdisciplinary, and alive. From artist talks to performance installations and special exhibitions, there's always something new to experience.
Dancer in gallery holds two ropes suspended from above while audience watches from all around