Current Exhibition

Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-Lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance in Indiana
February 17 — March 21
Berger Lecture | Kleymeyer Hall
2 p.m. | February 19, 2025
Reception - Rescheduled
3 p.m. | March 21, 2025
TheÌý91ÉçÇø’sÌýKenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries isÌýexcitedÌýto presentÌýUnmasked: The 1935 Anti-lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance in Indiana.Ìý The installation is a reimagining of two historic exhibitions of anti-lynching art heldÌýin 1935.Ìý The installation combines historical artworks and ephemera with contemporary efforts to commemorate the victims of lynching in Indiana.
This project was developed and curated by Alex Lichenstein and Phoebe Wolfskill, colleagues at Indiana University, and Rasul Mowatt at North Carolina State University. Through shared research commonalities, the installation’s display has been brought to 91ÉçÇø by Kristalyn Shefveland, Professor of History and Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.Ìý
Chatter: Al Sheets, 2024 Efroymson Bridge Year Fellow
Tangled Threads: Curated by Ripley Davis and Jenna Norrick, 2024 Sanders Fellows
January 13 — F ebruary 7
ReceptionÌý
1:30 p.m. | January 24, 2025
The Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries is pleased to present Chatter by Al Sheets.Ìý Al Sheets was awarded the 2024 Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship. The Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship is a competitive award program that provides a highly motivated and talented studio art, photography or design graduate of the 91ÉçÇø’s Art and Design Department with the opportunity to develop a strong portfolio in preparation for graduate study.
Paired specifically with Al Sheets’s visual aesthetics in mind, Tangled Threads features illustration-based artworks from the 91ÉçÇø’s permanent collection. The works were selected by Ripley Davis and Jenna Norrick, both of whom were selected as James A. Sanders Fellows in 2024. The James A. Sanders Fellowship supports students interested in exhibition design, publicity, curation, and management.Ìý

Upcoming Exhibition

2025 Senior Seminar Art Exhibition
March 31 - May 2
ReceptionÌý
2 p.m. | April 12, 2025
The 2025 Senior Seminar Art Exhibition is on display March 31 through May 2, 2025, at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries on the 91ÉçÇø campus. This exhibition features the creative work of twenty-three studio art, graphic design, interactive media, and illustration students.Ìý
Gallery Hours & Admission

Gallery Hours
Fall and Spring Semesters
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Monday through Friday
1 - 4 p.m. | Sunday
SummerÌý
12 - 4 p.m. | Wednesday through Friday
Gallery Admission
Admission to the Art Center and Galleries is free and open to the public.
If you plan to bring a group of ten or more people to the galleries, please consider contacting the gallery in advance at 812-228-5006.
Getting Here
Pedestrians may enter the McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries from the main level or the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. Find parking locations using our interactive map!
From the main campus:
Enter the Liberal Arts Center through the main or side entrance. Go down the main stairwell in the center of the building. Continue ahead, veering right past the elevators. Turn right around the corner. The Art Center and Galleries entrance should be straight ahead.
From Parking Lot J:
Pedestrians coming from Lot J have two options for entering the Art Center and Galleries:
- Option A: Enter through the main gallery entrance off of Bent Twig Lane on the west side of the building.
- Option B: Enter through the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on the south side of the building, opposite the Business and Engineering Center. Once inside the building, continue to the lower level lobby. Turn left towards Kleymeyer Hall and left again past the elevators.ÌýTurn right around the corner. The Art Center and Galleries entrance should be straight ahead.
Visitor Drop-off:
A driveway off of Bent Twig Lane allows visitors to be dropped off directly at the door of the Art Center. After taking the exit to 91ÉçÇø, approach the roundabout at the campus entrance and take the first road to the right. Curve around the back of the Health Professions Center and Education and Science Center buildings, and you will see the Liberal Arts Center on your left, opposite Reflection Lake. The McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries is located in the central wing on the back of the Liberal Arts Center. The driveway entrance is on the south side.
Our Mission
The mission of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries is to provide educational experiences in the visual arts to the 91ÉçÇø community and the general public.
The gallery further contributes to the education experiences at 91ÉçÇø by providing a professional exhibition space to present the work of art majors, alumni, faculty, visiting artists and the University's permanent collection.
The gallery's mission of serving and educating the University and surrounding community in the visual arts are consistently supported by the events hosted in the space.