Brenau University Galleries

05/08/2026

🎨 Call for Young Artists in Northeast Georgia! 🎨

The Northeast Georgia History Center and Brenau University want to see your work!

We are looking for original art from rising 6th–8th graders that give a fresh, modern spin on American symbols like the flag, the bald eagle, or the Statue of Liberty.

Mediums: All 2D and 3D styles welcome!
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026
Exhibition Dates: June 20 – July 25, 2026
Cost: Free and open to the public!
Drop-off Location: 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville, GA

Parents and Teachers: Please share this with any friends whose kids love to create! Let’s show off the incredible talent of our local students. 🦅✨

05/04/2026

What can we say? Our Alumni truly are the best of the best! We are still buzzing from the energy of this year’s Alumni Juried Exhibition. To everyone who submitted their work: thank you for sharing your vision and continuing the legacy of creativity at our institution.

A huge thank you also goes out to our wonderful community who came out to support these artists and celebrate the power of visual storytelling.

Please join us in congratulating this year's standout award winners:

 Best in Show: Jennifer Griner, Held in Mourning (Pearl High School, Mississippi, 1997)

 Best in Photography: Heather R. Hanline, Cortile

 Best in Painting: Shiloh Van Gray, Ordinary Contradictions: The Unkempt Hairdresser

 Best in Mixed Media: Veronica Martin, Solitude

 Honorable Mention: Jennifer Lynch Shull, Journey of Life

02/11/2026

Alumni artist, there's still time to submit your work for the Annual Brenau Alumni Art Juried Exhibition! There’s no entry fee, and selected works may be featured in the 2027 Brenau calendar. Submit your work through the online entry form by February 21, 2026!!

01/30/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of Josue Morales Urbina's "Interstices!" We are honored to host this exhibit in the Leo Castelli gallery through April 2026. Stop by to see the incredible work!







  





  

01/28/2026

View "Exposure" at the Renaissance Gallery, downtown on the Square EVERY Friday from 2-5 pm now through the closing. We hope to see you there!

01/15/2026

12/10/2025

Attention Alumni Artist:

Submit to the annual Brenau Alumni Art Juried Exhibition. There's no entry fee and your work could be selected for the 2027 Brenau calendar!

Please Note:

All works must be submitted via this online entry form by February 15, 2026.

All 2D works must be ready to hang, with appropriate wire on back and all works must be delivered March 2-6, 2026.

Brenau will refer all sales inquiries directly to the artist, with the request that artists donate 30% of the sale back to Brenau to help sustain the galleries. 

All work will be juried by Brenau's Gallery Director, Lybi Cucurullo.

12/09/2025

Thank You for an Amazing Night!

What a fantastic evening we had at our reception and Holiday Membership Party! We are still buzzing from the energy and good vibes!

A massive thank you to the incredible artist, Teresa Abel, for sharing her stunning work with us—it truly lit up the space!

We were captivated by the moving poetry reading from Emy Hamilton and had a wonderful time listening to the delightful music provided by Jimmy Helms. Thank you for making the night so special!

And finally, thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! Your presence made the party a huge success and so much fun! We loved seeing so many familiar and new faces.

Want to join the fun and stay connected?

You can register to become a FREE member of the gallery and unlock great perks by swiping to scan the QR code!

11/20/2025

We are so excited for our final event of the year! Brenau Galleries has been working incredibly hard, and we can’t wait for the opening of Teresa Abel's Exposure on Thursday, December 4th, at our beautiful, newly renovated Renaissance Gallery on the Square! Come out from 4–6 PM for the opening reception of this gorgeous show AND the spectacular Brenau Galleries Holiday Party! We will have live music, delicious hors d’oeuvres, wine, hot cocoa, and art prints for sale! This event is free and open to the public, and we STRONGLY encourage you to wear your most festive holiday attire!  

sa Abel’s Exposure series is an exploration of light—reflected, atmospheric, and kinetic—and its profound relationship with darkness and movement. The collection depicts a variety of light sources, both natural and manmade, and a range of scenes including over-exposed streetscapes and landscapes viewed through rain-streaked glass.  Many of the scenes serve as an extended metaphor for “exposure,” which, in photography, refers to both the act of letting light reach the sensor and the result—the final image itself.

11/16/2025

Thank you everyone who came out for the closing reception of Jane Westrick's "Serious Play" this week! We have been honored to have this work on display this semester in Leo Castelli, and even more so to have Jane come and talk us through the works and her process! ✨✨✨
More photos to come!