SFA Art Galleries & Cole Art Center

SFA Art Galleries & Cole Art Center The SFA Art Galleries present regional, national and international art, educational programs Regular gallery hours are 12:30-5 pm, Tuesday-Friday.

The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 East Main Street, is a renovated 10,238 square foot gallery located in downtown Nacogdoches and is part of the SFA School of Art. The gallery hosts over 15 exhibitions annually including the annual national art competition Texas National. We also host a monthly "First Friday Film" series and many other artist talks, receptions and events. There is ne

ver a charge for admission.Gallery hours are 12:30 - 5 p.m., Tuesday - Friday; and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.The Griffith Gallery is located in the Griffith Fine Arts building on Vista drive, 208 Griffith Fine Arts Building. This gallery hosts 3-4 exhibitions a year during the main school year. This venue is also open before most Fine Arts evening events in Turner Auditorium.

It’s a beautiful day here in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas! Come visit us here at the Cole Art Center for the last weekend...
05/30/2026

It’s a beautiful day here in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas! Come visit us here at the Cole Art Center for the last weekend of Texas National 2026! If you haven’t stopped in to see this beautiful exhibition yet, we are open 12-5pm today and tomorrow! Come see the work before the end of the show May 31st!

Happy Mother’s Day! If you are celebrating in downtown Nacogdoches, stop by the Cole Art Center to see some beautiful wo...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! If you are celebrating in downtown Nacogdoches, stop by the Cole Art Center to see some beautiful work in the Texas National 2026 exhibition!
We will be closing early today at 3:00pm so that our employees can be with their families this holiday.

Come down to the Cole Art Center to see the beautiful artwork in Texas National 2026! We are open 12-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday...
05/08/2026

Come down to the Cole Art Center to see the beautiful artwork in Texas National 2026! We are open 12-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday, located in downtown Nacogdoches!

Texas National 2026 reception tonight at the Cole Art Center, 5-7pm! Stop by and see this beautiful work and meet the ju...
04/17/2026

Texas National 2026 reception tonight at the Cole Art Center, 5-7pm! Stop by and see this beautiful work and meet the juror, Cindi Strauss! Come for the beautiful artwork and free food and drink and great company!

The Cole Art Center would like to invite you to the Texas National 2026 opening reception this Friday, April 17, from 5-...
04/15/2026

The Cole Art Center would like to invite you to the Texas National 2026 opening reception this Friday, April 17, from 5-7pm! This year’s juror, Cindi Strauss, the Sara and Bill Morgan Curator of Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design and Assistant Director, Programming at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Cindi Strauss will be presenting a talk tomorrow, Thursday, April 16, at 11:30am in Room 114 of the Griffith Fine Arts building.
Both events are completely free and open to the public, and we would love to see you there!

Join us tomorrow, Friday, April 10 for the Congressional Art Competition reception, where we will celebrate these talent...
04/09/2026

Join us tomorrow, Friday, April 10 for the Congressional Art Competition reception, where we will celebrate these talented high school artists! Congressman Pete Sessions will speak and announce the winners of the competition at the reception, and if you want to see the work ahead of time, the show is currently on view in the Teresa Jill Adams Gallery located in the Griffith Fine Arts Building at SFASU.

Refined: The Foreseeable Future was a beautiful exhibition! Here’s a wonderful video documenting the show. Thank you to ...
03/30/2026

Refined: The Foreseeable Future was a beautiful exhibition! Here’s a wonderful video documenting the show. Thank you to Michael Tubbs, Lauren Selden, Susie Ganch, the artists who participated in the exhibition, and everyone else who made this possible!

Since 1998, REFINED has celebrated the vitality and range of contemporary jewelry and metalwork, serving as a national platform for artists whose work combin...

Today’s the day! Join us for  ‘s artist talk this evening, March 26 at 5pm here at the Cole Art Center! The curator of t...
03/26/2026

Today’s the day! Join us for ‘s artist talk this evening, March 26 at 5pm here at the Cole Art Center! The curator of this exhibition, will also be here so come by and visit both of them!
The talk is completely free, and Heather will have a limited number of riso printed postcards as a giveaway! Heather will also have copies of some of her zines as well a limited number of archival fine art prints from her collection available to purchase after the artist talk!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you again to for curating this exhibition!
Artworks can be purchased online at webbartgallery.com . Artwork is courtesy of the artist and Webb Gallery.

Join us for  ‘s artist talk this Thursday, March 26 at 5pm here at the Cole Art Center! The talk is completely free, and...
03/24/2026

Join us for ‘s artist talk this Thursday, March 26 at 5pm here at the Cole Art Center!
The talk is completely free, and Heather will have a limited number of riso printed postcards as a giveaway! Heather will also have copies of some of her zines as well a limited number of archival fine art prints from her collection available to purchase after the artist talk!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you again to for curating this exhibition!
Artworks can be purchased online at webbartgallery.com . Artwork is courtesy of the artist and Webb Gallery.

Currently on view in the Adams Gallery of the Griffith Fine Arts Building on SFASU campus! Check out Emmi’s beautiful in...
03/18/2026

Currently on view in the Adams Gallery of the Griffith Fine Arts Building on SFASU campus! Check out Emmi’s beautiful installation, and stop by and see her during her reception this Friday, March 20, 5-7pm!

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Nacogdoches, TX

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Tuesday 12pm - 4:45pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4:45pm
Thursday 12pm - 4:45pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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