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2026

Arts on the Radar

September 10, 2026, 4:30 - 6:30PM

Special Program

Bright red background with a white disco ball graphic in the upper right that has small squares falling out of it that look like confetti.

Student Lending Art Program Exhibition Tour

September 9, 2026, 12:15 - 1PM

Installation view with framed artworks hanging on the walls salon style and two people standing beside each other in the center.

West Campus Public Art Tour

August 13, 2026, 5:30 - 6:30PM

Public Art Tour

Bright blue background with white text that reads "Public Art Tour." In the center, there is an oval image of large colorful geometric patterned sculpture in the grassy lawn in front of a brick building.

Pedaling By Public Art

August 8, 2026, 12:15 - 1:15PM

Public Art Tour

A large rock sculpture rests on a long strip of stone cylinders in a‬ ‭ greenspace. The rock has a series of holes removed from its core, with the‬ ‭ cylinders that were removed making up the strip it rests on. Trees, a pathway,‬ ‭ and a gray building reside in the background.‬

West Campus Public Art Tour

August 7, 2026, 12:15 - 1:15PM

Public Art Tour

Bright blue background with white text that reads "Public Art Tour." In the center, there is an oval image of Corten steel sculpture surrounded by pebbles on a lush green grass.

Preview | List Projects 35: Pap Souleye Fall

July 29, 2026, 6 - 7PM

Two rectangular wooden panels, hinged together, display pixelated designs. The left panel features a head composed of words like 'DATA' and 'COLLECTOR,' with 'THE DATA COLLECTOR' written below. The right panel shows an abstract pixelated face with 'DEAD PIXEL' written below.

Central Campus Public Art Tour

July 23, 2026, 5:30 - 6:30PM

Public Art Tour

Bright red background with white text that reads "Public Art Tour." In the center, there is an oval image of a colorful geometric patterned floor.

Curator Tour: Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form

July 17, 2026, 12:15 - 1:15PM

Exhibition Tour

In the foreground, two bunny sculptures—one red, one beige—sit on pedestals, facing away from each other. In the background, on the wall, a stripe of black paint outlines documents tacked in a row (some of their contents redacted in black rectangles) and a video monitor showing a woman’s head. On the far right, a different wall is marked by flowing horizontal lines and a drippy substance.

Central Campus Public Art Tour

July 10, 2026, 12:15 - 1:15PM

Public Art Tour

Bright red background with white text that reads "Public Art Tour." In the center, there is an oval image of large steel sculpture in a courtyard with trees and buildings in the background.

East Campus Public Art Tour

June 25, 2026, 5:30 - 6:30PM

Public Art Tour

Bright green background with white text that reads "Public Art Tour." In the center, there is an oval image of a black freestanding clock with a restrained modern design.

Images at Work: Non/performance for the Camera

June 23 - July 12, 2026

Black and white image of a person wearing a gas mask and helmet stands in a room with graffiti covering the walls.

East Campus Public Art Tour

June 12, 2026, 12:15 - 1:15PM

Public Art Tour

Bright green background with white text that reads "Public Art Tour." In the center, there is an oval image of large granite rings around the base of pine trees in a much bed with a little bit of grass peaking through on the right edge.

Behind the Scenes: Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form

June 4, 2026, 5:30 - 7PM

Two paintings showing the same image—a nude woman bending down to scrub a large basin—hang side by side. The painting on the left has looser, less detailed brushwork and fewer colors than the one on the right, as if it was created in “lower resolution.” The right painting is square, while the left one is “cropped” to a portrait aspect ratio.

Images at Work: Solidarity and Form

June 2 - 21, 2026

Two feet wearing leather lace up shoes stand in green grass with the bottom of a blue umbrella to the side. Orange text reads "SOLIDARITY"

Chess Night

Digital graphic with a black and white drawing of a building with a chess board pattern on the side of the building. A collection of four chess pieces are above the building and the queen is winking. A bright green banner at the top with black text. Text reads "Wednesdays and Thursdays 5:00–7:00PM

Art Break

Swatches of fabric, spools of yarn, and thread are scattered on a gray table. Hands sew yellow french knots on a periwinkle fabric swatch in an embroidery hoop.

MIT List Visual Arts Center at The Carpenter Center: The Lumpen and the Miscreant: Mary Walling Blackburn

May 14, 2026, 6 - 7:30PM

An ombré green and orange book cover on top of a pinkish gray background. White text reads "e-flux journal. Mary Walling Blackburn Cream Psychosis. SternbergPress"

Images at Work: With and Against Housework

May 12 - 31, 2026

Black and white photograph of an older woman holding a PVC pipe like a vaccum cleaner. Her reflection can be seen in the mirror.

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