Current Exhibition
Thinking Hands
Exhibition | September 8-October 19, 2025
Reception | 2 p.m., September 19, 2025
Faculty teaching studio art, graphic design, photography, and other digital media are highlighted in Thinking Hands, The Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries first exhibition of the fall semester. This exhibition features recent artworks by the artists and designers who make up the Art and Design Department at the University of Southern Indiana. The works on display will highlight the range of media and techniques championed by the department.
The exhibition includes fourteen faculty who teach in the Art & Design department at USI. Participants include Brett Anderson, Charles Armstrong, Greg Blair, Sara Christensen Blair, Rob Dickes, Andrea Hoelscher, Al Holen, Sommer Hallquist, Justin Kramer, Kirk Maynard, Sophia Okotah, Virginia Poston, Katherine Watts, and Hang Yuan.
A reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, September 19 beginning at 2 p.m.
This exhibition will be displayed in the galleries from September 8 through October19.
Upcoming Exhibitions
The 56th Annual Juried Student Art Show
Exhibition | November 3-December 7, 2025
Reception | 2 p.m., November 16, 2025
Gallery Hours & Admission
Gallery Hours
Fall and Spring Semesters
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Monday through Friday
1 - 4 p.m. | Sunday
Summer
12 - 4 p.m. | Monday 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. Turn 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 USI, 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 University of Southern Indiana community and the general public.
The gallery further contributes to the education experiences at USI 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.