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AAP Exhibitions

person viewing work in a gallery space
Thesis by Abbey Parker-Blier, Tim Green, Shanti Morrissey, and Jackson Chapin (all B.F.A. '24) in Bibliowicz Family Gallery.

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Exhibitions and Events

114A W. Sibley Hall

aapgalleries@cornell.edu

Overview

AAP students, faculty, and staff may apply to showcase their creative projects in AAP galleries, which include Bibliowicz Family Gallery and John Hartell Gallery.

To showcase your work in one of these galleries, exhibitors must review the AAP Gallery Guidelines. Then, complete an application. Exhibition applications are reviewed by the AAP Gallery Committee twice per year. The application deadline for fall exhibitions is May 1, and spring exhibitions is November 1.

AAP Gallery Guidelines
Review the requirements for exhibitions in AAP galleries.

Please note that beginning in June 2024, John Hartell Gallery is closed for construction until further notice.

To advertise your exhibition with physical posters at Cornell AAP, review the Postering Guidelines.

Bibliowicz Family Gallery is located on the lower level of Milstein Hall. This gallery features two glass walls (one of which looks into a garden) and one rotating exhibition wall. Bibliowicz Family Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

  • Empty gallery space with circular window seated in wall.
  • Circular window seated in concrete wall.
  • Empty gallery space with multiple blank walls visible through glass partition.
  • Hallway and empty gallery space with garden views through large wall of windows.
  • Empty gallery space with garden views through large wall of windows.
  • Empty gallery space with garden views through large wall of windows.

West-facing view of porthole window.

East-facing view from outside the gallery into the porthole window.

Northwest-facing view from outside the gallery.

Northeast-facing view from outside the gallery.

North-facing view from outside the gallery.

East-facing view.

Recent exhibitions in Bibliowicz Family Gallery feature architectural displays and large-scale sculpture elements. The gallery has six plywood-backed drywalls for mounting artwork totaling approximately 115 linear feet.

A person sits on a gallery bench and views a long print of aerial photographs.

Floating in the Clouds of the Cold War, an exhibition of work by AAP Creative Producer Anson Wigner in Bibliowicz Family Gallery, Fall 2025. Anson Wigner / AAP
Person examining a gallery installation.

Confronting Carbon Form (2025) by Stanley Cho, Elisa Iturbe, and Alican Taylan in Bibliowicz Family Gallery. Anson Wigner / AAP
People examining a gallery installation.

Student work from AAP Summer Exhibition 2023 in Bibliowicz Family Gallery. Thanut Sakdanaraseth (M.S. MDC ’24) / AAP

Named in honor of a long-time professor of architecture and art, this gallery is located on the first floor of Sibley Dome. John Hartell Gallery features north-facing windows, two wall-mounted LCDs, and one 90-degree rotating exhibition wall. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. As of June 2024, John Hartell Gallery is closed for construction until further notice.

  • Interior view of an empty gallery space with a partial central wall.
  • Interior view of an empty gallery space with a partial central wall.
  • Interior view of an empty gallery with a central wall on wheels.
  • Interior view of an empty gallery space with a partial central wall.
  • Interior view of an empty gallery space with a partial central wall.
  • Interior view of an empty gallery space with a partial central wall.

North-facing view with movable wall and window blinds opened.

North-facing view with movable wall and window blinds closed.

West-facing view behind movable wall.

Northwest-facing view.

Northeast-facing view.

Southeast-facing view.

Large north-facing windows and track lighting offer a bright space for sculpture elements inside John Hartell Gallery. The window blinds allow for projections to be displayed during daytime. There are approximately 134 linear feet of drywall space for exhibitors to showcase their works.

An angular and collapsible book cart holds books with a small seating area inside it.

Bookmark for Freedom Pages (2024) by Victoria Lee (B.Arch. ’26) in John Hartell Gallery. Anson Wigner / AAP
Wooden beams with speakers attached arranged in a gallery.

A morning in 1953 (Messiaen Reversed, Birds Released) (2022) by Art Assistant Professor of the Practice Joanna Malinowska and C.T. Jasper in John Hartell Gallery. Anson Wigner / AAP
An art gallery with a large spiral sculpture in the middle of the floor.

Student work from AAP Summer Exhibition 2023 in John Hartell Gallery. Thanut Sakdanaraseth / AAP

Department Exhibitions

In addition to the AAP galleries, there are spaces dedicated to showcasing internally curated projects at the departmental level across Architecture, Art, and Planning. These spaces include two galleries managed by the Department of Art in Tjaden Hall: Olive Tjaden Gallery and Experimental Gallery. Learn more about these galleries and apply for an exhibition.

Current Exhibitions