About the Department of Art & Design
About
The mission of The Bridge Gallery is to serve the surrounding communities and provide inclusive programming that enriches lives through shared creative experience. The Bridge is a space for artists and community members to come together and freely explore diverse perspectives in a brave space. As part of our ongoing effort to provide people with a variety of contexts, we seek artists, art groups and project proposals whose diversity of identity and communication reflect our world.
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Where the Air Hangs Heavy | Pixel & Grain
December 15, 2025 – February 12, 2026
Artist Reception: January 22, 2026 from 5-7 p.m.
AFA Student and Alumni exploring the artists relationship to the “landscape” of the American South, particularly in the North Carolina Piedmont. This term “landscape” relates to more than a depiction of the land, but expands to the emotional, personal, social, and conceptual landscape of the region. The South is many things and often teeters the relationships between, isolation and connectedness, darkness and resilience, preservation of history and the question of what’s to come. Through the use of the printed and sculptural image, the work in the exhibition becomes a small thread of individual understanding of these themes being pulled from the fabric of the space.
Bridge Gallery Past Shows
Past Exhibitions:
