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Art Exhibits

 

Each year the Texas Tech International Affairs displays five to six art exhibits with international themes in the galleries of the International Cultural Center. Although many of our exhibits are “one time only”, the following exhibits are displayed every year. All exhibits and receptions are free and open to the public. For dates and other details, please visit the International Affairs Events Calendar or contact Carolina Arellanos at carolina.arellanos@ttu.edu.

Current Exhibit

 

Previous Exhibits

KArthik Manyam: Hometown Festival
Karthik Manyam: Vemavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

“My Hometown” Exhibit - On display September through October 2023.

Syndnee Cooper - South Korea
Syndnee Cooper - South Korea

"Adventures in Study Abroad & My Hometown" - On Display September - October, 2022: Gallery and Virtual Exhibit

Melissa Wafer-Cross: Xuankong Temple – China
Melissa Wafer-Cross: Xuankong Temple – China 

"Structures of the World: Works on Paper" - On Display July - August, 2022: Gallery and Virtual Exhibit

International Life Summer 2019

“TTU Office of International Affairs: International Life” - On Display through April 30, 2022 – Gallery and Virtual Exhibit 

Think Global. Think Texas Tech
Think Global. Think Texas Tech

“Think Global. Think Texas Tech” Photography Exhibit - Highlighting international outreach through the Texas Tech Center in Seville, Texas Tech - Costa Rica, and TTU K-12 Distance Learning division.

Heather Eater After Harvest
Heather Eaton - After Harvest

“High and Dry XXI” - A Photographic Exhibition of Peoples and Places of the World's Dry Lands

Our TTU Family Abroad
Natalia Velikova - Republic of Georgia

The second annual "Our TTU Family Abroad" photography exhibit showcases the best images taken by our TTU family in countries around the globe. With the many travel restrictions this year, the Office of International Affairs is proud to host this world tour through our photographers' favorite images. Enjoy more than 60 images from 45 different countries on display in the galleries of the International Cultural Center.

Monuments of the World: 11 X 14 Works on Paper
Martha Bohn: Temple de Debod - Madrid, Spain

For thousands of years monuments have been symbols of both ancient and modern cultures. Enjoy works on paper from forty-four artists and photographers reflecting their interpretation of the monuments theme in the "Monuments of the World: 11 X 14 Works on Paper" exhibit.

People's Lives
Bill Wright: Nepalese Woman - Nepal

Photographer Bill Wright has traveled around the world, going to places off the beaten path to discover people of the world in their own settings. "People's Lives" turns its viewers into world travelers.

High and Dry
First Place: Christian De Massis – “Family, Tradition, and Mexcal”

High and Dry: People and Places of the World's Dry Lands is an annual juried photo contest of people, animals or landscapes taken in arid or semi-arid regions.

Día de los Muertos Procesión
Artwork by Jimmy Peterson

Since 1999, the Office of International Affairs has celebrated Día de los Muertos Procesión (Day of the Dead) with art exhibits, special programs and an annual procession in collaboration with the Texas Tech School of Art, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, and the Buddy Holly Center.

First Place: Anna Jordan, Germany
First Place: Anna Jordan, Germany

The Adventures in Study Abroad exhibit is a juried photography contest that displays the best images taken by students on a Texas Tech-approved study abroad program.

First Place: Yufei Wu, China
First Place: Yufei Wu, China

The My Hometown exhibit is a juried photography contest open to international students studying at Texas Tech University. This exhibit provides the opportunity for our students from around the world to share images of their home countries. It is shown with the Adventures in Study Abroad exhibit each year.

Odaine Lewis, Jamaica - Track and Field
Odaine Lewis, Jamaica - Track and Field

Texas Tech Athletes Champion the World Photography Exhibit - Texas Tech athletes bring the world to our campus and take the Double T across the globe. Athletics boasts 41 international student athletes who hail from 26 countries. In addition to bringing these talented student-athletes to Lubbock, these young men and women have the opportunity to compete globally in a variety of sports. On and off the field or court, in season and out of season, our student-athletes rank as most valuable players in the internationalization of Texas Tech University.