Art & Artists

People lie on dark mats under falling bubbles, illuminated by warm spotlights and bright horizontal beams on a dim stage.
Woman with black braided hair, silver beads, freckles, red lipstick, and large silver hoop earrings, wearing a red collared shirt.

Zadie Smith

Franco Institute's Day | Merton Symposium

Adults, teens, and children actively paint a vibrant community mural on a building wall, featuring diverse colorful scenes.

Claudia Bernardi

Artist Residency

Three people stand under dramatic spotlights on a dark stage, surrounded by many individuals lying motionless on the floor.

Wang Chong

English-Language Premiere of Lying Flat 2.0

Woman in fuchsia dress hangs a sign with partial text "COLBALT" and "THE SKY IS blue". Cakes & art fill the studio.

Cig Harvey

Reilly Center's Annual Ruskin Lecture

A line of men in vibrant traditional costumes, featuring feathered headdresses, fur, and ornate textiles, stand on a dry hillside.

Qhapaq Qolla

U.S. Debut and Global Artist Residency

Male conductor with gray hair in black jacket, intense expression, open mouth, leading an orchestra with a baton.

National Symphony Orchestra

DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Full Program

  • Five musicians play jazz: three saxophones, a trombone, an upright bass, and drums, on a stage with a brick wall. Merrimans' Playhouse

    Student Jazz Open Sessions

    Learning the Art of Collective Spontaneous Creating

    January - May

    Presented by Merrimans’ Playhouse

  • A woman with glasses and gray hair in a denim shirt writes on paper. A man with glasses in a purple shirt wears a beaded necklace.

    Folded Voices / Voces plegadas

    Practicing Symbiosis through the Handmade Book / Practicando la simbiosis a través del libro artesanal

    January - June

    Featuring artists Paloma Núñez-Regueiro and Quique Avilés. Presented by Hesburgh Libraries Rare Books and Special Collections

  • Reading by 2025-26 Irish Writer in Residence Michael Magee. Two people stand at a table discussing a book between them.

    Meitheal: Cultivating Community through Creative Writing

    Emerging Irish Writers Series

    January - April

    Presented by Notre Dame’s Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies

  • A collection of varied wooden and rubber block printing stamps on two distinct colorful fabrics with floral and bell designs.

    The Art of Xinjiang Stamp-Printing

    Printmaking Workshops and Community Exhibition

    January - February

    Presented by Notre Dame Beijing

  • Smiling woman in olive hat and striped period dress faces a man, with a person in silver armor and a golden lion shield.

    The Notre Dame Medieval Mystery Cycle

    An Afternoon of Medieval Mystery Plays

    January - April

    Organized by the Notre Dame Medieval Institute

  • A smiling male conductor in a dark suit and purple tie gestures broadly with a baton, leading an orchestra on stage. SB Symphony

    South Bend Symphony Orchestra

    Celebrating 10 Years of Music Director Alastair Willis

    January - March

    Presented by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra

  • Cop Shiva. Two people play large blue conical horns in a lush jungle scene. An older person stands, a younger person kneels with a horn.

    More Than

    Artists in Collaboration for a Greater Good

    January - June

    Organized by Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

  • A person in a dark vest and light pants holds a large pentagon frame on their shoulder, illuminated by blue and pink stage lights.

    The Axiom of Choice

    A Theatrical Proof of Mathematics and Free Will

    February

    Written and Directed by Marcus du Sautoy. Presented by Notre Dame's College of Science.

  • Ornate grayscale clock below Father Time holding a scythe and hourglass, flanked by winged figures. Planets float in the starry sky.

    Coexistence and Eco-futurism through Art

    Visiting Artist Series

    February - April

    Presented by Cecilia Kim and Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre

  • People walk and a man cycles on a wide street lined by colorful yellow and pink historic buildings, with a dome in the distance.

    Symbiotic Circuits

    Global Artist Exchange

    February - June

    Led by Notre Dame Mexico, Notre Dame Dublin, and the Department of Art, Art History, and Design

  • A priest in white robes gestures while guiding a diverse group of visitors past ancient, colorful frescos on brick walls.

    The San Clemente Seminar: Media, Culture and Living Tradition

    Student Immersion and Public Media Panel in Rome, Italy

    February - April

    Presented by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture and Notre Dame Rome

  • Blue door adorned with blue and yellow flowers at Notre Dame's Dublin Global Gateway (Newman House). Green ND carpet entrance.

    Reviving the Literary Salon

    At the Historic O’Connell House, Dublin, Ireland

    February - June

    Presented by Notre Dame Dublin and Department of English

  • Woman in fuchsia dress hangs a sign with partial text "COLBALT" and "THE SKY IS blue". Cakes & art fill the studio.

    Cig Harvey

    Annual Ruskin Lecture

    February

    Presented by Notre Dame's Reilly Center and Arts Initiative

  • Gray-haired man with beard, wearing a dark shirt, intently conducts with a baton, his left hand raised.

    Outpourings of Eternal Harmony

    A Musical Residency with Sir James MacMillan

    February

    Produced by de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture and Sacred Music at Notre Dame

  • A young woman leaps joyfully above a desk, scattering papers on a blue-lit stage, as others watch and a student dances.

    The Book of Will

    by Lauren Gunderson

    February

    Directed by Sarah Gitenstein. Presented by Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, & Theatre.

  • A hand holds a fine brush, meticulously painting a religious icon with gold, blue, and light blue on a white board. Paint pots are visible.

    OF HEAVEN AND EARTH: Ukrainian Sacred Art and the Good Life

    Exhibition of Contemporary Ukrainian Sacred Art

    February - March

    Led by Ukrainian Catholic University and Notre Dame’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies

  • Man in grey suit addresses judge in black robe and crying woman in beige dress on stage. Spectators watch from benches and a balcony.

    Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution

    February - March

    Produced by South Bend Civic Theatre

  • Dancer in a white tunic with black embroidery stands with arms outstretched, flanked by other dancers on a hazy stage. Step Afrika! Credit: Jati Lindsay

    Step Afrika!

    February

    Presented by Goshen College Music Center’s 2026-27 Performing Arts Series

  • Smoke fills a wooden tunnel with fluorescent lights. Crates marked 'EXPLOSIVOS' and red dynamite are near fire extinguishers.

    Dissolution Room: The Digital Cave

    A Multimedia Immersive Installation

    March

    By David Bird and Cecilia Kim. Presented in partnership with the Notre Dame Arts Initiative.

  • Stacked retro TVs display "White News," "Black News," "50 News," "Space News," "Sports News," and "CNN" in colorful text.

    Heidelbergology: Is it Art Now?

    March

    Presented by Lubeznik Center for the Arts

  • A smiling woman with short curly hair and pearl earrings in a black turtleneck rests her chin on her hand.

    Carrie Mae Weems

    Visiting Artist

    March

    Presented by Notre Dame's Department of Art, Art History, and Design in collaboration with the Notre Dame Arts Initiative

  • Woman operating a synthesizer and laptop. A large screen behind her displays abstract white wavy lines on a deep purple background.

    [Switch~ Ensemble]

    2027 Performing Media Festival Ensemble-in-Residence

    March

    Hosted by Notre Dame’s Department of Music and produced in partnership with IU South Bend

  • Intricately carved plasterwork, arches, and muqarnas ceiling inside the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.

    ReDiscovering Convivencia

    An Exhibition Exploring the Global Policy Implications of Three Faiths in Conversation

    March - April

    Presented by the Contending Modernities research initiative at Notre Dame

  • Three people stand under dramatic spotlights on a dark stage, surrounded by many individuals lying motionless on the floor.

    Lying Flat 2.0 (Tangping 2.0 躺平2.0)

    English-Language Premiere and Artist Residency

    March

    Written and directed by Wang Chong 王翀 and produced by Tarryn Chun

  • Various dental sculpting tools and two yellow wax tooth models, an incisor and a molar, on a white surface.

    The Art of Dentistry

    An Exhibition of Science and Art

    March - April

    Presented by Notre Dame's College of Science and Saint Mary’s College Department of Art

  • A woman presents "Poets & Art" with images on screen to an audience in the bright Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.

    Poets & Art: Ekphrasis at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

    Artist Talk and Poetry Reading with Emma Trelles, Alexandra Lytton Regalado, and Richard Blanco

    March

    Presented by Letras Latinas

  • A woman with dark hair and glasses sits at a desk with detailed artworks.

    An Evening with Maya Lin

    In conversation with Joseph Becherer

    March

    Presented by the Franco Institute, the Notre Dame Arts Initiative, and the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

  • Glitch art portrait. The person's face is horizontally segmented, with colorful digital static.

    Frictional Symbiosis

    Belonging, and the Practice of Holding Difference

    April - May

    Curated by June Kyong Trondsen and Ann-Marie Conrado

  • Man in glasses and black polo, arms crossed, smiling slightly, against a colorful mural proclaiming "YOU ARE WORTHY".

    Theater Alive!

    Theater Education Residency featuring Tony Award winner G. Edwin Robinson

    April

    Presented by Equity in the Arts, a City of South Bend initiative

  • Two pairs of dancers in white balance on shoulders, holding golden ropes that crisscross on a dark stage.

    Blueprint of a Point Ascending

    Public Installation and Dance Performance Series

    April - June

    Presented by Abby Marchesseault Dance Collective

  • Person in white knit mask with bold black brows, red nose, mustache, and ornate, coin-trimmed headdress. Hand raised.

    Qhapaq Qolla Dance Troupe

    U.S. Debut and Global Artist Residency

    April

    Presented by Carlos Tello Barreda and the Notre Dame Arts Initiative

  • Dark figure stands alongside railroad tracks, looking toward a bright, distant light in a misty night.

    Moving Thomas Sullivan

    Notre Dame’s Musical Theatre Laboratory

    April

    Presented by Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, & Theatre

  • Mosaic of Mary holding baby Jesus, surrounded by abstract patterns, leaves, shells, and 'SPES VNICA'.

    The Work of Human Hands

    A Conference on Liturgy and the Senses

    April

    Hosted by Notre Dame’s Theology Department, Sacred Music at Notre Dame, and the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

  • Bare-chested dancer in red rope top and dark pants leans back, arms raised, under a spotlight against a magenta backdrop. Hubbard Street Dancer Shota Miyoshi in Beauty Chasers by Matthew Rushing. Photo by Michelle Reid

    Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

    April

    Presented by DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

  • Four headshots: Man in glasses, woman with bun and dark top, smiling woman with curly hair, woman with braids and red shirt.

    Dorothy Day & Thomas Merton Culture and the Public Good Symposium

    Interdependence

    April

    Presented by the Franco Institute

  • Panelists speak at the Creative Economy Summit of IDEA Week 2026.

    Artist Entrepreneurs

    IDEA Week 2027

    April

    Presented by the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership

  • Male conductor with gray hair in black jacket, intense expression, open mouth, leading an orchestra with a baton.

    National Symphony Orchestra

    April

    Presented by DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

  • Adults, teens, and children actively paint a vibrant community mural on a building wall, featuring diverse colorful scenes.

    Claudia Bernardi

    Arts in Action Residency

    April

    Presented by Vanesa Miseres, Vania Smith-Oka, and the Notre Dame Arts Initiative

  • Two people, one in a tan cap, the other with curly hair, view a white display board with old documents & handwritten notes.

    Prison Papers: Reimagining Citizenship

    Joint Exhibition with Walls Turned Sideways

    April - June

    Presented by Notre Dame’s Institute for Social Concerns, Gender Studies Program, and Department of Art, Art History, and Design

  • Person in cream top gently touches a dark green moss-covered tree, holding white snowdrop flowers. Forest setting.

    Discovering Shinrin Yoku

    Lecture and Walk with Charo D’Etcheverry at Love Creek Nature Center

    April

    Presented by the Liu Institute and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

  • Aerial view of a mixed-use development featuring homes, apartments, retail, roads, and vibrant autumn trees.

    Living Sculpture

    Public Art Installation at Eddy Street Commons

    May

    Presented by the Robinson Community Learning Center and Notre Dame’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design

  • Group of students observe artwork on easels in an art studio. SB Museum of Art

    Symbiotic Studio

    Preparing the Next Generation of Artists

    May

    Presented by the South Bend Museum of Art

  • Man in yellow duck shirt welcomed by a line of clapping, smiling people in a Wildcats school hallway.

    Our West Side Stories

    Arts and Literacy Integration on South Bend’s West Side

    May

    Presented by the South Bend Community School Corporation

  • A string quartet: two women in dark dresses, two men in dark suits, play violins, viola, cello on stage. Fischoff banner.

    Fischoff® National Chamber Music Competition

    Expanding Access to the World’s Largest Chamber Music Competition

    May

    Produced by Fischoff® National Chamber Music Association

  • Two dancers on a dark stage, one lifts another with an extended leg. An audience watches. FIELDWORKS

    FIELDWORKS

    Contemporary Dance Festival

    May

    Presented by New Industry Dance Company