The Frances Lehman   
Loeb Art Center
The interior of a gallery: gray walls, monochrome photos on the walls, and a table with more photos in the middle of the room.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
A person stands with their back to the viewer, looking at a grid of colored artworks on a gallery wall.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Black and white photo of two people having dinner in a room.

The Frances Lehman

Loeb Art Center

A walkway enclosed in glass windows curves past a metal sculpture. Trees are visible in the background.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
A person with sunglasses and black curly hair poses in front of paintings in a gallery.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
An aerial view of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is free and open to all. The Loeb Art Center enhances and supports the College’s goals of leadership, scholarship, and integrative learning.

The Loeb achieves this through the preservation, documentation, interpretation, presentation, and development of its collections; and through a dynamic program of temporary exhibitions and educational activities aimed at diverse audiences. Art should stand “boldly forth as an educational force,” declared founder Matthew Vassar. His college was the country’s first to be founded with a gallery and teaching collection.

News

A room in the gallery with a blue wall on the left and yellow wall on the right. Two people are standing in front of a framed painting.

The Loeb Art Center Welcomes a Spelman College Exhibition Featuring Works by African American Artists

A collection of works by African American artists from the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art kicked off a national tour on September 30 with an opening at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center on the Vassar College campus. The exhibition, titled Silver Linings, highlights the works of masters, pioneers, and trailblazers who anchor the Spelman collection. The nearly 40 works represent a variety of media and techniques including painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media collage, prints, and photographs.

Exhibitions

Several individuals gather closely in a small room with plain white walls and a fluorescent ceiling light. Some are seated while others stand, holding or reviewing stacks of typed pages, with one person in the center crossing their arms and another writing on a pad near the doorway. Attentive expressions are visible throughout the group, with a mix of seated and leaning postures. A tall shelf filled with papers stands to the left, and a small framed portrait hangs on the back wall.

Women’s Work: Organizing New York Independent Film & Video

February 25—May 24, 2026

A painting of a tranquil river scene, framed by lush greenery and tropical palm trees. A solitary figure stands on the riverbank, partially obscured by dense foliage, while a distant mountain range rises under a soft, pastel sky. The colors transition from muted oranges and pinks near the horizon to softer blues above, suggesting the time of dawn or dusk. Reflections shimmer on the water's surface, enhancing the serene atmosphere of this natural setting.

Splitting the Horizon: Frederic Church Between Border and Bridge

February 21–August 30, 2026

A Japanese painting of a dynamic scene unfolds across a vibrant landscape, depicting figures engaged in a spirited struggle on a grassy incline. Various individuals, some adorned in traditional attire and others in Western clothing, are seen pulling on ropes connected to a large, ornate cart. In the background, soft green hills rise against a pale pink sky, where stylized clouds drift. A prominent tree with textured bark stands to one side, while additional figures observe the action from a distance.

Bunmei Kaika: Political Landscape in Early Modern and Modern Japan

February 14–June 7, 2026

A darkened scene features two illuminated rectangular screens side by side against a black background. The left screen shows the shadow of an outstretched hand and forearm, angled upward with fingers splayed. The right screen displays the shadowy silhouette of a figure bent forward, hands clasped low and head down, partially obscured by darkness. Two small desk lamps sit below the screens, casting faint light upward.

Vito Acconci: Scenes from This Side of the Camp

January 10–March 29, 2026

More Exhibitions

Events

There are currently no upcoming or ongoing events.
Past Items

Sign up to receive the Art Center’s monthly e-news.

Off the Wall
Perspectives from Students

Vassar College

124 Raymond Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Main (845) 437-5237 | Info (845) 437-5632