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Dittmar Memorial Gallery

Welcome to Dittmar Memorial Gallery

Dittmar is located on the First Floor of Norris University Center. This student-run gallery space features 5-6 exhibitions per year.

Dittmar Memorial Gallery was named in recognition of the gift by the late Paul O. Dittmar. The mission of the Gallery is to assist with developing and supporting emerging artists. For 50 years Dittmar Gallery has promoted the careers of young artists on campus and artist across the nation.

All Dittmar Events are free. Catered refreshments are provided at all art receptions where possible and RSVPs are not required.

More information about the gallery and exhibitions can be found here. 

Image: Archive As Action, Archive as Discourse Exhibition, 2025.

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Hours of Operation 

Dittmar gallery is currently closed for the summer season. Please visit us during the 2025-2026 academic year, beginning October 2, 2025.

2025 - 2026 Gallery Hours
Monday - Sunday October 2, 2025 - June 14, 2026 10:00am - 10:00pm daily

Closed For Holiday &

Exhibition Changeover
  • November 24-30, 2025 (Thanksgiving Break)
  • December 4 - January 14 (Winter Break)
  • Monday, January 19, 2026 (MLK Day)
  • March 11 - April 8, 2026 (closed for deinstall/install)
  • May 2 - 20 (closed for deinstall/install)
  • Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)

Please note: Dittmar Gallery hours are aligned with Norris Center building hours and is also closed intermittently for installation and deinstallation of exhibitions as stated above.

Please check to see if the building is open when planning your visit.

Upcoming Exhibitionsann kogen street photo
Street

October 2 - December 3, 2025

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 2, 2025
6:00 - 8:00pm
Dittmar Gallery

Featuring the works of photographer Ann Kogen, STREET shows a series of street photographs images made in the early 1980s using a Nikon FM camera using black and white TRI-X film.  People on the street, chance encounters, reflections from store windows, signs, walls all document the world in striking black and white.   The STREET show photographs were taken in locations such as Chicago, Champaign, New Orleans, Europe, Turkey and Egypt.  Capturing candid moments of people and places is a kind of documentary photography that reflects different aspects of the society and humanity of the time.  There is a timeless quality to the photographs, a sense of common humanity that is easily relatable, mostly because humans share similar universal qualities regardless of their many differences.   Street photography captures the beauty, chaos and nuances of everyday life in public spaces.  These engaging images tell stories about the world around us.

Image: courtesy of the artist

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