‘Love You, Love Your Work’ Brings Student Art Crawl to Campus

"Love You, Love Your Work" (opening April 6) is a campus-wide showcase presented across multiple galleries, highlighting emerging talent with more than 150 faculty-nominated works. "Love You, Love Your Work" (opening April 6) is a campus-wide showcase presented across multiple galleries, highlighting emerging talent with more than 150 faculty-nominated works.
A new exhibition showcases more than 150 works from Columbia’s foundation courses across three campus galleries.

Columbia College Chicago’s newest artists take center stage in “Love You, Love Your Work: 2026 Foundations Exhibition,” a first-of-its-kind showcase that turns campus into a multi-gallery art crawl. 

On view April 6–25, the exhibition features more than 150 faculty-nominated works created in foundation-level courses across the college and takes place across the following spaces: 

C33 Gallery — 33 E. Ida B. Wells Dr., first floor 
Hokin Gallery — 623 S. Wabash Ave., first floor 
Glass Curtain Gallery — 1104 S. Wabash Ave., first floor 

The show highlights the breadth of creative exploration happening early in students’ academic journeys. C33 and Glass Curtain Galleries feature work in drawing, sculpture, illustration, photography, video, and sound, while Hokin Gallery expands the scope to include disciplines such as dance, fashion, video game design, digital animation, and interior architecture. 

“We’re so excited to showcase our students’ creative work from their foundational courses in an all-campus, public exhibition for the first time,” says Heather Mekkelson, Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Visual Arts. “The fearless open-mindedness our students bring into the classroom is worth celebrating.” 

Designed as the first exhibition of its kind at Columbia—and intended to become an annual event—the show offers an early look at how students are experimenting across mediums and building interdisciplinary approaches from the start. 

An opening reception across all three galleries will take place April 9 from 4–7 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is free. 

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