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SFA Art Galleries & Cole Art Center

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The SFA Art Galleries present regional, national and international art, educational programs Regular gallery hours are 12:30-5 pm, Tuesday-Friday.

The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 East Main Street, is a renovated 10,238 square foot gallery located in downtown Nacogdoches and is part of the SFA School of Art. The gallery hosts over 15 exhibitions annually including the annual national art competition Texas National. We also host a monthly "First Friday Film" series and many other artist talks, receptions and events. There is never a charge for admission.Gallery hours are 12:30 - 5 p.m., Tuesday - Friday; and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.The Griffith Gallery is located in the Griffith Fine Arts building on Vista drive, 208 Griffith Fine Arts Building. This gallery hosts 3-4 exhibitions a year during the main school year. This venue is also open before most Fine Arts evening events in Turner Auditorium.

10/07/2026

The 12x12 Exhibition is open and on display at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches! Come visit us during our open hours (12-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday) to see this beautiful show featuring work by various artists, including students, faculty, local community artists, and many more!
Artist Gary Parker is our featured 12x12 artist, presented on the entry way wall! Please come visit the work and place your bids. The exhibition will have a closing reception/ art party Saturday November 7, from 6-8pm! We hope to see you there!

09/24/2026

This is the last week to check out the beautiful work of featured faculty member Erik Ordaz, whose exhibition “Signal Loop-The Telescope Series” is on display upstairs in our Reavley Gallery, as well as the rest of the School of Art Faculty show work!

The SFASU School of Art Faculty Exhibition is currently on display here at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas. We are open 12-5 Tuesday- Sunday, and we are closed Mondays. Both shows will be up through September 27th!

09/16/2026

Come check out the beautiful work of featured faculty member Erik Ordaz, whose exhibition “Signal Loop-The Telescope Series” is on display upstairs in our Reavley Gallery.

The SFASU School of Art Faculty Exhibition is currently on display here at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas. We are open 12-5 Tuesday- Sunday, and we are closed Mondays.

09/03/2026

Reception tonight! 5-7pm here at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches, Thursday, September 3!
We are celebrating the SFASU School of Art Faculty Show, and our featured faculty Erik Ordaz, whose show will be on view in the upstairs Reavley Gallery!
Stop by for great art, free food and free drink, and to meet many of the professors/ artists!
We hope to see you there!

09/01/2026

Come check out the wonderful work created by our Art Faculty, and join us for a reception Thursday, Sep. 3, 5-7pm! As always we are free and open to the public!

The SFASU School of Art Faculty Exhibition is currently on display here at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas.

Our featured faculty member is Erik Ordaz, whose exhibition “Signal Loop-The Telescope Series” is on display upstairs in our Reavley Gallery.

We are open 12-5pm, Tuesday- Sunday, and closed on Mondays!

08/26/2026

The SFASU School of Art Faculty Exhibition is currently on display here at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas.
Our featured faculty member is Erik Ordaz, whose exhibition “Signal Loop-The Telescope Series” is on display upstairs in our Reavley Gallery.
Come check out the wonderful work created by our Art Faculty, and join us for a reception Thursday, Sep. 3, 5-7pm! As always we are free and open to the public!

07/25/2026

RECEPTION TODAY! Join us this evening at 5:00pm for the reception of “Doc’s Legacy: A Memoriam of Dr. Michael Roach’s Photography”. As always, we will have free food and drink, and we are free to attend!
This exhibition showcases older and newer photographs by Dr. Michael Roach, shown in the upstairs Reavley Gallery, and includes work by many of Dr. Roach’s former students in our upstairs Hallway Gallery. This display includes works by Van Redin, Barry Jordan, Britt Stokes, Robert Seale, Louis DeLuca, Jan Anderson-Paxson, and Kevin Vandivier.
The Cole Art Center is open 12-5pm, Tuesday- Sunday!

07/23/2026

“Doc’s Legacy: A Memoriam of Dr. Michael Roach’s Photography”, which will have its reception this Saturday, July 25, at 5pm! Come down and enjoy this free reception and beautiful artwork!
This exhibition showcases older and newer photographs by Dr. Michael Roach, shown in the upstairs Reavley Gallery, and includes work by many of Dr. Roach’s former students in our upstairs Hallway Gallery. This display includes works by Van Redin, Barry Jordan, Britt Stokes, Robert Seale, Louis DeLuca, Jan Anderson-Paxson, and Kevin Vandivier.
The Cole Art Center is open 12-5pm, Tuesday- Sunday!

07/17/2026

Some installations shots from “Doc’s Legacy: A Memoriam of Dr. Michael Roach’s Photography”, which will have its reception July 25, at 5pm!
This exhibition showcases older and newer photographs by Dr. Michael Roach, shown in the upstairs Reavley Gallery, and includes work by many of Dr. Roach’s former students in our upstairs Hallway Gallery. This display includes works by Van Redin, Barry Jordan, Britt Stokes, Robert Seale, Louis DeLuca, Jan Anderson-Paxson, and Kevin Vandivier.
The Cole Art Center is open 12-5pm, Tuesday- Saturday!

07/10/2026

Reception tonight! The Nacogdoches Photography Club will be having their opening reception here at the Cole Art Center at 6pm tonight! It’s completely free, so come down and see some beautiful artwork here in downtown Nacogdoches!

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Nacogdoches, TX

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 4:45pm
Wednesday	12pm - 4:45pm
Thursday	12pm - 4:45pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.sfasu.edu/art

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