Grand Valley State University Art Galleries

Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public liberal arts university in Allendale, Michigan. It was established in 1960. The university also offers classes at a campus in downtown Grand Rapids, its international campus in Holland, and through Traverse City established in cooperation with local community colleges.
Visitors can enjoy artworks from the permanent collection while walking through university buildings or strolling across campuses. The permanent collection is available both physically and online for use as a teaching and learning tool for class discussions, to supplement or inspire individual and collaborative research or creative work, or as an opportunity to take a break from working and studying. A collection of over 15,000 works of art features public sculpture, prints and drawings, American Impressionism, Aboriginal art, Indian art, world photography, contemporary art, and more. Artists represented in the collection range from GVSU faculty, students, and alumni; to regional Michigan artists; to nationally and internationally renowned artists. Most of the collection is on view and can be found throughout university buildings on campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon, Traverse City, and Detroit.