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Undergraduate Student Film Festival in South Gallery

The Undergraduate Student Film Festival returns to the Carlson Library South Gallery March 9 through May 1, 2026. This film festival features the work of students currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video.

Film/video students at UToledo study narrative, experiemntal and mainstream live productions and cinema, creating their own body of work. Film/Video majors develop their skills in pre-visualization, production planning, shooting, editing and final delivery. 

Your Manga Your Way: A Campus Exhibition

Your Manga, Your Way: A Campus Exhibition, on display in the Carlson Library North Gallery from March 23 through May 1, 2026, celebrates student creativity through fan art inspired by manga, comics, books, anime, television, and film. Students are also encouraged to submit original comic or manga-style artwork.

This exhibit features work by currently enrolled students at the University of Toledo. The exhibit features 2D and 3D work in both digital and physical media created by students across campus with majors in English, Art, Astorphysics, biology and more.

Your Manga, Your Way offers students an opportunity to share their artistic voice, celebrate fandom, and see their work displayed in a campus gallery setting.

Panel: Becoming the Narrative: Fan Art Community & Representation

Becoming the Narrative: Fan Art, Community and Representation will bring together artists and scholars to discuss how fandom fosters creativity, belonging, and representation. On Monday, April 13, 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Carlson Library room 1005, panelists will explore the role of fan art in building community, how artists use familiar characters and visual styles to express their worldviews, and how fandom spaces allow fans to imagine stories where they see themselves reflected.

Anime and manga fandom has long been a space where fans do more than follow stories—they actively participate in shaping them. Through fan art and original artwork inspired by anime and manga, artists reinterpret beloved characters and worlds, creating new narratives that reflect their own identities, perspectives, and experiences. As a complement to the Your Manga, Your Way: A Campus Exhibition, this panel explores how fan communities transform appreciation for a medium into creative expression and shared cultural space.

 

‘Embracing Artistic Inquiry’ Lecture Highlights HSC Artist Showcase Reception

The 21st Annual Health Science Campus Artist Showcase will be on view February 2–April 1 on the 4th floor of Mulford Library, featuring work by more than 20 UToledo health science artists in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and mixed media.

An artist reception will take place Friday, February 6, from 4–6 p.m., including a 4:30 p.m. lecture, Embracing Artistic Inquiry, by Heather Sloane Cleary, Professor, and Aravindhan Natarajan, Associate Professor, College of Health and Human Services. The talk explores the role of aesthetics and art-based inquiry in social work teaching, learning, and research.

The reception and lecture are free and open to the public, with light refreshments provided.
For details and parking information, visit libguides.utoledo.edu/hscart or contact Jodi Jameson at 419.383.5152 or jodi.jameson@utoledo.edu.

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