Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery

About the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery

The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery is recognized as one of the top HBCU art galleries and/or museums. We feature year-round exhibitions that primarily feature works of art by Black artists and visual culture of the African diaspora.

EXHIBITIONS

Group meeting for book club in the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery

Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Closed Saturday and Sunday The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery is closed for all university-observed holidays and breaks.

We were founded as a teaching gallery.

We were founded as a teaching gallery. This means our primary purpose is to serve visual art students as well as those pursuing arts and humanities fields. With our courses in Museum Studies, the gallery also serves as a site for learning about art museums and associated professions.

Our art exhibitions are carefully selected to feature relevant subject-matter and media reflecting our campus constituents and stakeholders, while attracting unique audiences to enrich and build bridges throughout our community.

NEW EXHIBITION

Marilyn Proctor-Givens: Exploration of a Process

ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 4, 2026

OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

UPCOMING EXHIBITION: On view September 17 - December 4, 2026. Marilyn Proctor-Givens Exploration of a Process expands over four decades of multimedia artist Marilyn Proctor-Givens' career, exploring techniques and materials, including both traditional and Raku firing techniques, photography, glass, wood, fabric, leather, and filament. This exhibition pairs Proctor-Givens' love of multidisciplinary art practices with subjects of family, culture, religion, and travel.

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The exterior of the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery

We are centrally located on FAMU's campus in the Foster-Tanner Art Complex, flanked by the historic Marching "100" Foster-Tanner Band Rehearsal Hall and the University Commons building.

Address: 1630 Pinder Street, Tallahassee, FL

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Admission is free and open to the public.

Metered parking is available on Althea Gibson Way between Osceola Street and Robert and Trudy Perkins Way.

Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, closed Saturday, Sunday and all University-observed breaks and holidays.

The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery features art exhibitions and public programs throughout the year. Learn more about those public events and more! Check out our exciting public programs, internships, and other opportunities.