Mission Statement
The primary mission of the Augsburg College Art Galleries is to provide students, staff, and faculty the opportunity for meaningful engagement with the visual arts on a daily basis. In keeping with the College's dedication to fostering diversity, creativity, and personal freedom, the Gage Family Art Gallery and the Christensen Center Gallery display works of art in various media by diverse regional artists, as well as national and international artists when possible. A total of ten exhibitions are scheduled between September and May an emerging artist series in the summer. Most of these venues are exhibitions selected from outside proposals submitted by established and emerging artists. In April and May the galleries are used to showcase the annual Senior Art Exhibition and the All Student Juried Exhibition. In addition, the Galleries and Exhibits Program gives students the chance to work and gain experience in arts administration, exhibition planning, and the daily operation of a professional gallery through the Department of Art.

History
Building on Augsburg's long tradition of an exhibits program on campus, two formal art exhibition spaces have been established. In fall 2007 the Gage Family Art Gallery relocated from the James Lindell Library to the first floor of the newly built Oren Gateway Center. The center's architect, BWBR of St. Paul, designed this dynamic asymmetical gallery space.

The Christensen Center Gallery, which replaced the earlier "Alumni Gallery," opened in fall 2002 as one of the highlights of the newly renovated Christensen Center. Also designed by BWBR of St. Paul, the gently curving gallery with its 45-foot long floor-to-ceiling glass wall is immediately visible when entering this busy student center.

The Student Art Gallery in Christensen Center, located just behind the Christensen Center Art Gallery and in the coffee shop seating area behind the fireplace, provides a space for senior art majors to present their solo art exhibitions. Special exhibition projects that are related to Augsburg are also featured here when space is available.

Art Galleries Internship/Work Study Opportunities
Each year up to two students assist the Galleries Coordinator in all aspects of running the Augsburg Art Galleries. Students learn how to install and de-install art, refurbish galleries between shows, write press releases, design and distribute publicity materials, and host receptions and other special events. On average students work four or five hours per week except during show change (twice in the fall and three times in the spring), when students work 20 to 30 hours repairing and reinstalling the galleries and helping with the opening receptions.