CSUN Art Galleries

I haven’t been to very many state-​supported university art museums. But aside from the superior Speed at University of Louisville, they have been 3 or 2 star museums like the Fowler at UCLA, the Northern Arizona University Art Museum, SDSU Downtown Gallery, and Beall at UC Irvine. The CSUN Art Galleries weren’t much different.
Located in the north end of campus off North University Drive, the «Valley Vista» exhibition in the Main Gallery had a couple nice pieces to make for a pleasant 20 minute visit. The best artwork was donated by former CSUN art teachers.
Given that there was no Unilocal listing for the Main Gallery, I was expecting it to be dead on a Thursday evening, but there were plenty of people dropping in which was good to see. I guess the free admission helps attract people, but parking is a pain unless you already have a CSUN parking permit.
At the opposite end of campus, there is a small gallery in the Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC). It is located on the third floor on the left side past the restrooms. Of course, you need to see a concert to access the gallery so seeing all galleries in one visit is virtually impossible. I’ve enjoyed seeing the thoughtful art in the VPAC gallery during every intermission and like this gallery more than the Main Gallery.
Note: I categorized this place as a «museum», but Unilocal changed it to «art gallery» which is a subcategory of «shopping» and refuses to change it back. They do not sell art here.