William Harris Gallery
Overview
William Harris Gallery is located near the photo cage on the third floor of Gannett Hall on the RIT Campus. The gallery primarily serves the educational goals of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and hosts a variety of contemporary, multimedia exhibitions by students, faculty, alumni and visiting artists.
Free and open to the public. See hours below.
Gannett Hall 3030, RIT Campus
Parking in Lots E or F, free after 5 PM and on weekends.
Current Exhibitions
This annual group show brings together creative work in various media by faculty across the College of Art and Design, including Art and American Crafts, Design, Film and Animation, and Photographic Arts and Sciences. The exhibition spans two galleries: Bevier Gallery (Booth Hall, 2600) and William Harris Gallery (Gannett Hall, 3030).
Upcoming Exhibitions
A juried, biennial exhibition offered to recent graduates in photography from around the world.
This show highlights projects from RIT's Interior Design program as they prepare for academic review. RIT interior design at RIT centers on contextually appropriate, architecture-centric design solutions grounded in evidence-based research and human behavior theory. Students create work that is not only resilient, adaptable, and sustainable, but purposeful and practically applied.
An exhibition of recent work by Graduate students in Photography & Related Media concluding their first semester of study.
Past Exhibitions
Featuring some of the best examples of student work across the RIT School of Photographic Arts and Sciences: Advertising, Fine Art Photo, Photojournalism, Photo Sciences, and Visual Media, juried by faculty.
*note: the 2026 Honors Show will relocate to Bevier Gallery June 1 - August 1, 2026.
Out of Body unfolds as a two-act exhibition in which artists turn inward to reflect on identity, place, and mortality. Spanning photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance, the exhibition brings together varied material approaches to exploring these themes.
RIT’s 2026 Fine Art Photography senior exhibition, What Grows Between Us, celebrates the culminating work of eight artists, who employ a wide variety of media, techniques and ideas.
Gallery Hours
Fall 2026:
Monday - Friday / 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturdays / 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Always free
Contact Information
Questions about the gallery, its hours of operation or exhibition schedule may be directed to the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences office:
Location: Gannett Hall, third floor, room 3030 (near the photo cage)
Phone: 585-475-2716
Email: CADGalleries@rit.edu
Mail: William Harris Gallery
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
70 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623