2026 Final Reviews and Community Celebration

Exhibition, Reviews and Community Celebration

Join Us for Two Weeks of Design, Exhibitions and Celebration

Each spring, The Design School closes the academic year with our Final Reviews and Community Celebration, a multi-day series of events highlighting student achievement, design excellence and the strength of our community.

Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, industry partners and the public for Final Reviews, exhibitions, special programming and finish with an evening celebration recognizing the outstanding work created throughout the year.

Poster for the event.

Moments from the previous Community Celebrations

See highlights from the previous years’ Community Celebrations, where our community gathered to celebrate student work, achievements and the close of another inspiring academic year.

2026 Community Celebration

2025 Community Celebration

Final reviews schedule for Spring 2027

The schedule for final reviews will be released closer to the event date.

Logistics for spring 2026

Students

Please contact your instructor for any questions that you may have about the plans for your studios.

Please have your ASU ID on hand in case you need access to your studios or buildings after hours.

Faculty

If assistance is needed please contact either our Front of House Office Assistant and Receptionist Norma Cisneros or your program head. 

Guests

Please contact our Design and Communications team at [email protected], with questions about the event.

Address

Design North and Design South

810 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281

Photo of entrance of Design North
Entrance to Design North

 

Several transportation options are available for those visiting our exhibitions or joining us for our Community Celebration. 

Community Celebration

The Community Celebration will take place on Friday, May 8, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available throughout the evening for all guests.

Nearby restaurants

The Tempe area is filled with great places to eat and drink, including:

Emergencies

Call 911 in case of an emergency.

Security

During the Final Review sessions, our buildings will be fully accessible. If, for some reason you are unable to enter one of our buildings, please contact our Front Office in Design North room 162.

During the Community Celebration, access will be more limited due to our buildings automatically locking at 6 p.m. MST for security. The main entrance doors will be held open to allow those in attendance to enter both buildings. We encourage those who have ASU IDs to carry their IDs with them in case they need access to a certain building or studio room. 

Safety tips

Students and guests are empowered to take an active role in their own safety and security. The Dean of Students has compiled personal safety suggestions to help you remain protected.