| Event/Exhibition | Date(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Chunn: Chicken Little and the Culture of Fear | November 11, 2011 to April 15, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Jeremy Deller: Manchester Tracks | November 18, 2011 to May 06, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Pilgrims of Beauty: Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy | February 03, 2012 to July 08, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Painting Air: Spencer Finch | February 24, 2012 to July 29, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Everyday Things: Contemporary Works from the Collection | April 13, 2012 to February 24, 2013 | Exhibition |
| Designing Traditions Biennial: Student Explorations in the Asian Textile Collection | May 18, 2012 to November 11, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Wendy Richmond: Navigating the Personal Bubble | May 25, 2012 to November 04, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Dan Walsh: UnCommon Ground | June 08, 2012 to October 21, 2012 | Exhibition |
| The Dorothy and Herb Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Rhode Island | December 02, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Building Blocks: Contemporary Works from the Collection | March 14, 2012 to March 25, 2012 | Exhibition |
| From the Land of the Immortals: Chinese Taoist Robes and Textiles | March 14, 2012 to April 22, 2012 | Exhibition |
| Distant Climes: 18th-Century British Views of Italy | March 14, 2012 to June 03, 2012 | Exhibition |