If you're craving the experience of visiting a museum gallery without the hassle and cost of going uptown to MoMA or the Guggenheim, check out these NYU galleries just moments from class and full of university-affiliated artists.

Overseen by Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., the "New Sights, New Noise" class's exhibition has opened dialogue between NYU students, faculty and members of the art community.