Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts studio art program in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History and Design will host their annual Open Studios and Raffle, 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 1 in Richards Hall and Woods Art Building.
The event is free and open to the public.
Featured graduate students will participate in a program raffle, during which visitors can purchase entries for $1 each (cash only). Hosted by the student-run Visual Artists in Practice, the raffle drawing will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the open critique place on the second floor of Richards Hall, where all of the raffle works will be displayed. Winners need not be present to win.
Coinciding with Open Studios is the closing reception for the exhibition “A Memorable Toast,” a group exhibition featuring work from the same artists, in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. The reception is also free and open to the public.
Open Studios is an opportunity for graduate students to open their doors to the community and engage in conversations about their work. It offers the public a unique chance to see behind the curtains of working artists’ studios and talk one-on-one with the artists.
“We spend so much time in our studios creating art that may never be seen, so Open Studios gives us a chance to connect and share our passion for art with the broader community,” said Alex Renbarger, a graduate painting student and president of Visual Artists in Practice, which organizes the event.
Visual Artists in Practice is a graduate student organization for MFA candidates in art and art history. It is designed to foster exchange and community among graduate students, the university and Lincoln community at large through student-led initiatives, as well as programs and events organized by graduate student leaders.
Participating artists this year in Open Studios include: Sara Alfieri (Richards Hall, Room 16), Maddie Butkovich (Woods Art Building, Room 306), Rachel Clarke (Richards Hall, Room 204), Kimberley D’Adamo (Richards Hall, Room 204), Kerry Eddy (Richards Hall, Room 210), Dominique Ellis (Woods Art Building, Room 209A), Brian Garbrecht (Richards Hall, Room 201), Daniel Garcia (Richards Hall, Room 206), Josh Goering (Richards Hall, Room 206), KStony (Richards Hall, Room 16), Charlotte Middleton (Richards Hall, Room 217), Alex Renbarger (Richards Hall, Room 122), Taryn Sakry (Woods Art Building, Room 306), Amy Sanders (Richards Hall, Room 225), Ani Sargsyan (Richards Hall, Room 210), Angelica Tapia (Woods Art Building, Room 306), Allie Wheeler (Woods Art Building, Room 306), Willy Wong (Woods Art Building, Room 4), PK Woo (Richards Hall, Room 225), and Grace Worden (Woods Art Building, Room 4).
For more information on the Open Studios event, call 402-472-5522.
