UNL graduate studio art students host Open Studios Nov. 3
calendar icon27 Oct 2023
Lincoln, Neb.—Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) studio art program in the School of Art, Art History & Design will host their annual Open Studios and Raffle on Friday, Nov. 3 from 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The event, hosted by the student-run Visual Artists in Practice, is free and open to the public. Studios will be open in Richards Hall (basement and 2nd floor) and Woods Art Building (basement and 3rd floor) on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln city campus.
“Our Open Studios is an event for graduate students to open our doors to the community of the School of Art, Art History & Design and the general public,” said Christopher Williams, a graduate student in ceramics. “This is a chance for us to have conversations with students and community members who may not be able to have a personal visit with the artists.”
Each participating graduate student will have a piece in the raffle that participants can attempt to win by buying a ticket ($1 each, cash only). The raffle drawing will be held at 8:15 p.m. Winners need not be present to win.
“The purchase of these tickets allows us to do communal events throughout the year, as well as an exchange show with the University of Arkansas this year,” Williams said. “We will have a map for each studio, and if you visit each grad student’s studio, you will earn some extra raffle tickets.”
Participating artists this year include Christy Aggens (Richards Hall Rm. 109), Sara Alfieri (Richards Hall Rm. 16), Casey Beck (Richards Hall Rm. 225), Rachel Clarke (Richards Hall Rm. 201), Jewelya Coffey (Richards Hall Rm. 204), Dominique Ellis (Woods Art Building Rm. 306), Angelica Tapia Estrada (Woods Art Building Rm. 306), Brian Garbrecht (Woods Art Building Rm. 4), Daniel Garcia (Richards Hall Rm. 210), Josh Goering (Richards Hall Rm. 206), KStony (Richards Hall Rm. 210), Matt Meyer (Richards Hall Rm. 16), Charlotte Middleton (Richards Hall Rm. 206), Alex Rendbarger (Richards Hall Rm. 122), Ani Sargsyan (Richards Hall Rm. 201), Kim Tomlinson (Woods Art Building Rm. 306), Allie Wheeler (Woods Art Building Rm. 306) and Williams (Richards Hall Rm. 16).
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.
Richards Hall is located at the corner of Stadium Drive and T streets. Woods Art Building is directly west of Sheldon Museum of Art.
For more information on the Open Studios event, call the School of Art, Art History & Design at (402) 472-5522.