On Friday, April 24, from 5:00 - 8:00 there will be a Fine Arts Open House centered in the Ceramics area, KV035. The student group known as the "
Dirt Bags" is serving as hosts and hostesses for the event. Of course the entire Fine Arts facility will be involved, which means that we need to dress up the studios and hallways with some of your drawings. Please bring in a couple of your best pieces so that we can get them installed on Thursday, and so I can get labels made so that the visitors will know who did what. If you could give me a slip of paper with the titles and media of the pieces that would help a lot. If any one has a little time on Thursday afternoon to help clean up and install artwork, that would be much appreciated also.
The festivities will include yummies, live music by a jazz ensemble, acoustic guitarist, and a remarkable violinist. Tours of facilities will allow visitors to see the beautiful and compelling work created by the students in our programs. PLEASE BRING A FEW OF YOUR BEST PIECE IN BY THURSDAY.
PARKING FOR THE OPEN HOUSE IS FREE FOR GUESTS DURING THE EVENT.
This sounds awesome but I unfortunately, yet again, must work on Friday night. It seems every time there's some kind of art event I have to work. I'm sure it will be an awesome event.
ReplyDeleteI love the name "Dirt Bags"! Sounds like a really great Idea and will be fun to be a part of it.
ReplyDeleteDo all of the pieces have to be framed? I have a couple of pieces that I would like to use but they are not framed.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing all the art work on Friday!!!
ReplyDeleteWork does not have to be framed. If work is framed we'll likely place them on easels, otherwise we'll be tacking to the walls.
ReplyDeleteBrian, where can people that aren't students park for this? Normally I come in from the ground floor and not the 1st floor for my computer class and it would be easiest for my husband to meet me there. Can he park back there with no problem. It looks like he'll meet me there.
ReplyDeleteAnd you didn't mention here, but we talked in our class today about bringing our final projects to work on while we're there. I'm bringing mine and I believe Allison is bringing hers.
I'm definitely going to bring my project with me. I want to get as much of it done as possible before Monday. I just hope I figure out exactly what I want to do, I'm still having trouble deciding.
ReplyDeleteConnie, parking all around Knobview is going to be free. It should be no problem to park in the area.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that there was going to be live music...how exciting! I might be able to make it, but have to wait and see if I'll be in town.
ReplyDeleteI added a note about parking, so please invite any nonstudent friends to stop by. Yes, you are all welcome to come in and work during the open house if it won't bother you having folks strolling through the studio and watching and asking you what you're doing.
ReplyDeleteWe had more fun at this Brian! Allison and I brought our projects with and spent some time on them while the show was going on. And our friend Beth was there too.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and kids came with and brought a friend with too. Even the kids said they had fun and enjoyed it.
If you didn't make it this year make a point of going to the next one. Some cool art and it gave me lots of ideas for upper level classes.
I just took a few pictures, but here's the link to them. http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/daughter_liberty/art/ius%20open%20house%2009/
I just took a look at the pictures Connie posted. Some awesome art has came out of Brian's classes. I wish I could've been there!
ReplyDeleteThe open house was nice. I hope there will be more in the future that I can take a more active role in.
ReplyDeleteThe open house was amazing and a lot of fun to help put together. I hope it gets better and better each year! That one set the bar for sure.
ReplyDeleteI heard it went really well. I intended to go with a friend, but was unable to make it :(. But I saw pictures of some work, there was a lot of very interesting things. From what I saw, I really liked the baby birds.
ReplyDeleteI was wanting to go, but by time I remembered it, it was too late. :( How many people showed up? Were there as many as you all expected?
ReplyDeleteIt was quite a crowd. I think quite a few were family and friends of the artists. The best part of the show for me was seeing what students were doing in the different disciplines. It was interesting to see the same names and the compare their paintings, ceramics, drawings, and prints.
ReplyDeleteif anyone cares to check out my video piece for my independent study/open house.
ReplyDeletehttp://vimeo.com/4368686
I also had to work on Friday night like Rachel. It sounds like I'm missing out on a lot. I hope to attend some great events in the future.
ReplyDeleteI'm really sad that I was unable to make it to this. Unfortunately I already had plans that night but I really wanted to go though. really wish I could have been there I bet it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteWish I could of been there!! Sounds like alot of fun. I would love for my Dad to submit some pieces. I would really love him to take some classes or even teach. Please let me know if there are any opportunities for "outsiders" like my dad to showcase artwork!!
ReplyDeleteI wish that I could have come on Friday to the Open House. I heard it was wonderful though and I have seen some of the pieces while walking the halls of the KV.
ReplyDeleteI was told that there were close to 500 people who attended! I hope that this is something we can do every year, and hopefully it will be just as successful as this year's open house.
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