The grand opening of the "Impromptu" student art show had a delayed opening, but proceeded still. The show opened to the public an hour later. Not too many people showed up, but those who waited in anticipation were excited. The participating artists and I were filled with excitement and optimism as we opened the doors to welcome the audience. The attendance was slow for the first 30 minutes but gained momentum between classes as the corridors filled up with students, faculties and staffs passing by to go to other classes. A lot of the people that passed by were overtly curious of how the show was presented professionally and how the arts varied in dimension, style and breadth. The varying strength of the pieces shown in the Student Art Gallery attracted the eyes of many and pulled them to see what was happening in the small gallery. The Student Art Gallery was unused all Quarter long and to see it opened at the end of the Quarter was unexpected. It was actually a relief for others to see art during finals week.
The audience attendance were very positive and they were receptive in seeing the arts, reading the artist's statements and biographies. Some asked about the Art program while others asked about the art pieces and artists. The individual art pieces had their strength and diachronically was enhanced by adjacent works. The art show was presented with professionalism within a short amount of time.
This show would not have been a success without the participating artists. I thank Anne Hartwell, Sylvia Arteaga for their hard work, and other participating student artists to have made the show a possible one. Kudos to everyone!
(Below were pictures from the show.)
