Spring Open Studio opening soon!
It’s a season of renewal as SCAD Open Studio returns! The all-virtual, three-day event will take place this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 30–May 2, 2021. Curated by SCAD Art Sales, the university’s premier in-house art consultancy and curatorial platform, Open Studio will offer enthusiasts and collectors exclusive access to work by SCAD’s community of students, alumni, faculty and staff.
The springtime edition of SCAD Open Studio 2021 will spotlight 345 artists, with over 1,000 jury selected works by students, alumni, and faculty, representing degree programs including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and illustration. Hosted semiannually, Open Studio is a go-to destination to find “what’s next” in art and design. The event offers the opportunity to acquire works from SCAD’s exceptionally talented and accomplished network of students and professional creatives.
“We are so excited for this spring’s Open Studio event, and to invite collectors from around the world to preview and shop the best of the best from SCAD’s uber-talented students, alumni, and faculty,” said Victoria Gildersleeve, associate director, SCAD Art Sales. “The diverse range of artworks featured in this season’s Open Studio truly showcases the excellence of SCAD’s network, and will appeal to all types of collectors.”
The spring Open Studio Spotlight Artist is Jeremiah Jossim (B.F.A., photography, 2010). Jeremiah’s paintings explore memory and the nature of recollection. His subject matter deals with the distortion of memory and thought, representing landscapes in colorful chaos or surrounding childhood memories in grids of geometric mandalas, showing the viewer that the manner of reaching a recollection is as important as the memory itself.
Featured artists at this edition of Open Studio are:
● Marcus Dunn (M.F.A., painting, 2017)
● Holly Mathews (professor, foundation studies)
● Tianxing Xu (B.F.A., painting)
● Yana Dimitrova (M.F.A., painting, 2009; B.F.A. painting and printmaking, 2006)
● Chetan Singh Kunwar (M.A., graphic design, 2018)
● Arend Neyhouse (B.F.A., painting, 2016)
● Jenna Rae Tooley (B.F.A., painting, 2020)
Additionally at this week’s event, an expert panel comprised of architect and interior designer John Gidding, designer Ghislaine Viñas. art curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, and contemporary artist MOJO, will curate favorites from the works featured in Open Studio. These selections will be shared across various social media platforms including @scadartsales Instagram and Stories.
Additionally, Open Studio will offer a “View in Room” feature that will be available on the mobile platform via the ArtCloud app, allowing collectors to preview works in their home before placing an order.
SCAD Open Studio will take place on SCAD Art Sales. Launched in Winter 2016, SCAD Art Sales is a full-service art consultancy that offers distinctive design and curatorial services to a global clientele of collectors and public and private-sector businesses and organizations. With access to over 45,000 artists, SCAD Art Sales represents a unique channel whereby SCAD champions and promotes its talented students and alumni.
SCAD Open Studio: April 30–May 2, 2021.
Written by Scottie Walden Albertson
