Artistic majors pleased to network at gallery's opening event
Betsy Woodruff
Issue date: 2/26/09 Section: Arts
Five Hillsdale art majors traded miniature works of art with about 15 other artist Friday at a networking event in Toledo, Ohio, sponsored by Space 237 Art Galleries.
"Since networking is so important to artists, the gallery wanted to have a creative way to network where artists would be able to create artwork that incorporated their information and displayed their skills," said senior Dan Miloch, president of Hillsdale's art honorary, Alpha Rho Tau.
A networking event for artists, participants created small trading cards, just bigger than a business card, with an original work of art on the front and their names and contact information on the back. The event's African theme inspired the artwork, said senior Emily Breiner, an art major and the vice president of Alpha Rho Tau.
At the gallery, the artists took turns choosing each other's cards. Each artist took home as many cards as she brought. Breiner was a little sad to part with some of the watercolor, pen-and-ink and photo collage cards she had made.
"Some of them I really liked and wanted to keep, but I could paint something similar really easily," she said.
She said she was less impressed by the event itself than by the concept of artists sharing their work and ideas, and said bringing art alumni and professional artists to campus for a similar - but more innovative - networking event would benefit students.
"I think instead of going to another event like this, I'd rather bring ideas from the event back to Hillsdale and maybe have an event like it sponsored by the art department or honorary," she said.
The cards came in a variety of mediums. One artist burned a design into wood; a jewelry maker attached necklaces and earrings to her cards.
"Those were some of the first to go," junior Cassandra Bacon said.
Bacon came away with more than just a new collection of artwork, though - she made one particularly valuable contact.
"One of the cards I got was from a lady who runs a company and does murals and faux finishes. I talked to her quite a bit because I have to paint a mural this summer," she said. "If I had any questions, I'm sure I could call her."
A first trip for all Hillsdale students, they said they liked the idea of the agreed they wished it had drawn a bigger crowd.
"We thought it was going to be a lot larger, but it was still really fun," Bacon said. "I don't know if I'd go back right away, but it's definitely something that I would consider going to again."
"Since networking is so important to artists, the gallery wanted to have a creative way to network where artists would be able to create artwork that incorporated their information and displayed their skills," said senior Dan Miloch, president of Hillsdale's art honorary, Alpha Rho Tau.
A networking event for artists, participants created small trading cards, just bigger than a business card, with an original work of art on the front and their names and contact information on the back. The event's African theme inspired the artwork, said senior Emily Breiner, an art major and the vice president of Alpha Rho Tau.
At the gallery, the artists took turns choosing each other's cards. Each artist took home as many cards as she brought. Breiner was a little sad to part with some of the watercolor, pen-and-ink and photo collage cards she had made.
"Some of them I really liked and wanted to keep, but I could paint something similar really easily," she said.
She said she was less impressed by the event itself than by the concept of artists sharing their work and ideas, and said bringing art alumni and professional artists to campus for a similar - but more innovative - networking event would benefit students.
"I think instead of going to another event like this, I'd rather bring ideas from the event back to Hillsdale and maybe have an event like it sponsored by the art department or honorary," she said.
The cards came in a variety of mediums. One artist burned a design into wood; a jewelry maker attached necklaces and earrings to her cards.
"Those were some of the first to go," junior Cassandra Bacon said.
Bacon came away with more than just a new collection of artwork, though - she made one particularly valuable contact.
"One of the cards I got was from a lady who runs a company and does murals and faux finishes. I talked to her quite a bit because I have to paint a mural this summer," she said. "If I had any questions, I'm sure I could call her."
A first trip for all Hillsdale students, they said they liked the idea of the agreed they wished it had drawn a bigger crowd.
"We thought it was going to be a lot larger, but it was still really fun," Bacon said. "I don't know if I'd go back right away, but it's definitely something that I would consider going to again."
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