ART OUT celebrates the creative talent of RIT students from across the College of Art and Design and beyond. A call for entries is opened to any currently enrolled RIT student, as well as any student who graduated in May 2022. Entries are selected by an invited juror. 

For viewers, ART OUT offers a small glimpse of the diverse talent in our student population. Because the exhibition has an open theme, viewers are able to sample a wide range of content, mediums and disciplines from both graduate and undergraduate students who are active in studio art, design, film and animation, illustration, photography and more. For students, ART OUT is a chance to have their work seen by a curator or arts professional working in the field. Juried exhibitions are important for students advancing in their study, as they become a regular process for an artist advancing in their career. 

2022 Art Out Juror: Kristina Kaiser

Kristina Kaiser is a multi-media artist, creative consultant, and museum professional, and is currently director of The Yards Collective, a collaborative art space that hosts exhibitions, workshops and residencies in Rochester, NY. Acting as an art administrator, Kristina has developed programming to help support and encourage emerging artists to reach creative success. 

Statement from the juror:

"The selection process for jurying the works at ART OUT was incredibly difficult due to the wide range of mediums. I started the process by viewing the works in one sweep and starring the ones I had a gut reaction to. Recently I’ve been trying to remove my curator brain and trying to tap into the mode of art appreciator and what pleases and/or brings joy to me. 

Many of the things I am attracted to in art deal with nature or things that evoke an emotional response. Moments of stillness, silliness, or softness are also things I am drawn to. I also tried to take into consideration the wide range of mediums submitted and I wanted to try and exhibit as many different art forms as possible. Normally, when curating shows at the Yards, many pieces are 2D or a specific format. It was thrilling to see such a variety of mediums and artistic approaches."

- Kristina Kaiser

Artists:

Vincent Alban
Maddie Aloi
Nava Barenji
Hartley Bauer
Olivia Bell
Alice Benavides
Tara Bryan
Jessica Chen
Dandong Ouyang
Molly Dano
Francesca Delaney
Talia Drury
Yuki Enoma
Selena Eyob
Amanda Giglia
Massimo Greco
Skylier Grooms
Shawna Gross
Amy Huang
Alex Jarus
Kelly Jin
Lasya Josyula
Chidera Kalaji
Seojung Kang
Jordyn Katz
Hanull Kim
Eunhyung Kim
Yuanyuan Li
Lauren McAndrew
Katelyn McKillip
Rory McNamara
Naomi Miller
Zixuan Ni
Oscar Pak
Gabriel Ponte-Fleary
Emilie Radle
Kylie Russo
Liz Rutalis
Luke Sharkey
Yushan Socola
Misha Szende
Sarah Thomas
Sydney Thumser
Keely Wu