Open House / Open Studios

Schedule

Subject to change

1–5 PM: Artist Studio Exploration
Meet our fall 2026 artists-in-residence + view their works in progress.

1–5 PM: All-Ages Art Activity
Experience the magical blend of printmaking and drawing through trace monotypes. Guided by artist Amy Xu, participants will create their own drawing and then place East Asian paper onto a delicately inked plate in order for the pressure from the drawing to transfer through the paper to reveal a unique print underneath.

1–5 PM: Sweet Treat > Hot Cider and Cookies
While supplies last!

3 PM: Exhibition Tour: OMA ARTalks
Explore the Benefit Art Auction Exhibition through the perspective of participating artists! Our guest speakers Shawnequa Linder and Todd McCollister will guide you through the more than 300 artworks on view, highlighting their favorite works and notable artists.

Admission is free; RSVPs are encouraged.

Featured Artist: Amy Xu

Fueled by the desire to investigate ideas of home, Amy Xu is a multimedia artist and printmaker who explores themes of displacement and belonging. Born in Guiyang, China and raised in the American Midwest, elements of East Asian art and resistance prints are central influences within her work. Utilizing organic forms and geometric built environments, she arranges compositions to create a quiet tension between the natural and constructed.

Xu will lead the trace monotype printmaking workshop at Open House / Open Studios.