The Hastings College Art Department will host nine visiting artists during Interim, Jan. 8-25. Works by the artists will be on display at the Art Gallery, and each artist will present lectures and also demonstrate their style of art work.

    The exhibition, titled "Merely the Substitution of One Piece of Nonsense for Another," was organized by Debra Kayes, assistant professor of art.

    Participating artists include: Stephanie Adams, Travis Graves, Benjamin Moreau, Zach Nagle, Erik Parra, Jason Ruhl, Justin Strom, Lenore Thomas, and Roscoe Wilson.

    An opening reception will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, from 2 to 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday; and 2-4 p.m., Sunday. Visits to the gallery are free.

• Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 4-5 – Graves, reductive carving project, Art Gallery, sculpture studio
• Thursday/Friday, Jan. 5-6, Ruhl, intro to Flash/web design, Gray Center, computer lab
• Friday, Jan. 6 – Wilson, Xerox transfers, Art Gallery, painting studio
• Friday, Jan. 6 – Strom/Thomas, digital blasphemy, Art Gallery, print-making studio
• Monday/Tuesday, Jan. 9-10 – Moreau, collograph workshop, Art Gallery, print-making studio
• Monday/Tuesday, Jan. 9-10, Parra, stenciling, Art Gallery, painting studio
• Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 11-12, Nagle, textile construction/loom weaving, Plum Nelly (downtown)
• Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, Jan. 18-20, Adams, ceramic hand building, Art Gallery, ceramics studio

• Wednesday, Jan. 4 – Graves, Ruhl, and Thomas
• Thursday, Jan. 5 – Strom and Wilson
• Monday, Jan. 9 – Moreau and Parra
• Tuesday, Jan. 10 – Nagle
• Wednesday, Jan. 18 – Adams

The visiting artists’ exhibit was made possible by funding assistance from the following: Hastings College Art Department, the office of the academic dean, and the college’s Artist Lecture Series.