DIA exhibits artwork from recent grads at Metro State

Three recent graduates in the art program at Metropolitan State College of Denver will be the first to have their work on display through January at Denver International Airport. The exhibit, dubbed Shows Promise, features emerging artists and includes pieces by Chelsea Middaugh, Carolin Rutsche and Rebecca Taylor.

“This gives our students a worldwide showcase for their work while at the same time letting everyone know that Metro State has a vibrant and exciting art program,” said Jennifer Garner, associate professor at Metro State and the director and curator of the school’s Center for Visual Arts. “We hope this exhibit not only draws in airport visitors but spurs conversation about art in general.”

The three new alumni artists are exhibiting thesis work that was completed for their respective areas of concentration within Metro State’s Art Department. Co-curated by Garner and Amy Laugesen of DIA’s public art department, the exhibit is the first in a series planned by the airport to feature emerging artists from the state’s institutions of higher education.

“We chose to launch our program with Metro State because of our familiarity with the college’s art program and the wonderful work Jennifer has done with students there,” Laugesen said. “This is an evolving program that will help provide these student artists a national and even international platform for their work while putting Colorado on the map as an arts destination.”

Shows Promise can be seen in the northeast corner of the sixth floor in the airport’s Jeppesen Terminal. To learn more about the artwork at DIA, click here.

More information on the Metro State art program is available on the school’s Web site at www.mscd.edu.