Continuing and expanding on last season’s exhibition, Studio Open 2 exhibits work by recent graduates of fine arts programs from universities across the region in the Ohio National Financial Services Main Gallery. Works are presented in all disciplines from 14 schools that demonstrate the strength of emerging artists in this area. Artists include: Miranda Becht, University of Louisville; Waylan Coffey, Morehead State University; Sydney Craig, Indiana University – Herron School of Art; Jamie Maley, Thomas More College; Alexandra Morrisette, University of Dayton; Nicole Norman, Northern Kentucky University; Sabrina Nowling, University of Cincinnati – DAAP; Sa’dia Rehman, Ohio State University; Gabi Roach, Miami University; Hannah Smith, Xavier University; Victor Solarsano-Greene, Wright State University; Tiffany Tran, Art Academy of Cincinnati; Sidney Trasser, Mount St. Joseph University; and Caleb Williams, University of Kentucky.

Running concurrently in the Hutson Gallery is Then, There and Now: Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Scholarship Winners will showcase the work of Kennedie Nelson, Adrian Partridge, Maddie Schowalter. The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts is a highly competitive program that offers high school sophomores and juniors a three-week intensive seminar in a variety of creative disciplines. Each year, The Carnegie selects three students from this program to award a scholarship and exhibition. The Kentucky GSA has been a catalyst for many young artists who go on to make meaningful contributions to arts communities around the world. The Carnegie has exhibited numerous artists who cite their involvement in the Kentucky GSA as a foundational experience in their artistic careers.