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April 4 - September 5

Juried End-of-the-Year Student Exhibition | North Gallery 

Overcrowded & Discombobulated | Bud & Betty Student Artist-in-Residence Exhibition | South Gallery

Juried End-of-the-Year Student Exhibition

This Juried Exhibit brings together a selection of exceptional student work from across the School of Art & Design. Representing foundational and advanced work, the show features a wide array—including drawings, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, ceramic, and comix. The Juried End-of-the-Year Student Art Exhibition reflects the depth of exploration that defines Art at UW–Stout, offering a glimpse into how students engage with ideas, materials, and emerging forms.

This exhibit was curated by Guest Juror, Danny Saathoff. Saathoff is an Alumni of UW-Stout's Studio Art program and works today as a metalsmith and sculptor. His jewelry has been exhibited nationally and sold in galleries across the country. Saathoff’s sculptural practice often explores kinetic and interactive mechanisms, as well as found objects. Notably, you can find his sculpture "Migration” on display at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. Recent exhibits at the Furlong Gallery include Support Structures (2026) and solo exhibit Trajectory Shift (2025).

The reception will take place at 4:30 - 9:00pm on May 8th, coinciding with Senior Show Night. The awards ceremony will begin at 5:00pm in the Micheels Hall Atrium. Light refreshments will be served. 

Best in Show:
Coming soon! 

Honorary Mentions:
Coming soon!

"Juried Exhibition" repeated three times and a tab below that says "Furlong Gallery" the poster is green and blue, the text in white. The background is blurry and indescript but created using a pointillism pattern, digitized by being clearly grided diagonally..
Juried End of the Year Exhibition, curated by guest juror Danny Saathoff / Graphic Design by Lucas Halbur

OVERCROWDED & DISCOMBOBULATED

In Eli Koltanowski's work, a painting is simply one panel to a much bigger narrative; much like they are one part of a big family containing many stories. Through cartooning, they have superimposed cute little characters onto a much deeper, complicated past. 
 
Ainsley Violet’s work in this exhibition is a voyeuristic exploration of freedom as loss of control, variation in consciousness, and tangibility of identity all in the contemporary mechanical world. They are excited for you to see what they have been cooking.
 
Bud & Betty Student Artist-In-Residence [SAIR]

The Bud and Betty Micheels Student Artist-In-Residence program provides an opportunity for; students of all majors to explore the relationship of art and technology, Recipients of this grant each receive a $2000 stipend for the academic year, up to $1000 account for materials/related expenses, and an appropriate work space. Award winners are honored by a year-end exhibition of their work in the Furlong Gallery in Micheels Hall. One piece from each recipient is donated to the SAIR permanent collection located in the Robert S. Swanson Library. The Student Artist-in-Residence Program is a valuable learning experience for all recipients and a continuous and growing aesthetic resource for the University of Wisconsin-Stout and the community.

The program was initially funded through a grant from the Stout University Foundation in 1987. Bud and Betty Micheels provided continued generous support for this program. Dr. Micheels was president of Stout State University, now the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Mrs. Micheels was an avid patron of the arts throughout her life. Although both are now deceased, they have left the Student Artist's program as their legacy. 
 
The reception will take place at 4:30 - 9:00pm on May 8th, coinciding with Senior Show Night. The awards ceremony will begin at 5:00pm in the Micheels Hall Atrium. Light refreshments will be served. 
 
Next SAIR recipients will be announced at the Awards Ceremony. 
Poster design has green figures on a red and pink background. A border goes around the outside in yellow and purple. Text reads: "Overcrowded & Discombobulated Eli Koltanowski & Ainsley Violet Bud & Betty Micheels Student Artist in Residence Exhibition Opening Reception May 8th at 6pm University of Wisconsin-Stout Furlong Gallery". There is a green rat centered on the left half of the design, belly side up, and figure cropped at the nose on the right half. The person is wearing a headpiece with stars.
OVERCROWDED & DISCOMBOBULATED: Bud & Betty Student Artist-in-Residence Exhibition / Graphic Design by Lucas Halbur

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