WIP: Reverie

February 12 – March 1, 2025
Work in Progress Final Exhibition Project

Using “fantasy and nostalgia” as a theme and jumping-off point, teens participating in this year’s WIP program had the opportunity to work with local artists and explore a range of art-making processes including wet felting with Ivy Guild, 3-D printing with Luke Rizzotto, and faux neon light signs with Kara Savant and Mariah Vargas. Their culminating exhibition showcases artworks created utilizing these art processes and the skills shared by each visiting artist.

Work in Progress or WIP is an annual, 4-month program introducing advanced art techniques to local high school students through a series of workshops and studio sessions led by practicing artists. Through WIP, students conceptualize and create original artwork utilizing skills learned during the weekly workshops and curate a group exhibition of their work, which is displayed in the Holland Project Gallery.