I missed the original night unfortunately, where the seniors were there with their work and live music. I visited the following weekend on Sunday with my mom when it was generally empty, so we got to see everything pretty quickly. We have always driven by Metropolis, and it never seemed to be open or had anything showing in the past. The interior was actually pretty cool, it had mid-century modern feeling to it, if I had to try to describe it. The seniors' work was in the back in a small room, and I was actually expecting more work to be shown, but it seems like they chose one of their favorites from their pieces. Though I've seen most of the same works in class, some looked more professional in a proper setting. I really liked Juliette Smith's Burlesque philosopher drawings and Shanna Harvey's photography especially in the gallery. I wanted to see a full series of something though, because having random pieces placed around the room was kind of broken up, since there was no continuity.
Good comments, and yes, that is a problem with group shows. Perhaps next year when you show there, we'll put two or three works from each student up.:)
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