Salina Art Center

Salina Art Center welcomes Artist-in-Residence:  Jeff Schmuki

Salina, Kansas – In conjunction with its Artist-in-Residence program, the Salina Art Center is excited to welcome artist-in-residence Jeff Schmuki to the Art Center Warehouse, 149 S. 4th Street, Salina, Kansas.  Schmuki will be living in Salina and working at the Warehouse from February 15 through April 11, 2009. 

Open Studio Hours at the Warehouse
Tuesdays, noon – 3:00 pm
Thursdays, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
(except February 26 and March 5, 12 & 26)

Stop by the Warehouse to visit with the artist and see his work in
progress during open studio hours.

Sustainability is the focus of Jeff Schmuki’s current work and that which he will be focusing on during his Salina Art Center residency. When Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home and studio in Gulfport, many of his works were lost in the storm. Schmuki, an interdisciplinary artist, spent the following year and a half as an artist-in-residence at various venues throughout the country. He is motivated by concerns about the detrimental results of unbridled consumption, resource depletion, and insensitive development.

Panel Discussion:  Sustainable Design
Robert Bubp, Stephen Hardy, Jeff Schmuki
Thursday, March 12, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
at the Salina Art Center

During his residency, Jeff Schmuki will interact with the community through several public programs. In this panel discussion, community members are invited to participate in public conversation about sustainable design as the essential pathway to effective civic planning.  The program will feature the combined perspectives of two artists, Robert Bubp, whose work will be featured in the Salina Art Center’s spring exhibition from March 5 through May 17; Jeff Schmuki; and urban planner Stephen Hardy, whose work has all focused on the challenges and rewards of progressive planning and design. 

The Salina Art Center’s Artist-in-Residence program is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the R.C. Kemper Charitable Trust, UMB Bank, n.a. Corporate Trustee.
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For more information regarding Jeff Schmuki’s residency contact the Salina Art Center at 785-827-1431 or visit http://www.salinaartcenter.org. The Salina Art Center galleries are open Wednesday through Saturday from noon – 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm.  Business office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.