ART OUT 2026
October 15 - November 7, 2026

Walk and Talk with the Juror
Thursday, October 15
5:00 pm
Free // All Welcome

This juried exhibition is open to all RIT students, including those that graduated in May 2026! All media considered: painting & drawing/illustration/photo/sculpture/video/animation/design/new media, etc.

2026 Artists:

Kathryn Arbegast
Mohammadreza Bavarsad
Tahmi Brennan
Evan Brooks
Nyah Chiodi
Beth Coleman
Rena Colletti
Isabella Condorelli
James Cooper
Erin Corr
Melody Davison
Bronagh Dempsey
Jonah Dichter
Lorien Duske
Sophia Figueroa
Jessica FitzGerald
Em Flaire
Julian Fontanel
Anne Ford-Hall
Kit Foster
Kas Gaviola
Skylier Blaire Grooms
Jesse Gwilliam
Liam Holman
Eli Jeffery
Dove Jimenez
Katthew Kennaz
Sodaba Khalil
Daphne Koetje
Jingyi Liu
Silas Logan-Barré
Julia Malinowski
Haylie Medina
Felix Melin
Kali Micetich
Madeleine Mae Morris
Kellan Moss
Seun Olumuyiwa 
G Quinn
Maya Rao
Misti Roe
Valerie Runge
Felicity Rysdam
Jordan Samuelson
Caitlin Smith
Emily Storino
Emily Sweeney
Thiel Stigall
Livia Urban
Olivia Van Oot
Jude Wallach
Maxwell X. Watson
Lauren Wells
Caroline Williams
Misa Yo
 

About the Juror:

Jessica Drenk is an artist whose work is tactile and textural, highlighting the chaos and beauty that can be found in simple materials.  Her process often makes use of collage and assemblage techniques, gathering everyday and/or discarded objects and transforming them into works of art.

Drenk has shown in solo and group exhibitions all over the US, and is in private and corporate collections nationwide, including Fidelity, Frost Bank, and Yale University Art Gallery. Her work has appeared in Design & Paper, The Workshop Guide to Ceramics, Colossal, Patron magazine, and more. Drenk presents new work regularly with Galerie Urbane, a Dallas-based contemporary art gallery.

Drenk received an MFA in 3D Art from the University of Arizona in 2007 and a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College in 2002.  She lives and works in the countryside outside of Rochester, New York. 

The RIT College of Art and Design welcomes Drenk as an Anna Ballarian Visiting Artist, presenting a solo exhibition and artist talk in Spring 2027.