Upcoming Art Events
Expansion Pack
ARIANA VAETH
Exhibition: Ariana Vaeth: Expansion Pack
Dates: October 30 – November 24, 2026
Artist talk: Friday, October 30, 2026, at 6 p.m., reception to follow
Location: Caestecker Gallery, Ripon College
Gallery hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 2–5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2–6 p.m.
Vaeth paints the people who make life meaningful. Her large oil paintings fill crowded, comfortable interiors with friends, partners and family who share clothes, meals and time. She sees each scene as a small ecosystem with enough comfort for its residents to lean on one another and keep going. As the creator of these scenes, she thinks of herself as their host, and she takes that role seriously.
Artist Reception
October 30 – 6 p.m.
Demmer Recital Hall
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