Join us for our second annual New Year Free-for-all where we let go, look forward, and make new friends in a one-night only event. New Year Free-for-all includes an hour of communal art-making followed by a party to celebrate the newly-made work on view in the Halsey Institute’s galleries. 

Art-making supplies will be on hand at the Halsey Institute, but attendees are also encouraged to let go of any materials and supplies that didn’t work out for them in 2024. Maybe that pastel wasn’t the right shade. Maybe that paper was too small. Bring it in and pass it on! In the same spirit, do you have a piece that never felt right? Bring that drawing you couldn’t finish or that sculpture that didn’t match your vision and give another artist the chance to build on your work and create something fabulous. We’ll create together for 30 minutes with the option to swap work with another attendee to create for an additional 30 minutes. 

What can you expect? 

6:00 PM Arrive and meet up with old and new friends to scope the scene and donate supplies/work

6:30 PM Art making round 1 – grab what you need and get to making!

7:00 PM Art making round 2 – keep going or swap with another creator and finish up

7:30 PM Celebrate and enjoy the “opening”! Stay for the one-night-only exhibition opening with drinks, bites, and music

8:30 PM Take the artwork with you! Bring home your creations or trade with a friend to remember the evening.

Rules: All work must be able to be taped to the wall or displayed on tables/floor when completed | No oil paint | No heavy machinery | No hate speech or imagery