Final Friday is a monthly art event that takes place on the last Friday of every month. Art galleries, museums and other places that feature and support the visual arts stay open later than usual while art enthusiasts make their way through downtown Wichita visiting the galleries.

Students and faculty from Wichita State often participate in the Final Friday events displaying their works in several galleries in downtown Wichita. Among several other artists from around Sedgwick county, this month’s event will feature works of a couple of artists who are current students or have graduated from WSU.

Troy Becker, who graduated from WSU in 2008 and received a one year residency at the Wichita Center for the Arts in 2009 will have his works on display at The Jones Gallery. In addition, the WSU Alternative Media Processes will present a series of performance based installation works at the Zelman Lofts while some WSU graduate students will be displaying paintings, ceramics, sculptures and mixed media installations titled “A Common Goal II” at the Fiber Studio.

The WSU Sculpture Guild will be displaying their works at the Mid-American Fine Arts gallery. The gallery will open between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Their show is divided into two parts. The first part of the show features a more mainstream showcase of paintings and sculptures while the second part of their display is a building installation on the roof of the gallery.

“The WSU Sculpture Guild aims to increase awareness about contemporary art and promote three dimensional art in the community,” Emily Sippel, president of the WSU Sculpture Guild, said.

Some graduate students and faculty members will be participating in an exhibition titled “Moving Fingers.”

“This was an iPad related project. We received iPads as tools for art work,” Matthew Eames, a graduate student at the College of Fine Arts with an emphasis on ceramics, said.

The students worked on incorporating iPads into the process of creating their artwork. Eames, who has participated in the Final Friday events several times before, said he used his device to create blueprints and layouts for his sculptures.

“It is a pretty warm experience to watch people come in and interact with my work,” Eames said. “It is interesting to watch the whole myriad of people that come out and to discover who is interested in the art scene.”

A beautiful phenomenon, Final Friday is bound to be a delight for any art lover.

“It is a wonderful way to bring all sorts of culture to the city,” Kat Saunders, a Liberal Arts and Sciences sophomore, said.

While different galleries have different hours, the galleries are all open between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The entry is open to everyone and completely free of cost, unless you intend to purchase some art.