Lake Tahoe Community College is having three free art exhibit opening receptions on Jan. 15 from 5-7pm.

Printmaking artist Emmy Lingscheit show Departure, housed in the Haldan Art Gallery, debuts. In the Foyer Gallery in the Fine Arts Building, people may explore recent paintings by artist Kelley Hackleman in her show Slightly Disheveled. In the Student Gallery in LTCC’s main building, artworks created by regional high school students will be featured. Cash awards will be given to the winners during the reception.

Light refreshments will be served at all three receptions, and the artists will be on hand to discuss their techniques and inspirations. All three exhibits will continue to be open to the public through mid-March.

For those particularly interested in printmaking, the LTCC Art Club is also hosting a free printmaking demonstration with Lingscheit on Jan. 16 from 3-5pm in Room F101, followed by a slideshow and lecture at 6pm. Lingscheit was born and raised in South Dakota. She earned a BFA in painting from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, and also studied art at Palacky University in the Czech Republic. She later worked at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis. Her work has been included in several national and international juried exhibitions and invitational exchange portfolios.

South Lake Tahoe native Hackleman studied under LTCC art instructor Phyllis Shafer. This will be her first solo show, featuring oils on canvas that are darkly humorous, portraying the natural world in slightly odd, quirky ways.