ARTrageous

Deanna Hoffman, left, Jessica Lambert and Brigit Ciskowski work on a collaborative steel sculpture Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Scott Stuhldreher makes a clay vase on on pottery wheel Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Rhonda Weller-Stilson, director of the Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts at the River Campus, welcomes patrons Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Patrons listen as Rhonda Weller-Stilson describes the initiative that would expand the Department of Art facilities at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University, on Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Caroline Kahler makes a reed basket Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Jamie Mayfield shows the block print she made Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Shay Wiseman, left, and Zoe Mayfield spray-paint a Jeep with colorful expression Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. The interactive art event kicked off a fundraising initiative that would expand the Department of Art facilities at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. (Fred Lynch)

Joyce Felty operates an Elbacher Knitting Machine to make a hat Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Brenda Seyer tries her hand with a pottery wheel Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Finished pottery is seen Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Joyce Felty holds a prism over the lens of her cellphone camera Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

David Hutson dons a welder's helmet before trying his hand at the steel collaborative sculpture Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

David Hutson takes a turn at welding on the collaborative steel sculpture, with assistance from Jessica Lambert, Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

An artist's rendering of what a "warehouse concept" might look like for an expansion of the Department of Art at the River Campus was on display Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

A rainbow is seen Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Darcy Braun, left, Angela Wilson and Jeanette Wachter pose for a photo Thursday, April 20, 2017 during ARTrageous at Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)