A good turnout at Thursday’s “Floor to Ceiling” art exhibition floored the event’s coordinator and has raised the ceiling of his expectations.

Art professor Christopher Kahler arranged the exhibit held in the Podesta Gallery of the Burl Ives Studio. He said the exhibition not only showcased the work of budding artists, but it also put his department on display.

“It’s a way of giving students a professional gallery exhibition and shows other artists with aspirations what we have to offer,” he said.

Natalie Brown, Justin Miller, Todd Reed, Jessica Robers and Julia Stremming all had paintings on display at the event. The prices of the paintings ranged from $30 to $250.

Kahler believes that the exhibit is a step in the right direction for the program and plans on holding more events in the future.

“I hope to have at least one event each semester. I want to show the students in the lower level art programs that they will be able to have a chance to show what they can do, and also get a feel for what being an artist is about.

Kahler couldn’t be happier for the students whose art was on display and also for the entire art program.

“There were a lot more people than we expected and that is definitely a very encouraging sign. Hopefully, in the future we can continue to have turnouts like this,” Kahler said.

Jeff Boudreau, sophomore undeclared major, came because of his interest in art and said that the exhibit was a lot more than he expected.

“To see this many people turn out for the event is really encouraging and positive for the art program,” Boudreau said.