38 Ohio Artists Featured in Statewide Juried Exhibition at the Columbus Main Library The talents of 38 Ohio artists will be on view at the 13th Annual Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR) Juried Exhibition, Jan. 16 - Feb. 29, at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library’s Carnegie Gallery (96 S. Grant Ave., Second Floor). December 6, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Columbus Metropolitan Library, Friends of the Library, Juried Exhibition, Kevin Lyles, Main Library, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR Read More »
Local Artist Installs Illuminated Piece in BGSU’s Moseley Hall Bowling Green-based artist Erwin Redl is drawn to patterns and systems, which is just what he brought to "Shadows," BGSU's newest Percent for Art installation. Through programmed LED lights placed on a static brick wall, Redl turns the stark white stairwells of Moseley Hall into a constantly shifting canvas. December 2, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public BGSU, Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University, Dr. Joe Whitehead, Erwin Redl, LED, Moseley Hall, Percent for Art, Shadows, STEAM, STEM, Wood County Read More »
Winners Announced for 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition Four exhibition awards were announced at the opening reception of the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery’s current show, the 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition. The recipients of three Juror’s Choice Awards and one Best of Show Award were honored at the Nov. 10 event. November 25, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public, Riffe Gallery 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, Best of Show, Butler Institute of American Art, C.R. Houghton, Casey Dressell, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Dr. Louis Zona, Frank Oriti, Greg Martin, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Juror's Choice, Michelle Stitzlein, Riffe Gallery, Sean FitzGibbons, South Euclid Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 15 Say our lives depended on describing a cathedral, or Picasso’s Guernica, or the color blue. Where could we even begin? In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas explains the origins of ekphrasis (the Greek word for "telling out") and then explores how this concept fits into our modern world—emojis and all. November 13, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
On the Road Again ... and Again, and Again! The roads to the arts are well-traveled. In this month's Executive Message, Donna S. Collins recaps some of her recent artist and arts organization visits and shares why you won't want to miss when Arts Impact Ohio 2020 comes to Akron next May. October 29, 2019 Executive Message Akron, Arts Impact Ohio 2020, Arts learning, ArtsNow, Awakening Minds Art, Donna S. Collins, Dr. Marcia Latta, Findlay, Hancock County, Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, Mazza Museum, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Teaching Artist Roster, Summit County, University of Findlay Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Statewide Conference Announced, Slated in Akron for 2020 Arts leaders from across the state will convene in Akron from May 6 to 8, 2020, as the Ohio Arts Council hosts the Arts Impact Ohio conference at the John S. Knight Center. October 25, 2019 Conferences, For the Public, News, Public Akron, Arts Impact Ohio, ArtsNow, Conference, Dan Horrigan, Donna S. Collins, John S. Knight Center, Ohio Arts Council, Registration, Summit County Read More »