Third Biennial Juried Exhibition on View at the OAC Riffe Gallery The 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition is the third in a series of biennial juried exhibitions put on display at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery. The show occurs Nov. 7, 2019 – Jan. 10, 2020 and features a variety of workshops and artist talks. Artists in the show come from 18 counties across the state of Ohio, from Montgomery to Lucas, Muskingum to Cuyahoga. January 2, 2020 Riffe Gallery Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 16 In his final "Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry" column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas promises that he still doesn't want to convince you to love poetry. Instead, he wants to convince you that when you need poetry, it will be waiting to be read and heard. December 16, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Hamlet, Leaves of Grass, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »
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 »