ColumbusArts.com RSS Feed http://www.columbusarts.com/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=47394&type=e TangoOSU, the Argentine Tango Student Organization at the Ohio State University, holds weekly lessons and milongas for all. Schedule: Saturdays: 7:00pm Beginner class, 8:00pm Intermediate class; 9:00pm Milonga (first 30 minutes: Practica) Wednesdays: 7:30pm Practica. Weekly Milonga: Saturdays 9:00pm. During the summer our schedule reduces to Saturdays, 8pm-10pm, but it is FREE. Details: http://tango.osu.edu (current prices: $50 for the quarter - 10 weeks - all lessons; or $10 per lesson. Reduced student prices: $20/$4 for UGs and $25/$5 for grads ). All events are on the OSU main campus at Pomerene beautiful hardwood floor rooms 213. Visit http://tango.osu.edu for updates. Pomerene: http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?area=oval&building=067 MILONGAS (dancing parties): Saturdays, 9:00pm. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=63040&type=e The silver lining after a long day... Morton's The Steakhouse Offers Drinks, at Special "Power Hours" Pricing The "Power Hours" at Morton's The Steakhouse, Columbus make it possible to enjoy budget-friendly beverages in the restaurant's lounge area. Morton's is adding extra "spirit" by introducing a great value: Power Hours pricing on select wines by the glass, beers and some of our famous cocktails (a range of $4 to $7). Morton's offers these specially-priced Power Hours seven nights a week, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 5 to 11:00 p.m Friday and Saturday. During the 5 -7:00pm Monday-Friday Power Hours, Morton's also offers taste-tempting complimentary Filet sandwiches. Pair your cocktail with Morton's Prime Burger*, served with your choice of Swiss, Crumbled Blue or Cheddar; Crisp Bacon, sautéed Mushrooms or Onions. Also served with French Fries. (*Available in Loung Area only.) Morton's Private Boardrooms... From business meetings to holiday celebrations or rehearsal dinners, we're occasion ready and waiting. Leave a lasting impression on 10 or 100 of your closest friends or esteemed colleagues when you host an event in Morton's private Boardrooms. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=64644&type=e Franklin Park Conservatory's full permanent collection of work by artist Dale Chihuly, represented by thousands of individually blown glass elements, will be on view once again, "reimagined" in this unparalleled setting beginning July 4, 2009. Chihuly's work will appear in flourishing garden settings, floating in ponds, and suspended in mid-air for this new exhibition of his work, Chihuly Reimagined. In addition to the Conservatory's existing collection, several installations new to the Conservatory and Columbus will be featured. Chihuly Reimagined is the first of two major exhibitions celebrating the artist's work, part of a full year of programs entitled Chihuly in Columbus, presented in partnership with The Columbus Museum of Art. Visitors to the Conservatory during Chihuly Reimagined will also have the opportunity to enjoy an up-close experience with the process of glassblowing at the Hot Shop, opening on August 15, 2009. Housed in a new outdoor glassblowing pavilion, the Hot Shop will feature daily demonstrations by professional gaffers - master glass blowers - as they gather molten glass and transform it into a finished piece of blown glass artwork. Every step of the process will be described in the lively and informative 25-minute sessions. Glass pieces produced in the Hot Shop will be available for sale at Botanica, and the Hot Shop will be available for special event rental. The Conservatory will host arts-inspired classes and Hot Shop workshops throughout the duration of the exhibition. For more information about the Hot Shop, the following classes, and other course offerings, please refer to the Conservatory's website: www.fpconservatory.org. Introduction to Glassblowing: This ten-week course will introduce participants to glassblowing and serve as a foundation for further study. Students will learn how to create a blown glass vessel independently, and learn the basics of color application. Hot Nights: These weekly workshops will enable participants to work alongside the gaffers to create their own colorful pieces of blown glass artwork. No previous glassblowing experience is necessary. Personal Training: This is a private lesson for up to two people. Participants will design their project and create a finished work of art with the gaffer. No previous glassblowing experience is necessary. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=64453&type=e "Chihuly Illuminated" focuses on the element of light intrinsic to Dale Chihuly's glass art. The exhibition includes neon sculpture, large-scale installations, drawings, and related work from the early 1970's to the present, revealing the artist's career-long fascination with light as medium and concept. Featuring works that have never before been seen in Columbus, "Chihuly Illuminated" also includes pieces from the artist's private collection, offering a personal glimpse into his studio and work. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=66720&type=e African Art Tradition and Influence showcases traditional African Art from the Keith Neal African Art Gallery. The exhibition will show life-size bronze statues from Benin and wood sculptures from different African cultures that relates to clan ancestry. Complimenting the traditional works will be master artist Woodrow Nash. Influenced by African and European sculptures Nash's work takes from concepts of 15th century Benin works and 18th century Art Nouveau to create unique and stirring new works. Nash's male and female sculptures incorporate various styles and techniques utilizing stoneware, earthenware, terracotta or porcelain decorating them with ornamental motifs derived from natural forms. The two styles blend to each other and African Nouveau is the term used to describe his body of work. Thursday, February 11, 2010--Wednesday, March 26, 2010 Opening Reception Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67049&type=e The city of Upper Arlington's Cultural Arts Division is proud to feature the photography of Alysse Gafkjen. Gafkjen's work will be on display November 2009 through March 2010 at our newest Arts in Work Spaces partnership with Nurtur the Salon, located at 1581 W Lane Ave in Upper Arlington. A reception is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17 from 5-7 p.m. Alysse Gafkjen aims to capture life through her lens so that we can remember those moments no matter how minuscule. From viewing her images she hopes to promote, influence, and inspire so that we can all realize we are equal and deserve to be, to create, and to live life to our fullest of capabilities. She approaches every idea with an open mind and a driven mindset. Within these bodies of work, Gafkjen has combined wet and dry photography, scanning in negatives as well as shooting digitally. As a former student of CCAD, she had the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. There she studied the history of High Renaissance art while traveling to such cities as Rome and Bologna, to see first hand the works of the masters. Also, documenting the Italian life of the family she was fortunate enough to live with for those four months. She has also worked as Assistant Photographer to Russell James for Victoria's Secret as well as Assistant Art Director for Express. These opportunities have given her an enormous view of the fashion world, giving her the ability to influence, inspire and capture the beauty of everyday. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67535&type=e Titration3: Rock, Paper, Sculpture is a one year, solo on-loan outdoor sculpture exhibition of artwork by Joseph Wheelwright, a Boston master carver and sculptor of stones, bones, trees and other natural materials. The exhibition is on view on the grounds of Dublin Arts Council (DAC), 7125 Riverside Dr., in Dublin through September 2010.The exhibition will be on view Tues. 10am-7pm; Wed./Thurs./Fri. 10am-5pm; and Sat. 11am-2pm. For more info, 614/889-7444 or www.dublinarts.org. Dublin Arts Council has purchased one of the sculptures, "Jaunty Hornbeam", to gift to the City of Dublin for the City's permanent collection. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67357&type=e Addressing the role of these factors in their creative endeavors will be visual artists Queen Brooks, Bing Davis, Jon Onye Lockard and Valerie Maynard and spoken word artist Jordan Argus. Georgina Dodge, Ph.D., Ohio State University assistant vice provost for minority affairs, will facilitate the discussion as well as a question-and-answer opportunity with the audience. Race and Gender in Art-Making is sponsored by U.S. Bank, and is free with Ohio Historical Center museum admission. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67683&type=e The Franklin County Master Gardeners, OSU Extension, offer the Home Gardener Series (HGS), January through November 2010. HGS includes twenty-one classes in four series (winter, spring, summer, and fall). Classes include: growing fruit, small space vegetable gardening, landscape design, rain gardens, sustainable gardening, fall vegetable gardens, dry landscaping, fall lawn care, and composting. All classes are 3 hours in length, and will be held 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at Ohio State University. Cost is $40.00 per class. Register for four classes (winter, spring, summer, fall) in a single e-mail or phone call and save $10.00 on total registration fee. Register by e-mail or phone: 614-247-6046 or skurdal.1@osu.edu Full details on line at: http://franklin.osu.edu/topics/master-gardener-volunteer-program http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67745&type=e Animalopolis is a whimsical voyage to a magical world where animals "sing and dance." This lighthearted film features 12 different animals that will stimulate your child's imagination and curiosity and is sure to make them laugh! Whether going nose to nose with hippos as they graze upon nature's massive salad bar, or eye to eye with dancing bears, sea lions turning somersaults, an otter that prays, we are reminded that nature provides us with humor and wonder, everywhere. Perfect for children 3 years and up. Running time is 30 minutes. Read more: http://www.cosi.org/visitors/theater/animalopolis/#ixzz0behUZ3lR http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67752&type=e Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees invites viewers to be among the few humans who have ventured into the realm of the wild chimpanzee to see them at close range and witness some of her groundbreaking observations of chimpanzees. The film captures rare footage of chimpanzees interacting in their community group, playing with one another and with their baboon neighbors, grooming, hunting, communicating, and using tools to find food - giving viewers an opportunity to wonder at the rich culture and complex social dynamics of chimpanzees' incredible world. Combining this contemporary footage with archival footage of Dr. Goodall in her earlier years at Gombe, the film gives viewers a comprehensive look at her historical work. Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees is the first and only giant screen film on Jane Goodall. Viewers will be touched by the history of her study and her passion for wildlife research and global conservation. Jane Goodall's Institute Website for more activities and information on the Chimpanzees: learn more... Classroom activities: learn more... Books about Jane Goodall available at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Read more: http://www.cosi.org/visitors/theater/wild-chimpanzees/#ixzz0bfgtavTM http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67744&type=e Dinosaurs are amongst the most fascinating animals to have ever walked the Earth. Their enormous size and their disappearance millions of years ago, makes them captivating for all ages. Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia takes audiences on an unprecedented and unique journey into the world of the largest known dinosaurs and, in the process, explore some of the great paleontological discoveries of modern time. The film concentrates on the remarkable discoveries made in Patagonia, in the south of Argentina, by world-renowned paleontologist Rodolfo Coria. As director of a dinosaur museum in the city of Plaza Huincul, Coria was responsible for discovering some of the largest dinosaurs ever found: Argentinosaurus, a giant herbivore that could reach 100 tons and 120-feet in length, making it the biggest animal to ever walk the earth, and Giganotosaurus, a 15-meter long meat eating predator that was even bigger than the famous T-Rex. Deeply rooted in science, the film carries the audience through the lives of these two superb creatures. The action is intense and the landscapes, shot in some of the most stunning locations in Patagonia, are truly magnificent. They are also very close to the ones where dinosaurs actually lived. As it shows how the dinosaur era came to an end, 65 million years ago, Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia also reveals how these animals are still with us today. Their descendants, much less fearsome, are all around us, everyday... birds. Running time is 43 minutes. Some of the dinosaur scenes may be considered intense for very young children. Read more: http://www.cosi.org/visitors/theater/dinosaurs/#ixzz0bef7S9V9 http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=66093&type=e Sha Fei (1920-1950), arguably the most prolific war photographer in the history of Chinese photography, expertly chronicled the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. His photographs were also appropriated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as effective propaganda. But these photographs are fascinating for more than their quantity, high artistic values, and historical significance. They played an important role in shaping China's new national identity-Communist China-prior to the official establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. The exhibition features a rich selection of Sha Fei's photographs to illustrate the intersection of art, documentary, and propaganda and explore the relationship of photography and China's construction of national identity. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=66094&type=e During a three-month artist residency in Dresden, Germany in 2002 and over four subsequent summers, Fredrik Marsh explored the city and its outskirts photographing various architectural landmarks. Encountered during the many extended walks throughout the now familiar city his efforts concentrated on photographing in black and white and color the detritus of human culture found in the decaying interior spaces of vacant factories, abandoned apartments, and hotel rooms. The resulting series demonstrates the juxtapositions and ironies still abundant in the post-Socialist world of Eastern Europe twenty years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, showing the old and the new as well as the grandeur and the decay of these once-majestic buildings. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68038&type=e The Denison Museum will be featuring two contemporary art shows from January 22- March 22, 2010. Close Encounters 2: Acts of Social Imagination focuses attention on social issues (immigration, financial crisis, environmentalism, and mechanics of war, etc.) while Reimagining the Distaff Toolkit includes works that incorporate objects traditionally associated with domestic labor (irons, washboards, cooking vessels, etc.) Both exhibitions feature multi-media work by important and critically acclaimed twentieth century artists. Please come and join us for the opening Friday, January 22 from 5-7 p.m. in Burke Hall. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68039&type=e The Denison Museum will be featuring two contemporary art shows from January 22- March 22, 2010. Close Encounters 2: Acts of Social Imagination focuses attention on social issues (immigration, financial crisis, environmentalism, and mechanics of war, etc.) while Reimagining the Distaff Toolkit includes works that incorporate objects traditionally associated with domestic labor (irons, washboards, cooking vessels, etc.) Both exhibitions feature multi-media work by important and critically acclaimed twentieth century artists. Please come and join us for the opening this Friday, January 22 from 5-7 p.m. in Burke Hall. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67793&type=e "Rare Moments" exhibit by Barbara Frentsos Butler, Class of 1947, of abstract painting on display in the Mowry alumni Gallery in the Mowry Alumni Center, 16 Rowland Ave., Delaware from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 23.. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68143&type=e Legendary Chinese photographer Sha Fei (1912-1950) produced one of the most fascinating photographic records of war. Visit the OSU Urban Arts Space in downtown Columbus to view this exhibition, Art, Documentary, and Propaganda in Wartime China: The Photography of Sha Fei. The Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 reshaped China and the lives of all its citizenry. Combining photography's potential for art, documentary, and propaganda, Sha Fei created a large body of photographs in his brief life of thirty-eight years. While most of the original prints have been lost, their negatives have survived. The exhibition will be on display through March 27, 2010, with a public reception on Friday, February 26 from 5 to 7pm. 614-292-8861. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68142&type=e During an artist residency in Dresden, Germany, Fredrik Marsh explored the city and its outskirts photographing various architectural landmarks and the detritus of human culture found in the decaying interior spaces of vacant factories, abandoned apartments, and hotel rooms. Visit the OSU Urban Arts Space in downtown Columbus to view this compelling exhibition, Transitions: The Dresden Project | Photographs by Fredrik Marsh. The series demonstrates the juxtapositions and ironies still abundant in the post-Socialist world of Eastern Europe twenty years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition will be on display through March 27, 2010, with a public reception on Friday, February 26 from 5 to 7pm. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68007&type=e Explore GROSSOLOGY at COSI with your family, friends, and students, and you'll:Take a "Tour du Nose" to explore 10 nasal features, including how your snoot acts as an air filter, smell sensor and mucus producer. *Climb a human skin wall with warts, hairs, wounds and more. *Visit the Vomit Center and learn why you vomit. *Stop by the Toot Toot exhibit to create different sounds that replicate the physics of gas. *Help a larger-than-life cartoon character release a giant burp. *Crawl and slide through a 30+-foot-long 3-D model of your digestive system. *Find out what causes runny noses, sneezes and allergies with Nigel Nose-it-All. Microscope stations at this exhibit also feature things that cause runny noses! *Learn how boogers are formed by launching dirt balls into a larger-than-life nose. Be careful though, it may sneeze and shoot back a slew of dirt balls! *Test your GROSSOLOGY IQ with a multiple-choice challenge and play the GROSSOLOGY CD with exploratory labs, puzzles, games and other computer activities. And more totally gross and fun hands-on activities! Read more: http://www.cosi.org/grossology/#ixzz0ciGPNBFc http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68095&type=e This exhibition takes on sports and masculinity as its central themes in a collection of some 70 thought-provoking artworks created over the past 25 years by 21 different artists. Images of women-from the goddess Venus to the Virgin Mary-have long been a classic subject in visual arts. In Hard Targets, varied treatments of masculinity get a turn in the spotlight. Hard Targets seeks to revise and complicate our time-honored stereotypes of male athletes and athleticism (as aggressive, heterosexual, hypercompetitive, and remote) by presenting alternative, possibly more democratic, interpretations of subjects frequently revealed to us only in authorized and frankly commercial images. The artists in the show instead investigate sports and masculine identity through topics ranging from biology to business to celebrity, played out in locker rooms, stadiums, and advertising campaigns. In the videos, photographs, paintings, sculptures, and installations of Hard Targets, you'll find projects that are funny, irreverent, sexy, incisive, and poignant. Featured artists in the show, which was organized by Curator of Exhibitions Christopher Bedford, are Doug Aitken, Matthew Barney, Mark Bradford, Harun Farocki, Andreas Gursky, Douglas Gordon, David Hammons, Brian Jungen, Byron Kim, Jeff Koons, Cary Leibowitz, Glenn Ligon, Kori Newkirk, Catherine Opie, Philippe Parreno, Paul Pfeiffer, Collier Schorr, Joe Sola, Sam Taylor-Wood, Hank Willis Thomas, and Jonas Wood. In their examinations, you'll discover how the ways we view and consume sports stars and athletic events are structured by systems of desire and identification more complex (and more fascinating) than most spectators and fans ever realize. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68096&type=e Intriguing young French artist Cyprien Gaillard asks viewers to confront the many contradictions of our built environments in his seductive and haunting films and photographs. Gaillard (b. 1980 in Paris), who lives and works in Berlin, is fascinated by the strangeness of our contemporary landscapes, and the way we interact with them propels his work. Skateboarding and graffiti in neglected urban spaces such as corporate plazas and train tunnels led him to question conventional views of landscape. One recurring motif in his work has been the modernist tower block. Following the postwar building boom, the utopian ideals associated with modern architecture in the early 20th century gave way to disenchantment. Huge housing complexes once seen as beacons of progress have turned into disreputable ruins, and some have been purposely dismantled in spectacularly staged demolitions. Such structures and their surrounding landscapes often form the backdrop for unusual encounters in his work. In Disquieting Landscapes, organized by Senior Curator of Exhibitions Catharina Manchanda, you will see photographs and film/video works made in the last five years that swerve between documentary observation and extraordinary theatricality. Gaillard compresses the distant and recent past with the present as he seeks to create visual or associative connections between ancient monuments and contemporary buildings (and the aesthetic spaces they define). Gaillard reimagines such buildings as monuments, stage sets, and sculptures-and sometimes pictures their transformation into ruins. Where others might simply see eyesores, he finds a patchwork of competing visions and desires that can give rise to new possibilities. This exhibition was organized by the Wexner Center. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67532&type=e A showcase of woodturned forms by 15 established artists and their "guests"--nearly 30 emerging artists. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67151&type=e Explore the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic concepts of jazz .We'll spend most of our time playing the music with less emphasis on lecture. Have fun, develop your musical abilities, and improve your improvisational skills! http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67138&type=e Continue to advance your keyboard abilities. This course will build on the basics introduced in Creative Chord Style I, while moving your abilities forward. Students who participated in the fall session are encouraged to continue; new students with some piano playing knowledge are welcome. On the last day of class, there will be an informal performance for family and friends. Some experience is necessary. Access to a home keyboard for practice is required. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68094&type=e The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery will present Sawdust and Spectacle: Under the Big Top in Small Town America from February 4 - April 21, 2010. Curated by Sara Johnson, director, Southern Ohio Museum, this exhibition shines a spotlight on the glory days of the traveling circus in the United States from the late 19th century through the 1930s, focusing on its popularity in Midwestern states such as Ohio. The exhibition features captivating imagery from Portsmouth native Clarence Carter and other major Ohio artists of the last century, as well as vintage circus posters and banners, toys, documentary photographs from the Ackerman Collection, the Carter Archives and other public and private Ohio collections, and an exquisite set of 13 circus dioramas by Sonny King, the son of a lion tamer. The various artworks and artifacts blend the grandiosity of the big top with the less-glamorous private lives of its performers. Organized by the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth, OH, Sara Johnson, Curator, with support from the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Scioto Foundation, the Ohio Arts Council, the Richard D. Marting Foundation and the City of Portsmouth. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68195&type=e February 17-March12 reception 3.7 2-4:00 pm Enjoy works by students creating art in our schools. Students from Hastings, Jones, St. Agatha, St. Andrew, and Wellington share their artworks in the Concourse Gallery. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=64141&type=e As a companion exhibition to Descent to Revolution, Calling Beauty returns to the gallery as a site for primary engagement with art. Within the traditional arena of a gallery context, aesthetics as a system of social constructs is addressed in this exhibition by bringing together a collection of contemporary works of art that fall within the realm of what is widely considered "beautiful." The participants refer directly or sometimes indirectly to the canon of Old Master beauty--Caravaggio, Poussin, Rembrandt, Velázquez--you know them. The works featured in Calling Beauty refer to our sustaining conception of the beautiful, demonstrating its longevity and reconceptualization today in contemporary art. The exhibition explores issues of taste, judgement and perception. What makes a great work of art? Who determines it? What is beauty's role in our life? Considering criticism by writers, artists and philosophers, the exhibition examines how determinants of the beautiful are deeply influenced by what the cultural apparatus calls beauty. Publication accompanies exhibition. Exhibition and all events are free and open to the public. Curated by James Voorhies Ongoing support for CCAD exhibitions is provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council. Media sponsor is WWCD-101 FM. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=66422&type=e The gallery at the Columbus Center for Paper & Book Arts presents several exhibitions each year focusing on works in paper and the book arts. It's also a perfect place to find a special gift, with handcrafted jewelry and bound books, unique cards and vintage treasures. Gallery Show: Best of the House of Cards Feb. 20 - April 3, 2010 Opening Sat. 2/20 2-4 pm http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68584&type=e Comedy thespian Robert Post has performed his whacky one-man show in concert halls, cafeterias, prisons, and even on a street corner! Matt Lauer of the TODAY show said "I like him because he's insane...completely insane". Post's love of comedy was fueled by The Ohio State University, when he took a class in Absurdist Literature, simply because the class title used the word "absurd". Robert Post will be performing at the Peggy R. McConnell Center in Worthington, OH on April 8th-10th and April 15th-17th, 2010 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25 or $20 for students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at www.mcconnellarts.org or by calling 614-431-0329. Post hasn't been back in Columbus since he was runner- up on the TODAY's show rendition of America's Got Talent, which was broadcast on national TV. Don't miss out on an evening of laughs! http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68478&type=e As President of the Columbus College of Art & Design, Dennison Griffith has made a major contribution to strengthening the arts scene in our city. In addition to leading Ohio's most important art school and participating on numerous community boards and committees, Denny continues to develop as a significant painter with a distinct specialty: the creation of encaustic paintings on panel that are luminous in texture, vibrant in color and deeply moving in feeling. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68378&type=e "The Expressive Hand," an exhibit of large-scale drawings by Stanley Scott, in Gallery 2001 in Beeghly Library. This event will go on through March 16 Gallery Hours are Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and sunday fron 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68379&type=e Watercolor paintings by Joanne Ritter, Ohio Wesleyan Class of 1959, in the Alumni Gallery in Mowry Alumni Center. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68475&type=e Opening Reception: March 5, 6 - 8 p.m. The Ohio Art League presents member works as selected by Ron Pizzuti, internationally renowned art collector, at its 99th Annual Spring Juried Exhibition. Hosted by the Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, the exhibition includes 80 works by 51 Ohio artists, selected from a total of 247 works by 129 artists. A variety of media is represented in the exhibition including photography, glass, ceramic, oils, acrylics, paper and digital video. The Ohio Art League is privileged to welcome Ron Pizzuti as juror, whose selections yielded a compelling and creatively diverse exhibition. Pizzuti is an internationally recognized collector of contemporary art, recognized by ArtNews as one of the "World's 200 Top Collectors" for the past several years. He currently serves as a member of the Drawing Committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art and is a trustee of the Wexner Center Foundation. Ron was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Columbus College of Art and Design, and is a past trustee of SITE Santa Fe Contemporary Art Museum, past chairman of the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission and Trustee Emeritus of the Columbus Museum of Art and the Columbus Symphony. The Ohio Art League presents two major juried exhibitions annually. These exhibitions are major cultural events in Ohio, and allow Ohio artists to showcase their work in highly visible and prestigious settings. Members of the Ohio Art League are eligible to submit two works of art in any media for consideration in each of the annual juried exhibitions. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68715&type=e "The heart of a woman" is filled with romantic imagery as well as imagery representing traditional female roles. I have borrowed some perceptions of women from Klimt, Matisse and Lichtenstein. I always think that history is a good place to start with any new endeavor and these historical references mark the beginning of my process. Also included are several still life paintings with white tablecloths, chandeliers, my grandmother's teacups and flowers. These images remind me of significant women in my family. I have explored a couple new techniques in the process of creating 30 new works for this show. "Angel" is a mosaic technique using the same approach used in Renaissance art. Hundreds of tiny pieces of painted canvas are evident and it creates a textural look as well as providing a pointillist color mix. "Peace" is my interpretation of a stained glass window. Also introduced are images of women. I like the combination of graphic abstraction, texture and pattern. In this age of political correctness, where I fear everything is becoming too generic, i celebrate a traditional view of women. Enjoy! http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68721&type=e Carol Phillips Whitt & Carolyn Beavers - "Promises of Spring - Works for the Body and Soul". Carol: Whether in paper collage, handpainted fabrics, or clay slabs, I have always loved the process of arranging and rearranging bits and pieces to make a composition. Designing art for the home with my hand-cut and glazed clay tiles is always fun for me. For this show I have several serving trays and a coffee table featuring my unique tiles. I also have some new small vessels with my signature leaf and flower imprints. New works in ceramic incorporating the beauty and richness this is Ohio. Carolyn: This show includes my recent works including paintings, jewelry, enamels and a new endeavor for me - ceramics. This show represents my love of color, form and piecing together a puzzle in different media forms. Each one of these creations comes from deep inside my soul with a wish that they impart good energy. The end result is that all who view my work comes away with something joyful and happy; in a word - soulful. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68398&type=e A mark on the horizon; a figure in silhouette. In Larissa Mellor's drawings and paper-cuts, the familiar becomes strange. Influenced by early cinematic devices, film, and her personal history, Mellor's work is reminiscent of a time when illumination came from candles and movement from the body. In her drawings, each layer of information takes the viewer further afield to a world where lightness and movement balance the absurd and phantasmatic. Through their precarious nature and diminutive scale, we are transported to a space that that is both haunting and enchanted. Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, March 3, 6 - 9 p.m. at the OAL Gallery in the OSU South Campus Gateway. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68463&type=e Installed in various venues throughout the U.S. - including ROY G BIV Gallery for three days this March - critic Lori Waxman makes herself available to any artist who wants a review. Artists bring in their work and the critic spends twenty minutes writing them a review of one to two hundred words. The text is then "published" by the receptionist and posted in the gallery for everyone - critic, artist, receptionist, audience - to read. Reviews are free of charge and are guaranteed to be thoughtful though not necessarily positive responses to the work submitted. Appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis for Friday, March 5 (noon - 5pm) , Saturday, March 6 (5pm - 10pm) and Sunday, March 7, 2010 (noon - 5pm). To schedule a review slot, email critic@60wrdmin.org after February 20th. Artists who are reviewed have the option of turning in one work to be possibly displayed in the north gallery for the month. ROY G BIV reserves the right to turn down any work based upon space available. Digital or analog slides will not be displayed. Artists are not required to leave work. Size Limitations- - 2D works cannot exceed 36" x 36" (including matting and framing) - 3D works cannot exceed a base of 18" square or taller than 36" The 60 wrd/min art critic is many things: an exploration of short-form art writing, a work of performance art in and of itself, an experiment in role reversal between artist and critic, a democratic gesture and a circumvention of the art review process. At a time when newspaper and magazine art columns are disappearing, the "60 wrd/min art critic" aims to get a community talking about its own art. Columbus is among ten U.S. cities purposefully included in the list of destinations for the "60 wrd/min art critic." Waxman has focused her project on vibrant regional arts communities, from Austin, TX to Portland, OR, from Durham, NC to Kansas City, MO, whose artists rarely have opportunities to receive nationally published art reviews. The 60 wrd/min art critic is a project of the Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68097&type=e New ceramic sculptures by New York artist, Leigh Taylor Mickelson. "The Lure and Botanical Duet series give homage to one of the most recent inspirations for my work: a plant's will to pollinate. For me, the private "business" of flowering plants reveals a world that mimics human interaction to a fascinating degree. In addition, the forms found inside plants, once magnified, divulge a beauty that is regrettably unseen by the naked eye. In my work, I aim to capture the essence of these organic forms, reveal their beauty, and hence celebrate nature's will to attract and therefore produce. I am also interested in the recent mysterious disappearance of honeybees, which threatens the ability for plants to pollinate effectively. I see the environmental threat on this process also as an interesting metaphor to how humans, as well as plants, are made to constantly adapt to their environment in order to thrive."-Mickelson http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68586&type=e The Decadence of Decay exhibition features the 3D work of Amanda L. Spayd (Ohio) and Cris Rose (UK). Opening reception will take place on Saturday, March 6 from 7-10pm. Amanda L. Spayd will be in attendance. Exhibition will be on display March 6 through March 31. Hours: Tues-Sat 12-7 (Gallery Hop Saturdays 12-11), Sun 12-5 and by appt. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=66104&type=e Graduation Reception: Sat, Mar 20 5PM - 7PM This exhibition, part of the tri-annual group BFA thesis exhibitions, presents selections from winter quarter's graduating students' studio thesis work. Free. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=68692&type=e Discover today's world through this captivating study of that basic building block, the brick. On the surface, In Comparison couldn't be more simple. Without commentary, the film observes how different cultures produce bricks, from hand-crafted clay in Burkina Faso to precision production lines in Germany. But as Artforum notes, "Farocki gradually adds layer upon layer of meaning, subtly transforming what could have been a Discovery Channel documentary into a stringent essay film on labor, industrialization, and the hidden mechanics of cinematic montage." (61 mins., 16mm) For over 40 years, Harun Farocki has been one of the most incisive and respected practitioners of the documentary, political, and essay film genres. He's increasingly known for his video installations, one of which-Deep Play-is featured in our Hard Targets exhibition. http://www.columbusarts.com/details.php?id=67591&type=e Concert opera presentation featuring Anthony dean Griffey, internationally recognized tenor and principal singer at the Met; OSU Alumni: Kathleen Sasnett soprano, Eric McKeever and Jacob Pence baritones; current OSU voice students: Laura Portune, soprano, Jonathon Jurgens, tenor and Calvin Griffin, bass; and featuring Sebastian D.G. Knowles, Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities, as Narrator. The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs and the OSU Symphony Orchestra, all perform under the baton of Marshall Haddock. Tickets are $20 general admission and $12 senior citizens and students with ID. Advance tickets available at (614) 292-3535 or (614) 292-2295.