Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Newark Art Space Holds Community Open House Events

GRANVILLE, Ohio — Denison University’s Newark Art Space welcomes members of the community to open house events this fall at the Newark Art Space (23 West Church, Newark). The open houses provide an opportunity for guests to meet the artists-in-residence, participate in workshops and gather with community members. These events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jonathan Vega at 740-587-6325 or visit Denison.edu.

Supported in part by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council, the Newark Art Space is a large, open, multi-use space in Newark’s Crystal Ballroom Building that is open to the Newark, Granville and Denison communities as a venue to experience art as an observer or audience member, and as a place to learn, perform and exhibit. Events include:

·      Thursday, Sept. 29, from 9:30 a.m. until noon: Ceramic demonstration with Denison artists-in-residence Jennifer Hansen Gard and Lauren Karle.

·      Friday, Sept. 30, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Open House with artist-in-residence Jeni Hansen Gard. Enjoy an evening of hands-on art making, refreshments and community gathering. Guests will have the opportunity to make cups for the “Cups of Conversation” gallery exhibit on October 11.

·      Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: “Cups of Conversation,” exhibition of cups created during the open house on Sept. 30.

·      Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Newark Art Space Grand Opening featuring a panel discussion with artists Jeni Hansen Gard, Peter Clouse, Joanna Powell and panel moderator Anna Walker, Windgate Foundation Curatorial Fellow for Contemporary Craft.

·      Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Open House with artist-in-residence Peter Clouse, a fiber artist whose work fuses the concepts of consumption, waste, and recycling with textile traditions and landscape.

·      Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Open House with artist-in-residence Joanna Powell, vessel maker and painter.

·       Friday, Dec. 2, at noon: Artist’s Talk with vessel maker and painter Joanna Powell, artist-in-residence.





“Between the Shadow and the Light” Art from Africa, North America on Display at Schnormeier Gallery

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — “Between the Shadow and the Light” art exhibit will be on display at Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Schnormeier Gallery Nov. 7 to Dec. 16, 2016. A reception for the show will be held on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, from 6-9 p.m.  
    
    In June 2013, a team of 10 North American and 10 African artists gathered for a two-week “R5” seminar and studio in South Africa. This resulting exhibition presents the artist as both piercing prophet and hopeful seer, and pushes viewers to consider the resonance of South Africa for North America and beyond. The title “R5” evokes a common symbol in South Africa, the five-rand coin, and provides a way of remembering five critical issues with which South African artists struggle: Remembrance, Resistance, Reconciliation, Representation, and Re-visioning.
    
    The exhibition includes painting, sculpture, photography, collage, textile and book arts, installation, assemblage, new media, and video. These works range from narrative to conceptual in a variety of styles and approaches, and together they create a vibrant visual conversation on issues relevant to us all, no matter our nationality or circumstance.
    
    The show will be on display at Schnormeier Gallery weekdays from noon to 4:30 p.m.
    

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Screenings of ART21’s series ‘Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 8’

GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Denison Museum and the Department of Studio Art present screenings of ART21’s new season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 8.” Airing on PBS, the new season will debut with four one-hour episodes featuring portraits of 16 innovative artists who live and work in the dynamic cities of Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Vancouver.The screenings will open with a faculty introduction and follow with a discussion panel. The events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Megan Hancock at 740-587-6255 or visit Denison.edu.

These events are part of ART21 Screening Society 2016, a worldwide initiative providing unprecedented access to contemporary artists through preview screenings of ART21’s “Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 8.” ART21 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a more creative place through the work and words of living artists.

·      Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m.: “Art in the Twenty-First Century: Chicago” in the Auditorium of Herrick Hall (600 West Loop.)

·      Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6:30 p.m.: “Art in the Twenty-First Century: Mexico City” in the Auditorium of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road).

·      Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 11:30 a.m.: “Art in the Twenty-First Century: Los Angeles” in the Atrium of Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street).

·      Thursday, Nov.10, at 6:30 p.m.: “Art in the Twenty-First Century: Vancouver” at the Newark Art Space (23 West Church Street, Newark).

Thursday, September 15, 2016

September studio art events at Denison

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Artist's talk with sculptor Chris Domenick at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Knapp Performance Lab in Blair Knapp Hall (300 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dyan Couden at 740-587-6596 or visit denison.edu/events.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Summer Scholars in the fine arts present their research at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Bryant Art Gallery in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dyan Couden at 740-587-6596 or visit denison.edu/events.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Artist's talk with potter and social artist Lauren Karle at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Knapp Performance Lab in Blair Knapp Hall (300 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dyan Couden at 740-587-6596 or visit denison.edu/events.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Gallery Hop Night featuring the solo exhibitions of Matt Dumon ’17 and Ivy Distler ’18 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Bryant Art Gallery in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street) and the MIX Gallery at Mulberry House (202 North Mulberry Street). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dyan Couden at 740-587-6596 or visit denison.edu/events.