Join artist Stephanie Rond for the opening of her multimedia exhibition

  "Dangerous Impermanence" 

 6:30-9:30 pm

 at the Shot Tower in Fort Hayes, her alma mater!

Dangerous Impermanence demands that we question the concepts of scale, environment, equality and gender roles with the use of installation artwork, a documentary and a solo exhibition of Rond’s “ghost girl” paintings.

The exhibition will include a screening of the short film Tiny Out Loud, a documentary by fellow OAL filmmakers Andrew Ina and Dan Gerdeman

Hosted by Columbus College of Art & Design on Saturday, Oct. 11, The Social Political Object will present artwork and research that explore designation, the object, and the system an object is held within. Artists, academics, community members, and cultural practitioners will come together for discussions intended to illuminate both historical work and current activity. Keynote speaker Sharon Hayes is an internationally renowned artist whose work looks at gender by demonstrating how historical gender affiliations have embedded themselves in our collective memory and are played out in current political situations. Her work has been shown in museums, galleries, and performance spaces around the world, including the New Museum, the Tate Modern in London, Museum Moderner Kunst in Vienna, and the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin.

This is your opportunity to give a brief presentation (similar to an elevator pitch) of your work to a large audience of practicing artists, art educators, art historians, and others in the region. The panel will now be 60 minutes long and we are looking for 12 quality BFA/MFA students in the region to proficiently present a few images of recent work and briefly talk (2 minutes & 30 seconds maximum) about ideas, themes, and/or process.

If you are interested in presenting your work and/or being a student moderator at the SculptureX symposium PLEASE email

• images 10 Images
  
• artist statement
  
• resume/CV
  

to Danielle Julian Norton, subject line "SculptureX CALL" by September 10th 2014.

For more information, visit the SculptureX 2014 website.

"The creatures in [Ashley] Pierce's work seem to be acting in their own little dramas. They are whimsical at first glance but it soon becomes clear that they are struggling with more complex issues. Surprisingly, because it's not clear if they are male or female or even if they are human. Ashley regards most of her characters as self-portraits."

Ohio Art League member-artist Ashley D. Pierce (Ashley Pauley) is a self-taught mixed media artist born and residing in Columbus, Ohio. The subject matter of her work is drawn from her personal experiences, emotions and people in her life. Sometimes her work seems light and comical, but often it's deceiving dealing with deeper more complex issues. Pattern and texture play an important role in her work as she states that it allows her time to build relationships and work out conflicts with her subject matter. The unique style of her work allows the viewer to create their own story and dialog with the piece.

In the artist's own words: "I start with an idea and create a very loose sketch on wood. It’s not until I start inking the drawing in until I know if it will work out or not."


Read more about the artist here!

For those of you that have watched and fallen in love with the Emmy-winning animated series Bob's Burgers, you know it's more art form than cartoon. Thus, the creator of the show, Loren Bouchard, has decided to launch a "not-a-knockoff" comic book of the show to illustrate a "dream state" in which the storytelling is heightened to a peak with a layout resembling the fantasy sequences in the show.

"Local gallery and toy shop Rivet will be carrying the new comic book series, and if that’s not exciting enough- the gallery will have an exclusive variant first issue that features Rivet on the cover next to Bob’s Burgers hamburger restaurant," says Columbus Underground. "Laura Kuenzli, owner of Rivet and huge fan of Tina Belcher (the eldest daughter in the Belcher family), is thrilled to offer the new comic with such special significance."

If you haven't stopped into the gallery slash toy shop, you're totally missing out. From innovative, contemporary, fun local art spread across the walls, to provocative, sophisticated photography, to, Game of Thrones and Adventuretime paraphernalia, you can basically decorate your entire trendy, studio apartment in one place.

Kuenzli learned of Bob’s Burgers about two years ago and since then has enjoyed escaping into the world of the Belchers.

“I enjoy that every character has memorable quotes and the story revolves around an average family trying to get by every day in their own quirky way,” says the gallery owner. “It is a 30 minute interval of happiness that finds escape of daily stress. And of course, I feel a connection with Tina. I believe she is my spirit animal.”

Lolz all you want, but Rivet will sell the comics as long as Kuenzli loves the show! Read the entire article via the Columbus Underground website!

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A month-long initiative presented by Columbus's own, Wild Goose Creative, #wildartcolumbus brings together the best of social media interaction and the growing appreciation for "community-driven arts." Rather than seeing the omnipotent internet in our everyday lives as a means to escape person-to-person encounters, the philosophy behind #wildartcolumbus is that they can be symbiotic and even meaningful.

Each day during September, viewers of Wild Goose Creative's social media accounts will be invited to linger on and converse about art from a range of mediums, and connect with the artist as well!

Keep your eyes peeled for Ohio Art League member-artist-volunteer, Cyrus Fire! With a name like that, you know he's got to be good. 

Conversations about the work of 29 artists will be brought together in order to procure an exhibition with a gallery reception at the end of September-the 30, to be exact- in the WGC community art space.  Make sure you tag #wildartcolumbus to take part in the dialogue and see what your local Columbus grown artists are up to.

In case you haven’t heard of Women Painting Women, it's a major movement now, started as a blog to spotlight women artists a few years ago by innovator artists, Alia El-Bermani, Diane Feisel and Sadie Valeri. Over the past five years, this revolution has grown into multiple shows each September at some of the finest figurative art galleries across the country. And this year…after trying for a few years to get in, one of “Chicks with Balls” creator Judy Takacs paintings will be included! Yay!

The show opens tomorrow, September 5th at the Principle Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina from 6- 8 pm. As we know this is quite the voyage to make in 24-hour’s notice, so you can still check out Takacs’s solo exhibition in Oberlin, Ohio on the same night! And she will be there!

For centuries, artists have used their mediums as an expression of societal issues and community outreach. From musical legend Bob Dylan to Picasso’s Guernica, their predecessors and those greats to follow, artists encompass peace in hopes of changing the world. Peace is possible, and you can help!

The Peace Project’s 5th annual Call-for-Artists is now open and asking artists worldwide to show the world where Peace starts. Artists are asked to delve deeper into the birth of peace and its progression. Does it arise from the simple beauty provided by nature? A child’s innocence? Equality? Community? Love?

In four short years, The Peace Project, supported by artists and others, has:

• Educated dozens of children in Sierra Leone, Africa.
  
• Distributed 10,000 pairs of crutches to amputees, war victims, polio survivors and mothers and children in Sierra Leone on World Peace Day, 2011.
  
• Designed a Peace Museum in Sierra Leone in conjunction with the UN.
  
• Created and produced Peace Tips, specially designed crutch tips that last one year, extend the life of crutches and greatly improve mobility for users.
  
• And currently, they’re building 40 houses and a community center in the Philippines for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
  

Deadline for submission is 4 pm September 8, 2014, so submit today!

Find out more about The Peace Project here!

Hello Members!

Welcome to the Member's Blog. As a new benefit to being a member of Ohio Art League, we now offer a Member's Blog. This blog will provide updates, in addition to our regular wordpress blog,  that are Member only opportunities, call for entries, current member exhibits and more! Just login using your member credentials and you will have full access to sharing!

A unique feature is that YOU, our members, can post too! Please share with us, your current or upcoming exhibitions, shows, events, and workshops! This art collective is not just exclusively for putting out calls for entry and exhibition opportunities. We are a community of artists who share a passion to create, share knowledge and skills, and inspire. 

That being said, we would like to invite you to share your knowledge, be a part of this community, and join us in celebrating one another!

Congratulations to OAL member Sharon Tousey-Pomales on her acceptance of her painting "Hibernating" into the upcoming Pastel Society of America 42nd Annual Exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York City!

Exhibition runs September 2-27th, with an opening reception on September 19th. You can also check out her ad in "My Fine Art Connoisseur".

So Mark your calendars!!!

Interested in checking out more of her artwork? Visit Sharon Tousey-Pomales Website