Talle Bamazi, Christopher Burk, and Jason Morgan receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards. Individual Excellence Awards are recognition of artists’ bodies of work that exemplify specific disciplines and advance the larger creative community. These awards support artists' growth and development and recognize their work in Ohio and their cultural influence beyond the state.
“I am thrilled to be serving as a juror for the OAC Biennial Juried Exhibition because it allows me the chance to be part of a larger conversation about artwork in Ohio, and to help showcase the work of talented artists in the state,” said Powell, McCoy Professor of Art and Director of Gallery 310.
"Fashion meets visual art at Gallery Hop event launching collaboration." Michelle Brandt, owner of Brandt-Roberts Galleries and Yohannan "Yogi" Terrell, founder of the Columbus Fashion Alliance, came up with the idea for the "Fashion is Art" exhibition. On May 7, fashion designers and artists who have collaborated on pieces will begin sharing their work in Short North galleries.
Leeman finds inspiration for her work through text, particularly Jewish texts such as the Talmud and the Five Books of Moses. Working with these texts allows her to find meaning in literature that is very complex and difficult to understand.
Artist Christopher Burk recently spent two months at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation Residency in Bethany, Connecticut. In addition to focused time on his own artwork, Burk also had access to the Foundation's archives and library.