2019 Governor’s Awards winners
At noon on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, nine winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2019 Arts Day & Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio luncheon and…
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Airways to fill with many hits
Directed by Chelsea Whirledge and accompanied by Christopher Andres, on Saturday, May 18, at 7:00 pm and on Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 pm, the Greenville High School Vocal Music…
IMA treasures to go on view
Opening Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Newfields in Indianapolis, “Life and Legacy: Portraits from the Clowes Collection” features many of the Museum’s most beloved paintings, including Rembrandt’s Self-Portrait, painted…
To speak at area libraries
On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 6:30 pm, Julia Monnin, author of “The World is Noisy—God Whispersâ€Â will be at the A.J. Wise-Botkins Branch Library in Botkins, Ohio to talk about her spiritual journey, answer…
Society to be at Lilac Festival
On Saturday, May 11, 2019, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, members of the Defiance Society of Artists will be exhibiting, demonstrating, including member’s works in oil, acrylic and watercolor…
Annual Quilt Show will be ‘spectacular’
Opening Wednesday, May 1 through Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio will be the 43rd Annual Quilt Show is a kaleidoscope of color and creativity on…
Concert series has much action
Beginning on Thursdays, from May 30 through July 18, 2019, the Indiana Historical Society’s Concerts on the Canal begins with live music from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Eugene…
Grisaille makes realistic painting easier
Many artists have difficulty creating a full range of tones (lights and darks) using color. They spend a lot of time adjusting lights and shadows because they just can’t seem…
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Old Millie facing ‘wrecking bar’
On February, 26, 2019, the City of Celina, Ohio notified the owners of the Lininger Building it was unsafe and they had 60 days to make the upgrades or the…
‘Delicious’ dishware eye-pleasing
On view at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia through January 5, 2020, “Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica†is an exhibit featuring decorated dinnerware. In Renaissance Italy,…
Show reveals painter’s process
Set to open Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, “Monet and the Modern City” explores the enduring theme of industry in art through…
Artist has Ohio roots
On Friday, May 24, 2019, “Diana Al-Hadid: Sublimations” will go on view in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery at Nashville’s Frist Art Museum and outdoors at Cheekwood through September…
Ideas are a blend of works
On view through June 23, 2019, in the Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, the exhibit, “Tradition Interrupted” explores the methods used by…
Concert series inked
The Nashville Symphony schedule for its 2019 Community Concerts series, which will be free performances at seven public parks and greenspaces throughout Middle Tennessee are as follows: 7:30 pm, Thursday,…
Competitors sought for festival
Creators of clay, fiber, photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry works, and other mediums are being called to entry the 10th annual Fort Wayne Arts Festival at Jefferson Pointe in this city…
In Step with Pat Rayman
Watercolor paper collage Don’t throw out that old watercolor! As many watercolorists, I have a large portfolio of old discards and unfinished paintings. I wait for the right moment to…
Book profits go to children
Sarah Curry Rathel, an author and founder of Smile Books Project and illustrator Bob Kelly and along with Carlisle, Ohio Chamberlain Middle School sixth-grader Matthew Harrison have produced another book.…
Artist’s new works debut
On view through August 25, 2019 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will be a new body of work from American painter Ruth Root, in the 81st installment…
Judge chosen for June show
Executive Director of the Richmond Art Museum in Richmond, Indiana, Shaun Thomas Dingwerth has been selected to serve as the judge for the Maria Stein Shrine 9th Annual Art Show…
Worldwide call to artists
The Art This Way program is seeking artists for their 2019 Alleyway Activation Project for the west and north wall of 840 S. Calhoun Street. So far, Fort Wayne Downtown…
Show to stop at Hayner Center
The 41st exhibition of the Ohio Watercolor Society makes its scheduled showing at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio from Friday, April 5 through Sunday April 28, 2019.…
Van Gogh work is real
After nearly 30 years of doubt, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art’s painting, “Vase with Poppies”(c. 1886) by Vincent Van Gogh, has been fully authenticated by specialists at the Van…
Graduates to show their works
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, the annual exit show for the graduating Master of Fine Arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art goes on view at the…
Former Gas Station makes design list
Architectural Digest has selected the 410 Bakery in New Albany, Indiana as one of “America’s 7 Most Beautiful Gas Station Conversions” to join a list of other chosen gas…
‘Holy’ 7th year opens soon
Now in its seventh year, “Artistry Under the Dome” will be in full bloom, showcasing the talents and works of artists either residing in or originally from Mercer and Auglaize…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal print editions
To order any past print editions, contact Ben…
Photo call competition issued
“Through Our Eyes 2019” is seeking entries for the photography competition by the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio. Photographers of all ages, including children, are encouraged to submit photographs.…
Photo works is real surrealism
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Joel Thurm hit the ground running after studies at Hunter College majoring in theater and psychology. Without any prior experience in the field, his…
Curator joins Museum staff
On Monday, March 25, 2019, in his new role at the Newfield’s, Michael Vetter, PhD becomes Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, where he will create a vision for the Indianapolis…
Teacher show set for April
Opening at Arts Place for Blackford County in Hartford City, Indiana on Monday, April 1, 2019, “Voyages-Near and Far” is work by Kathy Ayers. An opening reception on Saturday, April…
Celtic tunes to fill airways
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum international musical group Celtic Woman brings its new live show, Ancient Land, to Lima, Ohio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 at 7:30 pm at the Crouse Performance…
Few media of art have been able to withstand the revolving changes of design. However, quilting still remains a strong reminder of how the world has recognized this primitive art…
A show of prose and paintings
PIQUA, OH (NWPR) – A joint reception for the release of “Excursions: A Literary and Photography Journal” and the art show “Portals” which features a selection of abstract paintings by…
Performers to ‘duke’ it out
The third in the series of Darke County Center for the Arts Artists Series 2018-2019 Ruby Anniversary season, “Piano Men: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel” starts at…
Stunning artifacts part of celebration
For three decades, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art has brought to the region art exhibitions and special events and their latest, “A Sense of Beauty:…
Student art blooms with quality
Over 110 works from 12 area high schools in Northwest Ohio were on exhibit in the atrium of Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio. The High School Invitational…
All about Detroit series in bloom
Showing through April 5, 2019 at Marygrove College, “A Community Collecting: Art from Northwest Detroit” exhibition is about their Defining Detroit series that consist of Detroit-focused lectures, readings, exhibits and…
Show steps back in time
POSTPONED The world premiere of “The Soul Train” by artist Dara Birnbaum comes to the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York on Sunday, April 14, 2019.…
Native art style is reimagined
Tlingit art of the Northwest native cultures, found on utilitarian and personal objects of these tribes, are displayed in various states of realism. Eyes, joints, fins and feathers are…
‘A brute force of nature’
“The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet” by Henry Fountain, a veteran New York Times writer and editor, tells about the…
Festival on the ‘bookshelf’
COLUMBUS, OH – Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their favorite Ohio writers. The literary event welcomes 100+ authors…
Artworks ‘uplift’ healing
Their mission is: “Relentless pursuit of optimal health for every child within our reach.” Their vision is: “Reinventing the path to children’s health for families throughout our region and beyond.”…
Global ‘passage’ awarded
Long before artist Todd Williamson of Los Angeles stepped onto AAPJ’s Centerstage, little did it know from his undergraduate days at Belmont University in Nashville and up to now; he…
Marion-born artist debuts at museum
Opening Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Newfields, “Samuel Levi Jones: Left of Center” is an exhibition that provides visual commentary on the oppressive nature of American power structures.…
Wood to exhibit
ST. MARYS, OH (NWPR) – “I have a realistic style that I have developed throughout my career. I enjoy creating realism using natural tones true to the subject, and I…
Book sales benefit animals
CHARLESTOWN, IN (NWPR) – Author Mary Ann Evans pseudonym George Eliot (1819-1880) wrote, “Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms,” and today,…
Good times to roll again
PIQUA, OH (NWPR) – Year 2019 marks the 25th year for Mainstreet Piqua’s annual Taste of the Arts celebration. Goers will experience art, food and music on Friday, May 10…
Maple Syrup on tap at Camp Palmer
FAYETTE, OH (NWPR) – Tucked in the woods next to Harrison Lake State Park, 4-H Camp Palmer has scheduled an event on Sunday, March 17, 2019 for visitors to learn…
Bell chosen new leader
INDIANAPOLIS , IN (NWPR) – “I’m honored and excited to return to WGU (Western Governors University) Indiana as Chancellor, to sustain and grow the University’s commitment to helping Hoosiers return…