Art Market Saturday

It's a celebration of everything clay! Mugs, cups, bowls, plates, tiles, vases, tumblers, magnets, sculptures, teapots, stoneware, porcelain, raku work, figures and more. Stop by the Clay Art Market with hand-crafted clay work by local artists for sale on Saturday, Feb 27, noon to 6 pm, at the Arts Initiative office, 1568 N High St in the alley at South Campus Gateway.

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Please touch the art! Couchfire Collective presents a hands-on exhibition -- Touchy Feely -- in the Ohio Art League Gallery Feb 25-27. This interactive exhibition invites visitors to pick up the artwork and really get "in touch" with it. Opening reception is Saturday, Feb 27, 6-10 pm. The gallery is located in Arts in the Alley at South Campus Gateway. Stop in after the Art Market (see above).

Enjoy a hot lunch. . . for a cause! Stop by the ShoeBox Gallery in the South Campus Gateway alley for lunch on Friday Feb 26, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm when ARTillery will host an empty bowls fundraiser. For $20 you can choose a hand-made ceramic bowl that will be filled with vegetarian black bean soup from MadMex. Enjoy it with a piece of artisan bread while you check out the this month's Art Market preview featuring clay work from local artists. The bowl is yours to keep. Money from sales will go to a central Ohio food bank, ARTillery Ohio and the artist.

ARTillery is seeking submissions for Iconic Columbus, an exhibition of artworks that capture the essensce of our city. For complete information and to submit an application please visit www.artilleryohio.com. Deadline to apply is March 10.

ARTillery's March featured artist is Bobby Rosenstock, whose exhibition in the Shoebox opens Thurs, March 4, 6-9 pm. The exhibition of Rosenstock's work continues until March 27.
Rosenstock runs a letterpress shop, Just A Jar , in Marietta, Ohio. His large-format woodcuts and artist books evoke a quality of modern mythology and storytelling. With an old-fashioned, raw style and a bit of quirky humor, his unique prints speak of his process while channeling philosophy, history and science.

On that same evening -- March 4, 6-9 pm -- in Arts in the Alley at South Campus Gateway, the Ohio Art League gallery opens a new exhibition of works by Larissa Mellor, curated by Nicole Langille. And Heroes and Legends, an exhibition of new works by Adam Brouilette, continues in the Arts Initiative space.

ARTillery Kicks off ARTtalks

by Kate Dowell, ARTilllery Assistant Director

ARTillery ARTtalks (above) kicked off this past Thursday at the Shoebox featuring Adam Brouillette, Larissa Mellor and Bobby Rosenstock. Friends and community members came out to hear about their work straight from the artists’ mouths. (And to try my homemade pie of course).

To start the night Eric Rausch gave a brief intro about ARTillery and officially announced that we are seeking new members. If you are interested in becoming a member check out the benefits at www.artilleryohio.com and submit a form on the site telling us why you what to be involved and what you can bring to the group.

Continue reading Kate's article here.

Notable News

You can catch the latest four interviews on our very own WOSU radio feature here. The short program, The Emerging Artist Studio, features Karen Bell of the Arts Initiative interviewing promising emerging artists. The most recent interviews spotlight Maggie Page, Eric Rausch, Matt Slaybaugh and Liv Gjestvang. Enjoy!

Enjoy a hot lunch. . . for a cause! Stop by the ShoeBox Gallery in the South Campus Gateway alley for lunch on Friday Feb 26, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm when ARTillery will host an empty bowls fundraiser. For $20 you can choose a hand-made ceramic bowl that will be filled with vegetarian black bean soup from MadMex. Enjoy it with a piece of artisan bread while you check out the this month's Art Market preview featuring clay work from local artists. The bowl is yours to keep. Money from sales will go to a central Ohio food bank, ARTillery Ohio and the artist.

RSC to Perform in New York in 2011, in association with OSU

Ohio State to join with Lincoln Center in presenting England's Royal Shakespeare Company in 2011

The Ohio State University today announced it is joining with Lincoln Center Festival and Park Avenue Armory to bring England's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to the New York-based Festival, for an unprecedented six-week residency in July and August 2011.

The announcement was made at New York's Lincoln Center with Karen Bell, associate vice president and head of The Arts Initiative at Ohio State, and David Frantz, secretary of Ohio State's Board of Trustees, representing the university. Both were instrumental in creating the university's partnership with the RSC. (read complete press release)

See additional articles:

Wall Street Journal: Royal Shakespeare Co. Announces 2011 Run in NYC

Los Angeles Times: Stratford-upon-Avon coming to New York city via Royal Shakespeare Company

Minneapolis Star: Royal Shakespeare Company plans 6-week New York visit during summer 2011

The Columbus Dispatch: Wexners, OSU sponsor plays

The Other Paper: Ohio State to join with Lincoln Center in presenting England’s Royal Shakespeare Company in 2011 Unique private gift enables Ohio State’s participation

Notable News

Not only are we at the Arts Initiative involved in bringing the internationally renowned Royal Shakespeare Company to the US. . . we're also supporting our own talented emerging artists here in Columbus. And. . . some no-talent acts as well. Read on:


The first No-Talent Talent Gong Show attracted a crowd of over 100 people, with about 10 to 12 talented acts vying for the top prize, a golden faucet. In the end, it was awarded by flambouyant MC Eoin O'Brien to two artists (above) Amandda Tirey Graham (left) and Lisa McLymont. The duo's act was a feather-filled skit called Avant Birds. Other acts included a mother/daughter lion-taming act, songs, jokes and a performance by an OSU tap dance class (below, awaiting their turn onstage, with Gong Show organizer Jenai Cutcher, right). The evening's performances were detailed in a next-day Columbus Dispatch article by Jeff Sheban.


Meanwhile, the Arts Initiative space opened Heroes and Legends, an exhibition of new large-scale paintings by Adam Brouillette (below).

Galleries and Gongs

Arts in the Alley will be bustling with activity this Thursday, Feb 4, from 6 to 9 pm. Three gallery openings will spotlight work by four artists in the South Campus Gateway alley: Heroes and Legends, new large-scale paintings by local artist Adam Brouillette (Arts Initiative space, 6-9 pm), After, fiber works (below) by Erin Riley (Shoebox, 6-9 pm), and Constructing Color, works by Ohio State alums Christin Hutchinson (above) & Ian Magargee (Ohio Art League gallery, 6-8 pm). The No-Talent Talent Gong Show kicks off at 8 pm in the Gateway Film Center lobby with Eoin O'Brien serving as MC and a panel of celebrity judges.

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ARTillary presents Art Talks -- chats from artists who are featured in Arts in the Alley exhibitions in February and March. Stop by the Shoebox (1570 N High St) at 7 pm Thurs, Feb 11 to enjoy talks by Adam Brouillette, Larissa Mellor and Bobby Rosenstock.