Arts & Cultural Events

• Exhibit: Luc Tuymans
  September 17 - January 3, 2010 / Wexner Center for the Arts
  Experience the work of Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans in his first U.S. retrospective and the most comprehensive presentation of his art to date. Tuymans is considered one of the most significant European painters of his generation, and he has been an enduring influence on younger and emerging artists. Born and raised in Antwerp, where he lives and works, Tuymans is an inheritor to the vast tradition of Northern European painting and draws on this heritage in his work. At the same time, as a child of the 1950s and 1960s, he is deeply interested in and understandably influenced by photography, television, and cinema. Also interested in the lingering effects of World War II on the lives of Europeans, he frequently explores issues of history and memory. His distinctive compositions make ingenious use of cropping, close-ups, framing, and sequencing, offering fresh perspectives on the medium of painting, as well as larger cultural issues. Tuymans's paintings might initially suggest relatively innocuous depictions of everyday life, but there is almost always another meaning lurking beneath the surface. The artist's more recent work addresses the postcolonial situation in the Congo and the dramatic turn of world events after 9/11; these series have led Tuymans to a sustained investigation of the realms of the pathological and the conspiratorial.
• Gallery Show: True to Form
  October 3 - January 23, 2010 / Columbus Center for Paper & Book Arts
  Meet the show artists, see new gifts & projects!
• Arts in Work Spaces: Rob Carroll
  October 6 - December 31, 2009 / City of Upper Arlington
  The city of Upper Arlington's Cultural Arts Division is proud to feature the colorful abstract paintings of Rob Carroll. Rob Carroll's work will be on display October through December at the Caspian II building, National Church Residences and The Ohio Orthopedic Center. Carroll uses mixed media on a variety of canvases to create colorful abstract works that explore the relationship between objects, their value and those who would assign a worth, or lack thereof, to them.
• Harry Shearer Project
  October 9 - January 3, 2010 / Wexner Center for the Arts
  The Silent Echo Chamber, a work by artist, actor, and writer Harry Shearer, features news feeds of politicians, television hosts, and commentators captured in the moments before they went live on television.
• Oil Painting Lessons
  October 20 - December 19, 2009 / Jan Allmon Studio Gallery
  Art classes start in November for groups of two - four. Bring the material you would like to work with and receive demonstrations and advice from Jan. Keep these classes in mind as you shop for your loved ones this holiday season- art classes make a great gift for anyone looking to enrich their own lives with art.
• Exhibit: Dorothy Gill Barnes, Generations: Marks in Time with Blair Davis and Adam Bradley
  October 22 - December 27, 2009 / Peggy R. McConnell Art Center of Worthington
  Dorothy Gill Barnes, an internationally acclaimed artist and long time Worthington resident, will be the first to artist to present in the main gallery at the McConnell Art Center. The material used in the new work created specifically for this exhibition, has been harvested from trees found damaged by storms or removed due to safety concerns in Worthington. Two new installations created by Barnes, "Cottonwood" and "Sycamore," are formed from trees which stood for over 100 years along the banks of the Olentangy River.
• Arts in Work Spaces: Alysse Gafkjen
  October 31 - March 31, 2010 / City of Upper Arlington
  The city of Upper Arlington's Cultural Arts Division is proud to feature the photography of Alysse Gafkjen. Gafkjen's work will be on display November 2009 through March 2010 at our newest Arts in Work Spaces partnership with Nurtur the Salon. Alysse Gafkjen aims to capture life through her lens so that we can remember those moments no matter how minuscule. From viewing her images she hopes to promote, influence, and inspire so that we can all realize we are equal and deserve to be, to create, and to live life to our fullest of capabilities. She approaches every idea with an open mind and a driven mindset.
• Exhibit: Effervescent
  November 5-28, 2009 / Ohio Art League
  Laura Alexander explores and manipulates light and shadow through the use of hand-cut paper and etched glass.
• Exhibit: The Art of Ragnar and Charlie Owens
  November 7-29, 2009 / Rivet
  Rivet's November exhibition features the intriguing art of Charlie Owens and Ragnar!
• Art Challenges
  November 8 - December 27, 2009 / Columbus Museum of Art
  Visit the Art Challenges station in the galleries to participate in exciting, competitive games that highlight a CMA artwork or collection. Compete against friends or family members, or challenge scores posted by other visitors. Prizes are part of the fun, and one winner each week will earn a CMA gift certificate.
• The Lyrical and the Sublime
  November 14 - December 19, 2009 / Jung Association Gallery
  The Lyrical and the Sublime, an exhibit by artists John and Elizabeth Fergus-Jean, will be held at the Jung Association Gallery November 14th - December 19th. The exhibition consists of multi-layered platinum, palladium, silver gelatin, and ink photographs. Elizabeth uses a pinhole camera to capture the lyrical and mysterious aspects of the natural world. As she states, The diaphanous quality of these images reflects my deep spirituality and strong eco-consciousness, and centers on stories that emerge from our culture as potent sites for the engagement of mythic material and archetypal resonances found within our lives. In contrast, John's combination images of distressed daguerreotype portraits, contemporary personae, and text are infused with a stark darkness that is scaleless, confrontational, and sublime.
• Sabbatical Exhibition: Design Consciousness
  November 19 - December 19, 2009 / Columbus College of Art & Design
  Design Consciousness is a blog that serves as an extension of Carl Garant's personal quest to explore, discuss and unveil those cryptic characteristics that surround the phenomenon we recognize as design. Through short investigative commentaries, Garant proposes that design has an intimate and paradoxical relationship with consciousness and that this awareness is fundamental to the creation and realization of design's matrix. He sees the relationship between design and consciousness as being symbolic in nature and a deep-seated, universal principle. Each post represents a small step on this personal expedition, a journey that strives to bring forth an awareness of the strength and power of the design function.
• Sabbatical Exhibition: Conneaut Cycle
  November 19 - December 19, 2009 / Columbus College of Art & Design
  Carol Griffith's newest paintings make up Conneaut Cycle, which explores the idea of a series of paintings moving through time and space and surrounding the viewer. The work plays on the notion of cycloramas, like those surviving in Gettysburg PA and Atlanta GA. These popular spectacles once attracted paying audiences; huge, floor-to-ceiling paintings surrounded viewers in a round gallery with an epic event or an impressive locale.
• Exhibit: Argentina Remembered: Reprised Watercolors from Cordoba and Salta Provinces
  November 19 - December 19, 2009 / Columbus College of Art & Design
  In 2007, Walter King painted a collection of seventy watercolors while traveling in the lower Andes of Argentina. Those works, along with watercolors made on a previous trip to South America, were stolen en route to the United States. Attesting to the power of memory and to the lasting impressions Argentina made on King, this exhibition features a collection of works he recreated from memory upon returning to Ohio, as well as a number of small sketches that did make it home with the artist.
• Thiossane West African Dance Institute
  November 20-21, 2009 / Lincoln Theatre
  
• The Rendville Art Show
  November 20-22, 2009 / Bryn Du Mansion
  An Exhibit and Sale at the Bryn Du Mansion in featuring the art of the Rendville Art Works.
• The Columbus Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 9
  November 20-22, 2009 / Ohio Theatre
  The Columbus Symphony brings out a third Symphony No. 9 in a row! This time, the orchestra performs the ninth symphony of German composer Gustav Mahler. At the time, Mahler was struggling between tonal and atonal worlds. This struggle is clearly evident in this work, especially the fourth movement. While it was written in 1909, Mahler never heard it performed; it was premiered in Vienna in 1912, a year after his death.
• Art Around Town
  November 21, 2009 / Lincoln Theatre
  Experience the Columbus Museum of Art in your neighborhood! Art Around Town is an exciting new program that brings authentic CMA artwork along with fun, artful activities to a community near you. Adults will enjoy lively ""One Work, One Hour"" discussions, and families can play art games, create art projects, and have great experiences with great art from CMA!
• Columbus Dance Theatre: A-Z
  November 21, 2009 / Columbus Dance Theatre's Fisher Theatre
  Watch a dance made before your very eyes, and you help to choose the movement and the music. Audience members will vote for their favorite dance phrases and music and then watch Tim Veach create a dance from the winning phrases and music.
• 7th Annual Jewish Community Arts and Crafts Fair
  November 22, 2009 / Jewish Community Center
  Save the date for this year's Jewish Community Arts and Crafts Fair. This year's fair will feature high-quality artists and artisans. Shoppers will definitely want to attend to find that truly one-of-a-kind gift for the holidays (or even something to spoil themselves).