Monday, March 27, 2006

Recycled Art Sale!


Contact: Elizabeth Jewell, Executive Director

March 27, 2006
614.431.0329


Spring Cleaning? Think Art!
Worthington Arts Council Annual Recycled Art Sale, April 21-23

Spring is usually the time to dust off the winter blues and bring in the sun. It is also the time when many people are spring cleaning and looking for ways to give their home a fresh look.

The Worthington Arts Council can help you do just that. If you are looking for a way to “clean out” old art and/or acquire some “new,” be sure to stop by the 14th annual “Recycled Art Sale,” April 21-23 in the lower level of Worthington Square, beneath Joseph A. Banks. The sale is free and open to the public It will be held on Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 23 from noon to 3 p.m.

This event, one of the council’s largest fundraisers, has showcased up to 1,500 pieces of art, ranging from posters, prints, and original paintings to sculpture, fine crafts, and furnishings by local, national and international artists. Prices vary, with the donor receiving 50 percent and the Arts Council receiving the remainder to help underwrite educational programming. Consignment for the sale will take place on Monday, April 17 from 2 to 6 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. Patrons may deliver pre-priced items to the sale site, the lower level of Worthington Square, 150 W. Wilson Bridge Road., south of I-270 and west of High St.

A fundraising Preview Party will be held Friday, April 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. and feature music by local favorite Jazz Elective, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets are $20 each in advance or $25 at the door.

Sponsors of Recycled Art include Worthington Square and Storage Inns of America. Additional thanks go to Bonnie Lattimer Design, Frank Slezak and Langdon Shiverick.

For more information or to order tickets for the Preview Party, please call the Worthington Arts Council office at 614.431.0329 or visit www.worthingtonarts.org.

ACME Art hosts COMFEST Volunteer Appreciation Party

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
27 March 2006
ACME Art Co
1230 Courtland Avenue Columbus Ohio 43201-2829 USA
*Courtland Avenue is one street east of High Street off of 5th Avenue
CONTACT:
Mark Fisher
Melesa 614.299.0296 mel@acmeartco.org


Comfest Volunteer Appreciation Night
Have you ever volunteered for Comfest?
Are you interested in volunteering for Comfest 2006?
Friday, April 7th is a night celebrating YOU!
Comfest is YOUR festival and volunteers are the backbone of Columbus’
most rocking summer weekend.
More information about Comfest can be found at www.comfest.com
For your listening pleasure, the following bands will be playing live on
Acme Art’s stage:
AUDIBLE DETONATION

THE EXCEPTIONALS

NUKE DADDIES

THE FLOORWALKERS

THE RACKETS

THE CHURCH OF THE RED MUSEUM

Admission is FREE for Comfest 2006 volunteers . . .
and all the rest of you slackers!
All ages welcome / Must have ID to enter

Adaptive Furnishings at Ohio Art League Gallery

ADAPTIVE FURNISHINGS
April 1 - 29, 2006

M. Angelo Arnold

Amy Youngs

Opening reception: Saturday, April 1, 6 - 9 pm

Ohio Art League

954 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43201

614.299.8225 www.oal.org oal@rrcol.com

Friday, March 17, 2006

PB&Jazz at the Columbus Music hall, or Grampa takes Cordi to a jazz concert














On this day, we were treated to Bobby Floyd on the B3 organ, Chad Ebey on sax, Derek Dicenzo on guitar, and Mary McClendon singing.

Children as young as one year-old and up (like Cordi) just have a ball. Parents or grandparents who bring them, are mostly all jazz lovers themselves. They feel gratified seeing their kids having such fun, knowing that they'll grow up jazz enthusiasts. The artform will stay alive as it passes on to new generations.











At the end of the concert, Bobby Floyd, surrounded by eager teen volunteers jazz students who all play an instrument, gives an impromptu demonstartion and workshop on the Hammond B3 organ. Bobby is Columbus' best known keyboard artist and he can wail on that organ.













Chad Ebey blows his horn and Derek DiCenzo strums matching licks on his guitar.


















Cordi is inspired to beat the drum.



















Becky encourages the kids to let loose and feel the joy of jazz.

















Grampa feeds Cordi a pb and j sandwich. We have so much fun together!

See ya at the next PB&J on Saturday April 1.





Find ot what else is happening at the music hall:
JAZZ at COLUMBUS MUSIC HALL
www.columbusmusichall.com
734 Oak Street 464-0044
One block southeast of Broad & I-71

...an intimate jazz venue featuring local, regional,
and national musicians...

Reminder:

Friday, March 17, 9:00pm, $10, $5 students, Meilana
& Pals, In from NYC - Meilana Gillard, saxophone,
with Jason Branscom, trombone, Derek DiCenzo,
guitar/piano, Rob Smoots, guitar, Larry Cook, bass,
Shane Willis, drums.

Friday, March 24, 10:00pm $7, $5 students, Bryan
Olsheski, tenor sax, with the Mark Flugge Trio. Sean
Ferguson trio opening at 9:00pm

Saturday, March 25, Matt Adams Quartet.

Wednesday, March 29, 7:00, $5, Teen Jazz

Friday, March 31, 8:30pm, $10, $5 students, Wess
"warmdaddy" Anderson with the Pete Mills Quartet.
Wess has played with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
for 18 years and is currently teaching at Michigan
State University. He has been the special guest
artist with the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra on the
last 2 summer tours of Europe.
Don't miss this "Warmdaddy" visit to Columbus Music
Hall!

Saturday, April 1, 11:00 am. The third PBJ & Jazz for
Kids and Families with the Derek DiCenzo Quartet.
Kids get PBJ sandwiches, juice and a cookie. Coffee
for parents (and grandparents). It is $5 at the door
with a ceiling of $20 per family.

Saturday, April 1, 800pm, $5, Jazz Poetry Slam

Wednesday, April 5, 8:30pm $7, Bobby Floyd B3 Trio

Thursday, April 6, 8:00pm $5, Writer's Block Poetry
Night

Friday, April 7, New Basics Brass Band Teen Night for
high school kids 18 and younger.

Saturday, April 8, Fred Hamilton, guitar with the
Capital Faculty Jazz Ensemble, 2 shows - 8:00 & 10:30,
$10, $5 students

Thursday, April 13, 8:00pm $10, $5 students, Greg
Abate quartet

Friday, April 14, 8:00, Todd Stoll Septet

Coming April 22 - 2 shows - Terry Waldo's Gutbucket
Syncopators, traditional jazz, at 8:00 pm with a PBJ &
Jazz for Kids & Families concert at 5:00pm

And, of course,
Every Monday -Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra,
7:30, $6
Every Tuesday - Yumbambé Latin Salsa Jazz, 8:30, $7

1st Wednesdays - Bobby Floyd B3 Trio

2nd Wednesdays - Larry Cook Trio with college combos
as guests followed by a jam session,
7:30pm, $5, $3 students


Check www.columbusmusichall.com for updates and more
information about artists!












































Moments, an exhibition of paintings by Ron Anderson at The Ohio State University Faculty Club gallery

Sundance, 2000, oil
May 3- June 23, 2006
The Ohio State University Faculty Club is located on the university campus at:
181 S. Oval Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
614 292 2262

Moments presents Ron Anderson's latest original paintings. Currently an instructor at the Columbus College of Art and Design and for the Columbus Public Schools, Anderson is known for his commissions, including "The Rule of Law" for the Supreme Court of Ohio, and especially for "Cargo: The Middle Passage", an epic tiptych that depicts the brutality in the transportation of slaves during the Middle Passage, commissioned by the King Arts Complex for it's permanent collection.

An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2006, from 6 to 8 pm. Please call 614 292 2262, if you plan to attend.

For more info about the artists, check out his website
or his blog

This message was sent to the innerartblog by Marion Fisher, Art Coordinator. Artists exhibited at the gallery are graduates and/or current or past students and faculty at the university. Interested in exhibiting, or more info? Call 614 888 3856

Tom Lohre unveils Portrait of Mason, in Cincinnati


This email arrived here today. To see a fascinating, detailed and illustrated tale of the making of this portrait, visit Tom's website, http://tomlohre.com

Dear Friends,
You are cordially invited to view the Portrait of Mason this Friday March 17th, 2006, Saint Patrick’s Day from 5 to 9 PM in the Ludlow Garage. I will also have his sisters’ unfinished portrait there along with a few small paintings. Cookies for the children and wine for the adults will be served. The reception it will be in Red Polly Space Outfitters (in the back of the Ludlow Garage), 344 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. Hope to see you there.
Tom
Tom Lohre http://tomlohre.com
Cell 513-236-1704, home 513-861-4146
See Tom painting in the Ludlow Garage
11 to 3:30 PM Mon - Thurs & Saturday

David Day & Tom Lohre Show at the new Visual History Gallery 2709 Observatory Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45208, 513-871-6065, Opening Friday April 21st 6-9 PM, Closing May 10th 2006

Show of Art at the Village Gallerie
1870 Ashwood Circle, Ft Wright KY 41011, Opening Friday May 12th 5-9 PM, Closing Friday June 9th, 2006

Join me on-line with Skype: http://www.skype.com/

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Ohio made movie premiere - sneak preview

Date: March 15, 2006 12:43:06 PM EST
From: ross@horrorsofwarmovie.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“Ohio-Made Independent Film to Debut on Big Screen with Columbus Sneak
Preview”

Columbus, Ohio - March 14th, 2006 The feature length independent film
“Horrors of War” will have an exclusive sneak preview screening, open to the
public on Saturday March 25th, 2006 at 7:PM at The Screens movie theatre at
the Continent on the north side of Columbus. The film, co-directed by John
Whitney and Peter John Ross, was shot and produced entirely in Ohio. An
additional screening is set for April 23rd in Cincinnati at the Esquire.

“Horrors of War” takes place in Europe in World War II, centering on a group
of GIs that encounter science fiction and horror based phenomena in battle.
Crossing genres like “X-Files” and “Saving Private Ryan,” the storyline
follows Lt. John Schmidt, played by Columbus actor Jon Osbeck, as he comes
face to face with a horde of Nazi nightmare secret weapons. “Horrors of
War” was made in a B-movie style, yet with a dramatic grounding and an eye
for bigger production values.

“We’re excited to be able to show the film for the first time to central
Ohioans,” said says producer/co-writer Philip R. Garrett, formerly of
DreamWorks, who left a job working on Disney animated features to work in
independent film in Central Ohio. “Shooting in Ohio was a dream come true
for us. We shot as far away as Athens County and Youngstown, as well as all
over Central Ohio. The cooperation from local law enforcement to property
owners and local businesses, made it easy for us.”

“Ohio has all the talent and resources to be the ‘Hollywood of the Midwest’
,” says Peter John Ross, co-director of the film. “We were able to make
something really ambitious with a World War II setting, science fiction
elements, and special FX that show just what Ohio has to offer in terms of
various talents. I can’t wait to show it on the big screen to the public. We
hope people like what we’ve done.”

Many local filmmakers teamed up to raise the bar for this feature film.
Co-director John Whitney had recent airings of his short film “Passion” on
The Independent Film Channel as a finalist in the IFC Media Lab contest.
Producer Sean Reid, formerly with E! Entertainment Television, made his
feature “Redemption” in Los Angeles before moving back to the Canton/Akron
area.

Also from Columbus, actor C. Alec Rossel of MapTorch Films, whose feature
“Jack’s Habit” is on shelves at Barnes & Noble, Border’s and Best Buy. Actor
Michael Evanichko of Xcursion Productions has his feature “Ritual: Blood
Bonds” coming to DVD in early 2006, and “Pizza The Movie” from 2nd Assistant
cameraman Donald Gregory of Cleveland is currently available on DVD. Other
cast and crew include Louie Cowan of Red Key Productions (Delaware, Ohio),
Derek Rimelspach of SLM Films, Jon Osbeck of Barking Jake Productions, Jason
Morris of Klown Films, and Peter John Ross of Sonnyboo Productions (all from
Central Ohio).

The majority of the fundraising also took place in Ohio. Commercial
production companies and professionals that contributed to the making of the
project included Greg Sabo of Sabo Studios, who provided camera, lighting,
and studio space. Lyon Video, Mills James Productions, and Planetary Media
were used as post-production facilities to finish the film on a professional
level. Columbus-based media company Space Junk Media created the opening
title sequence and received a “Citation of Excellence” for their work at the
Columbus ADDY Awards.

Filming took place in July 2005, starting in Shade, Ohio in Athens County,
then moved to West Jefferson. From there the production went to
Mechanicsburg for a faux French Château, and then onto Mansfield for several
battle scenes with WWII re-enactors. A factory in Youngstown stood in for a
bombed-out German weapons lab, the forests of Logan doubled for Germany, and
many interior sets were built at Sabo Studios in Canal Winchester as well as
Columbus. Other cities where the shoot took place include Delaware and
Conneaut.

The Screens theatre is located at 6360 Busch Blvd (go to
www.continentmovies.com for more information). Ticket price will be only $5
for this special sneak preview screening.

“Horrors of War” is a co-production between Columbus, Ohio based Sonnyboo
Productions, Arbor Ave Films, and Hollywood Wizard based in Los Angeles,
California. Additional information including multimedia clips, trailers,
behind the scenes videos, visual FX demonstrations, and more can be found at
the official movie website www.horrorsofwarmovie.com.

Contact Info : Peter John Ross
5759 Tamarack Blvd, Apt A
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 378-5941 / FAX (614) 863-1143
EMAIL: ross@horrorsofwarmovie.com

Kibbi's New Art Gallery in Columbus East side

Looking for an evening out where you can meet a diverse group of people who love and appreciate art right in the neighborhood ?
Kibibi's Art Gallery is the place.

Kibibi's Art Gallery, located at 777 E. Long Street, is proud to present the works of renowed folk painter Michaelangelo Lovelace.

Lovelace's unique "in your face " portrayal of inner city life provokes discussion and thought on issues oftentimes ignored or swept under the rug. Lovelace pulls no punches on the realities and ills of inner city life and shares his talent with the masses. Don't miss the opportunity to meet the artist and find out just what he was thinking when he created each piece of work.

Artist reception :
Saturday, March 18, 2006
5:00-8:00 pm
Contact information: send email

Tom Keefer Exhibit at Studio Ash


I would like to invite everyone to my Solo Exhibition at Studio Ash, 17 West 5TH Ave, on 4/1/6. I have many new works that will be on display. The show is titled "Shadows of War" and I have attached a photo of "The Eminent Thunder", it is 6' x 6' mixed media on wood. I hope to see you there. Tom Keefer

Monday, March 13, 2006

Candy Watkins's new neon art piece


as attached, white work - blown vessels illuminated with neon tubing on cube bases.
Comcept and Design - Candy watkins
Gaffer - Jason Antol
Bases - Tom Sherman

We featured Candy's appearance earlier this month, at the Zenith Gallery, in these previous entries:

Thursday, March 09, 2006

DR.Goff, Western Sunset

Former Columbus resident and photographer DR Goff still keeps up with picture takin'. He sent us these pics of Wetstern sunsets - where he now lives - to help us get over the last remaining dreary Columbus winter days. Thanks, D.R., we're hanging in. Winter must come to an end sometime soon...





Monday, March 06, 2006

Thurber House Evenings with Authors presents best-selling author Hilma Wolitzer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Emily Swartzlander
614.464.1032 x. 11

Columbus, Ohio — Thurber House will feature award-winning author Hilma Wolitzer as part of its Evenings with Authors series at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., March 21, at the Columbus School for Girls, 56 S. Columbia Ave.

Wolitzer is the author of six previous novels including the bestsellers Hearts and Tunnel of Love. She will be read from her latest work, The Doctor’s Daughter. This much-anticipated novel is a beautifully crafted tale about a woman coming to grips with the hidden truths of her life. A book signing will follow the reading. Wolitzer has won a Barnes & Noble Writer for Writers award and an Award in Literature from the Academy of Arts and Letters and has taught at the University of Iowa, New York University, and Columbia University.

Tickets are $15 purchased ahead, $18 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 614-464-1032 or go to www.thurberhouse.org.

Thurber House is a literary center and museum located in the former home of author and New Yorker humorist James Thurber. We offer fall and winter readings series with nationally known authors, outdoor summer picnics with Ohio-connected authors, writing classes for children, and special literary events year-round. In addition, we award the annual Thurber Prize for American Humor, the nation’s highest honor for the art of humor writing.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Friends from upstate NY drop in for a visit

Our good friends Allen and Lynn Fliegel, from Phoenicia, NY, dropped in for the weekend and we enjoyed a great gathering of friends. In addition to my wife, L ynn Stan, we were joined by brotheres Darryl and Ro-z Mendelson and Stan Bobrof (owners of Monkeys Retreat)
Alen and Lynn are part of the Phoenicia art co-op (see entry below). They live in Phoenicia, (close to Woodstock), surrounded by loads of expatriate artists who've escaped the maddness of the big city and wonderfull, scenic woods, streams and mountain tops. They make a living as craftspeople selling clothes they make, dye and paint, traveling the grueling schedule of shows. Please visit their website: Babytoes.com


Lori, Lynn Fliegel, Lynn Stan

Allen and Lynn Stan

Darryl and Allen

Stan and Ro-z

Stan

Phoenicia, NY, artists and friends run a co-op gallery


Phoeniciarts Co-op, a group of artists currently residing in and around Phoenicia, NY, a small, quaint little town nestled in a valley in the Catskill Mountains, have joined in an effort to provide a co-op retail space. Based on a solid foundation that no one enjoys being rejected, they have abandonned the jurrying process. Interested artists pay a small, reasonable fee for each art piece they wish to show. The gallery's low commission fee is only 25%, (unheard of in most galleries).











As a result, the gallery has enjoyed unexpected success. Many artists, local or not have particiipated and the openings usually draw around 300 attendees.



Monthly shows are scheduled. Shows open on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Drop-off days are the 2nd weekend of the month during regular gallery hours: Fri. 3-6; Sat. 10-6; Sun. 10-4.

March 18 - Beyond the Horizon
April 15 - Spring!
May 20 - Forever Wild!

More info:
The Art Upstairs
P.O. Box 342
Phoenicia NY 12464
(845) 688-2142
artsupstairs.com

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Jenny Floch exhibits at Sherrie Gallerie

Jenny Floch
Pots: An Exploration of form and glazes

at
Sherrie Gallerie

March 4 - 31. 2006

Artist reception: Saturday, March 4, 5 -7 pm



sherriegallerie.com

937 N. High Street (Short North)
Columbus, OH 43201

614 298 8580

Short North Gallery opening


I attended an opening of "Wood" at the Lindsay Gallery, in the Short North, last evening. The gallery specializes in "outsider art", also called primitive art, mostly represented by self-thaught, non-academic artists, generally working on found resources like scraps of wood or cardboard. Columbus seems to be a general focus for such art, having generated such notable outsider artists like Elijah Pierce, Hawkins and Smoky Brown among several.


LT and Chrisare two good buddies who caled me earlier that evening to invite me to the opening.
Artist Tim Hitchcock, from Annapolis, Maryland, seen here in front of some of his creations on display at the gallery

Gallery owner Duff Lindsay shows Chris Steele some works in his extensive collection.

Meanwhile, just down the street at the Camelot Cerllars Winery, Kim Elliot, doing her best Vana White imitation, was displaying her fantastic, visionary contemporary paintings

Thursday, March 02, 2006

"How Big is Cordi?"

Cordelia Rose Einhorn is now one-and-a-half year old. She walks pretty well, babbles on end (we're even starting to understand some of her words), and continues to completely enchant me, her Grampa, and everyone else she meets.
Family, friends and anyone else remotely interested can view her new VIDEO, "How Big is Cordi?"
More such inf available on www.innerart.com