Enjoy an amazing look at what many think of as a child’s toy. The marble has been transformed into a stunning canvas for these innovative artists.
The Art of the Marble
Creative Force 2010
Browse an amazing gallery from some very creative artists and enjoy a diverse and innovative collection of work.
National Treasures: Art in the Making and Boxes and Their Makers Exhibitions
THE OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM Presents:
National Treasures: Art in the Making and Boxes and Their Makers Exhibitions
July 10–August 21, 2011
(Columbus, Ohio) – From July 10 through August 21, the Ohio Craft Museum will present two exhibitions that showcase wood in a variety of forms. “National Treasures: Art in the Making,” organized by Historical Woods of America (HWA) in Virginia, features objects by over 20 artists who created their work using wood reclaimed from historic sites, including Mt. Vernon, Monticello and Civil War battlegrounds. The exhibition was curated by nationally recognized wood artist Jacques Vesery and HWA founder William Jewell, who believes that reclamation of these historical trees provides an important connection to our past. His organization reclaims trees that have either fallen in storms, are diseased or cause safety concerns. The recovered wood is used to make not only lathe-turned art, but flooring, furniture, even pens and knife handles.
“The individuals featured in this exhibition have always shown tremendous reverence for the material they work in, but have now been entrusted with wood from trees that are tied to the very heart of American history,” states Kevin Wallace, director of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Ojai, California, in the accompanying catalog. “The works display the signature approach of each individual artist, while reflecting the origins of the wood and a nation’s shared histories.” Artists in the show include Trent Bosch, Mark Lindquist, Bonnie Klein, Binh Pho and David Ellsworth.
Boxes and Their Makers
Shown concurrently is “Boxes and Their Makers,” an exhibition that explores the box form using wood as the material. Originating at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, the curated exhibition features work by over 30 artists from the United States, Australia, Germany, Canada, France, Japan and the United Kingdom. Visitors won’t find square boxes in this exhibition: instead, a grasshopper, bird, even an iron will be on view. “The makers of these boxes more didn’t go into their workshops because there was a shortage of containers in the world,” stated Peter Korn, executive director at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. “Rather, they went into their workshops on voyages of creative exploration—to transform raw materials into expressive objects.”
Sponsored in part by IRWIN Tools and Accessories, the show can be viewed online at
www.messlergallery.org or www.ohiocraft.org.
Closing Reception
Please Note: A special closing reception will be held on Sunday, August 21, from 1 to 4 p.m.,
featuring two guest speakers. At 1:30 p.m., William Jewell, curator of “National Treasures” and
founding director of Historical Woods of America, will discuss his organization’s preservation efforts and the inspirations behind the works in the exhibition. At 3:00 p.m., Dr. Oscar Fitzgerald, one of the curators of “Boxes and Their Makers,” will discuss the works and the artists in that exhibition. The former director of the Navy Museum in Washington, D.C., Fitzgerald is currently a faculty member of the Smithsonian Institution/Corcoran School Master’s Program in the Decorative Arts. He will also be signing his latest book, New Masters of the Wooden Box, during the reception.
The Ohio Craft Museum
The Ohio Craft Museum is operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen, an organization that engages and enriches the community through high-quality exhibitions, education programs, and the professional development of fine craft artists. Ohio Designer Craftsmen receives ongoing funding from the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Columbus Foundation. The museum is located at 1665 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Hours are Monday–Friday, 10 A.M.–5 P.M.; and Saturday–Sunday, 1–4 P.M., during exhibitions only. Admission and parking are free. For further information, telephone (614) 486-4402; or see our website at ohiocraft.org
Best of 2011
Ohio Designer Craftsmen annual juried member’s exhibition, The Best of 2011 Awards feature diverse entries in a variety of media.
OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS OF “BEST OF 2011”
(Columbus, OH)— Fourteen artists were honored with awards for excellence in Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s 28th annual juried members’ competition, “Best of 2011.” Opening May 1 and continuing through June 19 at the Ohio Craft Museum, the exhibition features nearly 100 works in clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber and mixed media by 66 artists. Juror Paula Owen, president of the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio, Texas, chose the work from over 300 entries by 125 artists.
“As juror for ‘The Best of 2011,’ presented by Ohio Designer Craftsmen, I was delighted to discover many works that exceeded my ‘horizon of expectation,’” noted Owen. “In these selections, you will find many works that are visually compelling and some that also express complicated ideas, such as empathy for the human condition, the nature of authenticity, or our shared existential predicament. Each is equally valid, but the range of the artist’s intentions is vast.”
“The diverse mix of materials, methods, styles and points of view in this exhibition reminds us all of our own individuality and the artist’s restless and eternal quest to express it,” she concluded.
Owen chose award winners as well: The $1000 Challenge Award for Excellence—the exhibition’s top prize—went to Bloomington, Indiana, artist Randy Long for Stacked Cluster Brooch, Gold and White Cluster Brooch, and Cluster and Gold Ball Brooch. Michael Kozumplik of Sherwood, Ohio, received the Watkins Printing Poster Award for Excellence for Will You be Staying or Will You be Flying? Five artists share the Postcard Award for Excellence this year: Scott Dooley for Teapot; Kristi Kloss, Apiculture, Precious; Pamela Pastoric, Remembering Fibula Pin; and Roberta and David Williamson, Garden of Dreams. Winners of cash awards are (name, title of work, award): James Mellick, Mug Whump and Sprout, Ed Honton Memorial Award for Excellence for Body of Work; Nicholas Althoff, Tetragon Framework, Pamela Morris Thomford Award for Excellence in Metals; Stephen Wolochowicz, Lime Spots Inflation, Red Candy Coat Inflation andTerra Accordian B. I., Jane H. Zimmerman Award for Excellence in Body of Work; Gary Engle, I Love Cleveland in the Springtime, Ruth Lantz Award for Excellence in Fiber; Barbara Delaney Keirn, Incognito,Lonsway Memorial Award for Humor in Craft; Matthew Paskiet, Murrini Plate, Labino Memorial Award for Excellence in Glass; Vanessa Graham, Rocking Bottle, Friends of Phyllis Clark Award for Excellence in Functional Ceramics; Masako Onodera, Trouble, $1000 Ohio Designer Craftsmen Scholarship Award; Sarah Ockuly, Siren, Emerging Craftsman Award.
Award winners will be honored during the exhibition’s opening reception, to be held May 1 at the Ohio Craft Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. At that time, the Ohio Designer Craftsmen Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented to Julie S. Henahan, Ohio Arts Council Executive Director, and Ken Emerick, OAC’s Individual Artist Grants and Services Director and Percent for Art Program Director, for their dedication to the field of fine craft.
After closing at the Ohio Craft Museum, the exhibition will travel to the Southern Ohio Museum, where it will be on view July 8–August 27, then on to Kent State University, where it will be shown October 11–November 11.
The Ohio Craft Museum is located at 1665 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, 1–4 p.m., during exhibitions only. Admission and parking are free. Telephone (614) 486-4402, or see our website www.ohiocraft.org, for further information. The museum is owned and operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen and receives ongoing funding from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council and the Columbus Foundation.
Pots with a Purpose (selected works)
Experience these amazing functional and artistic ceramic pots.
Best of 2010
Fifteen artists were honored with awards for excellence in Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s 27th annual juried members’ competition, “Best of 2010.”
OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS OF “BEST OF 2010”
(Columbus, OH)—Fifteen artists were honored with awards for excellence in Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s 27th annual juried members’ competition, “Best of 2010.” Opening May 2 and continuing through June 20 at the Ohio Craft Museum, the exhibition features over 100 works in clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber and mixed media by 80 artists. Juror Albertus Gorman, director of studio arts for the Zoom Group in Louisville, Kentucky, chose the work from over 320 entries by 124 artists. “The overall strength of the ceramic and metalworking communities was evident from the start, and it is reflected in my choices,” Gorman commented. “Although less numerous, there are objects in other media that are fine enough to hold their own with the best works in this exhibition. As an organizing principle, I decided to choose the works that I perceived as the strongest in terms of form, content and mastery of materials.”
“There are so many wonderful works in this exhibition that viewers should find something that connects with their personal sense of beauty—and perhaps works that challenge their preconceptions. It is great to see that as we move past the first decade of this new century, the value of handmade objects remains intact….It is equally good, in the aftermath of the selection process, to learn that both young and established artists will find common ground in the spaces of the galleries hosting the show. Traditions are best when transmitted and reinterpreted.”
Gorman chose award winners as well: The $1000 Challenge Award for Excellence—the exhibition’s top prize—went to ceramics artist Stephen Wolochowicz of South Bend, Indiana. Columbus ceramics artist Kaname Takada received the Watkins Printing Poster Award for Excellence for Bowl—20035, and Mikelle Hickman-Romine, also of Columbus, received the Postcard Award for Excellence for Limoges Brooch/Pendant. Winners of cash awards are (name, title of work, award): Mike Kozumplik, When Woodland Halls are Green and Cool, In the Forest Stirred No Leaf, and Elven Star Map Series I, Pamela Morris Thomford Award for Excellence in Metal; Roberta and David Williamson, Specimens from My Garden, Specimens with Quail Egg and Secret Garden, Jane H. Zimmerman Award for Excellence in Body of Work; Pat Antonick, The Honna, Ruth Lantz Award for Excellence in Fiber; Margaret McAdams, Not So Bad After All: Aesop’s Fables Series, Brian Lonsway Memorial Award for Humor in Craft; Robert Coleman, Lingerie Shallow Bowl Series: Mountain Blue, Emerald Green and Sunset Red, Dominick Labino Memorial Award for Excellence in Glass; George Raeder, Impellerim, Barbara Robinson Award for Excellence in Traditional Craft; Gregg Luginbuhl, Rustic Decanter XVIII, Friends of Phyllis Clark Award for Excellence in Functional Ceramics; Alysia Fischer, Projectile, Jim and Sue Aufderhaar Award for Excellence in Fine Craft; Susan Nash, Cross Country Flight, Quilt Surface Design Foundation Ltd. Award; Lisa Wilson, Invasive and Empty Vessel, Ruth Arden Memorial Award for Excellence in Fine Craft; and Marissa Saneholtz, She Actually Thought It was a Good Idea and She Excelled in Situations Like These, Emerging Craftsman Award.
Award winners will be honored during the exhibition’s opening reception, to be held May 2 at the Ohio Craft Museum from 1 to 4 p.m.
After closing at the Ohio Craft Museum, the exhibition will travel to the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio, where it will be on view August 9–September 25, then on to Artspace/Lima, where it will be shown November 5–December 18.
The Ohio Craft Museum is located at 1665 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, 1–4 p.m., during exhibitions only. Admission and parking are free. Telephone (614) 486-4402, or see our website www.ohiocraft.org, for further information. The museum is owned and operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen and receives ongoing funding from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council and the Columbus Foundation.