2011

The Exhibition features 50 works by 45 artists from the United States, Canada, France Hungary, the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. "A range of figurative, abstract, graphic, and painterly works expressed many themes: social/political, travel journals, homage to nature, personal memories and complex relationships."

The exhibition features one - of - a - kind glass marbles by 1 artists from across the country, working in styles ranging from traditional twists ans swirls to unusual imagery and patterning in a wide array of colors. Collectors will find contemporary art marbles created by Josh Simpson, Geoffrey Beetem, Marco Jerman, Nathan Snyder and Tim Keyzer, among others.

Over 30 artists from the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom explore one form - the box - using one medium - wood.

Originating at the Messier Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmenship, Rockport, Maine, www.messiergallery.org, and sponsored in part by IRWIN Tools and Accessories.

Organized by Historical Woods of America (HWA) in Virginia, features objets by over 20 artists who've created their work using wood reclaimed from historic sites, including Mt. Vernon, Monticello, and Civil War battlegrounds.

The show was curated by William E. Jewell and Jacques Vesery.

Ohio Designer Craftsmen's annual juried members' exhibition, featuring works in clay, glass, metal, fiber, wood, and mixed media.

Coordinated by Texas artist Damian Priour, this exhibition features miniature chairs by 80 Texas artists. The project's only requirement was that each chair fit in an 8x8x8-inch box.

Exhibition of both functional and nonfunctional chairs by Michael Bendele, Robert Gartzka and Kathie Johnson, Chris Lang, Stephen Litchfield, and Tom Loeser.