October 2024

108th Thumb Box

Call for Art

Ohio Art League held its very first Thumb Box exhibition in 1916. We are excited to be continuing this annual tradition 108 years later!

All members who submit are guaranteed at least one work in the exhibition.

Gallery information:

RAW Gallery is located at:

112 E. Main Street, Columbus, Ohio

Important dates:

November 4, 11:59pm - Submission due
November 22, 1-7pm Dropoff - RAW Gallery
November 23, 1-4pm Dropoff - RAW Gallery
Saturday December 7, 4-8 PM - Opening Reception

Visit the Thumb Box page for more information and to submit.

"Mindful:

the art of Gratitude"

Call for Art

MINDFUL: The Art of Gratitude is the second exhibition in a series hosted by the Ohio Art League, with a focus on Mindfulness. There will be four exhibitions: The Art of Hope, The Art of Love & Loss, The Art of Acceptance, and The Art of Gratitude. Each exhibition will be on view for approximately 12 weeks. The exhibitions will be located in Palmer Hall at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbus. Works submitted may also be considered for other exhibitions in the series.

Gallery information:

Palmer Hall at Broad Street Presbyterian is located at:

760 E Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio

Mindful: art of Hope Pickup Information

December 6, 10-5pm - Artwork pickup for Mindful: The Art of Hope - Broad Street Presbyterian

Mindful: Art of Gratitude Important Dates

November 11, 2024 11:59pm - Submission due
December 7, 2024 10-12 PM Dropoff - Broad Street Presbyterian
December 10, 2024 1-7 PM Dropoff - at RAW Gallery
December 12, 2024 5-7 PM - Opening - Broad Street Presbyterian
January 31, 2024 10-5 PM - Artwork pickup - Broad Street Presbyterian

For information and to submit view the exhibition information page

Springfield museum of art

Tour with the Ohio Art League

Join us on Sunday, November 3rd at 1 pm for two artist-led tours of Color Fields and Tigris at the Springfield Museum of Art. After a brief introduction by Jessimi Jones, the Executive Director of the Springfield Museum of Art, we will meet Andrea Myers and Amanda Love, who will share their exhibitions.

In Color Fields, Andrea Myers uses discarded, donated, and domestic clothing in ways that both reference and resist the rigid notions of work traditionally assigned to women. She approaches textiles differently. She uses the visual language of Color Field painting, including vibrantly saturated color over large swaths of a surface. She combines this with a gestural—and a bit rebellious—approach to quilt making to create large-scale panoramas, organic formations, and shifting shapes.

Amanda Love will lead us through her exhibition: Tigris

A former bookbinder Amanda Love responds to book banning and the dismantlement of knowledge with Tigris and art installation of deconstructed books.

Please RSVP at oal@oal.org. Museum admission is $5 to be paid to the museum upon arrival.

Art Possible

Call for Art

The Ohio Art League is excited to announce that we have partnered with Accessible Expressions Ohio by offering free membership to all selected artists in the 2025 Accessible Expression Ohio Exhibition. OAL is also sponsoring an award at this year's opening reception and providing space at the Gateway to the Arts Gallery at the John Glenn International Airport as a host for the traveling exhibit. This partnership was made possible by grant dollars through the Ohio Arts Council Art Rise Program.

More information can be found on the Art Possible Ohio website.

artist talk AT
RAW GALLERY

Swan Song: The Art of Michael Halliday

Sunday, October 6th at 1 pm

Abstract Artwork by Michael Halliday

More information can be found here:

OAL at RAW Gallery

Ashley Bevington

October 2024 Featured Artist

Portrait of AshleyBevington with a sculpture

See artwork and more details about Ashley on our

Featured Artist Page

OAL Tonight!

Wednesday, October 23

7-8:30pm

Tom Baillieul

Portrait of Artist Tom Baillieul

Read more about Tom on the OAL Tonight! page

Join us on Zoom

Non-members are always welcome.

Our member Kirsta Benedetti is exhibiting her artwork at Wild Goose Creative for the month of October! The opening will be next Friday, Oct. 11th from 6-10pm.

188 McDowell St.

Columbus, OH 43215

Gateway to the Arts

October - November

Ardine Nelson

Ardine's exhibition at the Gateway to the Arts Gallery is currently on display through November.

Check it out on the Gateway to the Arts page - or stop by the ticketing level of the airport to see the work in person.

Recent Paintings and Collages

byJulian CennamO

The exhibition will be installed later this month at RAW Gallery.

Stay tuned for more details!

RECTOR + STEVENS

The art of Todd Rector and Dick Stevens at

Pennington Custom Art Services.

Find out more and RSVP on Facebook.

Opening October 12th, 3-6pm

Pennington Custom Art Service, 3047 Indianola Ave, Columbus, OH

OAL SOCIAL MEDIA

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Tag @OhioArtLeague or add #OhioArtLeague or #OALMemberArt in your posts and they could be featured on our page and stories

CHeck out this month's

Highlighted artist directory Portfolios

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