NEWSLETTER

December 2025

109th Thumb Box

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH 4 - 8 PM

Join us for the opening of the 109th Thumb Box Exhibition and view over 200 works from artists across the state!

On display until January 15th 2026

RAW Gallery is located at:

112 E. Main Street, Columbus, Ohio

Gallery Hours: 

Wednesday-Friday 11-5pm

Saturday 12-4pm

The Color of Hope

On display until January 30th, 2026

Broad Street Presbyterian is located at:

760 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio

Support the Ohio Art League

Will you help us empower the next generation of Ohio’s creators?

Your financial support helps us continue to enrich the community through the visual arts. There are several ways you can contribute:

Direct Donation: Make a one-time or recurring donation to support our programs and mission.

Become a Contributing Sustaining Member: Join the Ohio Art League with a sustaining contribution annually. These membership levels includes various perks and benefits, such as being listed as a sustaining member and receiving discounts on artwork purchases.

• Benefactor: $2,000.00
• Collaborator: $1,500.00
• Partner: $1,000.00
• Contributor: $500.00

Make checks payable to: Ohio Art League, P.O. Box 12324, Columbus, OH 43212

Your support, no matter the amount, makes a significant difference on artists across Ohio.

Artist of the Month

Teresa Olavarria

Aleitta was our Best of Show award winner in the 2025 Fall Juried Competition.

Learn more about her artwork on the Artist of the Month page.

President's corner

What a busy year it has been for Ohio Art League! Our organization hosted over fourteen exhibitions highlighting visual artists throughout the State of Ohio! We had amazing Spring and Fall juried shows, as well as several others at John Glenn International Airport, RAW Gallery, and Broad Street Presbyterian Church. These events showcase the vast talents of artists living and working in Ohio.

Currently, we are gearing up for our annual holiday celebration! The 2025 opening of Thumb Box will be at RAW Gallery on December 6, from 4–8pm. Please join us.

The Color of Hope is on display at Broad Street Presbyterian Church through January 2026. This is an exciting exhibition, filled with colorful and inspiring works from local favorites.

Artwork by Kelly Dawson is also on display at the Gateway for the Arts Gallery at John Glenn International Airport, on view through November 2025.

These opportunities are made possible through you. Memberships, of course, contribute to sustaining OAL and its mission to support Ohio artists, as well as sales at these exhibitions, which mostly support artists, but Ohio Art League as well. If you have the means, please consider making a tax-deductible year-end donation to Ohio Art League.

Julian Cennamo