Dublin Arts Council
ADVANCES
May – June 2013


 

Contact:
Janet Cooper
Dublin Arts Council
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
614-889-7444; cooper@dublinarts.org
www.dublinarts.org

 

Low-resolution images are attached for emailing. 
Please email cooper@dublinarts.org for high-resolution images.

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EXHIBITIONS

Subrural: Karen Snouffer, Jenn Figg and Matthew McCormack

April 30 - June 7, 2013
Dublin Arts Council gallery, 7125 Riverside Dr., Dublin, Ohio
Opening reception Tuesday, April 30, 6 to 8 p.m. (free)


Subrural is a site-specific mixed-media installation for Dublin Arts Council, exploring the similarities and differences between urban and rural environments. Through the immersive artworks, the artists seek to address the cultural anxiety experienced where these familiar, yet unpredictable, places and ecologies intersect.  

Repeated forms in painted plastic and screen are metaphors for the environmental commonalities. Contorted vines, rusting power towers and swaths of disembodied insect wings capture the experience of driving between the city and country.

Three artists will create the site-specific installation. Karen Snouffer whose home and studio are in Gambier, Ohio, teaches painting, drawing and multimedia at Kenyon College. Snouffer concentrates on installation and multimedia. Jenn Figg and Matthew McCormack each live in Baltimore. Figg is an assistant professor of art at Towson University near Baltimore and is pursuing a doctorate in media, art and text at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. McCormack works with technology, kinetic sculpture and blown glass, and is pursuing an interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts at Towson University.

Subrural will be on view in the Dublin Arts Council gallery, 7125 Riverside Dr., in Dublin from April 30 through June 7, 2013. The exhibition opens with a reception with the artists at Dublin Arts Council on April 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition and opening reception are free of charge. Exhibition hours: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.



Image attached: Subrural1_lowres.jpg

Caption info:
Subrural (production detail), 2013
Karen Snouffer, Jenn Figg and Matthew McCormack
Site-specific mixed-media installation for Dublin Arts Council

 



 

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Glass, Color and Light: A Glass Axis Member Exhibition

on view June 18 - Aug. 2
Dublin Arts Council gallery, 7125 Riverside Dr., Dublin
opening reception Tuesday, June 18, 6-8 p.m.


Glass Axis is a vibrant non-profit glass center dedicated to making and learning. In 1987, 12 students and graduates of The Ohio State University Glass Program came together under the name Glass Axis. Today, Glass Axis is a 10,000 sq. ft. art center, providing artists, students and community members the tools necessary to create innovative works in glass while learning, sharing and teaching.
Member artists have access to affordable glass blowing, glass fusing, torch working, cold working, stained glass and neon facilities. Studio, exhibition, education, outreach and income-producing opportunities are all under one roof. By linking artists to the thousands of patrons that visit the art center each year for courses, demonstrations, exhibitions and special events, Glass Axis is a vibrant civic hub of art production and community participation, bolstering sustainable cultural equity throughout Ohio and beyond.

The exhibition will open with a reception with the artists at Dublin Arts Council on Tuesday, June 18 from 6 to 8 p.m., and will remain on view through Aug. 2. The opening reception and the exhibition are free of charge. Exhibition hours: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The exhibition will travel to Glass Axis, 1341 Norton Ave., Columbus, Ohio and will be on view Aug. 15 through Nov. 7, 2013. Glass Axis will host an artists’ reception on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Information: www.glassaxis.org.



Image attached: AbstractSeries_Sounik_lowres.jpg

Caption info: 
from Abstract Series, blown glass, 5” height, 3.5” diameter, 2013 by Rod Sounik.





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EVENTS

 

 


 

30th annual DAC Sundays at Scioto summer concert series

Sundays, June 9 through July 28, 2013, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Scioto Park, 7377 Riverside Dr., Dublin
Free of charge

 

The 30th annual DAC Sundays at Scioto summer concert series will take place each Sunday evening for eight weeks, June 9 through July 28 in the Scioto Park Amphitheatre, 7377 Riverside Dr., in Dublin; 7 to 8:30 p.m. Picnics and lawn chairs are welcomed.  Concerts are free of charge; donations are graciously accepted. This showcase for local and regional performing artists includes something for almost every musical taste, from Latin salsa to country rock and big band swing. Presented by Dublin Arts Council. Info: www.dublinarts.org or 614/889-7444.

 


 

 

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CLASSES:
 
 
 
ARTcamps at Dublin Arts Council
 
ARTcamps at Dublin Arts Council offer creative summer exploration. Learn to paint with acrylic and watercolor, mold clay on a potter’s wheel or explore acting techniques in a natural riverfront amphitheater. Weekly sessions begin the week of June 10 and conclude Aug. 9. Content, activities and age levels (ages 6-18) vary by week. Prices range from $140 to $190 per session. Fees are discounted for Dublin Arts Council members.
 
Camps are held at Dublin Arts Center, 7125 Riverside Dr., Dublin, Ohio 43016. For more information, please visit www.dublinarts.org or call 614-889-7444.

 
 

 

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ABOUT DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL: Dublin Arts Council (DAC), is located at 7125 Riverside Dr. in Dublin, Ohio. Hours are Tuesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. DAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported in part by an annual endowment from the City of Dublin’s hotel/motel tax and the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund Dublin Arts Council and its programs with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DAC is further supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, fundraising events, membership, classes, gallery and gift shop sales and in-kind contributions. DAC engages the community, cultivates creativity and fosters life-long learning through the arts. For more information about any of Dublin Arts Council’s programs, exhibitions and events call (614) 889-7444 or visit www.dublinarts.org.