Guest Post: Ohio Diaspora - Featuring 17 Living Ohio African American Artists Poet and creative writing workshop instructor Rose Smith shares her reflections on Ohio Diaspora: Art from the Collection of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and Ohio Artists, on view at the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery from Jan. 30 – April 11, 2020. February 20, 2020 Riffe Gallery diaspora, gallery, ohio, poet, poetry, riffe, rose, smith Read More »
Third Biennial Juried Exhibition on View at the OAC Riffe Gallery The 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition is the third in a series of biennial juried exhibitions put on display at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery. The show occurs Nov. 7, 2019 – Jan. 10, 2020 and features a variety of workshops and artist talks. Artists in the show come from 18 counties across the state of Ohio, from Montgomery to Lucas, Muskingum to Cuyahoga. January 2, 2020 Riffe Gallery Read More »
Winners Announced for 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition Four exhibition awards were announced at the opening reception of the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery’s current show, the 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition. The recipients of three Juror’s Choice Awards and one Best of Show Award were honored at the Nov. 10 event. November 25, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public, Riffe Gallery 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, Best of Show, Butler Institute of American Art, C.R. Houghton, Casey Dressell, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Dr. Louis Zona, Frank Oriti, Greg Martin, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Juror's Choice, Michelle Stitzlein, Riffe Gallery, Sean FitzGibbons, South Euclid Read More »
Seeing Alice Schille's Watercolors in a New Light The Columbus Museum of Art's exhibition, In a New Light: Alice Schille and the American Watercolor Movement, showcases the Columbus native’s work from her very beginning through her final years on the occasion of her 150th birthday. In honor of Schille's outstanding contributions to Ohio art, we take a look back through the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery archives to see how these watercolors change the way we view the world around us. August 20, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public, Riffe Gallery Alice Schille, Columbus Museum of Art, In a New Light, Ohio Arts Council, Riffe Gallery, Watercolor Read More »
The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery Presents Natural Expressions: A Student Curated Exhibition Focused on artwork inspired by and concerned with nature, this exhibition is curated by four high school students with guidance by Erin Shapiro, curator at Springfield Museum of Art. July 11, 2019 Riffe Gallery art, Barry Underwood, Char Norman, columbus, David LaPalombara, Emily Hanako Momohara, Emily Sullivan Smith, Erin Shapiro, exhibition, gallery, Gregory Spaid, Jayden Nanthavong, Jean Koeller, Jolene Powell, Julia Christensen, Kaia Armstrong, Mikayla Anderson, natural expressions, nature, R. Douglas McLarty, riffe, Roscoe Wilson, springfield, Springfield Museum of Art, Sydney Chabot, Taryn McMahon Read More »
Meet the Staff: Cat Sheridan, Riffe Gallery Director Meet Cat Sheridan, Riffe Gallery director. Cat has had many roles in the arts throughout her career, including being an artist herself. She loves how art can create community and foster conversation and is excited to support Ohio artists. Get to know more about Cat in this Q&A! May 22, 2019 For the Public, Meet the Staff, Public, Riffe Gallery Cat Sheridan, Meet the Staff, Ohio Arts Council, Riffe Gallery Read More »