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GUIDE TO THE SHORT NORTH GALLERIES
MAY 2008

Gallery Hops are the first Saturday of every month.
Shops and galleries between Goodale and 5th Avenue stay open late for this festive event.
Hops officially start at 4 pm and continue to 10 pm, but galleries and shops are open most of the day
and restaurants and bars stay open considerably later.
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An Exhibit of Pride
Call for Entry
Juried Visual Arts Exhibition
Thursday, June 5 through 28, 2008
Center on High
1160 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43201
Opening: Thursday, June 5, 6 p.m.

Stonewall Columbus is inviting LGBTQ artists to submit work for An Exhibit of Pride juried exhibition in celebration of Pride 2008. This is a juried exhibition for artists who identify as LGBTQ or whose work is queer in content. Artists may submit up to three works for consideration. Michelle Lach, Media Studies Assistant Professor, Columbus College of Art and Design, and Sean Cooper, Executive Director, Ohio Art League and Nicholas Hill, Professor of Art and Director of the Frank Museum of Art, Otterbein College will jury submissions of professional, exhibition quality in all visual arts media.

Stonewall Columbus encourages artists to make their work available for sale. A sales commission of 20% will be retained for sold work; price your work accordingly. Accepted work must be suitably framed and wired or otherwise prepared for installation. All entries must be original works. Stonewall Columbus reserves the right to refuse to display any work for any reason and will bar all works altered from the submitted digital images. Stonewall Columbus and its agents will exercise all reasonable care, but Stonewall Columbus and its agents are not liable for loss or damage of work in its care. Participating artists grant permission to Stonewall Columbus to use images of their work for promotional purposes. Submission of an entry shall constitute agreement on the part of the artist to all conditions set forth in this call for entries.

Submission Guidelines
Deadline for Entries: Friday, May 9, 2008. No late submissions will be considered.
Submit work digitally by emailing artshow@columbuspride.org. Accepted formats include JPG and TIFF (video art in DVD format). Include your name, address, email, and telephone number, along with title, dimensions, medium and sale price for each work. File names for images should match the following: smith01.jpg, where “smith” is replaced with your last name and “01” is replaced with the appropriate entry number (01-03). Please save images at the highest possible quality settings to ensure clear viewing of your work; limit images size to 1920x1920 pixels.

For more information, contact: Jan Richards, Pride Coordinator, jrichards@stonewallcolumbus.org. or 614-930-2265.

Caprinae, a customized creation by Chris Ryniak, included in
“Down The Bunny Hole,” an exhibit running through May 31
at Rivet, Designer Toy & Art Gallery, 1200 N. High St. 614-294-8697.

*A MUSE GALLERY, 996 W. Third Ave., Grandview Hts., 614-299-5003. 10-6 daily. MAY: The Sands Of Time: New Works by Randall LaGro of Taos, New Mexico. Visit www.amusegallery.com

ART + HOME, 745 N High St, 614-291-2787. M-F 11-7, Sat 11-6. Ongoing: Tasteful custom framing designed by artists, modern objects for your home and now presenting a wonderful collection of fun jewelry.

ART EXCHANGE, 17 E. Brickel St., 614-464-4611. MAY: Female: Celebrating Women Artists - Katherine Kadish, Betsy DeFusco, Susan Astleford, Charlotte Lees, Sandy Kessler, Leslie Tejada and more. Enjoy vivid landscapes and bold abstracts, while learning more about the women behind them. www.theartexchangeltd.com

BYZANTIUM, 1088 N High St, 614-291-3130. M-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-6. Open ‘til 10pm for Gallery Hop. Ongoing: A world of glitter: jewelry, beads, textiles, incense, cards, gifts. Plenty of parking, wonderful classes in bead-making, bead stringing, seed bead weaving, wirework, chain mail, earrings and more!
Visit www.bigbead.com

CAMEO, 772 N High St, Ste 101, 614-294-7726. T-F 12-5, Sat 11-6 or by appt. Ongoing: Jason Antol’s sculptural glass; Kelsey Murphy’s cameo glass, and the lamps of Union Street Glass.

CATACOMBS ART GALLERY, 17 Buttles Ave, 614-224-0281. Providing exhibition exposure to rising artists. Open every Gallery Hop from 6 - 10 pm. Stop in and support emerging artists who work in many mediums. Exhibited monthly in display window at the corner of Buttles Ave. and High St. Visit www.ekklesiacolumbus.com

*CHERRYS’ ART CENTER, 59 E. Spring St., 614-221-4487. Featuring Andre Jamal Walker, Pepper, Kojo Kamau, Kelly Fry “Greeni” and Jeffrey Newman. Visit www.cherrysart.com

COLUMBUS EYEWORKS, 1127 N High St, 614-421-2020. T-Th 11-7, F 10-6, Sat 10-4. MAY: Alyssa Petrosky, photographic impressions of Japan. Visit www.columbuseyeworks.com

*COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, 480 E. Broad St., 614-221-6801. GT-W, F 10-5, Th 10-8:30, S-S 10-5:30. Great Expectations: Arisocratic Children in European Portraiture through 6/1/08. This collection of 40 paintings from the Jakober Foundation collection (in Mallorca, Spain) features Old Master portraits of European royal and aristocratic children, including Louis XIII of France, Louis XV of France, Charles I of England, and Charles II of Spain. These portraits of children and adolescents open a window onto a fascinating world that has long passed. In societies governed by dynastic descent, children played a surprisingly important role as the portraits in this exhibition demonstrate. A boy might be thrust upon his country's throne under the tutelage of a regent; a little girl could be betrothed to forge a foreign alliance. Political necessity as much as the natural interest to preserve their likenesses, accounts for many of the sumptuous portraits of royal and aristocratic children that have survived from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Visit www.columbusmuseum.org

ECHOES ART & ANTIQUES, 24 E Lincoln St, 614-291-9101. W-Sat 12-6, Sun 1-5. MAY: Smoky Brown - a collection of 11 orginal paintings from private collections - all for sale. His pieces have been favorites at the last three Art For Life events affliated with the Columbus Museum of Art.

EDWARD JONES, 850 N. High St., 614-297-1190. MAY: Students from Bexley High School will be exhibiting photograms.

ELEMENTS OF ART, 507 N High St in Hampton Inn, 614-451-0767 or 614-324-9030. M-F 10:30-4, Sat 10-2; by appt. Roman Czech, curator. International Invitational, selection of original oils and paintings from European artists. Eating with Art: schedule an event with dinner in our gallery.

*GALLERY ON HIGH, 147 N. High St., 614-432-0236. M-F 11-6 and by appt. Located between Spring and Long Streets. The gallery displays intriguing and compelling work from emerging and well-established artists local and international in a wide variety of styles. www.thegalleryonhigh.com

HAIKU POETIC FOOD & ART, 800 N High St, 614-294-8168. MAY: Works of Chris James. Open 7 days.

IMAGE OPTICAL, 846 N High St, 614-299-8388. T-Sat 11-26, Sat 10-5. MAY: Artwork by Randy Scruggs.

JUNG ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO GALLERY, 59 W 3rd Ave., 614-291-8050. T-Sat 11-2 (call first) or by appt. MAY: Insight Studio Retrospective, a collection of current and past members of Insight Studios, a darkroom cooperative that closed after 10 years in February 2008. Featuring over 20 artists’ work. Traditional black and white, digital, color prints, and alternative process work. Exhibit runs through June. Reception during Gallery Hop. Visit the JungHaus site at www.jungcentralohio.org

KATHRYN GALLERY, 642 N High, St, 614-222-6801. T-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5 and by appt. MAY: Starlie Sokol-Hohne - combining images of antiquity with contemporary mixed media printmaking techniques, Starlie creates visually interesting images. Her work is both on paper and on canvas. Starlie Sokol-Hohne was born in 1958 in Santa Monica, California and completed her studies at UCLA in 1980. Kathryn Gallery is dedicated to connecting Columbus with new artists and unique paintings and sculptures from across the country and around the world. www.kathryngallery.com

KIACA GALLERY, 941 N High St, 614-298-0028. T-F 1-6, Sat 1-8. MAY: Featuring paintings and mixed media art by an artist collective from Dayton. www.kiaca.org

LINDSAY GALLERY, 986 N High St, 614-291-1973. W-Sat 12-6, appt. MAY: Drawings by Morris Jackson - A self-taught artist, Jackson’s art grew out of high school doodling, a form of expression he started to value and take seriously. He started off using pencils and felt tip pens, but could not get the detail he wanted until he learned about needle pointed Rapidograph technical drawing pens. A tiny world so detailed, it has to be seen. Reception Sun., May 4, 1-4 p.m. www.lindsaygallery.com

MAC WORTHINGTON’S SCULPTURE & DESIGN STUDIO, 749 N High St, 614-294-7790. Sun 12-5, T-Th 2-7, F-Sat 11-7. Jen Pierce-Eyen, giclee on canvas, and Mac Worthington, sculpture out of doors. Artist cocktail reception, Sat., May 17, 6-9 pm. www.macworthington.com

MAHAN GALLERY, 717 N. High St, 614-294-3278. T-Sat 11-6, appt. MAY: The World With Us. The show highlights the paintings of RISD Alumni: Eileen Behnke and Leon Benn, whose work deal with landscape and the relationship between humankind and nature. www.mahangallery.com

MARCIA EVANS GALLERY, 8 East Lincoln St, 614-298-8847. T-Sat 11-5. MAY Shawn Morin’s cast bronze & steel, granite, marble, wood & glass. Scott Smith’s assemblies with wood & metal and silkscreen etched prints.

Art by Charles Wince at Monkeys Retreat

MONKEYS RETREAT, 1202 N. High St., 614-294-9511. MAY : Monkeys is proudly hosting The Social and Political Art of Charles Wince for the entire month of May 2008 (M-F 3-7, Sat. 2-7, Sun. 2-6). Come and meet the artist, Charles Wince, from 7pm-10pm Gallery Hop, Saturday, May 3.

NORKA FUTON, 780 N High St, 614-424-9949. M - Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5. MAY: Frechen2: Paintings in watercolor and acrylic by sisters Nicole and Shannon Frechen. Gallery Hop entertainment will consist of live model painting demonstrated by Nicole Frechen (rather than the usual live music performance.) Visit www.norkafuton.com

NORTH MARKET, 59 Spruce St, 614-463-9664. MAY: Columbus is the Indie Art Capital of the World: A show of Inidie artists of Columbus curated by Mike Reed. www.northmarket.com

OHIO ART LEAGUE, 954 N High St, 614-299-8225. W-Sat 12-5. MAY: Saints, Sinners, Kings and Criminals - This exhibition is a personal reflection and statement concerning the ego-centric modern American and the world in which we live. The walls will be festooned with universal references to celebrity, royalty, politics and our consumer society. Ron Arps, Brad Bailey, and Dan Gerdeman will fuse irony and absurdity with thoughtfulness and hope. Despair and complacency will be dealt with laughter and a call to action. In this show, "Truth" will become a weapon.www.oal.org

*OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM, 1665 W. 5th Ave., 614-486-4402. M-F 10-5, Sat-Sun 1-4. MAY: Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition 5/4 - 6/22. Visit www.ohiocraft.org/museum.html

PALNIK STUDIOS, 14 E Lincoln St, 614-298-8496. T-Sun 12:30-5. The Fine Art of The Cartoon. Commentary on the human condition. A detailed examination of existence on planet earth. A good laugh at all that is absurd. A happy embrace of all that is meaningful. Cartoons for the intelligent. Not for the dull witted. Paul Palnik’s graphics, prints, and original drawings. www.1800cartoon.com.

PAUL ROBINETT, 7 Buttles Ave, 614-221-7005. M-F 11-6, Sat 11-7, Sun 1-5. Works of versatile artist Paul Robinett include nationally distributed aromatherapy candles, paintings, photos. Visit Web site www.paulrobinett.com

PM GALLERY, 726 N High St, 614-299-0860. T-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5. MAY: Hear Us Roar, featuring pottery, glass, etchings created by women artists we represent including Susan Sturgill, Rina Fehrensen, Ruth Apter, Manya Goldstein, Joyce Furney, Sarena Mann, Dana Majors. www.pmgallery.com

POSH PETS, 743 N. High St, 614-299-7387. M-Sat 11-7, Sun 12-5. MAY: Photographer Renee Sauer utilizes her distinctive eye for photography and love of animals to capture images of your treasured pets in their natural element www.poshpetsboutique.com

REBECCA IBEL GALLERY, 1055 N High St, 614-291-2555. T-Sat 11-5, by appt. MAY: Gallery Artists through 4/30. Visit www.rebeccaibel.com

*RIFFE CENTER GALLERY, State & High Downtown, 614-644-9624. T 10-4, W-F 10-8, Sat 12-8, Sun 12-4. Kleibacker: New York Designer to Ohio Curator - One section of the exhibition presents a selection of garments designed by Kleibacker himself along with selected archival materials about his career as a designer. The second, and larger, section brings together pieces selected to represent each of the 11 exhibitions he has organized in Ohio since 1986. Photographs relating to or documenting those exhibitions in situ capture creative and often unexpected aspects of the displays, and show additional facets of Kleibacker’s work as a curator. Show runs through July 6. www.oac.state.oh.usv

RIVET, 1200 N. High St., 614-294-8697. T-Sat 12- 7; Sun 12-5 MAY: Down The Bunny Hole - featuring customized creations by a group of 24 renowned DIY (“Do it Yourself”) artists from around the world. Down the Bunny Hole is the project of guest curator Matthew Weekley, a strong Columbus-based supporter of designer and custom toys through his Vinyl Requiem website (www.vinylrequiem.com) and magazine of the same name. Weekley based his concept on a series of identical 10” vinyl Labbit figures, initially designed by artist Frank Kozik, as a platform for participating artists to re-interpret in whatever manner they felt inspired to do. Show runs through 5/31. Visit www.rivetgallery.com

ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists, 997 N High, 614-297-7694. W-F 3-6, Sat 1-5. MAY: Photography by Jodi Boatman and Sculpture by Melissa Vertosick The artists will be giving a gallery talk about their work on Saturday, May 24 at 2:30 pm. www.roygbivgallery.com

SEAN CHRISTOPHER GALLERY @ HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, 815 N High St, Ste H&N, 614-291-5890. W-F 3:30-5:30, Sat 1-3, by appt. MAY: Painted Wooden Dreams, acrylic on wood relief by Bruce Griffin. @ THE QUEEN BEE, 248 S. Fourth St., 614-221-4710. Birth, Toil, Death, Rebirth, new paintings by Sharon H. Bell. Show runs through 5/31. M-F 7:30am-3pm; Sat-Sun 8am-2pm.

SHARON WEISS GALLERY, 20 E Lincoln St, 614-291-5683 or 614-451-8165. Th-Sat 12-5, Sun 1-4: MAY: Landscapes From Within - New works by Betsy Arvidson. Reception 5/2, 6-8 p.m. Visit the Sharon Weiss Gallery at www.sharonweissgallery.com

SHERRIE GALLERIE, 694 N High St, 614-221-8580. T-F 11-6; Sat 11-5; Sun 1-5. MAY: Sid Chafetz prints and lithographs - OSU Professor Emeritus Sid Chafetz’s works explore politics, portraiture, the university community and personal biography. They are shaped by political events that define our culture and determine our survival.www.sherriegallerie.com

SHORT NORTH TAVERN, 674 N High St, 614-221-2432.

STAINED SKIN GALLERY, 1255 N High St, 614-297-7546. MAY: Metamorphosis - The evolution of life and physical change. A solo art show deicated to growing, changing, and maturing to adapt to life’s little curve balls. Works in spraypaint, acrylic, and
pigment markers on canvas as well as an in-shop installation. www.stainedskin.com

STUDIOS ON HIGH, 686 N High St, 614-461-6487. Daily 12-6, Sun 1-6. MAY: “Celebrating Women” Studios on High Gallery is a Short North artists collective featuring 17 central Ohio artists. Artworks include oil paintings, pastel paintings, colored pencil drawings, watercolor paintings, one-of-a-kind prints,acrylic paintings, ceramics, fine jewelry, fine art glass, hand crafted wearable’s and polymer clay jewelry. www.studiosonhigh.com

TAKE 2 APPAREL, 228 N. High St, 614-299-9820. MAY: Hollywood Legends - Take a trip back in time with Take 2 Apparel! Presented in both black-and-white and color photographs, your favorite icons from the past century are displayed throughout the store as part of Take 2 Apparel’s homage to the entertainment industry. www.take2apparel.com

TERRA GALLERY, 8 E. Poplar Ave., 614-228-4188. Hours: M-R 12-6pm; F-Sat 12-9pm. MAY: Contemporary Media Exhibition featuring a variety of works by artists from all around Ohio. Their range and array of technique is sure to attract interest in new forms of artwork that you may have never imagined. Visit www.terra-gallery.com

WALDO’S ON HIGH, 755 N High St, 614-294-2887. T-F 11-8, Sat 10-6. MAY: Keeping It Simple, paintings by Brian Hawkins.

WHAT THE ROCK, 1116 N. High St., 294-9428.

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