A new exhibition dubbed ‘What If I Told You It Was Freedom’ and opening at Streetlight Guild on Friday, Aug. 1, serves as a showcase for both the Columbus artist’s impressive world-building skills and her thought-provoking intentionality.
After a planned July exhibition at Rhodes Tower fell apart in the eleventh hour, the artist managed to rebound with the help of his community, leading to a rebooted show opening at Wanderlust Studio on Friday, Aug. 1.
‘We are living in unprecedented times, with nonprofit organizations in all sectors being adversely impacted by state and federal funding cuts, and communities and residents experiencing the trickle-down effects of those cuts.’
Winners with local ties included Billy Ireland founder Lucy Shelton Caswell, who was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame, ‘Bone’ cartoonist Jeff Smith, and Billy Ireland curator Caitlin McGurk, among others.
Though billed as separate exhibitions, ‘Fragmented-Recaptured’ and ‘Cartography’ feel innately connected, both exploring the concept of physical place and the sometimes-catastrophic impacts that geo-political lines can have on those people who dwell within a given land.
‘Even though I’m here for the writer’s residency, in the first couple of weeks I started to experiment with different methods of drawing and crafting again,’ the Columbus artist said from Robinson’s East Side home in early July. ‘And it reminded me of what I naturally felt drawn to when I was younger.’
The Columbus artist’s new group show at Blockfort kicks off on Friday, July 4, with a free, daylong party that features food trucks, a skate jam, and musical performances from Juanita & Juan, Cheater Slicks, Red Velvet Letdown, and more.
‘Allegories, Narratives, and Storytelling’ opens at the downtown art space tonight (Friday, June 27), and continues through Aug. 2.
The exhibition, now on display at Urban Arts Space, features paintings by Herman’s husband, Glen Holland, along with a short film and a series of associated events that all extend in some way from the author’s new essay collection, released in March.
Rachel Wallis launched her new creative reuse shop and artist studio space with the aim of building community. ‘It’s really trying to keep it grounded in this space of abundance, in this space of creativity,’ she said.
