Karlsberg takes back control with ‘Must Be Nice’
The Columbus artist’s new exhibition kicks off in Blockfort’s Gallery B with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 5).
The Columbus artist’s new exhibition kicks off in Blockfort’s Gallery B with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 5).
In ‘Thread Code,’ the Columbus artist and quilter explores concepts ranging from conservation and the nature of choice to the importance of community building.
The Columbus artist emerged from a challenging year with a pair of distinctive new exhibitions opening this month at Lindsay Gallery and William H. Thomas, respectively.
Curated by Ohio Art League, the exhibition runs at RAW Gallery through Sept. 11.
In late July, GCAC announced it was ending a pair of 2025 artist grant programs along with other organizational cuts, attributing the decision to a combination of factors that included lower than anticipated income from the ticket tax and a decision by Franklin County officials not to advance an expected $4 million in funding.
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.