The Columbus Metropolitan Library, Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library and the Ohio Arts Council's Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry Present Third Annual Juried Art Show
by Jaclyn Reynolds
The Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio Arts Council and Friends of the Library have once again partnered to bring arts opportunities to artists and the public by presenting a juried art show at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library. In 1998 the two organizations collaborated to create the Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR), a database that showcases the work of more than 900 artists from Ohio and around the world.
The Third Annual Online Visual Artist Registry Juried Art Show features original works of art by 40 Ohio artists. A three-person panel selected the work through a blind jury process. The artist representative on the jury juror is Ron Kroutel, an Athens area artist, who won the juror’s choice award during the 2007 OOVAR exhibition. The artwork will be displayed at The Columbus Metropolitan Main Library in the Humanities, Fine Arts and Recreation Division until November 29, 2008. An award of $1000 will be given for Juror’s Choice to Columbus artist Juliette Montague for her piece Heavenly Dreaming. An award of $500 will be presented for People’s Choice. People’s Choice Award ballots will be accepted through November 8, 2008. The cash awards are provided by Friends of the Library. The juried show is open to all living artists of Ohio 18 years of age or older. Eighty-nine artists submitted work for the exhibition. The Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry is free, online, cross-referenced, and useful for collectors, curators or anyone who needs to find artists and artwork. Visit the Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry at www.ohioonlinearts.org. For more information contact Kathy Signorino at the Ohio Arts Council, 727 E. Main Street, Columbus OH 43205-1796, 614/728-6140 or e-mail kathy.signorino@oac.state.oh.us The Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) mission is to promote reading and guide learning in the pursuit of information, knowledge, and wisdom. The Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s mission is to promote library involvement in the life of the community and community involvement in the life of the library, by developing financial and human resources and sponsoring activities and programs. The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically. For a list of artists by city click here.[top]