The Ohio Arts Councils Riffe Gallery Presents Let's Get Digital
by Amy McKay
The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery will present Let's Get Digital from May 3 - July 8, 2012.
Curated by Alexandra Nicholis Coon, executive director of the Massillon Museum, Let's Get Digital demonstrates the endless opportunities digital technology offers to the world of art. Whether it be the tool, product, or subject of their artwork, all artists in this exhibition were selected based on their innovative applications of digital technology. To the 15 artists represented in this show, digital technology serves as an avenue for exploring new ideas and relationships that are not possible with traditional media.
"Technology is a tool for artists in the same way that a paintbrush, loom, or chisel are," said Curator Coon. "Most of the work represented in this exhibition assumes the visual form of traditional media like painting, weaving, sculpting, with technology assisting the concept to fruition as part of the artistic process."
Join the Riffe Gallery for the free opening reception of Let's Get Digital on Thursday, May 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. Curator Coon will lead a free tour of the exhibition on Friday, May 4 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Artists in the show include (hometown noted): Janet Ballweg (Bowling Green), Jerry Birchfield (Cleveland), John Branham (Massillon), Kimberly Burleigh (Cincinnati), Guy Michael Davis (Cincinnati), Nicholas Economos (Cleveland), Ronald Geibert (Beavercreek), Brian Harnetty (Columbus), Dan Hernandez (Maumee), Janice Lessman-Moss (Kent), Katie Parker (Cincinnati), Joshua Penrose (Columbus), Andrew Reach (Cleveland), Michele Waalkes (Canton) and Gina Washington (Cleveland).
Award-winning author and playwright Ann Townsend will share several of her poems from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21, in the Riffe Gallery. Open Mic will follow from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Please note, anyone who wishes to read must register by May 15 at www.riffegallery.org. For more information on Ann, visit her website.
On view in Riffe Center lobby June 2012, VSA Ohio's Accessible Expressions 2012.
Let's Get Digital is presented by the Riffe Gallery with support from the Ohio Arts Council's Individual Artist Grants and Services Program. Media sponsors include CD101, CityScene, Ohio Channel, Ohio Magazine, Time Warner Cable and WCBE.
Image Credit: John Branham, One Thing After Another, 2011
About the Riffe Gallery:
The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery showcases the work of Ohio's artists and curators, and collections from the region's museums and galleries. The gallery is located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts at 77 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Tuesday, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon 4 p.m. Closed Mondays and state holidays. Visit www.riffegallery.org or call 614/644-9624 for more information, or to schedule a group tour.
About the Ohio Arts Council:
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
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