May 2000, ArtsOhio Page 2

State Representative John R. Williamowski (R)

Office
Ohio House of Representatives, 1st District, Allen County

Legislative Committees
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Health, Retirement and Aging; Criminal Justice; Children and Family Services; Civil and Commercial Law

Years In Office 2

Personal
39; hometown, South Bend, Indiana; BA, philosophy, University of Notre Dame; JD, Ohio Northern University; married, 4 children

Favorite Cultural Pastimes
Attending theater, symphony and barbershop quartet performances

Favorite Artist
Ansel Adams, Phil Collins, Harrison Ford

Proudest Creative Achievement
Encouraging my children to discover the enjoyment of playing music

The Riffe Gallery will present two special events during the exhibition. The Clothesline, A Lifestyle Show & Tell, personal narratives about garments associated with the lives of curator Charles Kleibacker and humorist Patricia Wynn Brown, will be presented Thursday, May 11. The event is sold out. Children of all ages and their adult companions are invited to create paper doll fashions on Family Day, June 11, 2-4 p.m. Paper dolls, fabric and accessories will be provided.

The Riffe Gallery is in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, State and High Streets, Columbus. Hours are Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 12-8 p.m. and Sunday 12-4 p.m. Admission is free. For information or to schedule a tour call the Riffe Gallery at 614/644-9624.

Visual artist Robert Rauschenberg will receive this year's Wexner Prize. For more than five decades, Rauschenberg, 74, has boldly abandoned traditional artistic models, producing influential work in every medium while inventing hybrids along the way. His intensely experimental works explore art and life. Rauschenberg will visit the Wexner Center in May to receive the eighth Wexner Prize.

The Fitton Center for Creative Arts has developed a new arts education program in cooperation with the University of Rio Grande. The combined effort, called The Riverside Academy, will offer a master's of education degree in fine arts and multiple intelligences. Course work will be offered at the Fitton Center and on the Internet. For more information call 513/863-8873.

The Springfield Youth Symphony will hold auditions for its 2000-2001 season Saturday, May 20, at Krieg Hall on the campus of Wittenberg University. All instruments are welcome. For more information call 937/325-8100.

	OAC DEADLINES & PANEL MEETINGS
	June 1 Minority Arts Program Long-Term Assistance deadline June 7-8 Performing Arts on Tour Presenters panel meets