schedule
Current Exhibits
- Ohio Statehouse Museum Shop, Columbus OH (since Nov 2008)
- Ohio Craft Museum - Columbus OH (since Dec 2007)
- WoodWerks - Columbus OH (since Jan 2006)
- Dublin Arts Council - Dublin OH (since Dec 2005)
Future Exhibits
- 4-2-10 to 4-30-10 - Juried - "Wooden Pottery" - Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg VA
- 5-2-10 to 6-20-10 - Juried - "Saturn's Rings" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2010 - Columbus OH
- 8-9-10 to 9-25-10 - Juried - "Saturn's Rings" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2010 - Owens Community College, Perrysburg OH
- 11-5-10 to 12-18-10 - Juried - "Saturn's Rings" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2010 - Artspace Lima, Lima OH
- Jun 18-20, 2010 - American Association of Woodturners, 24th Annual Symposium - Hartford CT
- Nov 11-14, 2010 - segmentedwoodturners.org, 2nd Segmenting Symposium, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg TN
Awards
- Barbara Robinson Award for Excellence in Traditional Craft - "Apex" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2008 - Columbus OH (5-2008)
Past Exhibits
- Juried - "Stonehenge Revisited" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2009 - Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster OH (11-12-09 to 12-19-09)
- Winter Gallery 2009 - Griswold Center, Worthington OH (12-5-09)
- Juried - "Stonehenge Revisited" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2009 - Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield OH (9-13-09 to 10-25-09)
- Juried - "Stonehenge Revisited" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2009 - Southern Ohio Museum - Portsmouth OH (7-3-09 to 8-25-09)
- Instant Gallery - American Association of Woodturners 2009 Symposium - Albuquerque NM (6-25-09 to 6-28-09)
- Juried - "Stonehenge Revisited" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2009 - Columbus OH (5-3-09 to 6-21-09)
- Juried - "Two Grinds, Please" - American Association of Woodturners 2008 Turned for Use II - Oklahoma Forest Heritage Center and Museum - 11th Annual Spring Wood Art Exhibit - Broken Bow OK - Download a catalog. (3-1-09 to 5-1-09)
- Ohio Craft Museum Gifts of the Craftsmen - Columbus OH - press release (11-16-08 to 12-23-08)
- Juried - "Two Grinds, Please" - American Association of Woodturners 2008 Turned for Use II - AAW Gallery, St. Paul MN - Download a catalog (9-12-08 to 12-19-08)
Winter
Gallery 2008 - Exhibition of Turned Crafts, The Ohio State University,
Columbus - flyer (12-6-08)- Instant Gallery - Exploring Possibilities (First Segmenting Symposium) - Marc Adams School of Woodworking - Franklin IN (11-14-08 to 11-16-08)
- Invitational - Hollyfest Scholarship Foundation Auction - Hilliard Chamber of Commerce - Hilliard OH (Nov 2008)
- High Road Gallery - Worthington OH (9-3-08 to 9-28-08)
- Juried -"Apex" - Ohio Craft Museum Best of 2008 - Springfield Museum of Art - Springfield OH (6-28-08 to 8-20-08)
- Instant Gallery - American Association of Woodturners 2008 Symposium - Richmond VA (6-20-08 to 6-22-08)
- Juried - "Two Grinds, Please" - American Association of Woodturners 2008 Turned for Use II - Gallery5, Richmond VA (6-20-08 to 6-22-08) - Download a catalog.
Juried - "Apex" -
Winner of the Barbara Robinson Award for Excellence
in Traditional Craft - Ohio
Craft Museum Best of 2008 - Columbus OH (5-4-08 to 6-22-08)- Ohio Craft Museum Gifts of the Craftsmen - Columbus OH (Dec 2007)
- Invitational - Hollyfest Scholarship Foundation Auction - Hilliard Chamber of Commerce - Hilliard OH (Nov 2007)
- Ohio State Fair - Columbus OH (Aug 2007)
- Wine Shoppe Bistro - Dublin OH (Aug 2006 to Jul 2007)
- Invitational - Hollyfest Scholarship Foundation Auction - Hilliard Chamber of Commerce - Hilliard OH (Nov 2006)
- Celebration of Woodturning - Groveport OH Art Gallery - Groveport OH (Oct-Nov 2005)
Tuxedo Classics - Columbus OH (Sep-Nov 2005) - Reno's Florist - Columbus OH (Nov-Dec 2005)
Past Events
- Segmented Turning training with Malcolm Tibbetts at the Marc Adams School - Franklin IN (5-11-09 to 5-15-09)
- Young Turners Program, Mentor - designed to encourage and aid local AAW chapters working with youths - underwritten by the American Association of Woodturners - Colonial Hills Elementary School, Worthington OH (3-16-2008)
- Central Ohio Woodturners - Demonstrator - Open Segmenting Basics - Handout - Columbus OH (3-10-09)
- Young Turners Program, Mentor - designed to encourage and aid local AAW chapters working with youths - underwritten by the American Association of Woodturners - WoodWerks, Columbus OH (10-25-2008)
Young
Turners Program, Mentor - designed to encourage and aid local AAW
chapters working with youths - underwritten by the American
Association of Woodturners - WoodWerks,
Columbus OH (8-16-2008)- Young Turners Program, Mentor - designed to encourage and aid local AAW chapters working with youths - underwritten by the American Association of Woodturners - WoodWerks, Columbus OH (7-26-2008)
- Open Shop & ReTurn to the Community project for the Children's Hospital of Richmond (Richmond VA), site of the 22nd annual national AAW Symposium - Columbus OH (6-7-2008)
Central
Ohio Woodturners - Demonstrator - Segmenting - Hand-out -
Columbus OH (3-11-08)- Central Ohio Woodturners - Demonstrator - Segmented Bottle Stoppers - Columbus OH (11-13-2007)
- Open Shop & ReTurn to the Community project for Doernbecher Children's Hospital (Portland OR), site of the 21st annual national AAW Symposium - Columbus OH (6-9-2007)
In the News
American
Woodturner journal - official publication of the American
Association of Woodturners
- Winter 2009 - vol 24, no 4, p 10
- Summer 2009 - vol 24, no 2
- Summer 2008 - vol 23, no 2
- Gifts of the Craftsmen 2008 - Ohio Designer Craftsmen - Columbus OH - Nov 2008
- ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Grandview OH edition - 11-11-08
- Columbus OH Dispatch - 5-11-08
- Ohio Designer Craftsmen - Columbus OH - Apr 2008
- Central Ohio Woodturners newsletter
Memberships
- segmentedwoodturners.org - Charter Member, 2009
- American Association of Woodturners - since 2006
- Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild - Cincinnati OH - since 2009
- Central Ohio Woodturners - Columbus OH - since 2004
- National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors - since 1972
Notes
- American
Association of Woodturners (St. Paul MN) - The international,
parent organization of the
Central
Ohio Woodturners and publisher of American
Woodturner journal. Organized
in 1986, its membership exceeds 13,000 members (as of 2008). As the
largest organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning,
its mission is to provide education, information, and organization
to those interested in woodturning. Its annual
symposium is an intensely
informative and fun-filled 3 days packed with demonstrations by internationally
renowned and local artists, demonstrations and workshops, panel discussions,
technical and aesthetic development, safety and legal issues, tradeshow,
attendees' instant gallery, and awards banquet.
"Turned
for Use II" 2008
Annual Symposium Jurors - Alan
Lacer (involved with turning for more than 30 years
[as of 2008] as a turner, teacher, writer, exhibition coordinator,
demonstrator, and past president of the American Association of
Woodturners; AAW Lifetime Honorary Member for contributions
to the field), Debbie Quick (professor of Craft
Material Studies at Virginia
Commonwealth University), and
Del
Stubbs (renowed turner and teacher, especially known
for his Scandinavian woodcarving knives). Of the 144 entries submitted
for "Turned
for Use II," 42
pieces were selected by the jury.
- Academy of Fine Arts (Lynchburg VA) - 2010 Juror Kathleen A. Edwards is the Chief Curator at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Edwards has curated more than 30 exhibitions for the UIMA, including "A Legacy of Iowa: Pollock's Mural and Other Masterworks" from the UIMA Collection, "Acting Out: Invented Melodrama and Contemporary Photography," "Eye Witness: Daniel Heyman's Portraits of Iraqi Torture Victims," "I Am: Prints by Elizabeth Cartlett," "Art is Life - Life is Art: The Graphic Work of Dieter Roth," and "From Hayter to Pettibon: American Prints and Printshops." Upcoming projects include the exhibition and catalog Lil Picard and Counterculture New York that will open at GreyArt Gallery (New York University) in April 2010. She is an adjunct professor in the UI department of Cinema and Comparative Literature. Before her tenure at UI Edwards, she was the Executive Director of The Print Center in Philadelphia. Edwards earned a BA at Westhampton College, University of Richmond, and an MA at the Philadelphia College of Art.
- Dublin Arts Council - The DAC (Dublin OH) engages the community, cultivates creativity, and fosters life-long learning through the arts. Begun in 1983 as an ad hoc committee to bring the Columbus Symphony Orchestra to the dedication of Scioto Park, it has grown to a private nonprofit organization, impacting thousands of individuals yearly through a variety of programs, including community arts and education grants.
- Ohio
Craft Museum -
Ohio Designer Craftsmen (ODC, Columbus OH) is a nonprofit organization,
founded in 1963, dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation
of fine
craft. With
more than
2,000
members
in 44 states and Canada, ODC, in its 43rd year (as of 2008), is one
of the premier craft organizations in the United States.
Its mission is
to promote the fine crafts aesthetic by establishing a standard of
excellence, encouraging creative growth, providing professional support
to craft artists, and building public awareness, appreciation, and
collection of fine crafts.
It receives ongoing funding from the Ohio
Arts Council, the Greater Columbus
Arts Council, and the Columbus
Foundation.
- "Best of 2010" Juror - Albertus Gorman has been a fixture on Kentucky's art scene for more than 30 years. Based in Louisville, he is a veteran of several hundred exhibitions, as an artist, curator, juror, or writer. Gorman is the director of studio arts for the Zoom Group, a program that provides services to individuals with mental and developmental disabilities who wish to further their visual arts skills. He also serves on the Mayor of Louisville's Committee for Art in Public Places. Gorman reviewed 319 entries, selecting 104 pieces by 80 artists.
- "Best of 2009" Juror - Wendy H. Outland, independent curator & consultant, who administered Florida's public arts program and Capitol Complex Exhibition Program for the Florida Arts Council. In 1991, Outland moved to Asheville NE to manage Blue Spiral 1, a gallery that specializes in Southern fine art and craft. After managing the gallery for 12 years, she left to establish her own arts consulting service, and, as an arts aministrator for the past 26 years [as of 2009], she has worked as an editor, grants panelist, presenter, juror, and curator for numerous projects and events. Outland reviewed 332 entries, selecting 110 pieces by 79 artists.
- "Best of 2008" Juror - Brion Clinkingbeard, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville KY. He curates exhibitions for two galleries and coordinates all related educational activities and special events. He's implementing a permanent collection for the museum and has curated numerous exhibitions, including "Forging Ahead: Contemporary American Blacksmiths," "The Glass Vessel," and "Asian-American Ceramics." He has published articles on a variety of fine-craft-related topics, such as contemporary turned objects, studio glass, and Native American craft traditions in a contemporary world. Clinkingbeard reviewed 328 entries by nearly 150 artists. Selected for the "Best of 2008" were 111 pieces by 89 artists.
Ohio
Statehouse Museum Shop - The Ohio
Statehouse is one of America's
finest examples of Greek Revival architecture and is one of
the oldest working statehouses in the United States. Completed
in 1861 after 22 years of construction and restored to its
original grandeur in 1996, the Statehouse is filled with priceless
historic art, including a marble bust of Abraham Lincoln, the
only one the President posed for during his lifetime. During
the Civil War, the Statehouse grounds frequently housed encampments
of Union soldiers.
Nestled in the heart of this historic and stately capitol, the Statehouse
Museum
Shop has been sharing its unique Ohio-themed
gifts with customers since
1996.
2007 - 