Category: Branch Exhibitions

NLAPW Biennial – Branch Participation – April-May, 2024

To Create Takes Courage is the theme of the NLAPW 51st Biennial Conference. The Central Ohio Branch was well represented in the art competition. The juror was Nanette Maciejunes, former Executive Director and CEO of the Columbus Museum of Art. The art awards judge was Cat Sheridan, director/curator of Ohio Arts Council Riffe Gallery.

Branch artists with works included: Veena Bansal, Robie Benve, Anita Burgess, Neha Dadhich, Karin Dahl, Keiko Hidaka, Jane Flewellen, Bev Goldie, Roberta Kayne, Carmen Ostermann, Dawn Petrill, Evangelia Phillipidis, Vivian Ripley, Gale Suver, and Darlene Yeager-Torre.

Art Competition Award Winners: our branch took the lion’s share of awards.

1st place — Evangelia Philippidis — This Little Neighborhood
2nd place — Carmen Ostermann — Whoopiing Crane Grus Americana
3rd place — Darlene YeagerTorre — Deforestation #3: Mining the Amazon
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
Veena Bansal — Illumination
Robie Benve — Finding Purpose
Jane Flewellen — Parking Lights
Vivian Ripley — Our North Lake Canoe

The Art Competition Reception is:

Open to the public. Please invite your friends.
Comments by the art judge, Cat Sheridan, director/curator of Ohio Arts Council Riffe Gallery.
Greeting by reenactors of former Ohio NLAPW members “Alice Schille” (Josie Merkle) and “Erma Bombeck” (Leslie Robinson). They will make an appearance and then mingle with the guests.
Background music performed by The Columbus Koto Ensemble.

When:

Art Reception — Saturday April 27, 2024, 6:30-8:30pm
Exhibition — April 12 – May 18, 2024

Where:

Cultural Arts Center, Main Gallery
139 W. Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 — click for map
Website — https://www.culturalartscenteronline.org

Hours:

Monday, 1-4 p.m. & 7-10 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. & 7-10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sundays, closed

Creative Viewpoints – April-May, 2024

Creative Viewpoints is an exhibit showcasing work by members from the Central Ohio Branch of the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) during the NLAPW 51st Biennial Conference. The exhibit is in the the Cultural Arts Center’s Loft Gallery. It features works by NLAPW Central Ohio Branch members in all three disciplines of art, letters (writers), and music.

Members with works in the exhibit are: Deb Anderson, Veena Bansal, Robie Benve, Anita Burgess, Neha Dadhich, Karin Dahl, Peg Hanna, Keiko Hidaka, Gayle Holton, Jane Flewellen, Bev Goldie, Roberta Kayne, Jennifer Evans Kinsley, Sylvia Miller, Dawn Petrill, Evangelia Phillipidis, Kyndall Potts, Vivian Ripley, Roxanne L. Smith-Mansell, Jenn Stewart, Gale Suver, Rosalie Unger, Ann Alaia Woods, and Darlene Yeager-Torre.

Please join us at the opening reception of Creative Viewpoints. It’s free and open to the public.

When:

Reception — Friday, April 12, 2024, 6pm-8pm
Exhibition — April 12 – May 18, 2024

Where:

Cultural Arts Center, Loft Gallery, 3rd floor
139 W. Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Website — https://www.culturalartscenteronline.org

Central Ohio Members: to enter, click here. Entry deadline is 2/16/24.

All Together – September-October 2023

We’re thrilled to unveil our “All Together” Exhibition, a diverse showcase of talent that truly brings us all together. This event marks the exciting kickoff celebration of the year. Please join us at the opening reception. It’s free and open to the public. View recent work by NLAPW Central Ohio Branch members in all three disciplines of art, letters (writers), and music.

When:

Reception — Sunday, September 10, 2023 • 2:00-4:00p
Exhibition — September 1st – October 26, 2023

Where:

Martin DePorres Center
2330 Airport Drive Columbus, OH 43219

Riffe Gallery Lobby – Feb-April 2022

The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), Central Ohio Branch has a group exhibition in the Riffe Gallery Lobby. Some of the works on display are from The Language of Creativity, our 2021 group exhibition at the Dublin Arts Council, which included collaborations between many of our artists, writers and musicians.

When:

Exhibition — February 22-April 9, 2022

Where:

Vern Riffe Center for Government & the Arts
First Floor Lobby, across from the Riffe Gallery
77 S. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Hours — Jan. 29 – April 8, 2022
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday — 12pm – 5pm
Website — https://oac.ohio.gov/Riffe-Gallery/Visit-the-Gallery
Phone — 614-644-9624

The Language of Creativity – 9/21/2021-10/29/2021

This exhibition runs September 21-October 29, 2021.

Visit the Exhibition

The Dublin Arts Council is open for in-person gallery visits by appointment only:

Tuesday-Thursday at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Sat. October 9 – our branch’s exclusive viewing – 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m.

Schedule a visit appointment:

Online: https://VisitDublinArtsCouncil.as.me/
By phone: 614-889-7444

Learn about the Exhibition

For a virtual tour, a catalog, an activity booklet for creative families, an interview with the exhibition chair and more see:

https://dublinarts.org/event/the-language-of-creativity/

Hear Collaborators Share about Their Works and Processes

Zoom Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz_BkaVqEtw&t=0s

Read Press Coverage

The Columbus Dispatch

https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2021/08/27/24-art-exhibits-check-out-columbus-ohio-fall-winter-van-gogh/8135360002/

The Lantern (The Ohio State University)

https://www.thelantern.com/2021/10/new-multidisciplinary-art-exhibition-looks-to-spark-creativity/

Seasons of Our Lives – 4/13/2018 – 7/6/2018

What season of life are you experiencing, and which of life’s pivotal times brought you inspiration? Artists of the Seasons of Our Lives exhibit responded to this question with work sparked by moments in time. Viewers were encouraged to examine their own “seasons of life” as they experienced the exhibition, which included paintings, sculptures, and textiles, along with literary and musical compositions.

The Central Ohio Branch of The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) is a diverse group of professional writers, artists, musicians, and allied artists. Their show included collaborations among their members as well as individual works of fine art and composition.

Seasons of Our Lives was held first at The Works, Ohio Center for History, Art and Technology in Newark, Ohio, from April 13 to July 6, 2018. The show was then held at the Carnegie Gallery, Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library in Columbus, Ohio, from July 11 to August 24, 2018.