Columbus Arts Events to Experience

Beginning Modern Dance for Adults

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December 11 - June 25, 2013 / FEVERHEAD
This class is open to all who want to learn the basics of modern dance technique. By taking this class you will get: An understanding of basic dance vocabulary. Comprehension of movement phrases. The ability to move with an increased awareness of time, space and weight. Increase your rhythmic clarity. Move efficiently without harm to the body. Experience diversity and creativity in the improvisational process. Basically we are going to have fun moving around the warehouse at Feverhead.

The Time and The Temperature

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January 23 - June 30, 2013 / Downtown Columbus
A custom-made sign that is similar to those commonly seen in front of businesses, churches, and schools that give the exact time and temperature of the location where they are installed, Rubin's sign tells the current time and temperature in Tehran, Iran - a city that is geographically distant (and eight and a half hours ahead of Columbus), yet is in our news on a daily basis.

Honest Paintings on Wood by artist Rick Borg

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April 29 - June 21, 2013 / The Ohio State University Faculty Club
Overlooking Mirror Lake and the Oval, The Faculty Club is a dignified, sandstone retreat in the middle of the Ohio State University campus. Since 1939, the club's building and appointments have enhanced the beauty of the university. The Club's art program is recognized for more than ten years of continual art exhibitions featuring the selected artwork and collections of the faculty, staff and alumni of the university.

2 Wheels + Motor, A Fine Art Exhibition

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May 4-1, 2015 / Motorcycle Hall of Fame
More than two dozen artists are celebrating the spirit, excitement and adventure of motorcycling through fine art in a new exhibit at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. The exhibit includes art created by mixed-media specialists, photographers, sculptors, painters, illustrators, jewelers and potters. They're showcasing some of their finest pieces in what promises to be one of the most heart-stirring and captivating exhibits of motorcycling-related art in the nation.

Uncontained: Ohio Metalsmiths and the Vessel

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May 6 - June 21, 2013 / Concourse Gallery
Fourteen artists using silver, copper, pewter and iron to explore and expand the limits of the vessel are brought together by Michael B. Hayes and Kelly Malec-Kosak.

African Rhythms in Paint, Act 2 by Suzanne Accetta

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May 16 - July 7, 2013 / Homeport Gallery
Homeport Gallery is welcoming Suzanne Accetta back with her body of work, African Rhythms in Paint, Act 2. Come help us celebrate the opening of the exhibit! Stop by for art, light refreshments, and the chance to chat with the artist!

The Dog and Pony Show by Nora Daniel

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May 18 - June 28, 2013 / Hayley Gallery
The Spring Show by Nora Daniel's from Zanesville. Enjoy appetizers, desserts, refreshments and art, and meet Nora in person over a glass of wine at the opening reception.

Aminah Robinson: Journey from Blackberry Patch to Poindexter Village

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May 31 - July 20, 2013 / Hammond Harkins Galleries
This exhibition includes Songs for a New Millennium, 1812-2012, a body of work previously on display at the Columbus Museum of Art as part of Columbus' Bicentennial Celebration.

Corners of the World

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June 3-29, 2013 / Ohio Art League Gallery
The motivation behind this show was to understand the uninhibited imagination and conceptual tendencies of childhood play. Creativity in its simplest form is about process rather than product where children are constantly generating original ideas without restraint. Children understand art as an experimental process and despite the loss of creativity that comes with entering adult years we are all active participants.

Closing Reception for Tuck & Roll: new work by Amy Leibrand

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June 4-21, 2013 / CS Gallery
The exhibit's atmosphere reflects that of a curiosity shop, with several interactive and multi-dimensional pieces on display.

Broadway in Columbus: Wicked

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June 5-23, 2013 / Ohio Theatre
Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, Wicked is "Broadway's biggest blockbuster" (The New York Times). Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for "the most complete - and completely satisfying - new musical in a long time" (USA Today).

Short North Stage: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:36:49 GMT

June 6-22, 2013 / Garden Theater
Short North Stage is bringing the 2012 BroadwayWorld Boston Winner for Best Musical, Best Actor, and Best Actress to Columbus, after a SOLD OUT Boston engagement and this bitch is ready to rock your androgynous socks off. Since its original Off-Broadway production in 1999, this award-winning rock musical has taken the world by storm and achieved a cult status in the vein of Rocky Horror and Reefer Madness. Join Hedwig at OBERON for a night of hilarious and heartbreaking storytelling mixed with hard-hitting rock. With text by John Cameron Mitchell and an electrifying score by Stephen Trask, come experience the glam-rock event that will leave your head banging harder, your heart beating faster, and your soul loving stronger.

FAD: Urban Scrawl

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:36:49 GMT

June 6 - July 27, 2013 / Columbus Metropolitan Library, Carnegie Gallery
"Urban Scrawl is the premier event of the new East Franklinton revitalization initiative. The Franklinton Arts District (FAD) invited the local creative community to "The Bottoms" for a full day of live art and music. The work, created by all volunteer artists, is donated to FAD and is in turn hung throughout Franklinton as public art or sold at auction with the proceeds funding future community arts initiatives. Urban Scrawl is a true community-building event helping drive interest in Franklinton as the next great downtown neighborhood. Show Dates: June 6- July 27 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 6, 6-8 p.m. Main Library Carnegie Gallery 2nd floor 96 S. Grant Ave. Curated by Stephanie Rond Brought to you by the support of: Friends of the Library Columbus Metropolitan Library United Way of Central Ohio Franklinton Arts District Orange Barrel Media.

Super Hero Art Camp

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June 11-21, 2013 / OSU Urban Arts Space
Kids are invited to join the Education Team at OSU Urban Arts Space for a 4-day arts camp. Campers will take an in-depth look at Superhero Culture, and will develop their own characters and story over the course of the camp by participating in arts, crafts, and activities relating to this year's theme.

RURobot?

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:36:49 GMT

June 12 - July 5, 2013 / Gallery 831
Artists from all over pay homage to our future robot overlords with fantastic robot-themed artwork!

Madlab and Shepherd Productions: The Empire Builders By Boris Vian

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:36:49 GMT

June 13-22, 2013 / MadLab
The Empire Builders follows the Dupont family as they continuously travel up one floor higher in their apartment building every time they hear a mysterious and terrifying noise. While each room gets smaller and smaller, their fear and paranoia gets greater and greater. To add to this, each room contains an unknown creature (The Schmurz) that watches their every move.

Surface Tension

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June 14 - September 14, 2013 / Columbus Museum of Art
Highlighting the outstanding talent and ability of Columbus artists, the exhibition includes work by the recipients of the 2012 GCAC Individual Artist Fellowship Awards : Laura Alexander, Matthew Flegle, Anna Laurie Mackay and Andrea Myers. Two others, Susan Li O'Connor and Mariana Smith, were awarded GCAC residencies in Dresden, Germany this year.

Glass, Color and Light: A Glass Axis Member Exhibition

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:36:49 GMT

June 18 - August 2, 2013 / Dublin Arts Center
Glass Axis is a vibrant non-profit glass center dedicated to making and learning. In 1987, 12 students and graduates of The Ohio State University Glass Program came together under the name Glass Axis. Today, Glass Axis is a 10,000 sq. ft. art center, providing artists, students and community members the tools necessary to create innovative works in glass while learning, sharing and teaching.

New Players Theater Festival

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June 20 - July 28, 2013 / Mill Run Amphitheater
New Players Theater provides Central Ohio with a repertory theater of uncompromising artistic standards and exceptional value by producing the most exciting works in classical and contemporary theater, highlighting the works of William Shakespeare. We seek to stimulate the cultural and economic health of the area by creating a destination for theater tourism and providing employment to theater artists and associated business.

Rhythm on the River: Golden Dragon Acrobats

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:36:49 GMT

June 21, 2013 / Bicentennial Park
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes the premier Chinese acrobatic tour company, Golden Dragon Acrobats, to Bicentennial Park on Fri., June 21 to 8 p.m. for a free performance as part of the Rhythm on the River series. Food and beverages will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. The Golden Dragons are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company of today. The reputation of the company is solidly rooted in a commitment to the highest of production values and an attention to artistic details that is unparalleled in the art form. World renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty.