Nicholaus Arnold, No One Was Having a Very Good Time July 17 – August 18 Reception: Thursday, July 20, 6-8pm Both the receptions and exhibitions are free and open to the public. Dayton artist Nicholaus Arnold’s studio work, usually humorous and seemingly lackadaisical in nature, takes a more solemn turn in this exhibition titled No One Was Having … Continued
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ArtLocal Public Art Project Creating Collaborative Public Art in Kettering Neighborhoods Kettering, Ohio DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 30, 2017 ESTIMATED BUDGET: $15,000 The City of Kettering CitySites Public Art Program is seeking artists, artist teams, designers or architects living within a 125-mile radius of Kettering to design a site‐specific public artwork in … Continued
Hamilton Dixon Motion, 2015 Steel Location: Kettering Government Center South Hamilton Dixon has created forged steel sculptures throughout the Dayton area, and his artwork is collected in numerous private and public commissions. “The most fluid design is sometimes the most complex thing to make—that’s what fun to me—to make a … Continued
23rd Annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition May 30 – July 7 Reception, Thursday, June 1, 6 – 8pm The View is Rosewood Gallery’s annual, juried group landscape exhibition. All media are considered, and the artwork exhibited deals with outdoor themes, land imagery, the environment or world issues. Admission is free. Check out a recent review by Pamela Dillon of … Continued
Willis ‘Bing’ Davis Ancestral Spirit Dance #259, 1999 Oil pastel on rag board Location: Kettering Government Center South One of Dayton’s most celebrated artists, Willis ‘Bing’ Davis knew that he wanted to be an artist as an elementary school student. Influenced by his community, Davis has striven to celebrate humanity and creativity through his own … Continued
Mary Rogero RTA Bus Stops, 2007 Location: Throughout Kettering Dayton-based artist and architect, Mary Rogero served as a principal architect with Rogero Buckman Architects during the time in which the RTA Bus Stops were created. Rogero’s background in both fine art sculpture and architectural design made her natural fit to design a series of bus … Continued
April 17 – May 19, 2017 Reception Thursday, April 20, 6-8pm Cincinnati-based paper artist Emily Moores presented a site-specific installation called Cathedral. Regarding her work, Moores says, “I cut, fold, and roll to transform paper into dense textures or towering structures. By hand cutting each shape, the repetition within the forms is not identical. The slight variation adds a … Continued
April 17 – May 19 , 2017 Painter Darren Haper, who lives and works in Dayton, exhibited a dynamic series of paintings in an exhibition titled Almost There. “I am interested in that time of life when innocence, freedom of ideas, and inspirations came naturally—a time before one knew what composition, line, texture, or color theory meant,” Haper says. … Continued
Heather Lea Reid, Intersubjective Indulgence March 6 – April 7, 2017 Reception Thursday, March 9, 6-8pm Painter Heather Lea Reid, who lives and works in Dayton, exhibited a series of works collectively titled Intersubjective Indulgence. Of her work, Reid says, “I start from drawings and ideas derived from everyday experiences. Instead of revealing a narrative … Continued
Lockers are available to rent for active Rosewood artists and students on a pre-pay six-month or yearly basis. Rates for Kettering residents are $35 for 6 months, $60 for 12 months; for non-residents: $45 for 6 months, $75 for 12 months. Contact Rosewood at rosewood@ketteringoh.org or (937) 296-0294 for more information and availability.
