Bowling Green State University is hosting the 15th annual Northwest Ohio Community Art Show (Now OH) through July 15, in the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery of the BGSU Fine Arts Center.
Free and open to the public, this year’s juried show includes 108 works by 41 artists from five northwest Ohio counties, with many items available for purchase.
This year’s juror is BGSU 2009 alumna Laura Makar. Her artwork has been exhibited locally and nationally, including in California, Georgia, New York and North Dakota. She has had solo exhibitions at Whitdel Arts in Detroit, ROY G BIV Gallery in Columbus and Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati. Ms. Makar also has served as gallery manager for the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and Art Department Gallery at Wayne State University since 2015. She earned a bachelor of fine arts from BGSU in 2009 and a master of fine arts from Wayne State University in 2014.
As a juror, Ms. Makar will comment on the awards she selects, which also are available for viewing online at BGSU.edu.
Visitors can vote for their favorite piece, which will receive the Bowling Green Arts Council People’s Choice Award. Other awards, to be selected by Ms. Makar, include Best of Show, the BGSU School of Art Award, the Toledo Federation of Arts Societies Award, the Bowling Green Noon Kiwanis Youth Art Award and several others, totaling more than $2,000.
Gallery hours for the exhibit are Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Parking is free after 7 p.m. and on weekends in Lot N on the campus.
Sponsors for this year’s exhibit include the Ohio Arts Council, BGSU School of Art, Toledo Federation of Arts Societies, Bowling Green Arts Council, BG Noon Kiwanis, Art Supply Depot BG, Gallery Salon and Spa, Ben’s Crafts and Sam B’s.
Visit BGSU.edu/Gallery for more information.
