Tallan & Saari Win Awards at OSF
Don’t miss the Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition in the Cox Fine Arts Building which is on display though Sunday, August 6th!
Printmaking was strongly represented by members of our cooperative! Congratulations to Joan Tallan who received an Ohio Arts Council Award in the professional division. Accolades to Eliana Calle-Saari for being awarded the professional division Printmaking award…the second year in a row! Core members Anne Cushman, Colin Matsumoto, Dave Pickard, Judith Steele, Mary Woodworth and Associate members Christine D’Epiro Abbott and Karen Albanese Campbell were also accepted in this statewide competition!
In the professional division, 236 artist from 34 counties in the state of Ohio were selected to be included in this annual exhibition. The Columbus Dispatch noted that “more than 1,800 submissions” were received this year. We are proud to have 9 of our members included in the 2017 exhibiton!
Eliana Calle-Saari with “My Angels”, Relief prints on silk panels
left: Woman’s Right to Vote by Tallan; right: Blue Topo by Cushman
left: Castle by Matsumoto; right: detail of Switching Station 2 by Pickard
left: Snow for Christmas by Steele; Great White Wind by Woodworth
left: Building a Sanctuary by D’Epiro Abbott; right: How She Flies by Albanese-Campbell