Loft Gallery
Exhibition Space for Artists
Our intimate Loft Gallery is utilized for smaller exhibitions, usually featuring the work of one or two artists. It represents a great opportunity for up-and-coming artists, particularly those who have honed their skills in our classes!
2023-2024 Loft Gallery Exhibition Schedule is full
On View
Your Own Creative Voice: Artwork from the Collage Mixed Media Class
Mar 1-Apr 6, 2024
Students in the Collage-Mixed Media class at the Cultural Arts Center are learning a variety of experimental techniques using paints, inks, printing, stamping, bleaching and more. Through discovery and trial, students begin to develop their own esthetic which leads to a strong creative voice. They are encouraged to start with a theme or subject matter and expand on the colors and shapes found in that theme. The results are a stunning array of works that rely on serendipity in partnership with controlled decisions making. This show represents the Creative Voices of the students of Marjaneh Abassi.
Opening Reception: Friday March 1, 6-8pm
Free Event, Complimentary Food and Drink Provided
2024 Schedule
Creative Viewpoints; Art From Central Ohio NLAPW
Apr12- May 18, 2024
This loft gallery exhibition is a showcase Central Ohio Branch of the National League of American Pen Women.
The National League of American Pen Women is a 501(c)(3) organization of Women Professionals in Visual Arts, Music, Writing, and Allied Professions. Together we form a supportive community and welcome other professional women of the arts to join us.
Cooking on Gas: Cloth, Plants, Minerals and Color A.I.R. Grace Johnson
May 24-June 26, 2024
Botanical printing on cloth is surface design that is rooted in the history, traditions, and chemistry of natural dyes and knowledge of the natural world. To create this art medium, plant materials (roots, leaves, flowers, bark, seeds) are wrapped and bound with mordanted natural fiber cloth (cotton, linen, wool, silk) and then steamed or boiled. The botanical printed cloth for this exhibit was created from plant and dye materials grown in my backyard or sourced and/or foraged from Central Ohio.
Transference: Artwork from the Students in Printmaking
July 5-Aug 10, 2024
Transference presents artwork from Cultural Arts Center (CAC) instructors and recent students created by printmaking methods. Similar to the sharing of knowledge between a teacher and their pupils, a print represents the transfer of an image from one manipulated surface to another, with the use of pressure and ink. At CAC, familiar techniques and materials such as linoleum carving or silkscreening on fabric are demonstrated step-by-step. With the assistance of the presses at the CAC studio, other processes such as drypoint, which similar to etching, are explored during each session. Experimentation is encouraged, and the works on display reveal the myriad of possibilities offered by the fine art of printmaking.
Armor -Weiting Wei
Waxed Fusion: Artwork from the Students in the Encaustic Studio
Sept 27-Nov 2, 2024
Enjoy works from the Encaustics class students and faculty created here at the CAC. Encaustics is an ancient art that means “In hot wax” and incorporates plant resin with beeswax. The process is fun and easy, with many applications. It can incorporate papers, collage items, carving methods, photographic materials, pastels and oil sticks to embellish the works. Explore all the different ways it can be used in this colorful exhibition!
Cold Connections; Art from the Metal Smith Studio
Nov 8-Dec 14, 2024
Using only “Cold Connections” (as opposed to soldering), students from the Metal Smith Studio, will be creating jewelry and sculpture.
Loft Gallery Proposal Guidelines
For the convenience of artists interested in exhibiting their work in our Loft Gallery, we have published a set of guidelines as part of our standard artist agreement.
This document includes information on:
- Eligibility requirements
- Proposal submission process
- Artwork format parameters
- Selection process
Art Shop
Just as Loft Gallery exhibitions generally feature work by artists in our classes, many of the items available at Created, the Art Shop at the Cultural Arts Center, are made by our students. Take a look at the shop and requirements for it.
Looking to learn more? Contact the Loft Gallery today!
Call us at 614.645.7047