PAST EXHIBITS

-2024-

The Plaza Collection-

Collection of art from Dr. Ruben Plaza's collection of award winners from the Ohio Watercolor Society.

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First Ever - Open Wall Exhibition

Like 'Open Mic Night' this exhibition was not juried and was open to the public to allow all different kinds of art. Viewers were able to see real and personal art from everyday people. The show was first come first serve with no entry fee. Up to 20 artists displayed work here.

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The Artists: Elle Damschroder, Cesar A. Rodriguez, Barbara Spurgeon, Terry Jones, Becky Pescosolido, Sue Smith, Katherine Gratz, Lily Plikerd, Keith Geiger, Eric Helms, Roberta Higgins, Carl Smith, Terri Lynne Blosser, Sharon Bresler, John Rausch, Sheila Hernandez, Charlotte Wallace Weekly, Nikia Vogel, David Adams, and Stacey Myers Cook.

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72nd Annual Spring Show

​Winners- Best of Show: Valerie Escobedo, 1st Place: Cheyenne Longbrake, 2nd Place: Laura Barnhardt Corle, 3rd Place: Jere Daniels, and the ArtSpace Awards went to Rachel Miller, Michael Silliman, and Luke Sheets.

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"It was an honor to be asked to jury the Spring Show this year. My connection with ArtSpace/Lima goes back over 50 years -- it was one of the first shows I entered as an artist. Some artists in the current exhibit were familiar, most were not. As in all the exhibitions I’ve juried, the formula seems to be the same – 1/3rd are ‘out’ due to craftsmanship and presentation, 1/3rd are good solid work, and then it’s the final 1/3rdthat the awards will be selected from. It is the mastery of the principals of art -- Line, Shape, Value, Texture, Color. It gets down to the WOW factor for me ... ‘WOW I wish I’d have thought of that, WOW I wish I could do that,WOW I wish I owned that’. Basically, selfish jealously, respect for the idea, execution, and craftsmanship presentation. For those that didn’t make the final cut, practice, think, play, and enter again, but never give up."

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          - Steve Smith

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2nd Annual Apollo Multi Media Technology Art Show

April 23-26 2024

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36th Annual Kewpee High School Invitational

March 22-April 12 2024

-Kewpee: Students to Watch-
{a continuation of our Women to Watch exhibition, showcasing emerging artists)

Our first exhibit of 2024 was ‘Ohio Women to Watch’, which featured 11 of the top women artists in Ohio. We are going to continue the theme of highlighting women artists this year by showcasing eleven female artists from every show. The jurors of the Kewpee High School Invitational Show have designated 11 young women who have made an impact with their art.

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All of these 11 Women's work (below) show exceptional skill and promise, from the quality of the work to the message within the pieces. Congratulations!

The students to watch: 

LCC: Hayley Chambers, Bryan: Sierra Miller, Bluffton: Kally Cotter, Ada: Ayla Tabler, Wayne Trace: Fern Jackson, Ridgemont: Grace Musson, Miller City: Mya Brown, Pandora-Gilboa: Anna Averesch, Lima Senior: Rachel Fronzaglia, Hailey Hahn, and Alyvia Kiser​​​

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A New World: Women to Watch

January 13th-March 9th

In collaboration with the Ohio Advisory Group to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, ArtSpace/Lima is proud to house the exhibition “A New World: Ohio Women to Watch 2023” at the beginning of the 2024 year. The eleven artists in this show have been chosen by co-curators Sso-Rha Khang and Matt Distel for their wide range of concepts and material execution in their work. These women challenge dominant systems of thought and navigation of the world through their alternative ways of perceiving their own worlds. The results shown in their artwork offer engaging interpretations of the multitude of realities that reimagine our very world. As Khang and Distel explain, “These works possess an uncanny familiarity that is disrupted by unnerving alterations that challenge us to look closer and critically examine what we know.”

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The Artists: Kat Burdine, Kara Gut, Sharon Koelblinger, Calista Lyon, Mychaelyn Michalec, Migiwa Orimo, Kristina Paabus, Erykah Townsend, Catherine Whited, Xia Zhang.

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-2023-

Habitat for Humanity Show 

November 16th-December 31

What does habitat mean to you?

The definition can be as literal as a dwelling or as complex as an implied feeling. The exhibit will address the multiple meanings through unique and varied materials and installations.

The Artists: Laura Barnhardt Corle, Randy  Bennett, Terri Blosser, Aubrey Davis , Valarie Escabedo, Judy Greavu, Jim Fultz, Sheila Hernandez, Mike Huffman, William John, Tom Lehman, Avory Mayenschein, John  Rausch, Scott Rose

 

Scenes from the Sullivans

October 8th-November 4th

"Scenes from the Sullivans" is made up of photos, sculptures, cloth art, paintings, and even more mediums that the couple purchased or created in their travels to countries all over the world.

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71st Annual Spring Show

March 31st-May 19th

Meg Nickerson of Cable won Best of Show, Annie King of Bellefontaine won First Place, Michael Huffman of Lima won Second Place, Anita Lehman of Bluffton won Third Place, T.R. Steiner of Bluffton won the Bruce Chesser Award, Becca Boutin of Lima won the Martha Gustad Award, Joshua Briem of Columbus won the Farmer Family Award, Kelly Massillo of Ada won the Meg Dickason Award and Camden Courtney of Findlay won the Director’s Award.

The Artists: David Adams, Grace Bailey, Randy Bennett, Terri Lynne Blosser, P. Brown, Rebecca Boutin, Joshua Briem, Anne Coburn-Griffis, Deborah Cook, Ed Corle, Laura Barnhart Corle, Camden Courtney, Deb Curtis, Nancy Frankenfield, Judith Greavu, Rhonda Hager, Brandon Hendrix , Sheila Hernandez, Michael Huffman

William John, Jr., Sylvia Kallay, Annie King, Anita Lehman, Tom Lehman, Elizabeth Luersman, Robert Magaw, Kelly Massillo, Harry Melroy, Bob Minto, Liza Mowry, Meghan Nickerson, Lynn Phillips, Elliot Rankin, Amanda Rose, Scott Rose, John Rausch, Leah Sanderson, TR Steiner, John Summer

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Connections-Art of the Jigsaw

March 10th-March 22nd

Featuring the many puzzles of Ruby Hopkins.

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35th Annual Kewpee Invitational

February 15th-March 1st

 Kewpee Restaurants have sponsored this exhibition and ArtSpace will highlight student artists from area high schools. The work is categorized in eight areas: Ceramics, Digital Media, Drawing, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Artists from eighteen area high schools entered work to be exhibited. There are awards in each of the entry categories, a Best of Show, and a Dr. Sullivan Award. Awards will be presented on the opening night.

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Annual Photography Show

January 7th-February 4th

The winners of the Juried Photography Exhibit at ArtSpace Lima are: Best of Show, “Butterfly Blues,” Dominique Ysquierdo; First Place Award, “Unveiled (Morality),” Christine Herman; Second Place Award, “Glimpse of the Future,” Jacob Collins; Third Place Award, “In the Morning Light,” Matthew Stanford; Honorable Mention Award, “Transvaal Daisies,” Jonathan Dickey; Honorable Mention Award, “Starlight Sunset,” Jodi Knoch; Young Photographer Award, “Whimsical Leap,” Carson Caprella; Young Photographer Award, “Inside Story,” Spencer Davis; Black and White Award, “1972,” Margaret Green; Color Award Light, “Play #34,” Barbara Ward; Photography Club Award, “Lean In,” Christine Herman.

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