High School Art + Design Campus Studio Experience

 

The Ashland University Art and Design Department is offering a free college campus studio experience on Saturday, February 26, 2022 for current high school students with an interest in pursuing art. The event is being held in the Center for the Arts building on the AU campus from 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with lunch and all art materials provided.  

Art studio area experiences will include sculpture, printmaking, digital art and graphic design, painting, ceramics and figure drawing. Students may attend two workshops based on their interests and availability. This event highlights the Art and Design program, where students can learn from experienced college instructors who also are working artists, meet other students with a serious interest in art, learn or finesse existing skills, investigate a new medium or area, experience a classroom studio work environment and learn about what art and design students do after graduation.

The high school art experience APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 14, 2022. Interested high school students can apply online at www.ashland.edu/art. For more information about the AU Art and Design Department Campus Art Experience- contact Dr. Wendy Schaller at wschalle@ashland.edu.

APPLY ONLINE  https://forms.gle/r6oL5q3wUA2GG1gu8 

Image credit-AU Art Alumnus Callie Roddy

Alumnus Josh Risner- Upcoming Exhibition October 10th

 Ashland University Alumnus Joshua Risner will be showing his recent paintings at the Sandusky Cultural Art Center in Sandusky, Ohio from October 10 - November 14, 2021. Opening reception Sunday, October 10th 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Risner will be exhibiting alongside Gary Spinosa and his other-worldly iconic sculptures. Gallery hours 1:00 - 4:00 Sunday through Friday. see more Josh's work here- http://www.joshuaadamart.com/

Art + Design- All Majors Meeting this Thursday

 

AU Art Education major attends summer residency

Ashland University Art Education major Rachel Filichia, attended a two-week traditional painting residency this summer with Joshua Adam Risner at his Rabbit Hill Studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Risner is a 2012 Ashland University Art + Design Department graduate and currently serves as the Michigan State Capitol Artist in Residence and State Capitol Master Decorative Painter. Filichia is from the greater Columbus area and is one of the first AU students to benefit from Risner’s residency program. We can’t wait to see how this experience will shape Filicia’s artwork this upcoming year, and how that experience will impact her future classrooms. We are also excited to see how Risner’s residency program will benefit future Ashland University Art + Design majors. Photo credits -Rabbit Hill Studio.

Call for AU Art + Design Alumni

 Call for Ashland University Art + Design Alumni-

Alumni of the Department of Art + Design are invited to submit artwork for an Alumni Exhibition to take place in the Coburn Art Gallery September 2- 30, 2021. The exhibition is open to any graduate of Ashland University’s Art + Design programs. All artwork should be made in the last four years and not exhibited at any previous Coburn Gallery exhibition is eligible. There is no fee for entry. All media will be considered, including installation, design work, and new media. All artworks must be gallery ready and they will be screened by the gallery director. To request entry information, contact Cynthia Petry at cpetry@ashland.edu. Entry deadline is July 6, 2021 @5pm. Artwork delivery in Mid-August. For more information about this exhibition, contact Cynthia Petry at cpetry@ashland.edu; phone 419.289.5652.

ENTRY FORM Click here

Art + Design Students Recognized

The Department of Art + Design recognized Marial Leatherman as the outstanding junior and Joellen Badertscher as outstanding senior at Ashland University's Academic Honors Convocation. The ceremony was held Sunday, April 18 in Ashland University's Myers Convocation Center.

Mariel Leatherman is a junior Art Education major with a concentration in sculpture with a focus in textiles. On campus, Mariel has been involved with the Campus Activities Board, OSEA, The Well, Ashland’s Club Quidditch team, and is a student employee of the Coburn Art Gallery. After graduation, she hopes to get a job as an art teacher in Ohio, while continuing to create art as a practicing fine artist, and farther down the road Leatherman hopes to go back to attend graduate school to obtain her Masters in Art Education.

Joellen Badertscher is from Apple Creek, OH. She is a junior at Ashland University studying Art Education with a concentration in Ceramics. Joellen has her own pottery business and sells her wares locally at Vines Bakery and also works at the Ashland University Recreation Center as a Facility Manager. Joellen was selected for an 2021 summer art education program internship at the Mansfield Art Center in Mansfield Ohio.

Leatherman and Badertscher were chosen from a very prestigious group of students within the department for their academic and personal achievements.

The purpose of the 2021 Academic Honors Convocation Awards Ceremony is to celebrate academic achievement, promote community and recognize outstanding students in each Department.

Senior Exhibition Awards Announced

Congratulations to our 2021 Senior Art + Design Exhibition awards winners-Hannah Osborn was selected for the senior exhibition art award and the Honorable Mention senior award recipient was Harlie Gregory. Both awards were selected by the Ashland University Art + Design Department faculty.

Hannah will graduate from Ashland University with a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Art with a concentration in Graphic Design with a minor in Religion. Hannah is from Chatham, Ohio where she lives with her father, Steve, her mother, Heather, and her brother, Steven. She is a graduate of Cloverleaf High School and the Medina County Career Center where she learned under the instruction of Ron Kostechak about printing, pre-press, offset press, silk screen printing, and of course graphic design. During her three year at Ashland, Hannah has been exhibited in the Juried Student Art Exhibition multiple times and has been awarded the Dean’s Award, the Alumni “Wink” Award, and the Bernini Award. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and other circumstances, Hannah chose to do classes remotely for the remainder of her schooling. Because of this, she was not able to be as active on campus as she would have liked to be. However, she was able to go on a mission trip with campus ministry to Tennessee and an educational trip to Israel before this had happened. Hannah also was an intern for OneIT, the Medina County Career Center, and Vinyl Marketing where she participated in a variety of design work and learning experiences. She plans to continue graphic design by finding a full time position in the Columbus area after graduation.

Gregory, from Cambridge, OH, will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Art with a concentration in Graphic Design and a minor in Marketing. She is a youngest child of Janie Jackson and Frank Gregory. Gregory attended John Glenn High School where she graduated with an Honors Diploma. At Ashland, she is an active member of FCA and is a part of a worship team. Gregory received Outstanding Junior of the Year for the Art Department. She has also been a part of three juried student exhibitions. Gregory gained an internship the summer of 2020 that allowed her to better understand the field and for her to improve her skill. She is extremely thankful to be able to have the opportunities she’s had here, including an art department trip to New York City to view world-renowned works.

AU in Germany 2022

Join Dr. Wendy Schaller- Associate Professor of Art for the Ashland University in Germany program May 2022- Interest meeting TODAY March 16 at 4pm & April 21 at 4:15pm in the Student Center Auditorium.

Call for Entry-Alumni Art Exhibition

Alumni of the Department of Art + Design are invited to submit artwork for an Alumni Exhibition, to take place in the Coburn Art Gallery September 2-30, 2021. The exhibition is open to any graduate of Ashland University’s Art + Design programs. All artwork should be made in the last four years and not exhibited at any previous Coburn Gallery exhibition is eligible. There is no fee for entry. All media will be considered, including installation, design work, and new media. All artworks must be gallery ready and they will be screened by the gallery director.

To request entry information, contact Cynthia Petry at cpetry@ashland.edu. Entry deadline is July 6, 2021 @5pm. For more information about this exhibition, contact Cynthia Petry at cpetry@ashland.edu; phone 419.289.5652.

Art + Design Faculty Exhibition Opens Jan 21

The Coburn Gallery announces its upcoming art exhibition featuring the works from the Ashland University Art + Design Department Faculty. This annual exhibition highlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional artists exhibiting in their prospective areas. The Art + Design department faculty pursue active studio careers in addition to their teaching endeavors. The exhibition opens on Thursday January 21 and runs through February 5, 2021.

The exhibition features the following Art + Design department faculty: Keith Dull, Priscilla Roggenkamp, Dan McDonald, Cynthia Petry and Michael Bird.

The Coburn Gallery is open from 10am-5pm Monday through Friday and 12pm-4pm on Saturday/ Sunday. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. New Covid-19 safety protocols include: a maximum of 15 visitors that may visit the gallery at one time, and groups no larger than 5, and face masks must be worn at all the times on the Ashland University campus including on the exterior of the buildings. For more information about the exhibition, call 419.289.5652 or visit us on Facebook.