Lets get DIGITAL!!

Important dates, see prospectus for full details on upper right

CALL FOR ENTRIES - OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBITION-
Open to Ohio Artists
Announcing the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, funded by the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Expositions Commission. This year the esteemed jurors include Tim Portlock of Philadelphia, PA, Mike Ferris of New York, NY, and Anderson Turner of Kent, OH.( see below)


This exhibition is open to Ohio artists and typically awards more than $15,000 from such partners as the Ohio Art Council, many local arts councils, and art groups. The exhibition includes more than 300 works of Art in all mediums and disciplines and draws more than 34,000 visitors.
* NEW THIS YEAR Images accepted in DIGITAL FORMAT ONLY!!!!***************


Important Dates:
2008 FINE ARTS EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Jun 7 Entry deadline - Forms must be postmarked by this date
Jun 11 Late entry deadline, with additional fee
Jun 25 Acceptance - Notices of acceptance/non-acceptance mailed
Jul 7 Accepted shipped entries delivered
Jul 6-7 Accepted entries delivered by hand
Jul 29 Opening Reception/Awards
Jul 30 - Aug 10 Exhibition Schedule
Aug 10 - 12 Artwork Pick-up


Exhibition held at Ohio State Fair Cox Fine Arts Building 717 East 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43211-2698 


we are going digital

The Fine Arts Exhibition is now accepting images in Digital format only beginning this year. We will be working with the Ohio Arts Council to facilitate this transition. And hope that the format change will bring in more artists from all of Ohio. We are very excited about this new process, and hope you are as well!

Thanks!

Professional juror Mike Ferris Exhibition at George Adams Gallery New York, NY

Meet our 2008 Juror, Anderson Turner

Anderson Turner Bio


Anderson Turner is currently the Director of Galleries Adjunct Professor and Adviser to the Kent State University Art School. He earned a BFA from the University of Arizona, and MFA in Ceramics from Kent State University. He has exhibited regionally and nationally. Mr. Turner has been recognized with various awards and scholarships by the Akron Area Art Alliance, Ohio Art League, Vermont Studio Center, and others.

Anderson, a published author has written several books and journals, with a ceramic focus, as well as written for such publications as, Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Metalsmith Magazine. Anderson currently resides in Garrettsville, Ohio

Meet our 2008 Juror, Tim Portlock

Tim Portlock Bio

Tim Portlock is a visual artist who creates work in a variety of mediums ranging from painting to computer technology. His digital work varies from virtual realty interactive narratives to 3D simulations of historic spaces. Portlock’s subject matter primarily focuses on navigating space and how this process creates a dialogue that constructs identity.

He has exhibited at Arts Electronica (Austria), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago) and ISEA (Japan), 404 (Argentina) as well as other venues in Europe, North America and South America. Tim Portlock currently resides in Philadelphia and teaches at Hunter College New York, NY in the department of Film and Media Studies.

Meet our 2008 jurors, Michael Ferris Jr.

Michael Ferris Jr. Bio


Michael Ferris Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. He received a B.F.A from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1991, and a M.F.A from Indiana University in 1996. His work has been shown at the ATM Gallery, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Queens Museum in New York, the de Young Museum and the Bucheon Gallery in San Francisco. Awards include the George Sugarman Foundation Grant and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program Grant. In 2008 Michael will showcase his latest work in his one-person exhibition at the George Adams Gallery in New York City. Michael currently resides and works in New York.