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Riffe Gallery Presents “The Urban Landscape: A Tale Of Grandeur And Abandonment”

Posted on: Friday, July 11, 2014

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The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will present The Urban Landscape: A Tale of Grandeur and Abandonment from Nov. 6, 2014 through Jan. 11, 2015.

The Urban Landscape, curated by Christine Fowler Shearer, explores the perspectives of 16 Ohio artists through original works that reflect on the fundamental nature of city life and how the urban landscape inspires art.

Artists in the show include: Kelley Booze (Springfield), Christopher Burk (Columbus), Cole Carothers (Milford), Laurence Channing (Cleveland Heights), Bonnie Dolin (Aurora), Frederick Fochtman (Columbus), Ruth Gless (Columbus), Don Harvey (Cleveland Heights), Ron Kroutel (Athens), Michelle Muldrow (Cleveland), Michael Nevin (Akron), Ryan Orewiler (Columbus), Gary Pettigrew (Athens), Thomas Roese (Cleveland) and John Troxell (Cleveland).

Join the Riffe Gallery for the opening of The Urban Landscape on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 5-7 p.m.

On Friday, Nov. 7, from 12-1 p.m., a free guided tour of the exhibition will be led by Shearer, who is development director for the Canton Museum of Art.

Visit www.oac.state.oh.us/riffe/ for more information.