2021 - 2022Calendar

August 30 - November 5

“They That Matter; The Work of Larry Winston Collins

Reception - September 16 - 6:30 - 8:30

“Prompted by a TIME magazine cover from April 20, 2015, Larry Collins delved into the awareness of events in the United States concerning the shooting of black men and women by police. Deeply moved while reading the magazine, Collins felt these stories of these African American men and women needed to be told and people should honestly take notice of these victims and what these events have to say about our society. Collins reflected back to an exhibition of his work in the mid-1990’s,  All For The Cause, where he created 33 portraits, in the collection of the Frank Hale Cultural Center at the Ohio State, of individuals who died during the civil rights movement. Many of those killed were never vindicated, and Collins realized, “the stories of the slain civil rights workers had many characteristics similar to the stories of victims who have experienced police violence.” In ``They That Matter, Collins re-creates 35 individual shrines, illuminating each person who has lost their life; to show the humanity of the victims and that their lives mattered.” Also on exhibit, in the Tower of the Shot Tower and at various campus locations are “Art Unites Cbus” murals which were created to bring messages of hope and healing to Columbus.

November 29 - March25, 2021

Inspired Reunion Take 2 - Fort Hayes’ Alumni Exhibition 2022

AN “ONGOING” CELEBRATION OF 41+ YEARS

Last year our exhibition Inspired Reunion, an exhibition of our esteemed artist alumni was to open on March 13 the day that Columbus City Schools went virtual and closed the buildings. Inspired Reunion, Take 2 will exhibit that work and some new work by these artists. The exhibition, coordinated by FHAAHS and Photography MEC alumna Naomi Kathleen O’Connell, features the work of eighteen alumni artists who attended the Fort Hayes Arts Career Center and the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School programs and who are currently working and exhibiting in the visual arts, including: Julie M. Abijanac, Laura Alexander, Derrick L. Coles Jr., Elizabeth Gerdeman, Katerina Harris, Daina Higgins, Sherleelah Jones, Simon LaBozetta, Kate Morgan, Jennifer Reeder, Stephanie Rond, Nikos Fyodor Rutkowski, Brian Szente, Michael Stickrod, Julie Taggart, Stephen Takacs, Christopher Tennant and Melissa Vogley Woods. Many Fort Hayes graduates, such as these, have gone on to develop successful careers in the fine and commercial arts, exhibit internationally and hold positions in Universities, Commercial, design and fine art venues.

March 7 - April 8 Connections TBA

Connections will explore communal history and experience through art.

April 18 - May 20

Fort Hayes 41st Annual Senior Exhibition

This year marks the 41th year of presenting the Senior Portfolio Exhibition showing our art students work from our award winning Career Center Photography, Art Portfolio and Dance programs and senior art students from the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School art and dance programs. This year there are # of works representing # seniors.

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