Gallery Opening & Performance
Upcoming Dates: Fridays - November 13, December 11, February 12
Event:
Artist Gallery Reception at 6 PM
Meet the Resident Artists at 6 PM
Musical Guest Performance at 7:30 PM
Location: First Floor Galleries and Brant Ballroom
Sponsors: The Elms Hotel and Jack & Sally Southard
Cost: Free
2nd Friday Celebration of the Arts features new gallery exhibitions, an artist reception starting at 6:00 PM, and concerts in the Brant Ballroom starting at 7:30 PM.
Exhibiting Artists:
Explore Assemblage, an exhibition featuring second- and third-year MFA Candidates from Miami University's Department of Art. Discover how these emerging artists are experimenting with materials, exploring new creative processes, and forging their own creative paths.
Musical Guest:
Mudlick Five, brings together five seasoned musicians with decades of experience in bluegrass, folk, blues, and roots music.
- Randall Birckhead has been performing around Cincinnati for 45 years with Bluegrass bands and whoever would have him.
- Dave Edmundson has been performing one kind or another of folk music in southwest Ohio since the mid ‘60s. He was part of the Hot Mud Family bluegrass group in the 1970s. He currently resides in Glendale.
- Jerry Kathman enjoys playing roots music on his guitar and six-string banjo. For years he headed the LPK branding firm in Cincinnati. Today, he can mostly be found at his dacha in Indiana.
- Jonathan Levy, a Professor in his final semester at Miami, has been playing harmonica for longer than he’d like to admit and enjoys playing blues, rock reggae, bluegrass, folk, funk or anything else that comes his way.
- Allan Winkler taught History at Miami for 29 years. His last book was a biography of Pete Seeger. In the last dozen years, he has performed in Helsinki in Finland, Nairobi in Kenya, and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and around the United States.
NEW: Children's Garden Activity for ages 6-13
The Culture Crops program offers FREE, seasonal activities from 6 - 8 PM in the Children's Garden. Each month features a different activity, encouraging curiosity, creativity, and connection through art-making, storytelling, and interactive exploration.
Children's Garden Activity is funded by a grant from the Greater Oxford Community Foundation
Friday, November 13: Gratitude Stones
FREE Activity, Registration Required
Children decorate smooth stones with words, symbols, and images that express thankfulness for the earth, community, and the changing seasons. Guided by Cristin E. Genier of Oxford Ohio Rocks, kids use paint pens and weather‑resistant materials to turn each stone into a meaningful marker, then place their stones in the garden to create a shared path of gratitude.
Ages: 6 - 13
Dates: Second Fridays from 6 - 7:30 PM
Location: Oxford Community Arts Center
Cost: FREE
Meet Our Resident Artists and Explore the Art Shop
Discover the creative minds behind the magic by meeting our Resident Artists in their inspiring 3rd Floor studio spaces. Don’t forget to explore the Art Shop to find that perfect artistic gift for the special someone on your list.
