This Saturday, for one night only, the photorealistic paintings of local artist Jonathan Hicks will be featured at Junctionview Studios. After displaying similar shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Jonathan has turned his focus to Columbus for an exhibition that includes a variety of familiar cultural institutions as subjects.

We recently caught up with Jonathan to discuss his new show. [Read More]

Photo by Kevin Ward

Local artist Laura Alexander has cuts and stitches on her arms, and frequently has bandaged fingers.

Two years ago while driving from a show with a carload of her etched-glass artwork, she stopped short and six pieces shattered. “I didn’t turn around, and I didn’t unload the car for two days,” she said.

Though glass is delicate, dangerous and a pain to work with, Laura enjoys playing with shadow and dimension. [Read More]

This weekend, Junctionview Studios is hosting the first annual “Big Gay Art Show”, a showcase of visual arts from the Columbus LGBT community. The event also includes a variety of performance art, food vendors, and proceeds that will benefit the Kaleidoscope Youth Center.

We sat down with Devon Palmer, one of the local artists organizing the event at Junctionview, as well as Angie Wellman, Executive Director at Kaleidoscope to find out more about this upcoming event. [Read More]

Columbus’ premiere independent arts collective is hosting two can’t-miss events this weekend: The C-Note Art Sale and Available Light Theater’s first local showing of Killadelphia.

The schedules work together perfectly so that you can get deals on art and a little healthy, organic local theater all in one night out. [Read More]

The 10th Columbus Edition of Pecha Kucha took place on Friday night outdoors at Junctionview Studios. It was well attended with nearly 300 people watching a variety of presentations from folks including architect Sonia Bazan, illustrator John Lara, doll sculptor Sharon Bell, CSCA Co-President Paul Davis, motorcycle engine builder Aniket Vardhan, CD101 rep Tim Hall, Pattycake Bakery owner Jennie Scheinbach, wood artist Devon Palmer, local food activist Jill Moorhead, OhioHealth physician Dr. Randy Sharma, OSU women’s health expert Meagan Matteson, ceramist Cynthia Vardhan, live theater enthusiast Brant Jones, and writer Jory Farr.

Check out some of the photos below by Kevin Ward, and click here to view the rest on his Flickr page. The next Pecha Kucha takes place on November 5th! Keep your eyes on the official website for more details. [Read More]

Agora 6 took place on Saturday, and early reports are saying that it was the biggest and best one yet. If you weren’t able to make it to the event then you can check out all of the excitement through this great photo set provided by Jen Killius.

Below are a few of our favorite shots from the day-long festival that include some live painting, performance art, and the nighttime fire dancing show. [Read More]

In this week’s ColumbusUnderground.com Podcast, we stop by Junctionview Studios to chat with Adam Brouillette, Mike Litzau, and Laura Alexander (three members of the Couchfire Collective) about Agora 6 which takes place on Saturday May 16th. This year’s Agora will feature more art and music than before as well as the addition of food vendors, drink sales, and much more.

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From The Dispatch:

Couchfire Collective turns an old warehouse into a hotbed of talent
By Kevin Joy

As president of the fledgling Couchfire Collective, Adam Brouillette has witnessed rapid growth and heavy word-of-mouth in an organization not yet 3 years old. Couchfire’s home base is Junctionview Studios, a 25,000-square-foot warehouse near the edge of Grandview Heights.

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Devon Palmer is a local woodturner who has been crafting bowls, vases, and other wood products for the past seven years. In this video, he walks us through the process of turning a piece of a tree trunk into a beautiful wooden bowl and explains some of his techniques and experience.

More information about Devon can be found at DevonPalmer.com, and more information about woodturning can be found at CentralOhioWoodturners.org and Woodcraft.com.

There’s no shortage of local art events in Columbus. Every week there are dozens of shows, exhibits, workshops, and classes to choose from. Many of these events are kid-friendly, but this weekend is the one time of year you can find something that is more than kid-friendly. KidzArtz is an annual art event taking place at Junctionview Studios on Saturday that features a variety of art created completely by local kids of all ages. We recently spoke with Amy Phillips-Gary to find out more about this upcoming event. [Read More]