The Dairy Barn Arts Center

Save Friday, September 13, 2024, for the Dairy Barn Art Center's annual Art Auction!

Doors open at 6pm
Silent Auction, Live Auction, and Prizes
Music, Cash Bar, and Hors D'oeuvres

Join us from 7-8pm for the upcoming installment of Spoken & Heard, a captivating literary series presented by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour! The first session features Kathy Fagan and Kai Coggin.

This free event is hosted via Zoom and by The Dairy Barn Arts Center and is proudly sponsored by The Ohio Arts Council.

Interested in exploring our exhibits or bringing your child to Summer Art Camp, but unsure how to access the Dairy Barn through the construction? From the Richland Avenue roundabout, take 682 to 56 West/Union Street. You'll see Dairy Barn Lane detour signs directing you "the back way" from Elliotsville Road. Share some of your summer time with us! We're open Wednesday through Sunday 12-5. For more information, check out our website.

Explore Rena Wood’s stunning artwork now on display in our O’Bleness gallery! ▪️▫️

Don’t miss seeing Rena’s pieces alongside the membership & student show, “Interplay.”

Visit us Wednesday-Sunday, 12-5 pm.

Surface Design Association is hosting a Textile Talk to coincide with the artwork currently exhibited in our Sauber & O'Bleness Galleries!

About the talk:
We’ll hear from Interplay award winners, Lyndsi Schuesler and Ji Young Kim along with exhibition juror, Annet Couwenberg. Interplay honors the diverse range of approaches within fiber art and looks toward a future informed by the past while bringing together ideas for fresh reflection, reinterpretation, and deeper understanding. Held in conjunction with Interplay, Echoes, a solo exhibition by Rena Wood, pays tribute to textile histories and past makers. Rena will give us an inside look into the ways she imagines repetitive handwork and its connection to time. Moderated by Nora McGinnis, Interplay: Limitless Connections features artists who encourage us to think in new ways while also honoring tradition.

Sign up now!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MahBITypT-SobjaHpMeXiw #/registration

Quilt National artists through the years! Every opening, we snap a group photo to celebrate our community. 😊

Interested in being a part of Quilt National? Submissions for Quilt National '25 are now open! Head to QuiltNational.org for all the details on how to apply. 🧵

Photos by Visit Athens Ohio

WOW! Thank you Hocking Valley Bank for your generous donation to Summer Art Camp this year. Donations like this make a HUGE difference in the community. ✨

Every summer has a story and we’re glad that ours includes helping create lasting memories with our support of The Dairy Barn Arts Center’s Summer Art Camp! Deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment where children of diverse backgrounds and needs can learn and grow together through the arts, this camp has become a cherished program in the community. Thank you for inviting us to partner with you in making a difference in a child’s life!

We love this Pour Painting class with Teaching Artist Savannah Fish! Join us for the next one on July 20th.
Visit: dairybarn.coursestorm.com

The Dairy Barn will be closed in observance of July Fourth but will reopen to the public on Friday, July 5th.

WideOpen Photography Call for Enry is still open until July 12! Submit now at www.dairybarn.org.

We are excited to share some snapshots from our first three weeks of Summer Art Camp! We have been engaged in a wide variety of art medias and lots of collaborative play in our versatile inside and outside activity spaces.

It is always wonderful to see our campers, their families, Dairy Barn Teaching Artists, and Summer Art Camp Staff all come together for creative learning and lasting memories!

Don’t want to miss out? We have had a few spaces become available for the week of June 15-19 for rising 1st-7th graders and July 29-Aug 2 for Teen, rising 8th-12th graders. Visit dairybarn.org or check out our story for some direct links.

Call for Entry ends tomorrow!
Participate in WideOpen: Excellence in Photography 2024 and compete for amazing prizes including cash, SONY cameras, and a solo exhibition at Ohio University. Awards cater to different age groups and categories, celebrating diverse talents.
Deadline: June 30, 2024, by 11:59 pm Eastern Time
Apply Now: www.DairyBarn.org

Summer Art Camp is off to a great start! We love seeing the energy, joy, and creativity our campers bring to all the art projects and activities, exploring our diverse weekly themes.

Check out these snapshots from our first two weeks in June 💙

A few spaces have become available in the formerly filled July schedule! You can still join the fun!
Art Camp July 8th AM ONLY: Blast from the Past
(https://dairybarn.coursestorm.com/course/art-camp-july-8th-am-only-blast-from-the-past)
Art Camp July 15th FULL DAY: HOP! / POP!
(https://dairybarn.coursestorm.com/course/art-camp-july-15th-full-day)

We'd like to pick your brain! The Dairy Barn seeks input from Southeast Ohio families to help ensure our year-round youth arts programs match the needs and interests of our community. Please fill out our short survey to share your insights, and thank you for supporting creative, inclusive, arts education for all! To fill out this short survey, click the link below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZyD0QclP7ihLicijCYuFUj7VXPhHeD2zicII3uFa1MrPn6Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Calling all photographers!

Whether you're established, emerging, or an amateur, showcase your work at The Dairy Barn Arts Center. This biennial exhibition highlights the best in contemporary photography across all genres. Only six more days to submit!

Deadline: June 30, 2024
Apply Now: www.dairybarn.org

Introducing jurors Robin Layton, Dakota Mace, and Ira Block. These talented individuals will select the pieces for our upcoming WideOpen 2024 exhibition.

Submit your photographs at dairybarn.org for a chance to be in the show!

Deadline: June 30, 2024
Apply Now: dairybarn.org

Need help? Have questions? We are here to help you with all your Quilt National '25 submission needs. 😀

Save the date for the upcoming art quilt show at The Dairy Barn's Sauber Gallery! The opening reception is free and open to the public on June 28, 6-8pm.

Honoring the diverse range of approaches within fiber art and highlighting the rich tapestry of multicultural links, interplay looks toward a future informed by the past, bringing together ideas for fresh reflection, reinterpretation, and deeper understanding.

Join us for the opening reception of interplay, a fabulous art quilt show from Surface Design Association on June 28, 6pm-8pm.

Honoring the diverse range of approaches within fiber art and highlighting the rich tapestry of multicultural links, interplay looks toward a future informed by the past, bringing together ideas for fresh reflection, reinterpretation, and deeper understanding.

It's HOT outside. Sign up for our Flameworked Glass Beads workshop this Saturday from 12:00pm-4:00pm. You may find a reason to love the heat. Register today to Join Dairy Barn Teaching Artist, Bonnie Proudfoot, for this popular workshop! For more information and to register, click the link!
https://dairybarn.coursestorm.com/course/b383-flameworked-glass-beads

So many quilts, so little time! Don't forget to submit to Quilt National '25 today.

✨ Become an exhibiting artist by submitting to WideOpen: Excellence in Photography 2024!

Held biennially, this exhibition showcases remarkable talent and creative vision. Presented by The Dairy Barn Arts Center in collaboration with Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, this is a must-see exhibit for all art lovers.

The Dairy Barn is excited to be the host of this year's Bridal & Event Expo on September 29! This event is always popular, so be sure to register to save your spot today.

📷 WideOpen: Excellence in Photography 2024 is just around the corner! Submit your photo at dairybarn.org

Proudly sponsored by SONY, Ohio University School of Visual Communication, Ohio University College of Fine Arts, and Ohio Arts Council.

Dairy Barn staff members Keri and Leah took quilts from Quilt National '23 to the European Patchwork Meeting in France this past year. What a fabulous event!

Call for entry for Quilt National '25 is still open. Submit your work at quiltnational.org.

Join The Dairy Barn in welcoming the newest addition to the Teaching Artist herd, Savannah Fish, for our summer Pour Painting Workshops on Saturdays, June 15th & July 20th from 1:00PM-3:00PM! Each workshop is one Saturday. For more information about Savannah, the workshops and to register, click the link...
https://dairybarn.coursestorm.com/category/painting-drawing

🌟 Join us at WideOpen: Excellence in Photography 2024! 🌟

Call for entry is open! This biennale is a testament to the power of photography as an art form. 📷 Come see the works of established, emerging, and amateur photographers from around the world. October 4 - November 24, 2024.