Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio announces a call for entries for the 22nd annual The View, a juried exhibition for Ohio artists presenting landscape or land imagery, environmental themes and world issues. Entries must be original works in any media (2-D or 3-D), completed within the last four years, and not exceeding 60 inches in width. Jury will take place from digital images. Work previously exhibited at Rosewood is not eligible. Completed entries (entry form, digital images, and non-refundable entry fee of $20.00 for up to 3 works), will be accepted through April 9, 2016. The exhibit runs from May 31 through July 8, 2016. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 2, 2016, from 6-8pm with a juror awards presentation at 7pm. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Details and prospectus can be found on our website: playkettering.org/gallery.
Juror Katherine Ryckman Siegwarth is the Kettering Exhibition Coordinator and Curatorial Associate at The Dayton Art Institute. Prior to The DAI, Siegwarth served as Assistant Director to Zhulong Gallery (Dallas, TX) and was the Luce Curatorial Fellow for the photography department at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Fort Worth, TX). She has also worked at the Center for Creative Photography (Tucson, AZ) and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Siegwarth received a Master of Arts in Art History at The University of Arizona, specializing in the history of photography and museum studies.
Hours for the exhibition are Monday through Thursday, 9am – 9pm; Friday, 9am – 6pm; and Saturday, 9am – 3pm. Rosewood Gallery is sponsored by the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, with support from the Kettering Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council. The Gallery is located in the Rosewood Arts Centre, 2655 Olson Drive in Kettering. For more information, call (937) 296-0294 or visit playkettering.org/gallery.