Show a region’s favorite

Opening on Friday, July, 5, 2019, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, at the Contemporary Dayton, “Glow: The 27th Annual Open Members’ Show” features over 100 works on exhibit.

 

“Thighs and Sunlight” 2018 gelatin silver print with Sabatier Effect, 14 x 11 inches, Francis Schanberger, 2018 Mike Goheen Memorial Fund for Photographers Award.

Juror Mary Gray, curator and gallerist, former Executive Director of the Ohio Arts Council Riffe Gallery in Columbus. Gray will select in the following categories: The Lombard Prize for Best in Show; the Mayor’s Office Award; and the 2020 Members Showcard Award; and this year by University of Dayton professor and photographer, Joel Whitaker will choose the winner for the Mike Goheen Memorial Award for Emerging Photographers.

The Contemporary Dayton is located at 118 North Jefferson Street in downtown Dayton. Note: A Gallery Talk with the member artists is on Friday, August 2 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Both events are free and open to the public.

About

 

The Contemporary Dayton, formerly the Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC) helps sustain the arts community by providing a place to show, market and sell work and also helps satisfy the needs and wants of art-lovers who have a place to see artists’ work and, often, meet the artists. At its core, the Contemporary Dayton advances art for the community and a community for artists. We receive operating support from the Ohio Arts Council, Culture Works, Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District, the Dayton Power & Light Foundation and the Virginia W. Kettering Foundation, and our members. More at: http://www.thecontemporarydayton.org