Art exhibits and projects to see during Black History Month
Looking to be inspired by art this Black History Month? Central Ohio galleries, museums and other venues offer a variety of exhibits and other projects featuring Black subjects and creators. Here are just a few to check out.
“…of Black Skin” and “Dignity: Tribes in Transition”
Capital University’s Schumacher Gallery, 1 College Ave. and Main Street, Bexley
Details: The subjects of the portraits in “…of Black Skin” of course, are all Black, but the artists who created the works are a mix of people of different backgrounds. International people of color are found in Dana Gluckstein’s photography exhibit, “Dignity: Tribes in Transition.”
Times: Noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, through April 1. (Closed March 4-12)
Admission: Free
Contact: schumachergallery.org
“The Journey of ADAOBI”
Streetlight Guild, 1367 E. Main St.
Details: In her boldly colored works, Columbus artist AdaObinna Moore pays tribute to her Nigerian ancestors, reflects traditional African patterns, and injects her own search for identity.
Times: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, with additional hours occasionally available, exhibit continues through March 18
Admission: Free
Contact: streetlightguild.org
Variety of African American exhibits
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 1350 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce, Ohio
Details: Currently on display: “2022 Art of Soul!” juried art show through Feb. 25; “African Americans Fighting for a Double Victory” (in World War II and for Civil Rights), through 2024; “Behind the Mask: Black Power in Comics,” through 2024; “Queens of the Heartland” (African American women influential in Suffrage and Civil Rights movements), through 2024
Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays
Admission: $6 general; $5 military and AAA members; $3 ages 6-17; free for age 5 and younger, university students and museum and Ohio History Connection members
Contact: ohiohistory.org
Black art at the museum
Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.
Details: Part of the museum’s collection and currently on view are a number of works by Black artists including these: “The Watchers,” mixed media and collage, by Benny Andrews in Gallery I; “Black Venus,” woodcut by Margaret Burroughs, in the Wonder Room; “A Wyze World” by Wyze, photo installation of home in Columbus, on view in the Big Idea Gallery; “Interior Scene” by Jacob Lawrence, tempera, on view in Gallery 1; “State Office Building #1” by William Hawkins, enamel on Masonite, in Gallery 2.
Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, until 9 p.m. Thursdays
Admission: $18 general; $9 senior citizens, students and ages 4-17; $5 Thursday evenings, free for age 3 and younger, members and veterans and active military and families; free to all on Sundays
Contact: columbusmuseum.org
'Art Activism Action'
Available at Experience Columbus Visitors Center, 277 W. Nationwide Blvd.; Ohio History Connection, 800 E. 17th Ave.; Roy G Biv Gallery, 4335 W. Rich St.; Thurber House, 77 Jefferson Ave; Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St.
Details: Released late in 2022, the interactive, coffee table-style book documents the murals created Downtown in Columbus in 2020 during the protests following the murder of George Floyd.
Cost: $60
Contact: gcac.org
Dispatch Features Editor Erica Thompson contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Art exhibits to see in Columbus during Black History Month
