Yummy!

Yummy Press!

2011-10-18T04:05:00.001-07:00

In case you missed it, we got some great press about the Yummy Art Show!

The opening reception was tons of fun - we filled 2 big boxes with non-perishable food for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and we raised about $300 for the Foodbank as well.

Special thanks to those businesses who donated food for our reception & goodies for our raffle baskets!

Additional thanks to ColumbusUnderground for promotional support and Bryan K. and Dennis V. for being awesome hanging assistants.

Opening Party Prize Drawing

2011-09-28T06:59:00.000-07:00

During our opening party, we will be selling prize drawing tickets for baskets of awesome local goodies. Tickets are $5 each and 5 for $20 - so bring your cash and buy tickets to benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank!

Thank you to the following folks who donated one or more items for our prize drawing baskets:

Esther Chung (TornAngel)

Mary Martineau

Yummy Food!

2011-09-26T11:23:00.000-07:00

Get excited for the Yummy! Art Show opening reception on Saturday night, October 1!

Thank you to the following local businesses for providing goodies for our opening:

Polka Dot Cupcakery

Yummy! Show Cards 2011

2011-09-14T08:11:00.001-07:00

Yummy! Artists 2011

2011-09-09T09:52:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce the artists who were selected to participate in this year's Yummy! Art Show:

Karla Ross * Deb DiSalvo * Marlo Brown * Bethany Jozwiak-Butler * Dan Gerdeman * Laura Joseph * Paul Graham * Kathryn Gorney * Mark Mattson * Meghan Willis * Liz Celeste * Peggy Mintun * Adam Brouillette * Daric Gill * Kelsey Sicker * Elena Harvey Collins * Brenda Kirk * Stephanie Link and Marc Fulton * Joss Parker * Dennis Velco * Cary Johnston * Jeremy Gedert * Kellie Gedert * Kristen Spickard * Roxanne Smith-Mansell * Aaron Driggers * Agnes Burris * Tom LaPlante * Sarah Grosh * Bryan Kossmann * Jamie Sommer * Joel Jackson * Tricia Maguire * Lea Gray * Patricia DeMaria * Rachelle Smith * Donna Estep * Adam Crum * Taylor Pope * Amy Neiwirth

Yummy Art Show Part 3: Submissions

2011-08-31T11:01:00.000-07:00

Submissions for the Yummy Art Show are now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted a work! A list of participating artists will be posted shortly.

Save the Date!

2011-07-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

Yummy! Art Show: Part 3 is coming!

Save the date for October, 2011 at the Brother's Drake Meadery.

Call for entries will be available soon.

Thank You!

2010-08-17T07:11:00.001-07:00

Thank you to everyone who was involved with this awesome weekend!

We raised $400 and collected 200 pounds of food for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

Yummy Schedule - The Cliff Notes

2010-07-30T16:56:00.000-07:00

There's so much happening this weekend, we thought you might need a "cheat sheet" or Cliff Notes. The image above contains to complete schedule of events - click on it to view it full-size!

Photos & Press

2010-07-30T15:58:00.000-07:00

Yummy Summer Weekend got a sweet shout-out in the Columbus Alive this week - check out the article HERE! And yes, that's Angela Matteson's painting at the top of the page. Click on the image to view Lauren Rogers' painting as well!

You can also find little blurbs about our event in the Columbus Dispatch's Weekender section as well as in The Other Paper.

We hope to see you all tomorrow, July 31st at the South Campus Gateway for all the yummy fun!

Yummy Goodness This Saturday!

2010-07-25T06:37:00.000-07:00

Get excited because Yummy Summer Weekend is almost here!

And before you head on over to the South Campus Gateway next Saturday, July 31: we wanted to remind you of just a few things -

* The festivities start around 2 pm and continue til 9 pm - so bring your friends & your family and make a day of it!

* There will be all types of art & handmade goods for sale - so don't forget your wallet.

* Please bring a non-perishable food item or two and/or some cash to donate to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank at the Ohio Art League Gallery. There will also be a raffle and sale of 1" buttons to benefit the Foodbank.

* Live performances start at 3 pm with a number from Available Light Theatre. Then, you can enjoy the sounds of Maza Blaska, see an improv dance performance by Coco Lupe & friends, and check out an awesome free mystery/surprise movie at the Gateway Film Center (4pm).

* Receptions at OAL and ARTillery (The Shoebox) start at 6 pm, but you can check out the art any time before that.

For a full schedule of events, click HERE.

Yummy Summer Weekend Festivities

2010-07-06T12:14:00.000-07:00

Yummy Summer Weekend: July 30-August 1, 2010 at the South Campus Gateway

Join the Couchfire Collective and our amazing art partners as we celebrate summer and food while raising money for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. On Saturday, July 31st is our big event: so come enjoy live music, art receptions, an art market and more. Schedule of events is below.

TOO YUMMY! ART SHOW
July 30 - August 1 at the Ohio Art League Gallery
1552 N. High St.
Reception on July 31, 6-9 pm
A food-themed art show fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate. There will also be a raffle basket of goodies to benefit the Foodbank.
yummyartshow.blogspot.com
www.oal.org

THE INTERN SHOW
July 29 - August 1 at the Shoebox
1570 N. High St.
Reception on July 31, 6-9 pm
Check out work by ARTillery Ohio's interns, Michael Price & Chelsea Boyd!

www.artilleryohio.com

SUMMER ART MARKET
July 31, 2-8 pm outdoors in the Alley at the Gateway
Buy awesome handmade goods from talented artists & crafters while enjoying the sunshine, live music, and performances including a musical number by Available Light Theatre at 3 pm!
www.thecouchfire.org/events.html

www.avltheatre.com

FREE MYSTERY MOVIE
July 31, 4pm at the Gateway Film Center
1550 N. High St.
What movie is it? It's a surprise - and it's free!
www.gatewayfilmcenter.com

Want to be a part of the action?

* Submit your artwork to Too Yummy! HERE (until July 16)

* Sign up as an Art Market vendor HERE (only 5 spaces left!)

* RSVP on Facebook HERE

Too Yummy! Call for Entries

2010-06-15T13:39:00.000-07:00

Call for Entries: Too Yummy!

You are invited to submit your artwork for Too Yummy! - a three-day art show celebrating all things related to food & drink. Too Yummy! is the second installment of this fun-filled food-themed event, which will raise funds for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

Too Yummy! is brought to you by the Couchfire Collective and will be on view at the Ohio Art League Gallery in the South Campus Gateway from July 30 - August 1, 2010, with a reception on Saturday, July 31 from 6-9 pm. The opening reception will also coincide with all sorts of Arts in the Alley fun.

This year's show is juried, so if you plan on submitting an idea for a piece you have not yet created, please make sure you provide a website, flickr/artist on the form below so we can see examples of your work. Because of space constraints in the gallery, we ask artists to limit their submission to one piece, and the size of their piece to 3 feet and smaller.

* THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST - BUT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS HAS PASSED.*

Yummy! Artwork

2009-08-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

The images below represent a majority of the artwork in our first Yummy! show in August 2009.

If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please email Amy N.

Eric Paul Owens

Bacon Hannadict

Photograph

18 x 24 inches

$150 (25% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Kate Bunge

Blue Lemon

Mixed media; photography, wood, tile

14 x 14 inches

$75 (5% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Lou McAfee

Love & Happiness

Acrylic on panel

49 x 37 inches

$3000 (30% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Ramona Moon

Cakescape (What I'm Thinking When They Sing Happy Birthday)

Collage

18 x 22 inches

$100 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Aaron Driggers/TSURUFOTO

Beefsteak

Photo print

8 x 10 inches

$100

Matt Eskuche

Call It An Early Night

Flameworked glass, paper, ink, wood, steel & found objects

Varied dimensions

$1650 (20% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

For individual pieces, please inquire about price & availability: matteskuche@gmail.com

Mollie Hannon

Mouth Full

Photo transfer on porcelain

8 x 10 inches

$100 (75% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Devon Palmer

Salad Bowl

Ambrosia maple

17 inches round

$160 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Deb DiSalvo

Let It Breathe

Fused glass

12.5 x 10.5 inches

$250

Angie Lilly

Empowered

Photography

41 x 17 inches

$300

Cyndi Bellerose-McAfee

Joan's Cook'n Now!

Acrylic, collage on panel

30 x 24 inches

$2000 (5% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Den Gerdeman

Will Power

Acrylic & oil on panel

9 x 12 inches

$200 (25% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Michael Denison

Eat Your Veggies

Felt, fabric, buttons, wood

18 x 60 inches

$400 for commissioned duplicate

(10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Adam Brouillette

Lick

Digital print

8 x 10 inches

$25 unframed; $40 framed

Stephanie Rond

The Food Chain

Acrylic & marker on canvas

5 x 5 inches each

$35 each

Neil Jeffery & Jada Leal

Memories of the Spaghetti Dinner

Wood, paper, resin, acrylic

24 x 24 x 1 inches

$250 (5% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Carolyn Slebodnik

Trash & Strawberries

Acrylic, spray paint, and ink on cardboard

16 x 20 inches

NFS

Jungyeon Roh

Watching What We Eat; Competitive Eating

Silkscreen

18 x 9 inches each

$500 each

Sam Corlett

Sorrows Know How To Swim

Acrylic, latex, marker on wood

12 x 16 inches

$25 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Jeff Fernengel

Mice Cake

Acrylic on canvas

12 x 9 inches

$70 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Yoni Mizrachi

Plight of the Glutton

Oil on canvas

20 x 24 inches

NFS

Mike Geno

Jelly; Lemon; Conversation

Oil on wood

8 x 8 x 2 inches each

$500 each (25% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Kat Moya

Appetite for Understanding

Mixed media

9 x 12 inches

NFS

Anne Holman

A Love Unrequited: Sucrose Brooch

Sterling silver, sugar crystals

10 x 10 inches

$225

Wendy Phillips Yeager

Plum

Oil on board

4 x 4 inches

$65 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Alissa Sorenson

Pit

Fiber: stainless steel w/silk thread, found objects

11 x 9 x 4 inches

$125 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Melissa Ayotte

Nesting Bowl

Felted wool & branches

19 x 29 x 15 inches

NFS

Marlo Linch Brown

Going, Going, Gone

Oil on canvas

9 x 36 inches

$275 (10% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Aimee Sones

Cheesy Poofs

Cast glass & paper

Approx. 5 x 5 x 1 inches

$325 (20% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank)

Linda Diec

Cupcakes

Glass

2 x 4 inches; 3 x 5 inches

SOLD

Heidi Kenney

Gingerbread Granny

Soft sculpture

10 x 4 inches

SOLD

Meghan Willis/TsuruBride

Let's All Go To The Lobby

Leather

5 x 8 inches

$45

Meredith Host

Meat Slice Dinner Plate

Porcelain

11 1/2 inches round

$30

Sharon H. Bell

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Baby doll, paint, candy

7 x 7 x 6 inches

$77

Emily-Kitturah Westenhouser

Strawberry Cheesecake

Wood, fiber

9 x 7 inches

$325

Judy Chesnut

Finally

Acrylic Paint

5 x 7 inches

SOLD

Judy Chesnut

Felted Goodness

Felt

9-inch round

SOLD

Amy Neiwirth

Cookie Wisdom

Polymer clay, wood, ceramic plate, paper, & paint

8 x 8 inches

$125 (20% of proceeds will benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank)

Mark Mattson

Tootsie & Lolly

Mixed media on wood panel

11.25 x 10 inches

$250

Mark Mattson

Strawberry Candy Portrait

Mixed media on wood panel

6.75 inches round

SOLD

Daniel Elson

Dapper Apple and Williamson

Acrylic and enamel on wood & metal

5 x 6 x 1 inches

$125

Opening Night Party = Success!

2009-08-16T09:41:00.000-07:00

Yummy! By The Numbers

Artists showing their work: 43

Cupcakes consumed: 200

Bottles of wine enjoyed: 12

Big boxes full of non-perishable food collected: 5

Cash raised (so far) for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank: $600

Artworks sold so far: 6

Here are a few photos from the opening. More coming soon!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this show possible:

Couchfire Collective for sponsoring the event

Couchfire Collective members Adam Brouillette, Bryan Kossman, Jessica Dodd, Ginnie Baer, Mike Litzau, Jay Moffett, Sam Corlett & Dan Wilburn for their extra work in helping the set-up and clean-up go smoothly. Plus Kevin Ward for all his hard work on the Pecha-Kucha event!

The Mid-Ohio Foodbank (and Development Assistant James Cahalin, who helped man our info table at the opening party)

Nikki Ore of The Dancing Cupcake Company for donating her yummy treats for the opening

Pattycake Bakery for donating vegan & gluten-free treats for the opening

Luck Bros. Coffee House for providing the coffee

Rivet Gallery & CCAD for loaning display materials (and Dan Elson for helping me obtain such materials)

And, of course, all of the artists who participated in this show and all of the patrons who came to enjoy the art and support the Mid-Ohio Foodbank!!

Yummy! In The Press

2009-08-16T09:25:00.000-07:00

Check out some of the awesome press Yummy! received in Columbus this past week. (Click on the image for a larger, readable version).

Columbus Alive

Dispatch Weekender

The Other Paper

Yummy! Is Tonight!

2009-08-14T10:51:00.001-07:00

Hope to see you out at the Yummy! opening at Junctionview Studios tonight.

The fun starts at 6 pm: art, food, music and a general good time.

Don't forget to bring a non-perishable food item or a cash donation for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. We'll also be selling limited-edition 1" buttons designed by some of our Yummy! artists to raise funds for the Foodbank.

(And make sure to check out our awesome press in the Columbus Alive & the Dispatch Weekender papers! Scanned images coming soon)

Artist Spotlight: Lou McAfee

2009-08-09T09:25:00.000-07:00

Lou McAfee graduated from The Ohio State University in 1997 with a BFA in Painting and Drawing. Between 1995 and 1999, the artist exhibited his work in Columbus at Roy G. Biv, Shot Tower Gallery at Fort Hayes, Ohio Art League, Waldo's on High and The Ohio State University, where his work is part of their permanent collection.   In 1997, Mr. McAfee moved to New York and received an MFA in Painting from Parsons School of Design in 1999. He has exhibited at Artists Space, A.I.R., GAle GAtes et al. and Brenda Taylor Gallery.   

Mr. McAfee moved back to Columbus in 2004 and co-founded Studio 49 Atmosphere Design, a collective of artisans and craftspeople, with his wife, artist Cyndi Bellerose-McAfee. In 2005, Studio 49 completed work on Cargo: the Middle Passage, a permanent installation showcasing the painting Cargo by Columbus artist Ron Anderson, for The King Arts Complex. Two years later, Studio 49 completed work on the permanent exhibition Goree Island: The Door of No Return, featuring paintings by artist Jon Lockhard, also at The King Arts Complex.   Since returning to Columbus, the artist has also exhibited work at Sean Christopher Gallery, 83 Gallery, participated in the MAP Furniture Bank Auction, Agora VI and outAuction for GLAAD in New York.

http://lou-mcafee.fineartamerica.com

Artist Spotlight: Alissa Sorenson

2009-07-29T07:35:00.000-07:00

Alissa Sorenson received a BA in Visual Arts: Studio from the University of California, San Diego in 1994, with an emphasis in photography. After working as a professional photographer for several years, she began exploring and working in traditional craft forms. Her current work represents a merging of conceptual art and traditional craft. She is a recent award winner in the Amateur Division of the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Show (2009) and a co-founder of Mother Artists at Work, a non-profit association of mothers working in the arts in Columbus, Ohio.

www.alissasorenson.com

Show Cards!

2009-07-29T06:31:00.001-07:00

Artist Spotlight: Matt Eskuche

2009-07-24T04:47:00.000-07:00

Matt Eskuche began working in glass in 1998 and has studies with some of the most sought-after makers in contemporary flamework including Emilio Santini and Ceasare Toffolo.

He teaches classes at many schools around the country and exhibits his work at the Sandra Ainsley Gallery in Toronto and Habatat Gallery in Chicago.

Matt's work can be found in many publications and in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Racine Art Museum, the Lampwork Museum of Glass in Kobe, Japan, and the Museum of Arts & Design in New York.

www.matteskuche.com

Artist Spotlight: Eric Paul Owens

2009-07-23T11:09:00.000-07:00

Eric Paul Owens is a Columbus-area photographer and painter. He counts art movements such as Surrealism and Pop among his artistic influences. Eric's work is often full of vibrant color and a variety of textures. He has shown his work around the mid-west and east coast, and recently published a food-themed photo book, Foodiepo, in 2009. Eric has a BFA degree from The Ohio State University.

www.ericpaulowens.com

Pecha-Kucha + Yummy = Night of Awesome!

2009-07-23T10:42:00.000-07:00

As I've noted previously, the opening party for Yummy! is happening on Friday, August 14 from 6 pm to midnight at Junctionview Studios in Columbus.

We've teamed up with the folks at Pecha-Kucha Night Columbus (PK organizer and Couchfire Collective member Kevin Ward will have work in the Yummy! show) to have Pecha-Kucha Night Volume 10 coincide with the opening of Yummy!

If you're unfamiliar with Pecha-Kucha, (Japanese for "the sound of conversation"), it's a forum for creative people to share information about the work they do. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.
Pecha-Kucha Nights happen all over the world, from Amsterdam to Hong Kong to LA to Chattanooga!

On August 14th, Pecha-Kucha will be happening right at Junctionview Studios, outdoors (weather-permitting)! Bring your own lawn chair: the fun starts at sundown!

There will be a few presenters at PK Night who are also showing their work in the show. It's a fabulous way to hear more about these artists' work and ideas.

To RSVP, check out Columbus PK's Facebook invite HERE.

Fundraiser!

2009-07-22T19:50:00.000-07:00

Did you know that our opening night party on Friday, August 14 is also a fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank? Admission to the event is free, but you can help out by:

Bringing non-perishable food items to donate
Donating some cash
Purchasing a limited-edition 1" button featuring artwork from Yummy! artists

The Mid-Ohio Foodbank obtains & distributes food to more than 500 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, after-school programs, and senior housing sites across central and eastern Ohio.

Welcome!

2009-07-22T16:56:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone and welcome to the Yummy! art show blog. Over the next few weeks, I will be posting info about the show, bios of the participating artists, and sneak previews of the work you'll see in Yummy!

Special thanks to artist Mark Mattson for lending his Strawberry Candy image to be used for Yummy! promo materials.