Opening Night Party = Success!

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

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!

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: Alissa Sorenson

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

Artist Spotlight: Matt Eskuche

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

Fundraiser!

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.