Karin Dahl – How Does Color Sound?
On View May 16 – July 2, 2024
Image: Karin Dahl - Transcending
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Leah Wong – +/- Perspectives
On View May 16 – July 2, 2024
Image: Leah Wong Shape & Reshape
Leah Wong/Karin Dahl – Exhibition Opening Reception
We invite you to celebrate the opening of Leah Wong and Karin Dahl's exhibitions on Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Dhvani – Magic Bow
Lalgudi Jayaraman (1930-2013) had a unique attribute: a visual imagination. He painted characters and settings on his mindscreen as he composed his music. His compositions became the auditory forms of the visual scenarios he imagined. He found greater freedom to do this by opting for ragas never used before for the genres he chose.
That is how his jatiswaram in Raga Rasikapriya depicts a shipwrecked couple exploring an uninhabited island, the varnam in Charukesi follows a woman deluded into playing hide- and-seek with the lover - who has never left her side! The tillana in Pahadi has a God dancing on the mountain, protecting nature and the environment, to nourish body and soul.
My script and directorial design grew out of listening to the master bowman’s music from childhood. My understanding acquired more dimensions when I interviewed him and reviewed his concerts as a critic (The Hindu). Now JustUs Repertory combines dance, music and storytelling to recreate the visual scenarios for the music as imagined by the composer. We also roam with him through the village scenes of his childhood which inspired him in his life and music.
$30
Leah Wong – Guided Gallery Tour
Join exhibiting artist, Leah Wong in an informative and in-depth tour of her exhibition, +/- Perspectives, at the McConnell Arts Center.
Dhvani – Palghat KV Narayanaswamy Centenary Concert
Pattabhirama Pandit – vocal | TKV Ramanujacharyulu – violin | Patri Satish Kumar – mridangam
Worthington Arts Festival
The Worthington Arts Festival is one of Central Ohio’s premier, community Fine Art/Fine Craft shows. This community event is produced by the McConnell Arts Center, in coordination with several community partners including the City of Worthington and Worthington Schools. Drawing 20,000 visitors annually, the Worthington Arts Festival has been ranked as one of the top 200 arts festivals in the nation by Sunshine Artist magazine.
In 2023, we returned to our roots at the Worthington Village Green. Located at the intersection of High Street and 161, the festival is featured on all four quadrants of the park and is just a short walk from all of the businesses and restaurants of Old Worthington. We will be returning to the Village Green in 2024 with over 120 artists!
Free
MAC VIP Breakfast
The Griswold Center 777 High Street, Worthington, OHREGISTRATION CLOSED
The MAC is hosting a VIP breakfast to kick off the Worthington Arts Festival. Come join us for breakfast (including mimosas) with delicious food from Steven’s Catering. You will have VIP parking at the Griswold so that you have “first dibs” when the Arts Festival opens!
Admission includes drink tickets.
VIP Breakfast purchasers will receive a lanyard that provides them access to the Community Room in the Griswold Center that will be stocked for the weekend with snacks and free non-alcoholic beverages.
Proceeds go to support programming at the McConnell Arts Center.
$50 – $75
Karin Dahl – Fusing the Arts: A Night of Music and Art
Join exhibiting artist, Karin Dahl in an informative and in-depth tour of her exhibition, "How Does Color Sound?" at the McConnell Arts Center.
Independence day – MAC Closed
Regular hours resume Monday, July 8.
Cindy Rasche – Journeys
This exhibition recreates the signs, symbols and early language created by our earliest ancestors and left behind on their migration out of Africa and around the earth. These ancient marks are incorporated into colorful sculptures, painting and ceramic works and pay respect to our ancestral human creativity. There are also a series of paintings in response to the artist’s own relocation around America and the world.