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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 4, 2026

Springfield Museum of Art's Juried Members' Exhibition marks 80th year

The Springfield Museum of Art (SMoA) will open its 80th Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition on Friday, June 5, featuring around 110 works in a wide range of mediums, from traditional painting and ceramics to digital art, machine embroidery, and mixed-media pieces incorporating carved beef bone and lottery tickets. The exhibition, which predates the museum building itself, includes an opening reception and will run through August 27. Guest juror Cat Sheridan, director of the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, selected the works and praised the breadth of submissions from both emerging and established artists.

museum exhibitions schedule Jun 3, 2026

JUNE ART GUIDE FOR DAYTON: Summer exhibitions explore history, performance and freedom

The June art guide for Dayton highlights several summer exhibitions across the region, including a solo show of Carolyn Mazloomi's black-and-white quilts at The Contemporary Dayton, which honor Black freedom fighters and collective memory. Other exhibitions include Simon Robins' "Sociable" at the Hale Gallery, "All the World's a Stage" at the Dayton Art Institute focusing on performers, and Frank Travers' printmaking show "Do Not Engage" at the University of Dayton's INDEX Gallery. The Dayton Art Institute also prepares for its upcoming special exhibition "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice" drawn from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

article local schedule Jun 2, 2026

First Friday spotlights artist-run spaces at Front Street

First Friday, Downtown Dayton's monthly art hop, returns on June 5 with a focus on artist-run spaces at Front Street Studios. Featured spaces include Divisible Gallery, operated by artists Jeffrey Cortland Jones and Heather Jones, which is part of an international network of contemporary art spaces that share artists and exhibitions across countries under the "New Modern" movement—a minimalist, abstract style emphasizing materials and form. Also spotlighted is MarYSoul Expression, a Black-owned studio curated by Marcela De La Trigg, offering workshops in dance, performance, visual art, and community connection, influenced by Dennis Dailey's "Circles of Sexuality" framework.

article local schedule May 10, 2026

Painting the park: Artists blossom at Wegerzyn as they make it their classroom

Sinclair Community College associate professor of art Bridgette Bogle took her mixed-level painting class to Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio, for a plein air painting session. Students ranging in age from 18 to 80, including postal worker Don Adams and lifelong artist Aubrey Botts, set up easels throughout the gardens to paint landscapes outdoors, learning the Impressionist-inspired technique of working quickly in natural light.

article local schedule May 5, 2026

May art guide: Exhibitions in Dayton, Cincy, Columbus and more

May’s art guide highlights several exhibitions across Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus, including "The Future of Female" at the Dayton Society of Artists, a juried show exploring women-identifying artists' perspectives; "At This Moment" at the Main Library's 2nd Floor Gallery, reflecting on contemporary life; "Teresa Olavarria: Lichen" at The Contemporary Dayton, featuring works in vitreous enamel and bronze; and a color-themed collaborative exhibition at the Edward A. Dixon Gallery in partnership with Dayton Collaboratory. The guide also features a 35mm film series by photographer Jake Schneider documenting Greenville’s Swinging 8’s Square Dance Club.

article local schedule May 4, 2026

Art exhibits to check out in May and June

A roundup of art exhibitions opening in May and June 2026 across Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio, highlights solo shows by Teresa Olavarria, Tony Foster, Nathan Foley, Mina Kim, and Eunshin Khang, along with group exhibitions including SOS ART 2026, 'Voices of Kenya: Social and Cultural Reflections,' and 'Elizabeth Hawes: Radical American Fashion.' Venues include The Contemporary Dayton, The Dayton Art Institute, Rosewood Arts Center, the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and Kennedy Heights Arts Center.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 28, 2026

‘Rightstarter’ art exhibit at Antioch revisits hip-hop’s golden era

The Herndon Gallery at Antioch College is opening a group exhibition titled 'Rightstarter: Resistance, Rap and the Golden Era,' curated by artist Joshua Whitaker. The show, launching with a reception on May 9, explores the rap counterculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, featuring works by artists from Dayton and beyond. It includes drawings, paintings, sculpture, installations, video, and performance, with a live jazz performance by G. Scott Jones and the Freedom Ensemble. The exhibition highlights how hip-hop served as a platform for social commentary against the backdrop of Reaganomics, the crack epidemic, the war on drugs, and the AIDS crisis.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 5, 2026

Exhibit at Dayton Art Institute invites you to engage with time at every scale

The Dayton Art Institute has opened a new exhibition titled "Time: A Journey Through Its Many Scales," which features over 50 works from its permanent collection alongside select loans. The show explores the concept of time through diverse artistic mediums, from ancient artifacts to contemporary digital art, inviting visitors to consider time's passage from milliseconds to millennia.

article local schedule Apr 5, 2026

Art exhibits in the Dayton region to see this month

Several art exhibitions are opening or currently on view across the Dayton, Ohio region this month. Venues include the Dayton Art Institute, the Rosewood Gallery, and the University of Dayton's ArtStreet, featuring a mix of local artists, student work, and thematic group shows.

person Dayton Daily News