Art Possible Ohio 28th Annual Accessible Expression Exhibition

Congratulations to Devon Brandenburg, Jaden Schneider, Kevin Kurre, and Caden Ginn whose artwork was selected to be part of the Accessible Expressions Ohio 2024 exhibition! 

Accessible Expressions Ohio (AEO) is one of the most diverse art exhibits on display. It is an adjudicated, statewide exhibition and tour of sixty 2D and 3D art by Ohio artists with disabilities in the Youth, Emerging, or Professional categories.

This year, Accessible Expressions Ohio will open on March 30th, 2024 at the Cincinnati Art Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The exhibit will be on display through May 12, 2024.

What is it all about….
Art Possible Ohio is a community that connects inspired artists with their passion, service providers with resources, and all citizens with creative opportunities.

Arts Possible Ohio was founded in 1986 and works together with artists of all ages who have disabilities to advocate for accessibility and inclusivity, advance careers in the creative sector, build community, and improve the academic achievement of Ohio’s students through arts integration. By bridging arts and disability, our programs and services promote inclusive spaces and accessible opportunities for Ohioans.

Accessible Expressions Ohio is one of the most diverse art exhibits on display. It is an adjudicated, statewide exhibition and tour of sixty 2D and 3D art by Ohio artists with disabilities. Artists of any age, living in Ohio, with a disability may enter in the Youth, Emerging, or Professional categories. AEO raises awareness by presenting the show in inclusive settings designed to change perceptions about disability.

Accepted artists join a talented group of artists representing all corners of Ohio.  Their art will travel to a variety of community spaces across Ohio during 2024. The work will also be exhibited at www.artpossibleohio.org and on their social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook (@ArtPossibleOhio).

Fall 2023 “Celebrating Art” OHHS Art and Design Students to Be Published

“Celebrating Art” is devoted to the promotion and appreciation of student art. The intent of their student art contest is to motivate student artists. The top entries are published in an anthology that will record the creative works of today’s student artists.

Students recently submitted work and 84 OHHS Art and Design students were invited to be published in the Fall 2023 “Celebrating Art”!  Only the best art is selected to be included in the full-color hardbound art book, “Celebrating Art”. Additionally, final judging for the “Top Ten Artist” and “High Merit Artist” awards will be completed and announced soon. The following students should feel honored. This is not a contest where every entry is invited to be published and is a highly selective competition. Thousands of entries were not invited to be published. Being published represents a lot of talent, hard work, and dedication from students.

Congratulations to the following students:

From Schorsch’s Drawing and Printmaking, Art Foundations, and Studio Art AP 2D Design and Drawing classes: 

Molly Audretch
Bethany Bachman
Emma Brunner
Miles Frisch
Aubree Fuson
Austin Haarmeyer
Emma Hartman
Aubrey Laib
Rain Magrum
Cora Mundstock
Finley Nguyen
Sophia Reid
Ethan Ridder
Annie Riley
Kaylyn Schirmer
Brenna Schirmer
Lizzie Schreibeis
Leah Stolla
Katelyn Stricker

From Ambs Art Foundations, Ceramics 1, and Ceramics 2 classes: 

Tamara Alkhaldi
Reagan Anderson
Ashlee Blazer
Maggie Brogan
Fallyn Calvert
Madison Coster
Abagail Dawson
Autumn Dirr
Elena Ferneding
Hailey Franklin
Brooke Gardner
Caleb Hatton
Margaret Heydorn
Darlyn Levia Hernandez
Solstice McGuire
Katie Mitchell
Elizabeth Paul
Leah Stolla
Aurora Studenka
Jade Tomlinson
Zoe Wuerderman

From Kopf’s Art Foundations and Painting and Public Art classes:

Ethan Bussberg
Layne Heiland
Avery Leonard
Kayla Linkenfelter
Shain McNeely
Zoey Pottinger
Emily Raussen
Jordan Tinsley
Lydia Wilson

From Dignan-Cummins’ Ceramics 1 and 2, Honors Enamels, Mosaic, and Glass, Honors Fiber Arts, Sculpture, and Studio Art AP 3D Design classes:

Claire Bollinger
Alyssa Bowling-Tomlin
Tyler Gossett
Gracy Gray
Ashley Haarmeyer
Eva Hensley
Samuel Hericks
Stephanie Herold
Noah Hutchinson
Kaden Korn
Addi Kress
Niko Mancini
Peggy Mertens
Gigi Myers
Chloe Roberson
Penny Roth
Morgan Sargent
Liz Savage
Averie Thomas
Maddie Weldele
Maria Wendling
Olivia Young

From Groh’s Art Foundations classes:

Eva Brown
Abbey Burst
Mackenzi Callahan
Anna Costen
Ruby Dunham
Erin Emini
Skylar Grouse
Lucy Kief
Oliver Osbourne
Sophia Roberto
Celeste Shadowens
Fiona Taft
Brie Young

Exploring “Wonder” with the Taft Museum of Art

OHHS Art and Design students enrolled in Schorsch’s Drawing and Printmaking class had the opportunity to participate in the ARC program this year. The Taft Museum of Art’s Artists Reaching Classrooms (ARC) offers an immersive educational experience to Greater Cincinnati high school students that includes a range of activities, including museum visits, classroom sessions with professional artists, and studio tours.

Throughout the first semester, students had the opportunity to engage in meaningful interactions and mentoring with artists Kay Hurley, Cedric Cox, Kevin Muente, and Saad Ghosn. The students built an understanding of artists, art, and society, working artists’ methods, exploration of various careers in the arts and culture sector, and appreciation for the Taft Museum of Art as a local resource with a rich history.

The experiences culminate in the creation of original artworks, 5 of which could be selected for a juried exhibition at the Pendleton Arts Center Annex Gallery. Students were challenged to consider their interpretation of “Wonder” and generated works that demonstrate their approach to the term after brainstorming, project planning, and setting up their own resource images.

Congratulations to the 5 Drawing and Printmaking students who were selected for this year’s exhibition:

Miles Frisch (10)
Aubree Fuson (9)
Austin Haarmeyer (9)
Jackson Mundstock (9)
Michael Smith (9)

In addition to having the works professionally framed at Suder’s Art Store, the Taft will be awarding 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall as well as Outstanding Wonder for each school. The Exhibition opening will be SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 2024, from 1PM-4PM at the Annex Gallery (1310 Pendleton St, Cincinnati, OH 45202). Remarks will be at 2PM. Winners will be announced at this time.