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SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s Wehrle Gallery Announces 2023-24 Art Exhibition Schedule

By Tom Brockman | Jun 21, 2023

SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s Wehrle Gallery has released its exhibition schedule for the 2023-24 academic year. The theme of the upcoming year’s exhibitions is “Celebrating the Arts Community of SWAG¹ÙÍø,â€� which will highlight the extensive arts community at, and associated with, SWAG¹ÙÍø. Featured exhibitions will include works by a new full-time instructor in the Art department, as well as artist whose late mother graduated from SWAG¹ÙÍø and whose sister currently is a student. Items from SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s permanent collection also will be on display. As is tradition, the exhibition year will end with its Senior Exhibition.

The  is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. The gallery is located on SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s campus at 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, 43219.

The Wehrle Gallery has scheduled the following exhibits.

Eliana Calle-Saari: A Life in Printmaking
Aug. 20 – Sept. 29, 2023
Opening reception: 1-3:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023
A native of Colombia and SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s newest faculty member in its Art and Design department, Eliana Calle-Saari is one of the Midwest’s most important printmakers.

Oasis of Escapism – New Work by Susanna Harris
Oct. 22, 2023 – Jan. 14, 2024
Opening reception: 1-3:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Susanna Harris is an interdisciplinary artist who works in print media and installation. She uses her own personal and collective experiences with loss, disease and grief to explore the interconnectedness of ecological destruction, human fragility and resilience.

22nd Annual Wehrle Holiday Art Market
Nov. 29, 2023, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Now in its 22nd year, the Wehrle Holiday Art Market is a place where SWAG¹ÙÍø students, faculty, and staff sell their handmade goods to the community at college prices and support the Buy Local movement!

Selections from the SWAG¹ÙÍø Permanent Collection
Feb. 4 – April 12, 2024
Opening reception: 11:30-1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024
SWAG¹ÙÍø senior Art and Design majors will curate an exhibition that draws from SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s Permanent Collection, which focuses on American illustration and painting, and a substantial art glass collection.

From the Halls of Wehrle: 2024 Senior Exhibition
April 28 – July 10, 2024
Opening reception and awards ceremony: 1-3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 28
Celebrate with SWAG¹Ù꿉۪s graduating seniors. This exhibition is the capstone of Art, Art Education, and Graphic Design students, and features a range of content and media.