Dublin Arts Council will be the final stop for Accessible Expressions Ohio, an annual statewide exhibition featuring Ohio artists with disabilities. Each year this diverse multimedia exhibit travels to accessible site throughout Ohio from April through December to celebrate and showcase artists with disabilities. For 2024, Dublin Arts Council will be the final destination, with the exhibition on-view from November 9 - December 19, 2024 with an opening reception on Saturday November 16, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The exhibition is organized by Art Possible Ohio, a statewide nonprofit organization that bridges the arts and disabilities, and advocates for inclusivity and accessibility. Since the exhibition’s inception in 1996, Accessible Expressions Ohio has showcased the artistic vibrancy of more than 1,500 artists - and this year is no exception! This year’s themes of self-care and mental health are skillfully woven into the 2D and 3D artwork, representing youth, emerging and professional artists. The exhibition will feature braille labels and guides, and special sensory experiences. All artwork proceeds will benefit the artist in full, to fuel their creative journey. Made possible by funding from PNC Arts Alive, the exhibition will collaborate with local and national artists to offer a full schedule of community events that aim to inspire and empower artists and the community.
Texas-based artist John Bramblitt will be at Dublin Arts Council for an artist residency.
On November 15 and 16, Dublin Arts Council will host Texas-based artist John Bramblitt for a special artist residency. Bramblitt is a professional visual artist whose artwork has been sold in over 120 different countries. His commissioned portraits have included skateboarder Tony Hawk and blues legend Pops Carter. He
has received three Presidential Service awards for the art workshops he teaches and has given talks all around the country including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. John is also blind, losing his eyesight later in life. John will be hosting community painting workshops where he will teach participants and exhibition artists techniques that mimic his way of painting through touch. He also plans to offer live painting demonstrations and share his story. He hopes people will connect, leave happy, and be ready to take on whatever lies before
them.
Dublin Arts Council will host Ohio Artist Film Screening Event; Reelabilities.
Ohio artists will also be invited to share their stories. On November 21, Dublin Arts Council and Art Possible Ohio will present a film screening event at the Dublin Arts Council gallery. The event will showcase the premier of an independent film created by an Ohio artist with a disability.
Exhibition Artists will share in Community Art Making Workshops.
On December 14, exhibition artists will share their artistic methods in community art-making and movement workshops.
This exhibition and accompanying community programming is made possible, in part, by
PNC Arts Alive, the City of Dublin and the Ohio Arts Council.
PNC Arts Alive is a multi-year initiative of PNC and the PNC Foundation dedicated to supporting visual and
performing arts groups with the goal of increasing arts access and engagement in new and innovative
ways. The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group,
actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a
significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and
community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. For more information, visit
Dublin Arts Council (DAC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a thriving local arts agency which
administers comprehensive, engaging programs including a variety of award-winning Art in Public Places
projects, a yearlong Visual Arts Series and the annual DAC Sundays at Scioto concert series. DAC is
committed to programs and events with strong emphasis on education and community-building. DAC
serves as a community convener and thought leader for using art as a catalyst for social change and
cultural cohesion. Dublin Arts Council engages the community, cultivates creativity and fosters life-long
learning through the arts. DAC is supported in part by the City of Dublin’s hotel/motel tax which was
established to improve quality of life for residents, corporate citizens and visitors through community
investment in projects and events that enhance visitor appeal, enrich the aesthetic of public property,
provide cultural arts experiences, support business, attract positive local, regional and national attention,
and encourage overnight stays in Dublin. DAC is also supported by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio
Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts
experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically. In addition,
Dublin Arts Council is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, contributions from individuals,
corporations and foundations, fundraising events, gallery sales and in-kind contributions. Dublin Arts
Council is located at 7125 Riverside Dr. in Dublin, Ohio. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and the second Saturday of each month, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call
