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Public Art Section :: Page 3

  • Sponsor new downtown ‘Art Cans’

    By YS News StaffFebruary 10, 2015

    Artists Käthi Seidl, left, and Beth Holyoke unveiled their newly created "Art Cans" in December. A sponsorship campaign for the creation of additional cans is now ongoing. (Photo by Diane Chiddister)

    Village artists Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl completed a pilot project in December, giving new life to concrete trash cans that had been taken out of commission a few years ago. A campaign to secure sponsorship for additional cans is now underway.

  • A balance of buskers and business in the village

    By Megan BachmanJuly 31, 2014

    A staple of downtown Yellow Springs, the local street music scene may soon change with a new, self-regulating policy approved Monday by Village Council.

  • Mills Lawn students graffiti for peace

    By Lauren ShowsJune 16, 2014

    If you spot a couple of rainbow-laden vehicles around the village this year, you’ve got Mills Lawn fifth graders and villagers Joe Ayres and Karla Horvath to thank.

  • Women’s voices ring, out loud

    By Megan BachmanMarch 7, 2014

    This year the 35th annual Women’s Voices Out Loud performance and art exhibit will take place at the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College, at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 8. Shown are co-organizer Laurie Dreamspinner, left, and Antioch’s Herndon Gallery Creative Director Dennie Eagleson. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    The 35th annual Women’s Voices Out Loud performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, at the Herndon Gallery in South Hall on the Antioch campus.

  • The buddha’s cold smile

    By Matt MindeJanuary 31, 2014

    Chris Glaser's snow buddha sits patiently and at peace in the cold, as only the buddha could do. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Local artist and contractor Chris Glaser took advantage of nature’s building materials last week when he sculpted a likeness of a meditative Buddha from snow and ice.

  • A tree for wishes, community

    By Anisa KlineDecember 12, 2013

    In the past several months, many villagers have taken advantage of the Wishing Tree, next to the Village train station. Created by new resident Alicia Chereton, the tree is designed to hold the hopes and dreams of community residents. (Photo by Anisa Kline)

    Beginning in late August, villagers may have noticed that a tree next to the train station was growing ribbons along with its leaves. Upon closer inspection, the ribbons reveal themselves to be wishes.

  • Harmony Rain Barrel Project

    By YS News StaffDecember 9, 2013

    Three wonderfully painted rain barrels from a Nevada town, who has been doing a similar project for 5 years to help raise money for low income families to enjoy children's programs at their local zoo.

    The Harmony Rain Barrel project will help fund the 2014 Human Relation Commission’s Learning/Sharing Mental Health Series. Deadline for artists to submit their ideas is quickly approaching!

  • Sculptors go for the bronze in the Yellow Springs Experience

    By Megan BachmanAugust 8, 2013

    Local sculptor Brian Maughan is one of four artists selected for the Yellow Springs Experience: National Bronze Symposium, Oct. 13–26 on the Antioch campus. Last week at his home studio on N. Walnut Street, Maughan worked on preliminary sketches for one of the four contemporary bronze sculptures he will create during the two-week symposium. Later the 12 completed pieces will be erected as part of a downtown sculpture trail. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    An ancient method of casting bronze sculpture that was revived 90 years ago at Antioch College is returning to the campus and community.

  • Artists selected for bronze symposium

    By Megan BachmanJuly 24, 2013

    Three artists selected by a national jury to participate in a bronze sculpture symposium in October were announced this week.

  • Our big appetite for consumption

    By Lauren HeatonMarch 21, 2013

    We humans hunger for many things, from food to knowledge to comfort. As Americans, by virtue of economics, we have been feeding those hungers since the post-war era. What effect that sustained and frenzied consumption has had on cultures across the globe is the subject of the new art exhibit, Appetite: An American Pastime, going up at Herndon Gallery this week.

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