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Opportunities for Artists

Bowling Green State University Art Galleries is hosting the 15th Annual Northwest Ohio Community Art Exhibition

Now OH celebrates the talents of regional artists in a professional setting. The show opens Friday, June 24 at 7 p.m. with a gallery talk by the award juror, and a reception with light refreshments. Located at the BGSU Fine Arts Center, the exhibition is free and open to the public. Artists who display their work at the exhibition are eligible to win up to $2,000 in cash prizes and gift certificates.  Artists of all skill levels 16 years of age and older are encouraged to enter. Online registration is open until June 15. The exhibition prospectus is here.

The festival occurs July 30, 2022, from 10am-6pm, on the south shore of Devils Lake, about 50 miles from Toledo in the Irish Hills of Michigan. We are expecting 80 vendors; the attendance in 2021 was 5000+. The entry fee is $125, however, Toledo Artists' Club members will receive a discount of $50. We are a Non-profit organization raising money for local children's art programs.  Our Facebook page is @DevilsLakeFestivaloftheArts; please visit our website for more information.

Rose show at the Toledo Botanical Garden June 11 & 12

The Toledo Rose society invites artists to participate in the show by creating and displaying rose themed art during the show.  Set up your plein air easels in the Rose Garden or conference center and draw/paint/sketch the stars of the weekend.

Photo Arts Meet'n'Greet Scavenger Hunt at the Toledo Botanical Garden June 23

Open to all. You will receive a list of 'clues' to be photographed at the Toledo Botanical Garden. Social hour at 5:30. Enter the Garden via the Olimphia Drive entrance; the club house is a brown building on your left as you enter the parking lot. Photographers are encouraged to use their imagination to interpret what to shoot. Photos will be submitted for a slideshow in September. Find more information here.

Just Paint is a free monthly online newsletter produced by Golden Paint Company. Each month a different scholarly article is presented on topics of interest to artists. For June 2022 the topic is "Life of a Painting", about the factors that affect how long a painting lasts. Here is the website for Just Paint