The Fine and Performing Arts Department invites greater Toledo area high school student artists to participate in this inaugural, juried exhibition and be eligible for a chance to win Owens Community College Merit Awards.
“Passages” will feature artwork in the mediums of Fine Art, Photography, Commercial Art, Video and Animations. Owens Visual Arts faculty will select the exhibition winners and awards will be announced at the opening reception.
Visit owens.edu/fpa/passages for more information.
The Fine and Performing Arts Department’s biennial Networking Fair and Symposium features dynamic speakers and interactive sessions related to careers with an arts focus. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet educators and professionals from the fields of graphic design, photography, recording arts, broadcasting, theatre, music, music business and fine arts.
This year’s event will be conducted both in-person and via virtual format. It’s free and open to the community!
See the full schedule of events at the link below.
https://www.owens.edu/fpa/networking/
Humans as books? Yes! Join us as we “check out” human books to better understand someone who has experienced prejudice or has been stigmatized and ultimately, “unjudge.” (Event in partnership with Student Activities.)
Swing into the Transfer Fair!
Meet with representatives from four-year colleges and universities to discuss where your Owens education can take you. Advisors will be available to help with career/major exploration, degree evaluations and general transfer/transferology information.
Click here for more details.
One of the oldest women’s art organizations in the country, the Athena Art Society Inc. began in 1903 to assist and encourage women in all branches of the Fine Arts. Athena continues to promote and develop the visual arts and stimulate community participation. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we also provide local art awards, host juried and non-juried member exhibitions, and support other arts organizations through leadership and partnerships. As membership is by invitation only, some of the area’s best-known women artists have proudly participated in the Athena Art Society. athenaartsociety.org
Professionally and as an artist, Jennifer McCary is an agent of change. As a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) professional, she is transforming policies, organizations and actions. In her other capacities, she is captivating and transforming hearts and minds. McCary believes that art has always been the bridge between our differences, and this exhibition intends to connect the essence of the professional and artistic version of who she is. This art exhibition was inspired by the poem WE. DANCE. written and performed by Hope Boykin and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The emotions in the spoken word guided McCary through the creation of this collection of works. Observing each piece in the context of dance being the art form dancers use to emote when their hearts are happy, peaceful, bewildered or broken, this collection encourages you to consider how you personally handle heartbreak, loneliness, excitement and joy. The title artwork “When Our Hearts Break We Dance” is a mixed media creation on the racial reckoning this nation began to come to grips with in 2020. The goal of this exhibition aims to remind viewers that we all deal with things such as unconscious bias, unconscious doubt (a term coined by the artist), heartbreak, joy, passion, power and peace. Despite what we are conditioned to believe about our differences, the beauty of humanity rests in our similarities. Like these dancers, use your passion and gifts to fix that which is broken. unconsciousdoubt.com
One of the oldest women’s art organizations in the country, the Athena Art Society Inc. began in 1903 to assist and encourage women in all branches of the Fine Arts. Athena continues to promote and develop the visual arts and stimulate community participation. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we also provide local art awards, host juried and non-juried member exhibitions, and support other arts organizations through leadership and partnerships. As membership is by invitation only, some of the area’s best-known women artists have proudly participated in the Athena Art Society. athenaartsociety.org
Professionally and as an artist, Jennifer McCary is an agent of change. As a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) professional, she is transforming policies, organizations and actions. In her other capacities, she is captivating and transforming hearts and minds. McCary believes that art has always been the bridge between our differences, and this exhibition intends to connect the essence of the professional and artistic version of who she is. This art exhibition was inspired by the poem WE. DANCE. written and performed by Hope Boykin and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The emotions in the spoken word guided McCary through the creation of this collection of works. Observing each piece in the context of dance being the art form dancers use to emote when their hearts are happy, peaceful, bewildered or broken, this collection encourages you to consider how you personally handle heartbreak, loneliness, excitement and joy. The title artwork “When Our Hearts Break We Dance” is a mixed media creation on the racial reckoning this nation began to come to grips with in 2020. The goal of this exhibition aims to remind viewers that we all deal with things such as unconscious bias, unconscious doubt (a term coined by the artist), heartbreak, joy, passion, power and peace. Despite what we are conditioned to believe about our differences, the beauty of humanity rests in our similarities. Like these dancers, use your passion and gifts to fix that which is broken. unconsciousdoubt.com
Learn more about registering for advising with our registration tables throughout both campuses.
- College Hall Atrium
- Heritage Hall Atrium by HH 123
- Center for Fine Perf Arts (CFPA) Atrium
- Founders Hall Atrium
- Findlay Campus Atrium near Advising
https://www.owens.edu/advising/
Host: Denise Grupp-Verbon
Participate in a discussion about your experiences during the 2023 Networking Fair & Symposium.
Denise Grupp-Verbon is the Internship Manager for the School of Liberal Arts. She has placed over 140 internships. She is a working harpist and performs with her husband in a harp and acoustic guitar duo called TAPESTRY.