Bluffton artist Gregg Luginbuhl will receive two significant awards at The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, on Sunday, May 3.
The first is a juror’s award in The Best of 2015, the annual exhibition of fine craft organized by Ohio Designer Craftsmen. He will receive the award for Excellence in Functional Ceramics for Rustic Decanter XXX and 6 Cups. This is the most recent piece in his Rustic Decanter Series, which began about 12 years ago.
This year’s juror, Beth Ann Gerstein, is Executive Director of The American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pamona, California.
Ohio Northern University student Lauren Hector, a senior graphic design major from Mt. Cory, was chosen as one of the winners of the 2015 Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO) Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts (EVA).
Hector, who was honored at a banquet April 8, will have her work featured in the Roy G. Biv Gallery as a part of the May Gallery Hop in Columbus’s Short North Arts District. Hector was chosen as one of six winners from among 27 nominated senior artists from independent colleges across Ohio.
Hilty Preschool & Child Care will open their doors to direct sales consultants crafters on Saturday, April 18, for a “Mommy & Me Party.”
The event, now in its second year, takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 pm at Hilty Preschool & Child Care, 304 Hilty Drive, Pandora. It is open to the public and will be for the entire family, with many vendors geared toward children.
The invitation read: “Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio volunteers are like an assortment of ice cream flavors. You just make life happier for everyone!”
More than 140 volunteers responded to the invitation to the annual volunteer appreciation banquet held on April 8 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church.
