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Media contacts: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
For Immediate Release
Masks Features Three Ohio Artists Inspired By Mask-Making Tradition
New Exhibition Continues Through Nov. 29 at Ohio Historical Center
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Masks have been used in many cultures around the world for thousands of years. Works by three contemporary Ohio mask-makers that echo that mask-making tradition are featured in the Ohio Historical Center's newest show Masks, which opens today and continues through Nov. 29.
Complementing the featured exhibition Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, this community exhibit presents a wide range of masks created by three Ohio artists Garner Chapman, Brian Featheringill and Alfreda (Freda) Abbott-Ayodele. Each explores the theme in unique ways.
Garner Chapman, a Columbus native, creates one-of-a-kind masks using a variety of materials and patterns. Her masks are complemented by detailed stands that honor these personal creations.
Brian Featheringill has lived and worked in the Columbus area since 1990. His masks are made of cast bronze and draw from traditional Mexican, Asian, Native American and African masks. His work offers to empower viewers with a different sense of self.
Toledo native Freda Abbott-Ayodele is now a Columbus-based visual and performing artist whose colorful and exuberant masks express her personal style and reflect her interest in using found objects and recycled materials in her work.
Mask-Making Workshop Set For Nov. 21
On Nov. 21 from 1-4 p.m. at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus, meet Freda Abbott-Ayodele and create your own mask during a special workshop, Transform Your Identity. Abbott-Ayodele will work with participants to create hand-held masks using cardboard and a variety of supplied materials. Participants are welcome to bring materials to adorn their masks, as well. The workshop is free with Ohio Historical Center museum admission.
Center Also Features Soul! and The Legend of John Brown
While at the Ohio Historical Center, see Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 120 works by African American artists that explore the human experience, and The Legend of John Brown: Serigraphs by Jacob Lawrence, 22 colorful silk-screen prints that tell the story of abolitionist John Brown who led the infamous Harper’s Ferry raid 150 years ago. For more information on all three exhibitions, call 800.686.6124 or visit www.ohiohistory.org/soul.
The Ohio Historical Center is open Thursday 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday noon–5 p.m. For more information, call 800.686.6124 or visit www.ohiohistory.org/soul. Admission to the Ohio Historical Center is $8/adults, $7/seniors (age 60 and up), $4/youths (age 6-12) and free for OHS members and children 5 years old and under. Parking is $4 and free for members.
The Ohio Historical Center is located on I-71 and 17th Avenue in Columbus. It is one of 58 historic museums and sites operated by the Ohio Historical Society, a nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archaeology and natural history.
Photo Cutline: Three masks with stands by Columbus artist Garner Chapman.
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