DELAWARE, Ohio – ³Ô¹ÏÍø today announced its January 2023 lineup of public events. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free.
2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Jan. 22-March 26 – “Ohio Imprint: Dick Arentz & Brian Harnetty,” part of the Richard M. Ross Art Museum’s new Artists in the Archive series, with contemporary artists invited to bring their work into conversation with selections from the museum’s permanent teaching collection, in the West Gallery of the museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. For this exhibit, interdisciplinary artist Harnetty responds to a series of prints by photographer Arentz from the museum’s holdings. Arentz’s platinum and palladium prints of Ohio focus on farms, factories, water towers, and other human-made structures that shape the natural world. Harnetty revisits these sites and creates sound collages and videos that reflect on themes of place, labor, history, the archive, and the ecological imprint of humans. The exhibit will open with a public reception from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 22, 2023. Learn more at . During the academic year, the Ross is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The museum will be closed for spring break from March 11-20, 2023. The Ross is handicap-accessible and admission is always free. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit for more information.
Jan. 22-March 26 – “Black Palimpsest: Jared Thorne,” part of the Richard M. Ross Art Museum’s new Artists in the Archive series, with contemporary artists invited to bring their work into conversation with selections from the museum’s permanent teaching collection, in the Kuhlman Gallery of the museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. In this exhibit, Thorne’s multimedia artworks bring a critical lens to a series of masks from the museum’s African Art holdings. Thorne’s project approaches these masks as palimpsests–objects where the original context has been effaced and overlaid with new understandings but aspects of the original are still visible. The exhibit explores the cultural comodification of African art objects in Western museums while asking how these same objects signify history, identity, and authenticity for many African Americans. The exhibit will open with a public reception from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 22, 2023. Learn more at . During the academic year, the Ross is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The museum will be closed for spring break from March 11-20, 2023. The Ross is handicap-accessible and admission is always free. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit for more information.
3 p.m. Jan. 29 – OWU faculty recital featuring associate professor Frank Chiou, piano, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Admission is free. For more information, visit .
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