Art is meant to be experienced. We're redefining the gallery to make that easier.

The Gallery

We're redefining what a gallery can be. Instead of a quiet space that only comes to life for opening and closing receptions, our gallery is always alive. Every concert, workshop, club, and performance happens alongside incredible visual art. It's immersive and inspiring, allowing more people to experience art in a natural, exciting, and unexpected way.

We don't just hang pretty art on a wall—we surround people with creativity, sparking conversations, and give artists the exposure they deserve. Some visitors might never step into a typical gallery, but here, they can't help but be drawn in and discover art from around the world.

Art is meant to be experienced—that's why our gallery is always free to visit. We feature stunning contemporary art from student, local, national, and international artists. Whether you're a seasoned art lover or just curious, our space is yours to explore, connect, and be inspired.

As a 100% volunteer-run organization, we don't maintain regular weekday hours, but our gallery is open every Sunday from 1–3 PM. Plus, whenever we're hosting an event, the gallery is accessible almost all the time. So, even if you're not attending an event, you can stop by and enjoy our featured exhibit. Be sure to check our event calendar to see when we'll be open next.

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Featured Exhibit

Michael J. Rosen
’Practice is Perfect’
May 10 - June 29 2025

Come explore a special gallery exhibit featuring a collection of daily drawings by the endlessly creative Michael Rosen. This collection is what Rosen calls his "unintentional idling on the page"—where anything that wanders through his mind might take form. From imagined artifacts and remembered animals to still lifes and fleeting film faces, these works are about presence, discipline, and the quiet magic of noticing. For Rosen, drawing is as essential as drawing breath. "Even as I draw things—invented objects, remembered creatures from botany and zoology, artifacts, flowers in vases on my table, faces passing in a film—I draw from the act of seeing, composing, and solving the relationships of shapes that begin to populate a blank space. This discipline itself is what's perfect."

Most of the drawings—what he affectionately calls "arti-fictions"—are rendered in charcoal, while others are enriched with washes made from the black walnuts growing on his land. The exhibit also features Sumi-e ink works and inventive collages built from cut-up pages of his sketchbooks, offering a fuller look at the scope and spirit of his persistent, passionate practice.

About the Artist:

A Columbus native, Michael J. Rosen is a maker in every sense of the word. Best known as the author of more than 150 books for adults and young readers, he's also a poet, editor, playwright, humorist, and longtime curator of James Thurber's legacy. His visual art career began in graduate school, with illustrations appearing in The New Yorker and Gourmet, and has since grown into a lifelong pursuit of expressive, genre-defying creativity.

You can learn more about Michael at michaeljrosen.com/work.