2024:
ERIN MALLEA | DALS LECTURE
November 18th, 5:30pm
KATIE BUTLER | DALS LECTURE
October 24, 3:30pm
LIT YOUNGSTOWN FALL LITERARY FEST
October 17 – 19
FIRST FRIDAYS YOUNGSTOWN EVENT
October 4, 5-8pm
LEGACY: 58 YEARS OF YSU ART
September 3 - October 26
Reception: September 6, 5-7pm
PAPER, PAINT & CANVAS BY SHARON DUNDEE
CURIOSITIES BY RON KRYGOWSKI
I JUST LIKE YOU: NEW & INSPIRING FIBER ART CURATED BY HEATHER SENO
OUR ARTS ENRICHMENT JOURNEY BY THE LINKS INCORPORATED YOUNGSTOWN (OH) CHAPTER - ARTS FACET
INFRASTRUCTURE BY SEAN BUTLER (A MCDONOUGH POP-UP EXHIBITION)
May 31 - July 20
Reception: Friday, May 31, 5-7pm
BEST OF ANNECY 2023 (SCREENING)
Monday, April 22, 5:30pm
2024 SPRING GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
ART EDUCATION ALUMNI INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT
April 19 - May 4
Reception: Friday, April 19, 5-7pm
JOHANNES DE YOUNG| BEECHER LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, April 17, 5:30pm
IAN NAGOSKI | BEECHER LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, March 27, 5:30pm
87th ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION
March 22 - April 6
Reception: Friday, March 22, 5-7pm
share your story | MORGAN BUKOVEC | ARTIST PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, February 28, 5:30pm
NASIR WATSON | BLACK HISTORY MONTH LECTURE
Monday, February 5, 6pm
MORGAN BUKOVEC | MCDONOUGH ARTIST TALK
Wednesday, January 31, 5:30pm
ROBERLEY BELL | ALWAYS, and the lake
JONATHON BREWER | QUEMAR LAS NAVES
EMERGING ARTIST MORGAN BUKOVEC | are you on the menu
POSTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
LAUREN SEMIVAN | A MAP BOTH DISTANT AND CONCRETE
January 19 - March 2
Reception, Friday, Januaray 19, 5-7pm
2023:
FALL 2023 GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
COMMUNITY AS CANVAS EXHIBITION- MURALS BY YSU STUDENTS
December 1-16
Reception, Friday, December 1, 5-7pm
SHORT SHORTS FESTIVAL
October 24 – November 4
Viewing Party, Wednesday, October 25, 5:30-7pm
EKPHRASTIC WRITING WORKSHOP: #NOTWHITE COLLECTIVE
Saturday, November 4, 11am-2pm
HYLA WILLIS | DALS LECTURE
Monday, October 23, 3:00pm
LIT YOUNGSTOWN FALL LITERARY FEST
October 19 – 21
EMILY NICKEL | DALS LECTURE
Monday, October 9, 5:30pm
BETSY STIRRAT | DALS LECTURE
Wednesday, October 4, 5:30pm
#NOTWHITE COLLECTIVE WALKING TOUR OF EXHIBITION
Wednesday, September 20, 6:30-8pm
SHONA MACDONALD | MCDONOUGH ARTIST TALK
Friday, September 8, 5:30pm
·SHONA MACDONALD | FLASH OF LIGHT ILLUMINES A DARK LANDSCAPE
·#NOTWHITE COLLECTIVE | #NOTWHITE COLLECTIVE
September 5 – November 4
Reception, Friday, September 8, 5pm To 7pm
BETSY STIRRATT | EMBEDDED HISTORIES
September 5 – October 20
Reception, Friday, September 8, 5pm To 7pm
FLOW - 2023 YSU ALUMNI EXHIBITION
June 3-July 14
Reception Saturday, June 3, 5-7pm
ART IS EVERYWHERE!
Arts Enrichment Program
Youngstown (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
June 3-July 14
SPRING 2023 GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
April 21 – May 6
Reception Friday, April 21, 5-7pm
PIPINO PERFORMING ARTS SERIES
ANN DUHAMEL
Thursday, April 20, 7:30pm
MUSE SERIES
DANA PIANO TRIO
Thursday, April 6, 6:30pm
86TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION
March 24 - April 7
Reception & Awards Friday, March 24, 5-7pm
RED PRESS COLLABORATIVE ARTIST TALK
BRETT ANDERSON
Monday, March 20, 5:10pm
BEECHER LECTURE SERIES
YVETTE GRANATA
Monday, February 27, 3:00pm
MCDONOUGH ARTIST TALK
AMANDA D. KING
Wednesday, February 22, 5:10pm
DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
ANDREA MYERS
Wednesday, February 8, 5:10pm
BLACK HISTORY MONTH LECTURE
TAZIM AND DR. NAZIM JAFFER
Wednesday, February 1, 6:00pm
MCDONOUGH ARTIST TALK
LORI KELLA
Wednesday, January 25, 5:10pm
·THE POSSIBLE ACTUALS: WORLD BUILDING AND THE LANDSCAPE IN VIRTUAL REALITY CURATED BY DANA SPERRY, FEATURING YVETTE GRANATA, MARIE-EVE LEVASSEUR AND AMY YOUNGS
·TARYN MCMAHON: WATERSHED
·LORI KELLA: SHIFTING GROUND
·MARK KEFFER: OSCILLATION DRILLS
·AMANDA D. KING: ROOT MATTER CURATED BY AMBER N. FORD
January 20 - March 4
Reception Friday, January 20, 5-7pm
2022:
FALL GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
ARTS OF DEATH POSTER EXHIBITIOn
December 2 - 17
CAPICÚ | ORLANDO CARABALLO
September 12 - October 7
THE CONSTRUCTED BODY | ALISA HENRIQUEZ
HYBRIDITY | EVA KWONG
HEADS OF STATE | GAVIN BENJAMIN
RISE AND FALL | SCOTT GOSS
WHAT I SEE | KIRK MANGUS
September 6 - October 29
Steel-town | James pernotto
The Dance of abstraction | patty flauto
Mfa thesis exhibition | kerrianne ghinda and katherine williamson
Hopecat youth arts exhibition
June 4 - July 16
Spring Graduating BFA Exhibition
April 22 – May 7
85th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition
March 25-April 9
Matthew Kolodziej | Open Storage
Piotr Szyhalski | COVID-19: Labor Camp Report
Donald Black Jr | A Day No One Will Remember
Emerging Artist Group | There are seams in purgatory
January 21-March 5
Cut-out Poetry & Collage workshop for teens & adults
May 7, 2-4pm
DANA @ MCDONOUGH | WORLD PREMIERES BY DANA SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDENT COMPOSERS
April 27, 7:30pm
National Poetry Month student poetry reading
April 7, 6pm
RICK REPASKY, VALS |RED PRESS LECTURE
April 6, 5:10pm
MCDONOUGH STUDENT HONORS RECITAL SERIES
March 31, 7:30pm
MUSE series | Dana Piano Trio
March 1, 7:30pm
DONALD BLACK JR. LECTURE
February 23, 5:10pm
MATTHEW KOLODZIEJ LECTURE
January 27, 5:10pm
MUSE series | Melody Quah, piano
January 26, 7:30pm
MCDONOUGH student HONORS RECITAL SERIES
January 22, 7:30pm
2021:
FALL GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
MFA COLLABORATIVE PROJECT | KATHERINE WILLIAMSON
SABBATICAL RESEARCH EXHIBITION | MISSY MCCORMICK
TALKING WITH MASCOTS WORK BY
FRANCESCA BALDARELLI | ALEX FERRANTE | JEREMIAH IBARRA | RACHEL SANDERS
December 3-December 18
Opening December 3, 5-7PM
JOE MEISER | VALS LECTURE
Thursday, November 4 at 4pm
Octubafest
Friday, October 29 at 7pm
MUSE series | Dana faculty chamber music recital
Saturday, October 23 at 5pm
Foreigner’s Home Film Screening plus Q&A with filmmakers
Thursday, October 21 at 6:30pm
DUSTIN GRELLA
Wednesday, October 20 at 3pm
Virtual anniversary celebration & fundraiser
Saturday, October 16 at 7pm (online auction October 16-18)
Lit youngstown ekphrastic writing workshop
Friday, October 8 at 3:30pm * must be registered for conference to participate
DIANE SAMUELS LECTURE
Tuesday, October 5 at 5:10pm
CATIE DILLON LECTURE
Wednesday, September 22 at 5:10pm
PATRICIA BELLAN-GILLEN LECTURE
Thursday, September 16 at 5:10pm
PATRICIA BELLAN-GILLEN | WORDS AND OTHER WEAPONS
September 7-October 30
opening, September 10, 5-7pm
DIANE SAMUELS | THREE SCROLLS
September 7-October 30
opening, September 10, 5-7pm
CATIE DILLON | EMERGING ARTIST | BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND
September 7-October 2
opening, September 10, 5-7pm
DUSTIN GRELLA | ANIMATION HOTLINE SHORTS EXHIBITION
October 9-October 30
IN MEMORIAM- AL BRIGHT, JACK CARLTON AND MICHAEL J. WALUSIS
June 11 – July 24
In Memoriam celebrated the work and memory of three professors from Youngstown State University’s Department of Art. The exhibition included paintings by Al Bright, and a print show and sale of work by Jack Carlton and Michael J. Walusis.
ANTHROPOLOGY OF MOTHERHOOD
June 11 – July 24
Featured works of art that engaged in the complex visual, material, emotional, corporeal and lived experiences of motherhood, caregiving, parenting, nurturing and maternal labor.
MUSE SERIES | CICILIA YUDHA AND ALLAN MOSHER (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered May 16 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MUSE SERIES | FIONA GILLESPIE AND PAUL HOLMES MORTON (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered May 9 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
D@M | WORLD PREMIERES BY DANA SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDENT COMPOSERS
Premiered May 1 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MUSE SERIES | DANA PIANO TRIO (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered May 1 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Bin Peng | Premiered April 24 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
SPRING GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION April 23 – May 8
An exhibition of work by students who graduated in the spring semester from the Department of Art at YSU.
MFA THESIS EXHIBITION April 23 – May 8
Featured works by students graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts.
ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Tria Corazón | Premiered March 20 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Bruce Deal | Premiered April 10 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
ZAC BENSON | ARTIST LECTURE
Tuesday, March 23 at 9am
McDonough YouTube channel.
ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Christopher Mrofchak | Premiered March 20 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MAX MARKWALD | ARTIST LECTURE
Tuesday, March 16 at 12:30pm
McDonough YouTube channel.
ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Jeffrey Cruz | Premiered March 13 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
AMY THEISS GIESE | ARTIST LECTURE
Wednesday, March 10 at 10am (Zoom)
McDonough YouTube channel.
JAMES SHAWN CRUM, ARTIST LECTURE
Monday, March 1 at 6pm
McDonough YouTube channel.
ZAC BENSON | REALIZATIONS
February 26 – April 2
Benson navigates current happenings, personal beliefs, and anthropological perspectives. He toils over aspects of life and society that are concerning, meaningful, or just overwhelming. His work is the conduit through which he raises awareness and evokes empathy towards people and happenings.
JAMES SHAWN CRUM | OUR BLOOD-SOAKED LAND IS HAUNTED BY MY MUSES
February 26 – April 2
Our 2021 Emerging Visual Artist, James Shawn Crum explores the very real possibility that as a gay black male, he exists within several realities. Painting allows him to regroup and reconcile the conflicts that ensue.
MAX MARKWALD | SKIN
February 26 – April 2
In his oil paintings, Markwald used figurative realism to highlight queer voices and document his gender transition by using fragments the human form and creating obscured portraits that seem to be hiding in full view.
AMY THEISS GIESE | THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT WITHIN THESE WALLS
February 26 – April 2
The large-scale, unique, silver gelatin skiagrams (Greek for "shadows written") are a direct recording of the shadow patterns in a room at night. Ultimately, the skiagrams are a play between light and dark, tangible and abstract, a physical object and the ephemerality of a moment.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Mckenzie Cooper | Premiered February 20 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MUSE SERIES | KIVIE CAHN-LIPMAN (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered February 13 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Lauren Faber | Premiered February 6 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Olivia Benna | Premiered January 30 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
84TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION
January 22 – February 5
The annual juried exhibition of work by students currently enrolled in the Department of Art at YSU.
BLISS KIDS COLLECTIVE | ELLIPSIS
January 22 – February 5
Bliss Kids Collective is a unique coalition of Youngstown-affiliated artists participating in exhibition-driven challenges
2020:
FALL GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
November 20 - December 12
An exhibition of work by students graduating in the fall semester from the Department of Art at YSU
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Kayla Gilmore | Premiering Saturday, December 12, 7pm
Pre-recorded for viewing on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Zak Rahal | Premiered Saturday, November 21 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Noah Landry | Premiered Saturday, October 24 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Andrew Karkosiak | Premiered Saturday, October 17 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
MUSE SERIES | DANA PIANO TRIO RECITAL (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered Wednesday, October 14 on the McDonough YouTube channel. Featuring Dana School of Music faculty Wendy Case, Kivie Cahn-Lipman and Cicilia Yudha.
MCDONOUGH HONORS RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Michael Barren | Premiering Saturday, October 10 on the McDonough YouTube channel.
GALLERY TALK | LAUREN BAKER (LIVE STREAM)
Tuesday, October 6, 2:30pm (Live stream only event)
Featured Department of Art faculty discussing their artwork from Enigmatic Reflections.
DANA ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered Saturday, October 3 on the McDonough YouTube channel. Works for solo piano by Brahms and Persichetti, presented by pianist Sean Baran (BM 2011, MM 2014).
DANA ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered Saturday, September 26 on the McDonough YouTube channel. McDonough lounge music, featuring jazz/musical-theatre singer Rosie Bresson (BFA 2020), with guitarist Dan Mihelarakis and percussionist Jesse DeLorenzo.
GALLERY TALK | CHRISTINE MCCULLOUGH (LIVE STREAM)
Tuesday, September 22, 1pm (Live stream only event)
Featuring Department of Art faculty discussing their artwork from Enigmatic Reflections.
Christine McCullough Video
DANA ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered Saturday, September 12 on the McDonough YouTube channel. Original folk songs and fiddle arrangements by violinist/violist/singer-songwriter Caitlin Hedge (MM 2017), with guitarist Dave Lynn (BM 2004).
GALLERY TALK | DRAGANA CRNJAK (LIVE STREAM)
Tuesday, September 8, 11am (Live stream only event)
Featured Department of Art faculty discussing their artwork from Enigmatic Reflections
Dragana Crnjak Video
MUSE SERIES | DANA PIANO TRIO RECITAL (PRE-RECORDED)
Premiered Sunday, August 30 on the McDonough Youtube channel. Featuring Dana School of Music faculty Wendy Case, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, and Cicilia Yudha.
ENIGMATIC REFLECTIONS | DEPARTMENT OF ART FACULTY EXHIBITION
August 28 - October 24
Enigmatic Reflections is an exploration of innovation and tradition. This exhibition of current research by the Department of Art Faculty imparts new vision and re-investigates long-standing practices in the fields of Art and Design.
Spring 2020 graduating bfa virtual exhibition catalog
Click on links to view the virtual exhibition catalogs
BFA Digital Catalog Volume One | A-H
BFA Digital Catalog Volume Two | L-V
#museumchallenge
Virtual challenge to recreate a famous work of art using household items that was featured on social media platforms
SAAVE (Student art association virtual exhibition spring)
Virtual exhibition featured on social media platforms
Spring graduating bfa exhibition (canceled)
April 24 - May 9, 2020
MFA THesis exhibition: Venise abell's black still (Canceled)
April 24 - May 9, 2020
Opening reception Friday, April 24, 5-7pm
Ekmeles seeds of skies alibis (canceled)
Tuesday, April 21, 7:30pm
Jackie sumell, department of art lecture series (canceled)
Wednesday, April 15, 5:10pm
Lit youngstown ekphrastic poetry reading (canceled)
Thursday, April 2, 5:30-7pm
world premieres by dana school of music student composers - dana at the mcdonough (canceled)
Wednesday, April 1, 7:30pm
leonardo vazquez, department of art lecture series (canceled)
Tuesday, March 31, 5:10pm
Lit youngstown ekphrastic poetry workshop (canceled)
Saturday, March 28, 10am-12pm
84th annual juried student art & design exhibition (canceled)
March 27 - April 10, 2020
Public Reception Friday, March 27, 5-7pm
Murray roberstson, department of art lecture series (canceled)
Steve gurysh, department of art lecture series (canceled)
Monday, March 23, 5:10pm
The foreigner's home (canceled)
Thursday, March 19, 6pm
MAxwell franko's composition showcase- dana at the mcdonough (canceled)
Wednesday, March 18, 6pm
kimberly chapman, gallery talk
Wednesday, March 4, 5:10pm
Spencer norman, department of art lecture series
Wednesday, February 12, 5:10pm
Sarah hetrick rectical/masterclass - dana at the mcdonough
Thursday, February 6, 4pm
Amber ford and antwoine washington, artist lectures
Wednesday, February 3, 5:10pm
Kimberly chapman | hush
Kristina paabus | something to believe in
Ken rinaldo | scatter surge
red press collaborative decennial celebration
January 24 - March 7, 2020
Public Reception Friday, January 24, 5-7pm
Juried Student Annual Press*
Black lives matter black artists matter
black artists matter
black artists matter Vol 2
black artists matter Vol 3
2019:
JARED LISCINSKY VOICE RECITAL- DANA AT THE MCDONOUGH
Friday, December 6, 6:30pm
DANA FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC FEATURING GUEST COMPOSER FORREST PIERCE- MUSE
December 2, 2019, 5pm
FALL GRADUATING BFA & MFA FIRST YEAR AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECT EXHIBITIONS
November 22 – December 14, 2019
Public Reception, Friday, November 22, 5-7pm
Fall 2019 BFA MFA Press Release*
WORLD PREMIERES BY DANA SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDENT COMPOSERS
November 14, 2019, 7:30pm
OPEN PROJECTOR NIGHT
November 13, 2019, 5:30pm
UNO LADY, EMERGING PERFORMANCE ARTIST- MUSE SERIES EVENT
November 6, 2019, 5:30pm
OCTUBAFEST - DANA AT THE MCDONOUGH
October 25, 2019, 6:00pm
TIME & PUNISHMENT BY SPOONBEAMS- DANA AT THE MCDONOUGH
October 23, 2019, 7:30pm
MARIA ELENA VERSARI, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
October 22, 2019, 5:10pm
DANA OLDFATHER, ARTIST LECTURE
October 17, 2019, 5:10pm
24TH ANNUAL MAD ABOUT THE ARTS BENEFIT
Friday, September 27, 2019, 7-10pm
Ticketed
DICK VON KIEL: ALEATORIC COMPOSITION FOR PROGRAMMED AUDIO FILES
September 11, 2019, 5:30pm
WHITNEY TRESSEL, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
August 26, 2019, 5:10pm
THREE FALL EXHIBITIONS: EXCAVATIONS: THE PRINTS OF JULIE MEHRETU IS ORGANIZED BY HIGHPOINT EDITIONS, MINNEAPOLIS; DANA OLDFATHER: OUT OF THE WOODS INTO THE WEEDS; WHITNEY TRESSEL: AMERICA STILL
August 23 – October 26, 2019
Public Reception, Friday, August 23, 5-7pm
2019 Three Fall Exhibitions Press Release*
Whitney Tressel
Dana Oldfather
CENTENNIAL IMPRESSIONS: A CELEBRATION OF PRINTS
June 8-July 20, 2019
Public Reception, Saturday, June 8, 5-7pm
Highlighting masterworks of modern and contemporary printmaking from the permanent collection of the Butler Institute of American Art.
Centennial Impressions Press Release
STUDIO CONVERSATIONS IN ART EDUCATION
June 8-July 20, 2019
Public Reception, Saturday, June 8, 5-7pm
Artwork by twelve women from the USA and Canada in Art Education at the higher education level who maintain studio practices
Studio Conversations Press Release
MARLENE ARON: AN ARTIST’S PATH
May 20 – July 14, 2019
Public Reception, Saturday, July 13, 1-3 pm (Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, Bliss Hall)
The Cliffe College of Creative Arts and Communication’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery will host Marlene Aron: An Artist’s Path, a celebration of the life and work of the late Marlene Aron, Youngstown native and YSU alumna.
SPRING GRADUATING BFA EXHIBITION
April 26 – May 11, 2019
Public Reception, Friday, April 26, 5-7pm
BFA Exhibition Press Release
MFA THESIS EXHIBITION
April 26 – May 11, 2019
Public Reception, Friday, April 26, 5-7pm
MFA Thesis Exhibition Press Release
OPEN PROJECTOR NIGHT
April 10, 2019, 5:30pm
TERI FRAME, WHITEFACE
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 5:30pm
A performance piece by artist Teri Frame in collaboration with the Dana School of Music
TERI FRAME, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 5:10pm
83RD ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION
March 29 – April 12, 2019
Public Reception, Friday, March 29, 5-7pm
Awards Presentation, Friday, March 29, 6pm
Juror: Imin Yeh
83rd Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition press release*
IGOR VAMOS (THE YES MEN), ARTIST LECTURE
Monday, February, 25, 2019, 5:10pm
GLORIA WILSON, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 5:10pm
JSTN CLMN, AAHM ARTIST LECTURE
Monday, February 4, 2019, 5pm
2019 ALUMNI EXHIBITION
January 26-March 7, 2019
Public Reception, Saturday, January 26, 5-7pm
2019 alumni Exhibition press release*
JENNIFER VANDERPOOL, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, January 24, 5:10pm
Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition
November 16 - December 7, 2018
Public Reception, Friday, November 16, 5-7pm
BFA Press Release*
BRIANNA CRAWFORD’S SENIOR RECITAL
Friday, December 7, 2018, 6pm
A senior recital completed in effort to obtain a BM in Vocal Music Education.
EMPTY BOWLS YSU, CHARITY EVENT PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE RESCUE MISSION OF MAHONING VALLEY
Saturday, December 1, 11am-4pm | Seatings:11am | 12:30pm | 2pm
Presented by the Ceramics Program in the Department of Art
FACES RECITAL
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 7:30pm
Watch Spoonbeams in concert as they perform and discuss abstract music, featuring Faces, a piece composed by crowd-sourced faces!
SOFIA CAETANO LECTURE
Monday, November 19, 2018, 5:10pm
MFA Student Exhibition
November 16 – December 7, 2018
Public Reception, Friday, November 16, 5-7pm
MFA Press Release*
ERIC LOPRESTI, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 5:10pm
LAUREN GOSHINSKI LECTURE
Monday, November 5, 2018, 5:10pm
DIANA COOPER, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 5:10pm
IMIN YEH, DEPARTMENT OF ART LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 5:10pm
Sanctuary and RESORT
September 7 – October 26, 2018
Public Reception, Friday, September 7, 5-7pm
Resort Press Release*
Sanctuary Press Release*
Susanne Slavick and Andrew Ellis Johnson
RESORT Gallery Talk
Friday, September 7, 5pm
John Guy Petruzzi, Sanctuary Gallery Talk
Wednesday, September 19, 5:10pm
John Guy Petruzzi, Guided Bird Walk
Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
Saturday, September 22, 9am
Sanctuary Panel Discussion: The Fate of Birds
Dr. Brian Bonhomme, Dr. Ian Renne and John Guy Petruzzi
Wednesday, October 3, 11am-12pm
May 21 - July 8
Public Reception: Monday, May 21, 5-7 PM
Press Release
April 20 - May 5, 2018
March 23 - April 6, 2018
January 26 - March 2, 2018
Opening Reception: January 26, 5-7 PM
Press Release
Mad about the arts
February 2, 2018, 7-10 PM
Press Release
2017:
November 17 - December 9, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, November 17, 5-7 pm
Press Release
September 8 - November 3, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, September 8, 5-7pm
Salon de Fleurus is a traveling exhibition organized by Salon de Fleurus and Independent Curators International (ICI), New York. The exhibition and tour are made possible by The Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA), and with the generous support from ICI’s International Forum and the ICI Board of Trustees.
Programs & Events
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Press Release
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Poster
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September 8 - November 3, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, September 8, 5-7pm
Organized by the Society for Photographic Education and made possible with support from the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Press Release
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- January 20 - March 3, 2017
January 20 - March 3, 2017
March 24 - April 7, 2017
April 21 - May 5, 2017
Archive List
- 2017
Selections from the collection of the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University
January 20 - March 3, 2017
Alex Webb: La Calle Photographs From Mexico
January 20 - March 3, 2017
Morehshin Allahyari, Lecture
Monday, March 27, 2017, 5pm
Game Jam 2017, A 48-hour Jam!!!
Friday, March 31 - Sunday, April 2, 2017
81st Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition
Juror: Adam Welch
Exhibition dates: March 24 - April 7, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, March 24, 6-8 pm
Awards Presentation: 7 pm
The reception is free and open to the public.
Accepted works and awards revealed at the opening!
The 81st Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition sponsored by the Student Art Association features works by students enrolled in the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition opens on March 24 and continues through April 7 at the John J. McDonough Museum of Art. Artists will be honored at a reception and awards ceremony on Friday, March 24 from 6-8 pm. The identity design for the exhibition was created by Lorenzo Devine, a current graphic design major in the Department of Art.
Awards presented at 7 pm during the opening reception range from cash awards to gift certificates. Local businesses and individuals have generously supported the annual exhibition every year. Award categories include photography, painting, sculpture, digital media, graphic and interactive design. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the strength, breadth and diversity of YSU’s Department of Art. The awards reception and ceremony are free and open to the public.
We are honored to Adam Welch as the juror of the exhibition. He is an artist, musician and curator who has exhibited regionally and internationally. He is the recipient of the 2009 Individual Artists Fellowship in Installation/Sculpture from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and was awarded the 2008 Emerging Artist of the Year award by the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. From 2008-2015 he served as the Curator at Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts where he curated over 60 solo and group exhibits of regional and national artists. Also, he has overseen and organized over 30 group and solo exhibits of regional guilds, associations and international artists. Welch holds an MFA from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a BA from SUNY Stony Brook University Art.
Spring Graduating BFA Exhibition
April 21 - May 5, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, April 21, 6-8pm
INPLACE + THE CITY OF YOU
June 2 - July 9, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, June 2, 5-7pm
Kelli Connell/Double Life: Fifteen Years
September 8 - November 3, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, September 8, 5-7 pm
Organized by the Society for Photographic Education and made possible with support from the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Salon de Fleurus
September 8 - November 3, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, September 8, 5-7pm
Salon de Fleurus is a traveling exhibition organized by Salon de Fleurus and Independent Curators International (ICI), New York. The exhibition and tour are made possible by The Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA), and with the generous support from ICI’s International Forum and the ICI Board of Trustees.
Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition
November 17 - Decemeber 9, 2017
Public Reception, Friday, November 17, 5-7 pm
- 2016
INTERSECTIONS Biennial Faculty Exhibition
January 21 - February 26
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
January 21 - February 26, 2016
Public Reception, Thursday, January 21, 6-8pm
INTERSECTIONS, the Biennial Faculty Exhibition, will be on display at the John J. McDonough Museum of Art from January 21 - February 26. Intersections is an exploration of innovation and tradition. This biennial exhibition of current research by Department of Art faculty imparts new vision and re-investigates long standing practices in the fields of Art and Design. An opening reception will take place on Thursday, January 21 from 6-8pm.
Several artists will be participating in FACULTY TALKS giving lectures throughout the run of the Intersection exhibition.
FACULTY TALKS:
Adam Sullivan | “Taking Care” | Wed., 1/27 at 12:30pm | Museum Galleries
Lauren Baker | Tues., 2/2 at 5:00pm | Museum Auditorium
Dr. Lillian Lewis | “Commodity, Culture and Collaboration” | Wed., 2/3 at 1:30pm | Museum Galleries
RJ Thompson | “The City of You: Rebranding Youngstown Ohio” | Thurs., 2/11 at 12:00pm | Museum Galleries
Dana Sperry | Tues., 2/23 at 5:00pm | Museum Auditorium
FACULTY TALKS
On Wednesday, January 27 at 12:30pm Adam Sullivan will present a lecture, “Taking Care” in the Museum Galleries. He is an artist who works in paper, illustration, and painting. He is guided by both frustration and delight in the innate properties of a medium, and considers the material limitations a medium imposes a vital influence on his working method: the inscrutable symbolism and manic fantasy of his paper works are a product of the graphic simplicity and clarity of the hard-edged, unmodulated forms of cut paper along with the possibility for free association entailed in collage, while the Spartan somberness and sobriety of all the oil portraits derive from a self-imposed limited palette and the requirement that a painting be finished alla prima.
Lauren Baker will be speaking on Tuesday, February 2 at 5:00pm in the Museum Auditorium. She received her MFA in sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her work has been exhibited in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Vermont, and is in the collections of Kent State University and Mercedes Benz Financial Services. She is the recipient of many awards including a recent grant to attend Vermont Studio Center last June. She currently lives in Massillon, Ohio where she maintains her studio and is an adjusted professor in the Department of Art at YSU.
On Wednesday, February 3 at 1:30pm, Dr. Lillian Lewis will present “Commodity, Culture and Collaboration.” She is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at YSU. Dr. Lewis received her Ph.D. in Art Education with a graduate minor in Art History from The Pennsylvania State University. She received her MA in Art Education and was awarded a Graduate Certificate in Museum Education from the Univeristy of North Texas. Her text-based and studio research explores relationships between digital and analog learning communities in school and non-school settings, the nature of collaboration in the context of research and the role of institutional critique in social justice.
RJ Thompson, a practicing graphic designer, graphic design educator, and entrepreneur currently teaching graphic, web, and interactive design at YSU, will give a lecture entitled The City of You: Rebranding Youngstown, Ohio in the Museum Galleries on Thursday, February 11 at noon. The City of You was developed by RJ and his Youngstown Design Works students. The campaign was part of an economic development strategy offering a new narrative focus for Youngstown and was part of a federal grant received from the Economic Development Administration.
On Tuesday, February 23 at 5:00pm, Dana Sperry, currently Associate Professor and Digital Media area coordinator will present a lecture in the auditorium. He will be talking about a series of video and coded-based generative artworks that explore themes of isolation and anxiety of contemporary life. In addition, he will talk about his collaboration with Natalya Pinchuk titled “Dreaming Youngstown.” This social practice project focusing on brainstorming potential futures for vacant lots and buildings will act as a counterpoint to his solo work. The talk will explore different ways he attempts to create meaning and explore the potential of “art” marking.
80th Annual Student Art & Design Exhibition
March 25 - April 8, 2016
80th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition
Juror Teresa Bembnister,
Associate Curator of the Akron Art Museum
March 25 - April 8, 2016
Public Reception, March 25, 6-8pm, Award Ceremony starts at 7pm
The reception is free and open to the public! Accepted works and awards revealed at the opening! The 80th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition sponsored by the Student Art Association features works by students enrolled in the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition opens on March 25 and continues through April 8 at the John J. McDonough Museum of Art. Artists will be honored at a reception and awards ceremony on Friday, March 25 from 6-8pm. The identity design for the exhibition was created by Deanna Cameneti, a current graphic design major in the Department of Art.
Awards presented at 7pm during the opening reception range from cash awards to gift certificates. Local businesses and individuals have generously supported the annual exhibition every year. Award categories include photography, painting, sculpture, digital media, graphic + interactive design. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the strength, breadth and diversity of YSU’s Department of Art. The awards reception and ceremony are free and open to the public.
We are honored to have as the juror for the exhibition, Theresa Bembnister, Associate Curator at the Akron Art Museum. She received her MA in Art History and Museum Studies from Case Western Reserve University and a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Her writing has appeared in Cleveland’s Scene, Kansas City’s Pitch, the Kansas City Star, Glasstire.com and Arthopper.org.
The McDonough Museum of Art is located on the campus of Youngstown State University on Wick Avenue between Spring Street and Lincoln Avenue near the Wick Ave. M-1 parking deck. Hours at the McDonough Museum of Art are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am until 4 pm. The Museum is open to the public and admission is free.
For additional information, please call 330.941.1400.
Spring Graduating BFA Exhibition
April 22 - May 22, 2016
The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of Youngstown State University, will open the Spring Graduating BFA Show, a collaboration with the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition features work by students achieving completion of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday evening, April 22, from 6 to 8 pm. The exhibit will remain on view in the Museum’s galleries through May 6.
Students in the Department of Art work closely with nationally and internationally known faculty engaged in a broad range of art and design practices. Immersed in the quest for knowledge and creative self-realization, students embrace the advantages of professional studio and design programs. The Graduating BFA Show is the opportunity for students to share the original and innovative discoveries they have made in their artistic journeys communicating to the public their creative expressions of human experience.
The Spring Graduating BFA Show celebrates the work of 14 students in the areas of graphic + interactive design, painting, printmaking, photography, interdisciplinary studies and 3D studies. Students participating in this exhibition are Dani Beaumier, Nicole Emery, Gwenasia Gadsden, Amanda Gerber, Chauncey Hay, Jackie Lalama, Ashley Perri, Kaitlyn Pfahl, Austin Richter, Heather Seno, Nicolette Soltis, Jennifer Sullivan, David Tamulonis and Chelsea Woods.
- 2015
Dawoud Bey: Picturing People
January 22 - March 7, 2015
Thursday, February 12 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Dawoud Bey will be YSU’s African American History Month Keynote Speaker. The lecture will take place in the McDonough Galleries followed by a reception, co-sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, McDonough Museum of Art and the Department of Art’s Distinguished Artist Lecture Series.
The John J. McDonough Museum of Art presents Dawoud Bey: Picturing People, an expansive career survey of the Chicago-based photographer, which ranges from street encounters to formal studio portraits. Dawoud Bey is distinguished for his commitment to portraiture as a means for understanding contemporary society, first gaining notoriety as a photographer for his acclaimed series Harlem USA, exhibited at The Studio Museum in Harlem in 1979.
Since 2010, Bey has been photographing two individuals that, although members of the same socio-geographic community, are strangers to one another. Casually positioned side-by-side, between them are differences in age, race, comportment, gender, etc., calling into question the terms on which community is imagined in relation to self and vice versa.
The 50 images in Picturing People, organized by The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, represent the evolution of Bey’s work in the three decades since, during which time he continued his portraiture of primarily African-American and teenage subjects. The photographs will be on display from January 22 - March 7.
Free and open to the public. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
79th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition
March 27 - April 10, 2015
Juror, William Busta of William Busta Gallery, Cleveland (https://www.williambustagallery.com/)
The 79th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition sponsored by the Student Art Association features works by students enrolled in the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition opens on March 27 and continues through April 10 at the John J. McDonough Museum of Art. Artists will be honored at a reception and awards ceremony on Friday, March 27, from 6 - pm.
Awards presented at 7 pm during the opening reception range from cash awards to gift certificates. Local businesses and individuals have generously supported the annual exhibition every year. Award categories include photography, painting, sculpture, digital media, graphic and interactive design. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the strength, breadth and diversity of YSU’s Department of Art. The awards reception and ceremony are free and open to the public.
We are honored to have as the juror of the exhibition, William Busta, Director of the William Busta Gallery, a gallery representing contemporary artists in Northeast Ohio. He opened his first gallery in Cleveland in Little Italy in 1989. After closing that space in the 1990s, Busta reopened with a gallery on Detroit Avenue in what is now the Gordon Square Arts District. Currently his gallery is on Prospect Ave., just east of the Cleveland State University. He is also an independent curator in Cleveland who has curated several exhibitions including Living in Your Imagination: SPACES 30th Anniversary Exhibition, The Persistence of Conscience: Lilian Tyrrell Textiles and Drawings 1979-2005, Mist, Smoke and Mirror: Artists and the Cuyahoga Valley for Cleveland Artists Foundation and Faith in My Possibilities for Lafayette College Gallery (Easton, Pennsylvania).
Spring Graduating BFA Exhibition
April 24 - May 8, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, April 24, 6-8 pm
The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of Youngstown State University, will open the Spring Graduating BFA Show, a collaboration with the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition features work by students achieving completion of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday evening, April 24, from 6 to 8 pm. The exhibit will remain on view in the Museum’s galleries through May 8.
Students in the Department of Art work closely with nationally and internationally known faculty engaged in a broad range of art and design practices. Immersed in the quest for knowledge and creative self-realization, students embrace the advantages of professional studio and design programs. The Graduating BFA Show is the opportunity for students to share the original and innovative discoveries they have made in their artistic journeys communicating to the public their creative expressions of human experience.
The Spring Graduating BFA Show celebrates the work of thirteen students in the areas of graphic + interactive design, painting, printmaking, photography, interdisciplinary studies and 3D studies. Students participating in this exhibition are David Abrams, Ryan Adams, Katy Daniel, Derek Day, Carson Fryman, Bethany Gregory, Matthew Hahn, LeeAnn Lewis, Niko McElroy, Brennan Munroe, Taalib Noble, Mark Pisciuneri and Stacy Rubinic.
Gary Taneri | New Work
June 9 - July 31, 2015
Reception July 10, 5-7 pm
The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of Youngstown State University, will open Gary Taneri | New Work, a collaboration with M Gallery at Erie Terminal Place. On view June 9 through July 31 at 112 West Commerce Street in downtown Youngstown, the exhibit features 14 new paintings by Warren native Gary Taneri. A public reception for the artist will be held on Friday evening, July 10, from 5 to 7 pm.
Gary has been painting since 1977. Sharpening his skills of observation and developing a painterly style, his repertoire includes portraits, still-lifes and painting en plein-air. Featured in the exhibition are 5 large paintings from a series inspired by vintage Polaroids of his family.
His award winning work has been shown in national, regional and local exhibitions, including at the Butler Institute of American Art and the Trumbull Art Gallery.
M Gallery at Erie Terminal Place
112 W. Commerce St. Youngstown, Ohio.
Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 10-3 pm
Wednesday and Friday noon-6pm
GOTTA HAVE IT!
Retrospective Exhibition and Auction Event
September 18 - November 6, 2015
The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, YSU’s Center for Contemporary Art, celebrates 25 years of public programs. To kick off the fall season the Museum has organized a 25 year retrospective exhibition featuring works by artists from New York, LA, Cleveland, Cuba and beyond. Over 100 pieces, previously exhibited in the Museum’s galleries, have been donated for auction.
GOTTA HAVE IT! Is a both an exhibition, September 18 - November 6, and a benefit auction, Friday, November 6. Don’t miss this rare and exciting opportunity to purchase works by artists who have regional, national and international reputations and whose art works have been shown in major galleries and museums across the country.
The reception and silent auction open at 6pm with Tapas and a cash bar. The live auction begins at 7pm and will be officiated by Jeff Byce, auctioneer. The complete list of works can be previewed in multiple ways including, visiting the Museum, downloading the PDF’s below, or our facebook page - there is something for everyone! Proceeds will be directed to the John J. McDonough Trust established by Dr. McDonough, a well-known collector and philanthropist. Please join us in reflecting on the Museum’s success as a Center for Contemporary Art and ensuring a future of diverse, innovative and compelling programming.
Patron who purchase a $20 bid paddle will have the chance to win a framed posted featuring members of YSU’s 1993 National Football Championship team signed by President Tressel. One bid paddle can be used for both the live and silent auctions. Doors open at 5pm for registration. Silent auction & reception with a cash bar will begin at 6pm. The live auction officiated by Jeff Byce will begin at 7pm. The silent auction will resume at 8:15pm with the winning silent auction bids announced at 9pm.
GOTTA HAVE IT! Auction Event
Reception, Friday, November 6, 6-9pm
5pm Registration for the Live & Silent Auction begins
6-7pm Silent Auction & Reception (Tapas & cash bar)
7-8pm Live Auction, Jeff Byce, auctioneer
8pm Las bids for Silent Auction
9pm Silent Auction winners announced
Silent Auction 1
Silent Auction 2
Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition
November 11 - December 12
November 20-December 12
Opening Reception: Friday, November 20, 6-8pm
The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of Youngstown State University, will open the Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition, a collaboration with the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition features work by students achieving completion of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday evening, November 20, from 6 to 8pm. The exhibit will remain on view in the Museum’s galleries through December 12.
Students in the Department of Art work closely with nationally and internationally known faculty engaged in a broad range of art and design practices. Immersed in the quest for knowledge and creative self-realization, students embrace the advantages of professional studio and design programs. The Graduating BFA Exhibition is the opportunity for students to share the original and innovative discoveries they have made in their artistic journeys communicating to the public their creative expressions of human experience.
The Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition celebrates the work of eighteen students in the areas of graphic + interactive design, painting, printmaking, photography, interdisciplinary studies and 3D studies. Students participating in this exhibition are Gia Bagnoli, Ian Beauchamp, Jennalee Butch, Vincent E. Butka, Miranda Cala, Nick Carney, Jackie Cruz, Kjerstyna Davis, Allie DeLuco, Ashley DeSantis, Angela Drohn, Amanda Durig, Emily Groubert, Nicholas Hazlett Wolfe Lukacena, Jarrod MacCartney, Dana Mooney, Eric Ostrander and Annaliese Torella.
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichments for all Ohioans.
- 2014
“Voices of the Valley” recorded by StoryCorp
June 24 - July 26, 2014
ABOUT VOICES OF THE VALLEY
The McDonough Museum of Art reached out to StoryCorps, inviting them to record and chronicle a representative cross-section of our community and their aspirations. The result will be “Voices of the Valley” - 30 conversations recorded over five days. We asked eight community based organizations noted above to come up with a list of community leaders who would form “Voices of the Valley.” 60 individuals were selected who, through entrepreneurship, redevelopment, technology, activism, faith and a deep connection to community, share their stories about transforming the Valley.
THE EXHIBITION
From June 24 to July 26, the McDonough Museum of Art will function as a “Voices of the Valley” listening center where visitors can hear the 30 conversations in individual, quiet, comfortable spaces using a variety of sound devices.
The public is also invited to participate in “Share Your Story Booth.” A recording booth that follows the style and spirit of StoryCorps will be available in the Museum for 25 minute conversations. Hours are limited so please grab a friend or family member and make a reservation. Participants will receive a copy of their recording and the possible inclusion in “DIGITAL MAAG”, a digital archive at Maag Library accessible to the public.
STORYCORPS
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories or our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 40,000 interviews from nearly 80,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind and millions listen to their weekly broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition, at storycorps.org, and through their podcast.
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
This program is also funded in part by our community partners:
- College of Creative Arts and Communication
- Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County
- Business & Media Archives of the Mahoning Valley, a division of the MVHS
- Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative
- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership
- The Raymond John Wean Foundation
- WYSU 88.5 FM
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
Spring Graduating BFA Show
April 25 - May 9, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, April 25, 6-8 pm
The John J McDonough Museum of Art, on the campus of Youngstown State University, will open the Fall Graduating BFA Show, a collaboration with the Department of Art at YSU. The exhibition features work by students achieving completion of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday evening, April 25, from 6 to 8 pm. The exhibit will remain on view in the Museum’s galleries through May 9.
Students in the Department of Art work closely with nationally and internationally known faculty engaged in a broad range of art and design practices. Immersed in the quest for knowledge and creative self-realization, students embrace the advantages of professional studio and design programs. The Graduating BFA Show is the opportunity for students to share the original and innovative discoveries they have made in their artistic journeys communicating to the public their creative expressions of human experience.
The Spring Graduating BFA Show celebrates the work of 23 students in the areas of graphic + interactive design, painting, photography, interdisciplinary studies and 3D studies. Students participating in this exhibition are Melanie Arnold, Blade Birch, Keeley Black, Devon Carr, Jenilee Daubenspeck, Brittany Dunlap, Kathleen Gallagher, Korey Herron, Paya Herron, Jaclyn Hill, Christopher Kamykowski, Sarah Kotlinski, Sara Oliver, Jamie Olmstead, Erika Olson, Jason Penezich, Joseph Perry, Lisa Perry, Susan Rowe, Natalie Shipula, Andrew Thomas and Joy White.
The opening reception is generously sponsored by O’Donold’s Irish Pub & Grill. Hours at the McDonough Museum of Art are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am until 4 pm. The Museum is open to the public and admission is free. For additional information, please call 330.941.1400 or visit our website.
Uncharted
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
January 23 - March 7, 2014
- 2012
PARAMOUNT PROJECT
January 13 - February 3, 2012
THE BIENNIAL FACULTY EXHIBITION
February 18 - March 16, 2012
MAD ABOUT THE ARTS
February 24, 2012
76TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION
March 30 - April 13, 2012
SPRING GRADUATING BFA SHOW
April 27 - May 12, 2012
Ashley Swinehart, Brian Johnson, Christine Singledecker, Eric Moore, Macy Gussenhofen, Jenna Germano, Jess Pollis, Kaitlin Infante, Melania Vlad, Lezlie Thorndike, Marissa Jovenhall, Zanoah Battles, Lauren Fanfer
WOMEN ARTISTS: A CELEBRATION!
June 16 - July 27, 2012
WHO AM I? WHO ARE WE? JEWELRY TODAY.
September 14 - November 9, 2012
LIVING AS FORM
September 14 - November 9, 2012
FALL GRADUATING BFA SHOW
November 30 - December 14, 2012
- 2011
ANNUAL SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
January 15 - February 4
YSU Scholastics Scholarship & Gold Key Art Portfolio - Stacy Rubinic
American Vision Awards - Angela Drohn, Alexis El-Khouri, Amber Henik, Maggie Kolovich, Lucas Riley
Gold Key Photography Portfolio Award - Che’rie Berry
Silver Key Art Portfolio Award - Britta Carson, Amanda Durig, Eric Ford, Anthony George, Amber Henik, Libby Kohan, Nicole McNamee, Nicholas Perry, Huyen Pham, Maria Rouzzo, Josh Ryhal, Andrew Werner
Silver Key Photography Portfolio Awards - Megan Evans, Brandon Koziol, Dana Mooney, Michele Rober, Chelsea Thompson
STEEL VALLEY ART TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTATIONS
The Mario Bertolini Portfolio Award (SVATA Scholarship) - Nicholas Perry
Steel Valley Art Teachers Three-Dimensional Award - Austin Mraz
Patricia Williams Award for Excellence - Alyssa Lytle
T-Shirt Competition Winner - Katie Culp
REUNION
20th Anniversary Alumni Invitational
February 18 - March 18, 2011
MAD ABOUT THE ARTS
February 25, 2011
75TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION
April 1 - April 15, 2011
SPRING GRADUATING BFA SHOW
April 29 - May 14, 2011
Brett Miller, Cassandra Harless, Christina Humble, Deanna Zamudio, Janna Wheeler, Justin Carolyne, Katie Thompson, Kelly Gainard, Nicole Papalas, Kimberly Paris, Monica Betchel, Rodney Darrow, Shelby Sarisky, Thomas Sebulsky
SCULPTURE MALLORCA VII, BY BETTY GOLD
DEDICATION AND UNVEILING CEREMONY
April 29, 2011
Donated to the College of Fine & Performing Arts by Marty and Susan Solomon.
PASSIONATE PRACTICE: Three Collectors, Their Collections and Stories
June 10 - July 22, 2011
Three collectors, their collections and stories.
PAINTING ON PAPER: 25 WORKS BY ALEX KUTHY
June 10 - July 22, 2011
Three collector, their collections and stories.
DREAMING AWAKE THE TOWN HALL PROJECT WITH ACCONCI STUDIO
September 16 - November 11, 2011
SKEGGS LECTURE SERIES FALL 2011
VITO ACCONCI
October 14, 2011 7:30pm
FALL GRADUATING BFA SHOW
December 2 - 6, 2011
SAA FINE ART AND CRAFT SALE
December 3 and 4, 2011
- 2010
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
February 19 - March 19, 2010
74th Annual Student Juried Exhibition
Juror: Artist, Gallery Owner and Instructor Joel Peck, Chicago
April 2 - April 16, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, April 2, 6-8 pm
Spring Graduating BFA Show
April 30 - May 15, 2010
28th Women Artists: A Celebration!
June 19 - July 23, 2010
Preview Party June 19, 7-9 pm
CINDER Works by Susanne Slavick
September 17 - November 12, 2010
Reception Friday, September 17, 6-8 pm
Lecture by Susanne Slavick
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
5:30 pm
Fall Graduating BFA Show
December 3 - 18, 2010
Opening Friday, December 3, 6-8 pm
- 2009
2009 Alumni Exhibition
Friday 20 - March 20
73rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition
April 3 - April 17, 2009
Spring Graduating BFA Show
May 1 - May 15, 2009
Rust Fest digital arts & new media festival
June 13 - July 24
Reception Saturday, June 13, 6-8 pm
Saturday, June 13 at 7 pm, performance by Leslie Raymond and Jason Jay Stevens of Potter-Belmar Labs
Summer Festival of the Arts
McDonough Auditorium
Saturday, July 11, 6 pm
Sunday, July 12, 3 pm: Dreams — written, directed and edited by Maria Bleahu, produced by the New York Film Academy, original score by Todd Maki
Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE Billboard
June 26
Downtown Youngstown at the corner of Wick Avenue and Wood Street, sponsored by the McDonough Museum of Art
https://www.imaginepeace.com/
The World from My Front Porch, Magnum photographer Larry Towell
September 18 - November 13
Opening Friday, September 18, 6-8 pm
Performance Collected Works
Chestnut Room, Kicawley Center, YSU
Friday, October 9, 7-9 pm
Sponsored in part by WYSU 88.5 FM
Specialite Corporation and Hubbard Music Larry Towell accompanied by harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens. Collected Works is a live performance celebrating the art of story telling.
Fall Graduating BFA Show
December 4 - 19