Community Calendar

The exhibition, Yoko Ono: Passages and Wishes, will be on view at Westminster College’s Foster Art Gallery from Monday, September 1 through Friday, October 24. Curated by Kevin Concannon and John Noga, the exhibition invites visitors into a deeply personal and participatory experience with Ono’s powerful message of peace, imagination and action.

Kevin Concannon, Yoko Ono scholar and professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, will deliver a free public lecture at 5:30 pm. Thursday, September 4, in the Witherspoon Maple Room in McKelvey Campus Center. A gallery reception in the Foster Art Gallery will follow from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

A central feature of the exhibition is the interactive, instructional work WISH TREE, where visitors are encouraged to write their personal wishes for peace on tags and hang them from the tree. At the close of the exhibition, these wishes will be returned to the artist and continue on in connection with Ono’s work, IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

The Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor presents a photography exhibition by Richard Hahn titled Grit/Glow, opening Thursday, July 10, and on display through February. Grit/Glow juxtaposes the warmth of orange skies with the stark realities of industry, illustrating the paradox of beauty and hardship. The museum is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturdays from Noon to 4:00 pm.

Reservations for the opening reception on Thursday, July 10 at 5:30pm can be made by calling 330-941-1314.

The Butler Institute of American Art presents the exhibit Fred Staloff: Origins of a Modernist, from Sunday, September 7 through Sunday, Noveember 16. Fred Staloff, the distinguished New Jersey painter explores not only brilliant landscapes but also still lifes, portraits, and figurative works. More information at butlerart.com.

There is a reception on Sunday, September 7th from 1-3 pm. Fred's wife, Janette will attend.

This exhibition is on view in the Finnegan/Hynes Gallery, second floor.

The Butler Institute of American Art presents an exhibition of works by acclaimed Cuban American artist Julio Larraz, opening September 14 and running through November 23 in the MacIntosh Gallery, in the Butler. Larraz’s oil paintings are said to inhabit a realm where reality and imagination converge. His compositions often weave together satirical social commentary, poetic symbolism and art-historical allusions. More information at butlerart.com

The exhibition, Yoko Ono: Passages and Wishes, will be on view at Westminster College’s Foster Art Gallery from Monday, September 1 through Friday, October 24. Curated by Kevin Concannon and John Noga, the exhibition invites visitors into a deeply personal and participatory experience with Ono’s powerful message of peace, imagination and action.

Kevin Concannon, Yoko Ono scholar and professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, will deliver a free public lecture at 5:30 pm. Thursday, September 4, in the Witherspoon Maple Room in McKelvey Campus Center. A gallery reception in the Foster Art Gallery will follow from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

A central feature of the exhibition is the interactive, instructional work WISH TREE, where visitors are encouraged to write their personal wishes for peace on tags and hang them from the tree. At the close of the exhibition, these wishes will be returned to the artist and continue on in connection with Ono’s work, IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

The Butler Institute of American Art presents Young Friends Adventure, the second Thursday of every month at 10:00am, through November. Join the Butler staff for an interactive gallery tour with illustrated books followed by an art activity! For children ages 2-5 years old with a parent or caregiver. This free program encourages looking, listening, learning, sharing, and artful fun. More information at butlerart.com.

The Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor presents a photography exhibition by Richard Hahn titled Grit/Glow, opening Thursday, July 10, and on display through February. Grit/Glow juxtaposes the warmth of orange skies with the stark realities of industry, illustrating the paradox of beauty and hardship. The museum is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturdays from Noon to 4:00 pm.

Reservations for the opening reception on Thursday, July 10 at 5:30pm can be made by calling 330-941-1314.

The Butler Institute of American Art presents the exhibit Fred Staloff: Origins of a Modernist, from Sunday, September 7 through Sunday, Noveember 16. Fred Staloff, the distinguished New Jersey painter explores not only brilliant landscapes but also still lifes, portraits, and figurative works. More information at butlerart.com.

There is a reception on Sunday, September 7th from 1-3 pm. Fred's wife, Janette will attend.

This exhibition is on view in the Finnegan/Hynes Gallery, second floor.

The Butler Institute of American Art presents an exhibition of works by acclaimed Cuban American artist Julio Larraz, opening September 14 and running through November 23 in the MacIntosh Gallery, in the Butler. Larraz’s oil paintings are said to inhabit a realm where reality and imagination converge. His compositions often weave together satirical social commentary, poetic symbolism and art-historical allusions. More information at butlerart.com

The exhibition, Yoko Ono: Passages and Wishes, will be on view at Westminster College’s Foster Art Gallery from Monday, September 1 through Friday, October 24. Curated by Kevin Concannon and John Noga, the exhibition invites visitors into a deeply personal and participatory experience with Ono’s powerful message of peace, imagination and action.

Kevin Concannon, Yoko Ono scholar and professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, will deliver a free public lecture at 5:30 pm. Thursday, September 4, in the Witherspoon Maple Room in McKelvey Campus Center. A gallery reception in the Foster Art Gallery will follow from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

A central feature of the exhibition is the interactive, instructional work WISH TREE, where visitors are encouraged to write their personal wishes for peace on tags and hang them from the tree. At the close of the exhibition, these wishes will be returned to the artist and continue on in connection with Ono’s work, IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.