FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Betsy A. Pandora, MCRP Executive Director, Short North Alliance 614.299.8050, [email protected] ​ April Gallery Hop Introduces New Art Experiences in the Short North Arts District Sarah Gormley Gallery and 29 W. 3rd Gallery & Studio pop-up in April Columbus, OH (April 27, 2019) -- On Saturday, April 6 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Short North Arts District welcomes spring with Columbus’ favorite night of the month to celebrate art -- Gallery Hop! In addition to multitudes of street performers, artisan vendors, and special exhibitions, the April Gallery Hop will also provide visitors with two all-new art exhibition spaces -- pop-up galleries Sarah Gormley Gallery and 29 W. 3rd Gallery & Studio. ​ During the April Gallery Hop, Sarah Gormley Gallery, located at 988 N. High St, will feature black and white New York City street photography by artist Shammara McKay. McKay’s powerful imagery captures both the anonymity and universal human emotion against the distinct backdrop of New York City. 29 W. 3rd Gallery & Studio will be exhibiting the work of several Columbus-based artists. See the complete list of April Gallery Hop exhibitions and events below, and download corresponding photos here. ​ ​ For visitors looking to park in the Short North Arts District for Gallery Hop or any other weekend, visit the “Parking & Transit” section of www.ShortNorth.org or download the Parking & Transit ​ ​ ​ Guide for more information. ​ Short North Gallery Exhibitions Brandt-Roberts Galleries Brandt-Roberts Galleries is pleased to announce its third abstract invitational exhibition, Permutations, featuring a select group of regional and national artists. Though the artists’ ​ mediums of choice vary from wood and paint to metal and paper, their approaches rely on endless permutations and variations of elements such as color, line, gestural marks, and rhythm. Using the language of abstraction, independent from visual references in the world, their resulting artworks convey their contemporary environment and experiences. The works by these six artists exist on the same frequency through tedious and repetitious processes and the use of multiples, layers, and active mark-making. Even though the works are absent of representation, they reflect our current place in time and history. These artists have pulled together material elements to create a sense of control in a time of uncertainty. Exhibiting artists include Julie Abijanac (Columbus, OH); Teri Dryden (Louisville, KY); Kristy Hughes (Valdosta, GA); Paula Izydorek (Cleveland, OH); Katie Kirk (Los Angeles, CA); Gabriel Gaffney Smith (Columbus, OH); and Michelle Y. Williams (Houston, TX). Hammond Harkins Galleries The recurring group exhibition 6 plus 1 includes works by six gallery artists and a “plus 1,” who ​ this year is Tariku Shiferaw. Shiferaw, who previously exhibited at Hammond Harkins Galleries in To Dream Avant-Garde, lives and works in New York City. He is a graduate of Parsons ​ School of Design and recent inductee into the Whitney Museum of Art Independent Study Program. Shiferaw uses unconventional materials in his paintings, including spray paint, iridescent film, mylar, and vinyl. A selection of his three-dimensional works will also be on view. Other participating artists are Laura Bidwa, Alteronce Gumby, Andrew Hendrixson, Andrea Myers, Kaveri Raina, and Melissa Vogley Woods. 6 plus 1 is on view through April 28. Gallery ​ ​ ours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hammond Harkins Galleries is located at 641 N. High Street. For additional info, visit hammondharkins.com or call 614-238-3000. Lindsay Gallery In April, Lindsay Gallery will be showing patience bottles from Steve Moseley and stone carvings by Mike Jones. Steve Moseley is from St. Louis and returns with more of his over-the-top patience bottles that are constructed entirely through the mouths of the bottles. His favorite topics are sex, religion and politics. There is some “adult” imagery that may not be suitable for young children. Mike Jones lives in rural Georgia where he is a freelance tombstone carver. He says he is freelance because the town he lives in is so small that not enough people die to make it a full time job. Jones uses the leftover pieces of granite for his own art including fanciful creatures and sinister skeletons. Marcia Evans Gallery During the April Gallery Hop, Marcia Evans Gallery will feature French-born American Painter, Annette Poitau. The new works in this solo show convey her bold and dynamic energy and colors that symbolize and represent our environmental landscape and the geological process. Poiteau received her MFA in Paris, studied in New York, and is currently living in Ohio. This will be the eighth show for Poitau at the Marcia Evans Gallery, which is celebrating its thirteenth year in the Short North Arts District. Muse Gallery Muse Gallery at The Hilton Columbus Downtown will be showing new works from Christopher x Bost. (Not) Sheep Gallery In April, (Not) Sheep Gallery will feature One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, a show of work ​ ​ about subjects such as mental illness, growing up in poverty, animal welfare, LGBTQ issues, our prison system, and environmental issues. The invitational show willfeature guest artists Deborah Griffing, Tom Megalis, David Hostetler, Magda Parasidis, Joey Bee and gallery artists Priscilla Roggenkamp, Richard Garriott-Stejskal, Kim Goldfarb and Char Norman. Sarah Gormley Gallery New this Gallery Hop is Sarah Gormley Gallery, a pop-up gallery residing at 988 N. High St. for the months April and May. The April exhibition features black and white New York City street photography by artist Shammara McKay, which will be on view through May 2. McKay’s powerful imagery captures both the anonymity and universal human emotion against the distinct backdrop of New York City. Sean Christopher Gallery On April 6, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sean Christopher Gallery will feature the Opening Gallery Hop Reception of Lovesick by Emma Kindall and Cat Mailloux. Lovesick brings together the ​ ​ work of two Columbus-based artists, Emma Kindall and Cat Mailloux. Their art practices explore their personal family history, both in the past and in the present, softening the trauma of mental illness, sickness, strained relationship and loss, sugar coating reality making it easier to swallow. In Kindall’s work, magic and reality meet in collages, cobbled together sculptures, handmade books, and tentative animations. She collects and salvages from the detritus of her family, scavenging from photographs, hand-written notes, home videos, text messages, letters, and poems to build a patched together narrative of her past and present familial relationships. It is a semi-fictional commentary that draws a thin veil over heartbreak. Using language, drawings, and sewn forms, Mailloux declares love to her dying father, heralds the bravery of her Madonna-like mother, and maps and documents the grief of her sisters. Cheerful colors, care-free patterns, and peculiar language soften the underlying seriousness of heartbreak and heartache. The exhibition will continue through April 27. Regular Gallery Hours are Wednesday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and non-Hop Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and daily by appointment. Sean Christopher Gallery is located at 815 N. High St. For more information, call 614-327-1344 or visit seanchristophergallery.com Sharon Weiss Gallery The Sharon Weiss Gallery will feature two well known Maine painters from York, Maine -- Michael Walek and Todd Bezold. This will be the artists’ third time to Columbus for an exhibit at the gallery. An artists reception will take place April 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sherrie Gallerie For the April Gallery Hop, Sherrie Gallerie will be showing Surroundings by artists Laine ​ ​ Bachman and Julie Woodrow. These artists traveled to Cuba together after receiving a grant from the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Professional Development and Research Memorial Fund from the Greater Columbus Arts Council. This exhibition represents a continuation of their ideas, illustrating the impact Cuba had on their work. This exhibition will run from March 10 through April 20, and an artists reception will be held during the April Gallery Hop. With keen attention to detail, Laine Bachman’s paintings are abound with realistic and imagined flora and fauna, whose unique illustrative quality contributes to the deeper narrative within her work. This body of work showcases animals as the true luminaries of their realm. Embedded with fables, folklore and a bit of wordplay, this series embraces the idea of an animal kingdom in a symbolic and anthropomorphic way. Bachman is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design and resides in Columbus with her husband and daughter. Julie Woodrow has an intense curiosity and awe for the flora, fauna and geography of her surroundings. Her sculptures often reveal architectural and natural boundaries, passages and divisions. Bridges, landscapes and ruins are joined with figures, suggesting a physical and psychological tie. Twenty-five years into her career of teaching and making art, Julie continues to emphasize that the reciprocal relationship between the two is always at the core of her work. Studios on High Gallery During the April Gallery Hop, Studios on High Gallery is proud to feature the opening of Metal ​ Musings, an exhibition of metalsmithing by Carole Bucklew. A love of drawing and a fascination ​ ​ with the varied properties of metals is the focus of Bucklew’s exhibition, who uses hand fabrication, etching, drawn paper patterns, and metal forming techniques to incorporate drawings into the one-of-a-kind jewelry, etched images, and unique small metal sculptures that are featured in this exhibition. The exhibition runs through May 2, with an artist’s reception on Sunday, April 7 from 1 p.m.