Exhibitions

WideOpen: Excellence in Photography

On view: October 4 – November 24, 2024, Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:00-5:00pm.

The Dairy Barn Arts Center is excited to present the latest iteration of WideOpen: Excellence in Photography, an exhibition that celebrates the diverse and boundless possibilities of photography. Featuring an outstanding selection of works from photographers around the globe, WideOpen showcases artistic excellence without limits on theme, genre, or editing. First launched in 2018, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the evolving world of photography and its exceptional creators. Thanks to the dedication of our jurors, committee members, and the talented photographers who participated, this exhibition is a testament to the power of visual storytelling.

Admissions
Adults: $10
Children: $5
Children under 3 Free
Members Always Free

Race, Class, and the Blue Collar
by Kyle & Kelly Phelps

On View: September 13 – December 5, 2024

Identical twin brothers Kelly and Kyle Phelps are Professors at private Catholic universities in Ohio. Kelly Phelps is a Professor at Xavier University (Cincinnati) and Kyle is a Professor at University of Dayton (Dayton) where they head the sculpture and ceramic departments. Much of the twins’ ceramics-based work is about the blue-collar working-class, race relations, and the everyday struggles of the common man and woman.  The twins continue to work collaboratively to create their artwork and share a studio in Centerville (OH). The twins share numerous grants, regional, national, and international exhibitions, and commissions. Their work is also included in many permanent museum collections across the United States. Most notable private collectors of the twin’s work are in the hands of film director Michael Moore, and actor Morgan Freeman as well as major reviews in the world-acclaimed Ceramics Monthly, Sculpture Magazine, and American Craft Magazine.

Before entering the world of academia, and becoming professors, the twins experienced firsthand what the struggles of the working class was really about! The twins grew up in a blue-collar/factory environment in a “company town” in Indiana where they were inspired by family members and friends who worked and lived in various manufacturing plants, steel mills, foundries, coal mines, and railroads of the American mid-west, rustbelt, and Appalachian regions of the United States.  These everyday people became working-class heroes that have inspired nearly three decades of working-class art that continues to this very day.

Recent Works

by Mark Hackworth & Patty Mitchell

On view: October 4 – November 24, 2024, Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:00-5:00pm.

SEEING LIGHT

Athens Photographic Project’s Biennial Group Exhibition

On View: October 2 – October 11

Athens Photographic Project (APP) proudly presents Seeing Light, an exhibition of new work from the artists who participated in the APP 2023-2024 photography classes and social enterprise program. This exhibition inspires new perspectives on a familiar landscape and shines light on recovery.