Regional exhibition of Ohio Collage Society opening at Coburn Art Gallery on May 29

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Art Gallery at Ashland University is hosting a regional exhibition that will feature 70 captivating works by members of the Ohio Collage Society from Friday, May 29, through Friday, July 24. The free opening reception will be on May 29 from 6-7:30 p.m.

The exhibition highlights a wide variety of collage technique, including both two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms that explore diverse materials and creative approaches. Collage, the art of assembling disparate materials to create a new whole, can be traced back to 200 B.C. and was named in the 20th century by artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. It was derived from the French word coller, meaning to glue.

Featured artists in the exhibition include Anita Burgess, Nancy S. Sotka, Mary Ann Sedivy, Cynthia Petry, Gwen Waight, Brenda Schneider, Helen Wilson, Karen Koch, Shirley Ende-Saxe, Care Hanson, Patricia Schroeder, JoAnn Giordano, Gail Taber, Clare Murray Adams and Alexander Aitken.

The Ohio Collage Society, established in 2007, was founded by Gretchen Bierbaum, who is also the founder of the National Collage Society. Its 53 members exhibit a broad range of contemporary styles and ideas, fostering appreciation, production and visibility of this unique art form by promoting it both in Ohio and nationally.

The Coburn Gallery’s summer hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., as well as Saturday noon-4 p.m. It is free and open to the public. For more information about the exhibition, call 419-289-5652 or visit the gallery’s Facebook page.