Jordan Knepper, Executive Director
Tickets for the 2022 Art 4 Everyone Event are available for purchase! Tickets are $15 each, and include all amenities. Press the button below to purchase your tickets.
Art stations of various mediums, led by local creatives, with activities and art-learning opportunities for all. Each station will feature a different discipline of the arts, with the freedom to experiment with these various art forms. Participants will experience hands-on art opportunities with these differentiating art practices and take home their own creations.
A live auction containing 3 three-dimensional works of art hand-made by Koverman Staley Dickerson Insurance, Hartzell Propeller and Scott Steel using materials common to their industry and representative of their work. These businesses have paired with local artists to help with the process of conceptualizing and creating the works.
A buffet-style dinner from Mrs. B's Catering will be included with your admission, and a cash bar will be open and available to all attendees.
Tom Lehman will be instructing the drawing station. Tom has been drawing since he was a small child. Never losing his desire to create drawings, he began to truly concentrate on his art after retirement. Tom primarily works in pen and ink, finding interest in old structures such as barns, buildings, farms and objects. The artist describes
Tom Lehman will be instructing the drawing station. Tom has been drawing since he was a small child. Never losing his desire to create drawings, he began to truly concentrate on his art after retirement. Tom primarily works in pen and ink, finding interest in old structures such as barns, buildings, farms and objects. The artist describes his work as such: “Saving the past in black and white, and sometimes with a little color.”
Luke Boyd will provide instruction for the culinary arts. The Athens native is a painter, baker and cake decorator. Boyd’s practice is cyclical in nature as his cake decorating informs his paintings and his paintings inform his cake decorating. Relating the temporality and sweetness of baked goods to life, Boyd paints almost entirely from
Luke Boyd will provide instruction for the culinary arts. The Athens native is a painter, baker and cake decorator. Boyd’s practice is cyclical in nature as his cake decorating informs his paintings and his paintings inform his cake decorating. Relating the temporality and sweetness of baked goods to life, Boyd paints almost entirely from memory as the subject matter is something he has baked, tasted or experienced.
Piqua's Jimmy Felts will be leading the guitar station. The Piqua musician has been playing guitar since he was 8 years old, starting his own band at just 12 years of age. By the time he was 21, Jimmy became a full-time musician and guitar instructor, and he’s been touring, playing at events & venues and teaching guitar ever since. “At 68
Piqua's Jimmy Felts will be leading the guitar station. The Piqua musician has been playing guitar since he was 8 years old, starting his own band at just 12 years of age. By the time he was 21, Jimmy became a full-time musician and guitar instructor, and he’s been touring, playing at events & venues and teaching guitar ever since. “At 68 I am still a student of the guitar…” claims Jimmy. “I am blessed to have turned my passion into a career that I have never grown tired of.”
Judy Belvo will instruct patrons in acrylic pouring. Born in the Appalachia Region of south eastern Kentucky, Judy has been creating art for as long as she can remember. Her works are inspired by color combinations of textiles and threads that link back to her childhood. As a fine arts artist, writer and illustrator, Judy finds herself cr
Judy Belvo will instruct patrons in acrylic pouring. Born in the Appalachia Region of south eastern Kentucky, Judy has been creating art for as long as she can remember. Her works are inspired by color combinations of textiles and threads that link back to her childhood. As a fine arts artist, writer and illustrator, Judy finds herself creating art in many forms such as acrylic, ink, watercolor, textile dyes and oil. “It is a wonderful feeling to create a piece of art to share with others,” shares Belvo. “I am blessed.”
Yuki Hall will be instructing the watercolor station. After leaving her career as a mechanical engineer in 2006, Yuki started her journey with watercolor painting at a local art center. Since then, she has become an award-winning watercolor artist known for her loose style and impressionistic approach. Her works emphasize simplicity, tona
Yuki Hall will be instructing the watercolor station. After leaving her career as a mechanical engineer in 2006, Yuki started her journey with watercolor painting at a local art center. Since then, she has become an award-winning watercolor artist known for her loose style and impressionistic approach. Her works emphasize simplicity, tonal value patterns, fluidity and confident brush strokes. Yuki is an avid teacher, instructing workshops all around the US and Europe.
Yufeng Wang will be teaching attendees about how to perfect the origami technique. Yufeng is a Chinese brush painter, paper craft artist and professor. As a teenager, her love of traditional Chinese art was inspired by renowned artists Sun Qifeng and Fan Zeng of Tianjin, China. Wang’s artwork desires to create and reflect a sense of peace
Yufeng Wang will be teaching attendees about how to perfect the origami technique. Yufeng is a Chinese brush painter, paper craft artist and professor. As a teenager, her love of traditional Chinese art was inspired by renowned artists Sun Qifeng and Fan Zeng of Tianjin, China. Wang’s artwork desires to create and reflect a sense of peace and harmony in nature and humanity. The artist enjoys sharing Chinese art and paper crafts, as well as hosting workshops.
Libby Slauenwhite will be instructing the printmaking station.
Libby is a printmaker and sculptor from Dayton, Ohio. The graduate of Wright State University currently studies at Miami University to earn her MFA. In addition to being a student, Libby teaches undergraduate printmaking and serves as a lab monitor at Miami. Her work is curr
Libby Slauenwhite will be instructing the printmaking station.
Libby is a printmaker and sculptor from Dayton, Ohio. The graduate of Wright State University currently studies at Miami University to earn her MFA. In addition to being a student, Libby teaches undergraduate printmaking and serves as a lab monitor at Miami. Her work is currently on display at the Miami University Art Museum, Hiestand Art Gallery, and Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Libby’s art can be viewed on her Instagram page @libbyslauenwhiteart.
Joanne Von Sossan will be leading the pastel station. As a retired art teacher and professional artist of 31 years, Joanne had the opportunity to experiment alongside young artists in exploring various materials and techniques. Her medium of choice has always been colored pencil and graphite, but she enjoys exploring pastels, mixed media
Joanne Von Sossan will be leading the pastel station. As a retired art teacher and professional artist of 31 years, Joanne had the opportunity to experiment alongside young artists in exploring various materials and techniques. Her medium of choice has always been colored pencil and graphite, but she enjoys exploring pastels, mixed media and acrylic paint. “I find that people are attracted to pastels for their rich colors…” explains Von Sossan. “…but then find out that they can do much more with [pastels] than just color.”
The 2022 Art 4 Everyone event will be held at The Orrmont Estate Clubhouse at 1612 S Main St in Piqua, Ohio.
The Orrmont Estate was the family home of the Orr’s of the Orr Felt Company in Piqua, Ohio. It was built around 1900 by Aaron Morrison Orr. The mansion is about 9,000 square feet, has 11 bedrooms, including 4 servant rooms on the third floor. There are 5 fireplaces, 5 bathrooms and two half baths, a library that opens to the courtyard, and sun parlor that opens to the terrace. The family rents out the grounds as a venue for events of all kinds and sizes. With the addition of the Clubhouse building in 2021, they can now host year round. The venue accommodates most any kind of gathering, but specializes in weddings and receptions.
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