http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:03 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/10/01/blissfield-artist-selected-swayne-market-public-art-installation/stories/20261001080 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/10/01/blissfield-artist-selected-swayne-market-public-art-installation/stories/20261001080#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:24:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/10/01/blissfield-artist-selected-swayne-market-public-art-installation/stories/20261001080 A Blissfield artist has been selected to create a permanent art installation at the recently renovated Swayne Field Shopping Center, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo announced. Artist Ken Thompson's concept for a new permanent public art installation at Swayne Field features two sculptural structures with canopies inspired by quilting. The piece will incorporate stories and photographs from Englewood residents. Ken Thompson, of Flatlanders Sculpture Supply and Art Galleries, watches the reinstallation of the Art Tatum Celebration Column by Cork Marcheschi in Toledo on July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/27/photo-gallery-art-mayhem/stories/20260927144 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/27/photo-gallery-art-mayhem/stories/20260927144#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:16:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/27/photo-gallery-art-mayhem/stories/20260927144 Artists competed during the Art Mayhem live painting competition for Toledo Fringe Fest at Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Saturday. Tasha Belle paints during the Art Mayhem live painting competition for Toledo Fringe Fest at the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. Tasha Belle paints during the Art Mayhem live painting competition for Toledo Fringe Fest at the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. Annie Michalak paints the theater during the Art Mayhem live painting competition for Toledo Fringe Fest at the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. Dana Daher paints during the Art Mayhem challenge for Toledo Fringe Fest at he Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/27/scarred-identity-exhibit-shares-powerful-art-and-stories-from-women-in-monroe/stories/20260918003 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/27/scarred-identity-exhibit-shares-powerful-art-and-stories-from-women-in-monroe/stories/20260918003#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:55:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/27/scarred-identity-exhibit-shares-powerful-art-and-stories-from-women-in-monroe/stories/20260918003 MONROE — In a bright corridor just off the IHM Motherhouse chapel, words from women in prison spill across posters, chapbooks, audio recordings, and handmade zines. Gallery committee members, from left, Sr. Kate O’Brien, Jennifer Meacham, IHM archivist, and Calley Duffey, IHM communications director, in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. The Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Gallery committee members Sr. Kate O’Brien, left, and Jennifer Meacham, IHM archivist, speak about the exhibit in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. The Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Gallery committee member Sr. Kate O’Brien speaks about the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. “Gone To [sic] Soon” by Melissa Memmer at the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. “Gone To [sic] Soon” by Melissa Memmer at The Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Some of the pieces in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Women participating in EMU’s College in Prison program and the Writing Club, whose collaborative and individual pieces are featured in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Gallery committee member Sr. Kate O’Brien speaks about the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Renyatta “YaYa”Hamilton’s written pieces in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. A Zella Hoath piece in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. “Gone To [sic] Soon” by Melissa Memmer at the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. Some booklets by Stevie Marie and Zella Hoath in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. The Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. “Broken Mirror” by G.E.B. The Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. One of the pieces in the Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. The Scarred Identity exhibit at the IHM Motherhouse Art Gallery in Monroe. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/24/key-to-the-museum-block-party-celebrates-community-accessibility-of-art/stories/20260918093 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/24/key-to-the-museum-block-party-celebrates-community-accessibility-of-art/stories/20260918093#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:59:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/24/key-to-the-museum-block-party-celebrates-community-accessibility-of-art/stories/20260918093 A Perrysburg resident who grew up delving into books at the Mott Branch Library and perusing paintings and glass works at the Toledo Museum of Art will receive a Key to the Museum during the institution's annual Block Party. Jason Daniels' legacy of leadership, inspired by his early cultural Shyam Suchak, director of Aha! Dance Clsses, leads a group dance at the Toledo Museum of Art Block Party in 2025 in Toledo. Jason Daniels People pack in to hear DJ Spinderella perform during the Toledo Museum of Art Block Party in Toledo in 2023. Tyonna Gelks, 9, from Toledo paints at the Zoo Artz station at the Toledo Museum of Art Block Party in 2025 in Toledo. Children dance together at the Toledo Museum of Art Block Party in 2025 in Toledo. Amy Rodebaugh, a dancer with Aha! Dance Classes, spins in a circle during her performance at the Toledo Museum of Art Block Party in 2025 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/22/toledo-museum-of-art-acquires-bolivian-modernist-painting/stories/20260922095 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/22/toledo-museum-of-art-acquires-bolivian-modernist-painting/stories/20260922095#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:47:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/22/toledo-museum-of-art-acquires-bolivian-modernist-painting/stories/20260922095 There’s a new sight on Toledo’s artistic skyline.  The Toledo Museum of Art recently acquired Lake Titicaca, a 1935 work of modernism by Bolivian artist Alejandro Mario Yllanes that depicts an Aymara boatman navigating the Andean lake.  The painting will be The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired this painting, Lake Titicaca (1935), a significant work by Bolivian artist Alejandro Mario Yllanes. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/20/stranger-sessions-local-photographer-goes-viral-with-blind-date-photoshoots/stories/20260920020 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/20/stranger-sessions-local-photographer-goes-viral-with-blind-date-photoshoots/stories/20260920020#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/20/stranger-sessions-local-photographer-goes-viral-with-blind-date-photoshoots/stories/20260920020 Weddings. Graduations. Family portraits. There are certain milestones you just need photos of.  But what about first meetings?  Local photographer Diana Takacs, of Diana Marie Photography, is filling that gap with Stranger Sessions.   These portrait photoshoots are Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up with Austin Cecil, 23, and Madi Barnes, 20, at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up with Austin Cecil, 23, and Madi Barnes, 20, at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Diana Takacs guides Madi Barnes, 20, with eyes closed to meet the as-yet unknown Austin Cecil, 23, as a Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Austin Cecil, 23, waits with his back turned to meet Madi Barnes, 20, as Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. Diana Takacs photographs and produces a "Stranger Sessions" meet-up at Maumee Bay State Park on Sept. 15 in Oregon. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/19/photo-gallery-56-18/stories/20260919091 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/19/photo-gallery-56-18/stories/20260919091#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:30:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/19/photo-gallery-56-18/stories/20260919091 Area residents peruse Aromatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Saturday. Glenn Davis stands in an interactive piece of art during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. People look at different booths during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. People look at art during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. Henry Almanza, 6, and Mary Almanza look at art during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. Miyoko Graham, left, and Jonathan Proctor draw little characters on an interactive art piece during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. Miyoko Graham draws a little character on an interactive art piece during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. People bend down to look into an interactive art piece during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. Giant paper mache puppet heads sit on display at the front door during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. Methodical Slob performs during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. Jonathan Proctor makes a character during the 20th anniversary of Artomatic 419 at Erie Street Market in downtown Toledo on Sept. 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/17/artomatic-419-brings-all-kinds-of-artists-to-public/stories/20260917011 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/17/artomatic-419-brings-all-kinds-of-artists-to-public/stories/20260917011#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/17/artomatic-419-brings-all-kinds-of-artists-to-public/stories/20260917011 Art doesn’t fit neatly into a box, and Artomatic 419 is designed to keep it that way.  The three-day, nonjuried arts festival returns to Erie Street Market Friday through Sunday, bringing together more than 300 artists across a wide range of ages, experience levels, and mediums. Roxanne Leedy looks at art by Breyana Kemp during last year's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. Handmade puppets sit on display during last year's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. Ether’s Creek paints on a canvas on stage during 2025's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. Artist Brian Lowe levels his paintings during last year's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. Jen, left, and Haley Martin look at an art installation using CDs during Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo last year. Artists talk about their art during last year's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. A child adds tear drops to John Lennon’s face during last year's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market. Derick Faulkner draws Patrick Star during Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo last year. People visit different art galleries during Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo last year. Enzo Lowe looks at an art installation using CDs during Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo last year. People visit different art galleries during 2025's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. Perry Venson concentrates on his drawing during Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo last year. heavenorohio performs as people listen to his music during 2025's Artomatic 419 at the Erie Street Market in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/13/tma-forever-brings-community-favorites-back-on-display/stories/20260913029 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/13/tma-forever-brings-community-favorites-back-on-display/stories/20260913029#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/13/tma-forever-brings-community-favorites-back-on-display/stories/20260913029 The Toledo Museum of Art may be getting a makeover, but Toledoans don’t have to wait until fall 2027 to reconnect with some of the museum's treasures.  That’s what TMA Forever is for.  Through Jan. 3, 2027, the special exhibition brings roughly 48 works from Erin Corrales-Diaz, curator of American art, explains the history behind Thomas Cole’s painting 'The Architect’s Dream' inside the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo on Oct. 10, 2025. Claude Monet's 'Antibes Seen from La Salis' is one of roughly 48 pieces from Toledo Museum of Art's permanent collection that will be on display during TMA Forever, a special exhibition running from Sept. 12. through Jan. 3 in the Glass Pavilion. Ophelia ('And He Will Not Come Back Again') by Arthur Hughes is one of roughly 48 pieces from Toledo Museum of Art's permanent collection that will be on display during TMA Forever, a special exhibition running from Sept. 12 through Jan. 3 in the Glass Pavilion. 'Houses at Auvers' by Vincent van Gogh is one of the roughly 48 pieces from Toledo Museum of Art's permanent collection that will be on display during TMA Forever, a special exhibition running from Sept 12. through Jan. 3 in the Glass Pavilion. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/12/art-museum-partners-ethiopia/stories/20260910011 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/12/art-museum-partners-ethiopia/stories/20260910011#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/12/art-museum-partners-ethiopia/stories/20260910011 The Toledo Museum of Art has begun a decades-long effort to research gaps in the ownership history of a collection of centuries-old Ethiopian art and determine which objects can remain in Toledo and which should be returned to Ethiopia. One of two religious manuscripts identified as having been illegally removed from Ethiopia and now being returned to the country. It is a Book of Revelation that dates to the 15th century. One of two religious manuscripts identified as having been illegally removed from Ethiopia and now being returned to the country. It dates from the late 15th century. Sophie Ong, curator of the exhibition and assistant director of strategic initiatives at the museum, shows religious items as she gives an overview during a media preview of the Ethiopia at the Crossroads exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo In 2024. Abebaw Ayalew Gella, middle, of the Ethiopian Heritage Authority during a visit to the museum in early 2026, with Sophie Ong, left, and museum director Adam Levine, right. An Ethiopian panel painting previously presented in the traveling exhibition Ethiopia at the Crossroads and expected to go on view at the Toledo Museum of Art in fall 2027, as part of the museum’s reinstallation. A view of some of the pieces during a media preview of the Ethiopia at the Crossroads exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/10/community-thrives-at-black-swamp-arts-festival/stories/20260910010 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/10/community-thrives-at-black-swamp-arts-festival/stories/20260910010#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:00:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/10/community-thrives-at-black-swamp-arts-festival/stories/20260910010 BOWLING GREEN — Black Swamp Arts Festival is back.  For marketing co-chair Carmen Cano, Ohio’s largest free outdoor music and arts festival means something different than it does to most people.  The BGSU graduate started working with the festival seven years ago, back People look at art during the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green on Sept. 10, 2022. Visitors add supports to a woven sculpture on display at the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green on Sept. 7, 2024. The piece is held together completely by friction. JnK Sirloin Tips, Black Swamp Arts Festival's most popular vendor, keeps coming back after nearly 20 years not only for their popularity but the all-around niceness of the customers. People make their way around the artist booths during the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green on Sept. 8, 2023. The Sensational Barnes Brothers, of Memphis, Tenn., perform during the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green on Sept. 8, 2023. With over 150 artists and music across three stages, Black Swamp Arts Festival is the largest free outdoor music and arts festival in Ohio. The festival also funds more than $14,000 worth of arts programming ranging from high school art scholarships to service awards to teen contests like Chalk on the Walk and the music-focused Beats on the Street. Bowling Green State University students are among the many community members who contribute to Black Swamp Arts Festival. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/06/bgsu-jerome-library-recognized-mural-restoration/stories/20260902091 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/06/bgsu-jerome-library-recognized-mural-restoration/stories/20260902091#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:14:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/06/bgsu-jerome-library-recognized-mural-restoration/stories/20260902091 BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University’s Jerome Library is home to one of the 15 projects selected for this year’s Library Design Showcase from the American Libraries magazine. Donald Drumm’s mural extends along the exterior of the William T. Jerome Library on BGSU’s campus in2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/05/marching-band-directors-high-school-northwest-ohio/stories/20260906033 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/05/marching-band-directors-high-school-northwest-ohio/stories/20260906033#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:07:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/09/05/marching-band-directors-high-school-northwest-ohio/stories/20260906033 There’s just something about trumpet players.   At least four of Toledo’s high school marching band directors started out on trumpet: Carl Collier at St. Francis de Sales, Danielle Consolo at Central Catholic, Justin Rhoades at Whitmer, and Scott Walter at Scott High Colton Grime, trumpeter, and Luke Richardson, saxophonist, chat during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Luke Richardson plays the saxophone during Central Catholic’s marching band practice of “Blinding Lights” by The Weekend at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Danielle Consolo, band director, conducts her students during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Shyann Bell plays the flute during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Trumpeters Antonio Alvarez Jr. and Colton Grime play their instruments during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Carter Mayle and Shyann Bell sit on wooden posts as they wait for Central Catholic’s marching band practice to begin at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Jen’niyah Curry, a clarinetist, assembles her instrument before Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Carter Mayle, Jahnessa Young, and Shyann Bell, play their instruments during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Danielle Consolo, band director, conducts during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Nathan Mulkey and Austin Young play the drums during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Danielle Consolo, band director, conducts her students during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Sheet music of “Blinding Lights” by The Weekend sits on a stand during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Clark Richardson follows his sheet music while playing the trombone during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Percussionist Nathan Mulkey walks past Central Catholic’s marching band trailer after practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Carter Mayle holds his trumpet during Central Catholic’s marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Tyrone Hoskins III, middle, plays the trombone as other Central Catholic students play their respectiveinstruments during marching band practice at Central Catholic High School on Aug. 25. Saxophone player Jason Vallier sits in a chair on the sidelines during marching band practice on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band director Justin Rhoades starts practice on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band walks along the track in formation during practice on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band practices on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Students take a break in between songs during Whitmer’s marching band practice at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band practices on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Trombones perform a song during Whitmer’s marching band practice at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Sheet music lays on the ground during Whitmer’s marching band practice on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band practices on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Clarinets perform a song during marching band practice at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band practices on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Whitmer’s marching band practices on the football field at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. Joanna Just plays the trumpet during Whitmer’s marching band practice at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Aug. 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/20/art-museum-treasures-make-rounds-international-exhibits/stories/20260814094 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/20/art-museum-treasures-make-rounds-international-exhibits/stories/20260814094#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:23:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/20/art-museum-treasures-make-rounds-international-exhibits/stories/20260814094 While its galleries remain under renovation, the Toledo Museum of Art has been busy loaning its masterworks to other institutions around the world. Robert Schindler, the William Hutton curator of European art at the Toledo Museum of Art, right, speaks through an interpreter during a media preview of From Rembrandt to Goya: Old Masters — Treasures from the Toledo Museum of Art at the Fubon Art Museum in Taipei. Robert Schindler, the William Hutton curator of European art at the Toledo Museum of Art, second from left, and Andrea Gardner, the museum’s deputy director, discuss Rembrandt to Goya during a news conference at ALT.1 at the Hyundai Seoul in South Korea. Andrea Gardner, deputy director of the Toledo Museum of Art, and Robert Schindler, the museum’s William Hutton curator of European art, stand with a poster for Rembrandt to Goya at ALT.1 at the Hyundai Seoul in South Korea. The exhibition ran March 21 through July 4. Robert Schindler, the William Hutton curator of European art at the Toledo Museum of Art, and Andrea Gardner, the museum’s deputy director, left, pose with Fubon Art Museum officials alongside Rembrandt van Rijn’s "Young Man with Plumed Beret" in Taipei. Robert Schindler, the William Hutton curator of European art at the Toledo Museum of Art, is interviewed at the entrance to From Rembrandt to Goya at the Fubon Art Museum in Taipei. Olivia O’Leary of Museum Box, far left; Robert Schindler, the William Hutton curator of European art at the Toledo Museum of Art; and Andrea Gardner, the museum’s deputy director, join Fubon Art Museum officials and guests at the opening of From Rembrandt to Goya in Taipei. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/16/toledo-art-museum-s-glass-pavilion-turns-20-years-old/stories/20260805119 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/16/toledo-art-museum-s-glass-pavilion-turns-20-years-old/stories/20260805119#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/16/toledo-art-museum-s-glass-pavilion-turns-20-years-old/stories/20260805119 One of the most notable features of the Glass Pavilion is its transparency; it is, after all, a building walled entirely in glass.  Now, that glass building will turn two decades old, marking yet another milestone for the Toledo landmark. Designed in 2003 and opened to the public in 2006, the Misha Nalepa molds a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Art hangs on the wall in the Savage Community Gallery at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Misha Nalepa pours excess glass into a bucket at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Sophie Pineau, right, and Misha Nalepa work on making a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Pieces are on display in the Savage Community Gallery at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Misha Nalepa makes a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Sophie Pineau makes a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Misha Nalepa molds a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. People look at different pieces of glass art at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Ben Parks looks at a piece of art at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Glass sculptures sit in the sun at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. A woman walks across the lawn at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on on Aug. 5. The Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Misha Nalepa makes a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Misha Nalepa makes a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. Misha Nalepa makes a piece of glass at the Glass Pavilion in Toledo on Aug. 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/13/local-artists-celebrate-community-ahead-of-perrysburg-hearts-the-arts/stories/20260813007 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/13/local-artists-celebrate-community-ahead-of-perrysburg-hearts-the-arts/stories/20260813007#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:28:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/13/local-artists-celebrate-community-ahead-of-perrysburg-hearts-the-arts/stories/20260813007 This weekend, nearly 100 artists will turn downtown into an outdoor gallery with the Perrysburg Hearts the Arts festival.  It’s a welcome respite from the construction that has been slowly transforming Perrysburg during the multiyear Downtown Revitalization Kelly Chalfant, a local photographer, sits holding her camera at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee on Aug. 8. Kelly Chalfant, a local photographer, pretends to taker photo at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee on Aug. 8. Kelly Chalfant, a local photographer, sits holding her camera at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee on Aug. 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/09/duck-stamp-leaves-big-impression-nmgl-exhibit/stories/20260809006 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/09/duck-stamp-leaves-big-impression-nmgl-exhibit/stories/20260809006#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:51:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/09/duck-stamp-leaves-big-impression-nmgl-exhibit/stories/20260809006 A single stamp provides entry to a nation’s worth of wetlands. “First of all, they’re beautiful,” said Cris Shell, experience manager for the National Museum of the Great Lakes. “The second part of it is that they go to support our By displaying a 1955 Federal Duck Stamp in its summer Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes exhibition, the National Museum of the Great Lakes weaves Duck Stamp conservation efforts in its larger narrative about human impact on Great Lakes ecosystems. By displaying a 1955 Federal Duck Stamp in its summer Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes exhibition, the National Museum of the Great Lakes weaves Duck Stamp conservation efforts in its larger narrative about human impact on Great Lakes ecosystems. Punt guns like the one displayed above in the National Museum of the Great Lakes' Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes summer exhibition were used to entire flocks of waterfowl for commercial harvesting in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Experience Manager Cris Shell advocated for the inclusion of the Federal Duck Stamp in Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes. Its inclusion in the National Museum of the Great Lakes' summer exhibition incorporates the quietly successful conservation effort, which has raised over $1.3 billion in funding since it was established in 1934. Experience Manager Cris Shell advocated for the inclusion of the Federal Duck Stamp in Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes. Its inclusion in the National Museum of the Great Lakes' summer exhibition incorporates the quietly successful conservation effort, which has raised over $1.3 billion in funding since it was established in 1934. By displaying a 1955 Federal Duck Stamp in its summer Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes exhibition, the National Museum of the Great Lakes weaves Duck Stamp conservation efforts in its larger narrative about human impact on Great Lakes ecosystems. In 2009, Toledo high school student Lily Spang won the Junior Duck Stamp competition. Her rendition of a wood duck was displayed on a non-postal stamp available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting federal conservation efforts. The 1935 Federal Duck Stamp was the first in a now-annual tradition of raising conservation funds through the purchase of a waterfowl hunting license. Cleveland native Adam Grimm earned his third Federal Duck Stamp win in 2025 with his painting of spectacled eiders. In 2001, the 21-year-old was the youngest winner ever. His daughter, Madison Grimm, won the Junior Duck Stamp contest at 6 years old. With his 2026-27 Federal Duck Stamp painting, Jim Hautman has won the Federal Duck Stamp Competition a record-breaking seven times. Jim and his brothers, Joe and Bob, have won a total of 16 times between them. Chuck Black won the 2024 Duck Stamp competition with his painting of a northern pintail. With his 2024 painting, Joe Hautman has won the Federal Duck Stamp Competition six times. Joe and his brothers, Jim and Bob, have won a total of 16 times between them. Nancy How, of East Dorest, Vermont, was the first woman to win the Federal Duck Stamp competition in 1991 with her acrylic painting of a pair of King Eiders. Walter A. Weber was the first artist to win the Federal Duck Stamp Contest with this 1950 black and white wash and gouache drawing of trumpeter swans. David A. Maass of Orono, Minn., won the 1974 Federal Duck Stamp competition with his oil painting of wood ducks. Stanley Stearns won the Federal Duck Stamp competition with this black and white tempera drawing of whistling swans in 1965. Richard W. Plasschaert won the 1979 Federal Duck Stamp competition with his painting of a pair of mallards in flight. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/01/impression-print-jam-highlights-local-artists-forgotten-art/stories/20260728104 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/01/impression-print-jam-highlights-local-artists-forgotten-art/stories/20260728104#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:18:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/01/impression-print-jam-highlights-local-artists-forgotten-art/stories/20260728104 From printing cards on antique presses to making postcards with flowers and sunlight, visitors experienced the many forms of printmaking during Toledo’s Art Loop: Print Jam event. Letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., helps Leslie Caputo make a print during Print Jam on Aug. 1 at The Arts Commission in Toledo. Letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., helps Leslie Caputo make a print during Print Jam on Aug. 1 at The Arts Commission in Toledo. A print by letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., during Print Jam on Aug. 1 at The Arts Commission in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/01/art-museum-showcases-glass-artist/stories/20260723109 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/01/art-museum-showcases-glass-artist/stories/20260723109#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:20:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/08/01/art-museum-showcases-glass-artist/stories/20260723109 Multimedia artist Hannah Bowlus sees the world made up of spheres and cubes. “I feel that these shapes are found throughout nature, basic forms we all know. We see them everywhere. They are very simple,” Bowlus, 25, said.  The shapes are expressed in her art that mostly consists Hannah Bowlus stands holding her glass-blown art piece “circle cube” at her studio in Holland. This piece, among others, will be part of a sculpture showcased in Toledo Art Museum's upcoming exhibit of Hannah Bowlus: Origin Point. Aetherion as Cube made by local artist Hannah Bowlus, which will be shown at the Toledo Museum of Art Aurora Module, made by local artist Hannah Bowlus Hannah Bowlus stands holding her glass-blown art piece “circle cube” at her studio in Holland. This piece, among others, will be part of a sculpture showcased in Toledo Art Museum's upcoming exhibit of Hannah Bowlus: Origin Point. Hannah Bowlus stands holding her glass-blown art piece “circle cube” at her studio in Holland. This piece, among others, will be part of a sculpture showcased in Toledo Art Museum's upcoming exhibit of Hannah Bowlus: Origin Point. Hannah Bowlus stands holding her glass-blown art piece “circle cube” at her studio in Holland. This piece, among others, will be part of a sculpture showcased in Toledo Art Museum's upcoming exhibit of Hannah Bowlus: Origin Point. Hannah Bowlus sits holding her glass blown art piece “circle cube” at her studio in Holland on Thursday, July 23, 2026. This piece among others will be part of a sculpture showcased in Toledo Art Museum's upcoming exhibit of Hannah Bowlus: Origin Point. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/07/30/local-musician-publishes-off-kilter-collection-of-poetry-artwork/stories/20260723105 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/07/30/local-musician-publishes-off-kilter-collection-of-poetry-artwork/stories/20260723105#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:50:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/art/2026/07/30/local-musician-publishes-off-kilter-collection-of-poetry-artwork/stories/20260723105 Sometimes an art show just doesn’t cut it.   Steven J. Athanas, 73, learned that the hard way after a friend told him his work was just too wordy for gallery walls.   Instead of telling the friend to buzz off, he took those words to heart. A Time for Steven J. Athanas, center, said the inspiration for his 200-page collection of watercolor illustrations, poetry, and off-kilter observations called 'A Time for Burrowing (and Other Like-Minded Scribbles Regarding the Human Condition)' comes from the 'foibles of bipeds' — namely, people. This Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., longtime local musician Steven J. Athanas will host a release party at Hudson Gallery for his 200-page collection of watercolor illustrations, poetry, and off-kilter observations called 'A Time for Burrowing (and Other Like-Minded Scribbles Regarding the Human Condition).' This Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., longtime local musician Steven J. Athanas will host a release party at Hudson Gallery for his 200-page collection of watercolor illustrations, poetry, and off-kilter observations called 'A Time for Burrowing (and Other Like-Minded Scribbles Regarding the Human Condition).' This Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., longtime local musician Steven J. Athanas will host a release party at Hudson Gallery for his 200-page collection of watercolor illustrations, poetry, and off-kilter observations called 'A Time for Burrowing (and Other Like-Minded Scribbles Regarding the Human Condition).' This Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., longtime local musician Steven J. Athanas will host a release party at Hudson Gallery for his 200-page collection of watercolor illustrations, poetry, and off-kilter observations called 'A Time for Burrowing (and Other Like-Minded Scribbles Regarding the Human Condition).' This Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., longtime local musician Steven J. Athanas will host a release party at Hudson Gallery for his 200-page collection of watercolor illustrations, poetry, and off-kilter observations called 'A Time for Burrowing (and Other Like-Minded Scribbles Regarding the Human Condition).'