Shapes and Forms, The Adventures of Karlie, and Dorkestra Take Over OCAC

Second Friday  at the Oxford Community Arts Center will be held on September  12^th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This free monthly celebration of the arts will feature  the opening of two new exhibits, live music, as well as arts-making opportunities for children during ArtQuest. Third floor artist's studios and the Art Shop Co-op will also be open throughout the event.  Second Friday is FREE, and open to the public, thanks sponsorship from The Elms Hotel.

In explaining her new exhibit Shapes and Forms,  Taurey Layne Overturf states, "The definition of daydreaming is a short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, leaving reality blurred   and substituted with visionary fantasy. My work can be seen as an extension of daydreaming.  It is altogether its own believable world One of the things that fascinate me about daydreams is how charmingly they can exist amongst the dis-enchantment that reality brings. By fusing worlds of enchantment/dis-enchantment together I create situations in which the figure occupies the space and the space takes over the figure."    



Second Friday also reveals the works of Ohio painter, Charlie Haskins. Haskins' exhibit The Adventure of Karlie are depicts a curious  child caught up in a surreal world of word play, puns, and riddles. The series uses automatic drawing and painting techniques to create an imaginative story that is  both fun and entertaining. Haskins studied art at East Tennessee State University where he received his masters in painting, and is currently a professor at Shawnee State University. His work is presented in many public and private collections across the United States. In his work Haskins combines elements of storytelling and humor to express his observations on life and art.

Live music by The Molly Franklin Dorkestra will perform their fourth “sesqui-annual” (once every 18 months) concert in the ballroom at 8 p.m.  Franklin and the Dorkestra members choose the music for each concert, and with the help of her brother-in-law, arranger, Maestro Thom Wyatt, of Columbus and the input of all Dorkestra members, a crowd-pleasing concert is fashioned.  This year’s concert includes an extremely varied program with songs of Molly, Spike Jones, Lyle Lovett, Beyonce, Disney, Petula Clark, and others. . . literally something for everyone.

The Dorkestra is made up of Thom Wyatt, Katy Bee Wyatt, Jackson Bee, Robin Coolidge, Andrew Cerritelli, Abby Porr & Pat O’Donovan of Columbus, Molly and Lucy Franklin, Jessie Bowers, Nora Ellen Bowers, Mike Lindley, Laurie Traveline Neyer, Karl Reiff & Janet Shirley of Oxford, Matt Anklan and Matt Quinn of Cincinnati, and Pete Davidson of Hamilton.