Great work shown at the Ohio State Fair

Cindy Davis and Amanda Preusser

Cindy Davis

Phoenix is proud to announce that several members have pieces in the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Members exhibiting are Amanda Prusser, Joan Tallan, Cindy Davis, Amanda Preusser and Eliana Saari. Congratulations!

Joan Tallan, Mary Gray, Dominique H. Vasseur

Artwork by Amanda Preusser, Melissa Woods

2008 Card Packs are now available!

Our annual limited edition collection of 10 hand printed cards is now available for purchase. Only $25.00 per card pack! Proceeds from this sale are used to support Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative.
Place your order by email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net
Provide your name and phone number and we will contact you to make arrangements for delivery. There is a $2. shipping and handling fee for card packs delivered by US mail.

Card packs will be available for purchase outside the Wehrle Gallery at Ohio Dominican University during the opening reception for Ten Years Soaring: Phoenix Rising Celebrates a Decade of Printmaking on Sunday, October 12th, 1:00-3:30 PM.

Join us for our 10 year Celebration!

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Opening October 12, 1-3

Phoenix Rising Print Cooperative has been running ten years of education, public outreach, and artistic excellence in printmaking.
During this celebratory exhibition, there will be workshops, and artists lectures.
Visit printcolumbus.com for updated information on these programs.

The Wehrle Gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Admission is free.The Wehrle Gallery is in Wehrle Hall on Ohio Dominican University's main campus,1216 Sunbury RD, Columbus OH 43219.

New Associate Member: Donna Jacobs

Phoenix has a new Associate Member, artist Donna Jacobs. We look forward to seeing her work and we welcome her to Phoenix.

Melissa Vogley Woods in OAL show

Sunbonnet Sue In Trouble

February 2 - 23, 2008

Works by Melissa Vogley Woods


Curated by Helma Groot
Reception February 2, 2008 6 - 9p.m.
Member Preview Reception February 1, 2008 6 - 8p.m.

Sunbonnet Sue is a traditional American quilt pattern; the small characters are often portrayed in a grid layout with multiple Sunbonnet Sue’s tucked safely into their own block. Melissa Vogley Wood’s interest in this character stems from its inherent ambiguities as a metaphor of icon and persona. In these works, the artist releases this intrinsically symbolic character to investigate the inevitable mayhem created in their encounters.

Phoenix receives an OAC Capacity Building Grant

Photo: Round table discussion, from right to left: Cindy Davis, Joan Tallan, Anne Cushman, Eliana Saari, Judith Steele, Janus Small, Ellie Hug, and Rebecca Morton.

The Phoenix Rising Cooperative recently received an Ohio Arts Council Capacity Building Grant.

In order to examine the options for our future, Phoenix used this grant to work with Janus S. Small, President of Janus Small Associates from Cleveland, Ohio.

During the consultancy we reviewed possible modes of operation for our future, including internal governance and leadership. We have, and are currently examining the suitability of becoming a non-profit organization, and are finding out more about how we can meet our funding needs.

Our organization has grown in its activities and influence over its ten years of operation, and we look forward to future development!

This Capacity Building project has been a key step for PR to take. It will bring our creative endeavors and community outreach to a higher level.

Photos: Above, Anne Cushman and Eliana Saari. Below , Judith Steele, Janus Small and Ellie Hug.