Scheduling Tours Now for Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll
Call Judith Oppenheimer at (740)681-1423 or email her at oppenheimer@decartsohio.org to schedule a group tour.
Individuals always welcome, no reservations needed.
Individuals always welcome, no reservations needed.
Current Exhibition
Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive
May 19 - August 12, 2018 NOW EXTENDED to August 19
Randall Thropp, Curator
The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio once again brings Hollywood to Lancaster. Curated by Paramount Archivist Randall Thropp, this exhibition promises to be a colorful showcase of creatively designed costumes from 1987 to the present.
The costume designer is a master of camouflage and illusion. Whether it's t-shirts and jeans or elaborate medieval battle armor - they turn actors into memorable three dimensional characters. The exhibition features some of those memorable characters from various Paramount films, including Coming to America, Forrest Gump, The Addams Family, and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.
Inspired by the book Creating the Illusion by Jay Jorgensen and Donald Scoggins, the exhibition will feature over forty costumes and accessories on display - some for the first time outside Hollywood!
This exhibition is made possible by support from The Fox Foundation Inc., Wendel Family Fund of the Fairfield County Foundation, and The Rodenbaugh Family Trust.
May 19 - August 12, 2018 NOW EXTENDED to August 19
Randall Thropp, Curator
The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio once again brings Hollywood to Lancaster. Curated by Paramount Archivist Randall Thropp, this exhibition promises to be a colorful showcase of creatively designed costumes from 1987 to the present.
The costume designer is a master of camouflage and illusion. Whether it's t-shirts and jeans or elaborate medieval battle armor - they turn actors into memorable three dimensional characters. The exhibition features some of those memorable characters from various Paramount films, including Coming to America, Forrest Gump, The Addams Family, and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.
Inspired by the book Creating the Illusion by Jay Jorgensen and Donald Scoggins, the exhibition will feature over forty costumes and accessories on display - some for the first time outside Hollywood!
This exhibition is made possible by support from The Fox Foundation Inc., Wendel Family Fund of the Fairfield County Foundation, and The Rodenbaugh Family Trust.
Exhibition Programming
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Coming to America Special Screening at the Drexel Theater
Saturday, May 19, 7:00 pm 2254 E Main St, Columbus, OH A Special 30th Anniversary screening of Coming to America, one of the films featured in the exhibition. Q&A with Curator Randall Thropp and book signing with Jay Jorgensen, co-author of Creating the Illusion, will follow the screening. For more information, visit drexel.net Curator's Talk Sunday, May 20, 2:00 pm $8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door Join Curator Randall Thropp and Jay Jorgensen, co-author of Creating the Illusion, to learn more about the exhibition and the art of costuming. Sophie Wachner: From Ohio to Hollywood -SOLD OUT Sunday, July 8, 2:00 pm $8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door Join Gayle Strege, Curator of the Historic Costumes and Textile Collection at Ohio State, as she shares the journey of Sophie Wachner. In 1900 Wachner was teaching school in Akron, Ohio and by 1919 she was named the Director of Costumes for Goldwyn (later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios). She also worked for Fox Studios from 1924-30. Discover how she got there and why we know nothing about her. Grand Illusion Ball Saturday, August 4, 6:00 pm $50/$40 members Take a Last Look at our fantastic exhibition! Join us for an elegant red carpet evening full of entertainment, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and desserts. Entertainment by vocalist Shawna Corder, DJ Mulberry Events, fortune teller Miss Miranda, and more! Curator Led Tours All tours are full FREE, limited space available Curator Randall Thropp will lead special tours on the closing weekend of Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive. This is an incredible opportunity to get a last look at the exhibition and hear the inside story! |
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll
September 15 - December 30, 2018
In Conversation with Nelly Toll
Sunday, October 28
2:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
163 E Wheeling St, Lancaster
$8/$5 member
Nelly Toll was only eight years old when she and her mother went into hiding from Nazis occupying Lwow, Poland in 1943. For nearly two years, she hid in a small, bare room armed with only a set of watercolors. After World War ll, Toll immigrated to the United States and pursued formal art training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, received a master’s degree from Rutgers University, and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Join Nelly Toll as she shares her story and artwork. Q&A to follow. Register here.
Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness Screening
Thursday, October 25
7:00 pm
Drexel Theater
2254 E Main St, Columbus
$10
Please join us for a screening of the film Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness with award-winning director/producer diane estelle Vicari. Sugihara is about Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sempo Sugihara and tells the story of how “one man can make a difference”. The film was honored with the prestigious International Documentary Association Pare Lorentz Award. Following the film, Vicari will give a sneak peak for her newest documentary Imagining A Better World: The Nelly Toll Story. Buy tickets here.
Lilly's World: The Art and Decorative Art of Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840-1900
January 26 - April 28, 2019
September 15 - December 30, 2018
In Conversation with Nelly Toll
Sunday, October 28
2:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
163 E Wheeling St, Lancaster
$8/$5 member
Nelly Toll was only eight years old when she and her mother went into hiding from Nazis occupying Lwow, Poland in 1943. For nearly two years, she hid in a small, bare room armed with only a set of watercolors. After World War ll, Toll immigrated to the United States and pursued formal art training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, received a master’s degree from Rutgers University, and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Join Nelly Toll as she shares her story and artwork. Q&A to follow. Register here.
Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness Screening
Thursday, October 25
7:00 pm
Drexel Theater
2254 E Main St, Columbus
$10
Please join us for a screening of the film Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness with award-winning director/producer diane estelle Vicari. Sugihara is about Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sempo Sugihara and tells the story of how “one man can make a difference”. The film was honored with the prestigious International Documentary Association Pare Lorentz Award. Following the film, Vicari will give a sneak peak for her newest documentary Imagining A Better World: The Nelly Toll Story. Buy tickets here.
Lilly's World: The Art and Decorative Art of Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840-1900
January 26 - April 28, 2019
Previous Exhibitions
Artists of the Winding Road A-Z
January 20 - April 15, 2018
- Sept. 9- Dec. 31, 2017 -- In Our Own Image: The Genesis of Photography and the Contemporary Eye
- May 20 - Aug. 13, 2017 -- Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict
- Feb. 4 - April 23, 2017 -- Circular Abstractions: Bull's Eye Quilt
- Sept. 10 - Dec. 31, 2016 -- An Ohio Childhood: 200 Years of Growing Up
- May 21- Aug. 14, 2016 -- Edith Head and Company: Costumes and Jewelry, 1924-2015
- Jan 23 - April 24, 2016 -- Blue Walk: The Art of William Kortlander
- Sept. 12 – Dec. 31, 2015 -- Early Visions of Ohio - 1765-1865
- June 20 – Aug. 23, 2015 -- Persistence of Nature: Featuring the works of James Mason and Karen Rumora
- February 7 - May 17, 2015 -- A Tradition of Progress: Ohio Decorative Arts 1860-1945
- Oct. 25 - Dec. 31, 2014 -- Campana Brothers: Brazilian Design Now
- June 7 - Aug. 24, 2014 -- Designing Woman: Edith Head at Paramount 1924-1967
- Jan. 25 - April 13, 2014 -- My Best Friends are Potters: Ceramics from the Tim Frederich Collection
- Oct. 26 - Dec. 29, 2013 -- Joseph O'Sickey: Unifying Art, Life and Love
- May 4 - Sept. 1, 2013 -- Gorgeous Threads: A World of Textiles
- Jan. 26 - April 7, 2013 -- A Remarkable Menagerie: Animals in Art
- Oct. 20 - Dec. 30, 2012 -- Outcault/Stahler
- June 23 – Sept. 9, 2012 -- Appalachian Strings
- Jan. 21 – May 20, 2012 -- Looking Forward
- Oct. 22, 2011 – Dec. 31, 2011 -- Once Upon a Page
- June 26 – Sept. 4, 2011 -- David Hostetler Unabridged
- Jan. 29 - June 5, 2011 -- Equal in Goodness: Ohio Decorative Arts
- Oct. 23, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 -- The Creative Spirit
- May 22 - Sept. 5, 2010 -- Paul Hamilton: Poetry of Place
- Jan. 30 - April 18, 2010 -- Artful Paper: Cut, Folded and Fabulous
- Oct. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010 -- The Shakers: Abiding Inspiration in Faith and Design
- June 25 - Sept. 6, 2009 -- Along Water Street: New Work by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
- April 4 - June 7, 2009 -- Nancy Miller: An Artist's Creative Journey
