Event Host: Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise
Short Description: “We don’t own the work we only rent it” –Philanthropy, Ethics, and Art. Wayne Lawson will facilitate the discussion with Gary Jenkins, Associate Dean of the Law School participating. This is part of a larger exhibit “Open This End” that will be installed at the Urban Arts Space and Hopkins Hall.
“We don’t own the work we only rent it” – Blake Byrne
The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise and The Arts Initiative present a panel discussion with Blake Byrne, collector, Open This End; Ron Pizzuti, collector, The Pizzuti Collection; andGarry Jenkins, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of law. The panel will be moderated by Wayne Lawson director emeritus, Ohio Arts Council, and professor, Arts Administration, Education and Policy.
Part of the Barnett Speakers Series, the event takes place Thursday, Sept. 24, 4:30-6 p.m. at the Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St. The discussion is free and open to all, but an RSVP is requested.
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The panel is presented in collaboration with the exhibition, Open This End: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Blake Byrne, which features a collection of work from renowned artists spanning the past 50 years, including works by Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Mike Kelley, David Hammons, Tony Smith and many others. The panel addresses the role of philanthropy in the arts, and art in a community.
The exhibition is open through Nov. 7 at Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St.; Hopkins Hall Gallery, 128 N. Oval Mall; and on the façade of the former Long’s Bookstore at 15th and High Street. An exhibition reception will be held Sept. 25, 6-8 p.m. at Urban Arts Space. For information about the exhibition, visit the Urban Arts Space website.
Photo courtesy of Alan Shaffer
