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From the Director

Hi! For those I have not yet met, my name is Christine Parker, and I am the director at The Barn. It has been an exciting nine months. Since becoming the director in January 2024, we have worked tirelessly to bring more events, activities, classes, workshops, and exhibits to our wonderful, historic home. The Barn will be welcoming more wedding parties and private functions in 2024 and 2025 than any current Board member can remember. Classes and workshops are also at record levels, and our shows and exhibits have been unmatched in variety and quality.

Of special note was our inclusion in the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial. The Barn was one of 86 venues in three cities chosen to exhibit lens-based, art unified by the theme of backstories. Cincinnati artist-photographer Nina Wells produced a new iteration of her continuing King Me series. This unique show was comprised of images printed not on traditional paper, but on silk.

Join us in November to explore two very different exhibits at the same time. Downstairs in our Gallery will be a beautiful Japanese Calligraphy exhibit from Saturday the 9th through the 12th. Upstairs in the Loft you’ll find the Cherrywood Quilt exhibit that travels internationally, bringing artistry to fabrics in clever craftsmanship (more on that, below). Thousands compete to have their work chosen, and you’ll see the winners here from the Saturday the 9th through the 16th. Both exhibitions are free to attend.

Visit our website, www.artatthebarn. org for all the news of our activities and opportunities.

Just in Time for Cold Winter Nights

Every year, Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics chooses a theme and creates a color palette of their fabrics to challenge fiber artists and quilters world-wide to compete for a place in its juried exhibition.

The Monarch Art Quilt Challenge in 2023 was the company’s eighth juried competition. After the call for entry, artists and quilters had about six months to design and create 20-inch square art quilts. The Monarch Challenge color palette consists of three greens and three oranges plus black and white in Cherrywood’s hand dyed fabric.

There were 472 submissions. Jurors chose 225 entries and separated them into three traveling collections — Caterpillar (90 quilts), Chrysalis (90 quilts), and Milkweed (45 quilts).

The Barn is delighted to be one of two locations for exhibition for both the Caterpillar and Chrysalis Collections and the last stop of the traveling show.

Tri-state artists selected for the Caterpillar and Chrysalis Collections include: Jean Bailey, Columbia, Ohio; Reyne Davis, Cincinnati,

Ohio; Karen Hostetler, Sunbury, Ohio; Melanie Kemble, Lafayette, Indiana; Dianna Kenneally, Mason, Ohio; Constance Mitchell, Chardon, Ohio; Lynn Ticotsky, Cincinnati, Ohio; Julie Wells, Cadiz, Kentucky.

Please visit tinyurl.com/See-Monarchs for information.

Join us at The Barn for the Cherrywood Challenge Monarch Exhibition: Caterpillar and Chrysalis Collections, comprising 180 beautiful creations.

Exhibition Dates:

• Friday, Nov. 8 – Sunday, Nov. 17

Gallery Hours:

• Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Saturday – Sunday 1-4 p.m. Admission is free.