Otterbein University Art & Art History Department

10/08/2026

Today! Join us on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 from 4p - 7p for The Living Art of Generative Scribing, Olaf Baldini at the Fisher Gallery, 27 S. Grove St., Westerville, OH.

October 5, 2026 - April 15, 2027

Public Reception: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 4p – 7p

This exhibition showcases Generative Scribing, an emergent social artform, featuring the work of Berlin-based artist Olaf Baldini. Cultivated within the Presencing Institute and the Awareness-Based Systems Change movement at MIT‘s Sloan School of Management, Generative Scribing pairs deep, active listening with fluid visual art to help organizes and communities navigate complex, evolving futures. The installation features large-format paintings and drawings from global initiatives—including the GAIA Journey (COVID 2020-21) and Ubuntu Lab (2019-2026)—alongside new work drawn from dialogues and social fields at Otterbein and Central Ohio.

Don‘t miss Baldini working live at the public reception. Baldini will be joined by Arawana Hayashi, co-founder of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) and a group of Otterbein students.

10/05/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 from 4p - 7p for The Living Art of Generative Scribing, Olaf Baldini at the Fisher Gallery, 27 S. Grove St., Westerville, OH.

October 5, 2026 - April 15, 2027

Public Reception: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 4p – 7p

This exhibition showcases Generative Scribing, an emergent social artform, featuring the work of Berlin-based artist Olaf Baldini. Cultivated within the Presencing Institute and the Awareness-Based Systems Change movement at MIT‘s Sloan School of Management, Generative Scribing pairs deep, active listening with fluid visual art to help organizes and communities navigate complex, evolving futures. The installation features large-format paintings and drawings from global initiatives—including the GAIA Journey (COVID 2020-21) and Ubuntu Lab (2019-2026)—alongside new work drawn from dialogues and social fields at Otterbein and Central Ohio.

Don‘t miss Baldini working live at the public reception. Baldini will be joined by Arawana Hayashi, co-founder of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) and a group of Otterbein students.

09/29/2026

Reminder! Join us Thursday, October 1, 2026 for the Celebrating 250 Years A Journey Through America with Robert Freimark public reception at The Frank Museum of Art, 39 S. Vine St., Westerville from 4p - 6p. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Residential street parking or free public parking is available on State St., 1 block away from the Frank Museum.

Between 1960 and 1968, artist Robert Freimark created Fifty States, a suite of abstract, full-sheet color screen prints representing each of the fifty United States. The series was selected as the official US Bicentennial presentation at the 1976 opening of the Amerika Haus in Munich and has since been exhibited internationally.
To make this collection, Freimark traveled around the country. He drew from his own experiences as well as extensive research into the history of each state to create a unique, multilayered print. Situated in The Frank, a museum dedicated to global art, the installation reflects on America's 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and our place in the world.

09/24/2026

Join us next Thursday, October 1, 2026 for the Celebrating 250 Years A Journey Through America with Robert Freimark public reception at The Frank Museum of Art, 39 S. Vine St., Westerville from 4p - 6p.

Between 1960 and 1968, artist Robert Freimark created Fifty States, a suite of abstract, full-sheet color screen prints representing each of the fifty United States. The series was selected as the official US Bicentennial presentation at the 1976 opening of the Amerika Haus in Munich and has since been exhibited internationally.

To make this collection, Freimark traveled around the country. He drew from his own experiences as well as extensive research into the history of each state to create a unique, multilayered print. Situated in The Frank, a museum dedicated to global art, the installation reflects on America's 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and our place in the world.

09/17/2026

Today! 4p - 6p Public Reception!

Join us for the Weight and Witness Art Exhibition Public Reception on Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 4p - 6pm at the Fisher Gallery (Roush Hall)! Artists Alex Lewis '21 and Jack Koppert '21 will speak beginning at 4:30 pm.

Weight & Witness pairs the accumulated gravity of Alex Lewis' ceramic and assemblage sculptures with the unflinching portraiture
of Jack Koppert's oil paintings. Together, their work engenders a domestic solemnity, punctuated by moments of surprise and humor. The artists’ approach to conventional art topics, like visual self-describing and the incorporation of found objects, is compellingly fresh. Koppert uses repetition, instancing, and sight lines to existentially universalize portraiture. “The naked man is representative of a self, a seeing self, conscious and aware. We are all the naked one, trying and scratching to communicate.’ Koppert states. Lewis brings new life to the “Readymade” trope through his critique of ‘fast furniture’ made at the turn of the millennium. The artist’s integration of abstract but legible ceramic forms with carefully selected found objects brings confounding delightful, with a nod toward sweetness and nostalgia.

09/11/2026

Join us for the Weight and Witness Art Exhibition Public Reception on Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 4p - 6pm at the Fisher Gallery (Roush Hall)! Artists Alex Lewis '21 and Jack Koppert '21 will speak beginning at 4:30 pm.

Weight & Witness pairs the accumulated gravity of Alex Lewis' ceramic and assemblage sculptures with the unflinching portraiture
of Jack Koppert's oil paintings. Together, their work engenders a domestic solemnity, punctuated by moments of surprise and humor. The artists’ approach to conventional art topics, like visual self-describing and the incorporation of found objects, is compellingly fresh. Koppert uses repetition, instancing, and sight lines to existentially universalize portraiture. “The naked man is representative of a self, a seeing self, conscious and aware. We are all the naked one, trying and scratching to communicate.’ Koppert states. Lewis brings new life to the “Readymade” trope through his critique of ‘fast furniture’ made at the turn of the millennium. The artist’s integration of abstract but legible ceramic forms with carefully selected found objects brings confounding delightful, with a nod toward sweetness and nostalgia.

09/03/2026

We're excited for Prof. Jim Bowling's sabbatical exhibition, Inside Out public reception today starting at 4p in the Miller Gallery!

Reminder! Join us on Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4p - 7p for Inside Out, Jim Bowling's sabbatical exhibition public reception at Otterbein University's Miller Gallery, 33 Collegeview Rd., Westerville.
Free parking. Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
August 19 - November 4, 2026
M-F, 9a - 4p, Sa-Sun 1p-4p
Closed holidays and breaks

09/01/2026

Reminder! Join us on Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4p - 7p for Inside Out, Jim Bowling's sabbatical exhibition public reception at Otterbein University's Miller Gallery, 33 Collegeview Rd., Westerville.
Free parking. Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
August 19 - November 4, 2026
M-F, 9a - 4p, Sa-Sun 1p-4p
Closed holidays and breaks

08/26/2026

Join us on Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4p - 7p for Inside Out, Jim Bowling's sabbatical exhibition public reception at Otterbein University's Miller Gallery, 33 Collegeview Rd., Westerville.
Free parking and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
August 19 - November 4, 2026
M-F, 9a - 4p, Sa-Sun 1p-4p
Closed holidays and breaks

08/19/2026

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Otterbein Fall 2026 Art Exhibitions & Receptions!

Jim Bowling Sabbatical Exhibition, Inside Out
Public Reception: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4p – 7 p
Exhibition open Aug. 19 – November 4, 2026
Open M-F 9a -4p, Sa-Su 1p – 4p Closed Holidays and breaks.
Miller Gallery, 33 Collegeview Rd, Westerville, OH 43081

Weight & Witness, Alex Lewis ‘21 and Jack Koppert ‘21
Public Reception: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 4p – 6p
Exhibition open April 5 – September 26, 2026
Open Daily 9a- 9p
Fisher Gallery, Roush Hall, 27 S. Grove St., Westerville, OH 43081

Celebrating 250 Years: A Journey Through America with Robert Freimark
Public Reception: Thursday, October 1, 4p – 6p
Exhibition open August 19 – December 4, 2026
Open W – Su, 11 a – 3p Closed Holidays
The Frank Museum of Art, 39 S. Vine St., Westerville, OH 43081

The Living Art of Generative Scribing, Olaf Baldini
Public Reception: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 4p – 7p
Baldini will be joined by Arawana Hayashi (co-founder of Social Presencing Theater) and Otterbein students for a performative event.
Exhibition open October 5, 2026 – April 15, 2027
Open Daily 9a- 9p
Fisher Gallery, 27 S. Grove St., Westerville, OH 43081