Dresden Connection

Participating artists: Laura Alexander, Laura Bidwa, Don “DonCee” Coulter, Elizabeth Gerdeman, Stephanie Lüning, Andrea Myers, Mariana Smith, Silke Wobst, Joan Wobst, Melissa Vogley Woods

Join us in celebrating a great tradition that champions new voices and cross-cultural exchange. Since 1995, the Greater Columbus Arts Council and State of Saxony have sponsored artists to travel to their respective Sister City (either Dresden, Germany or Columbus) for a residency for up to three months. The time and modest financial support afford the selected artists a freedom to focus on research and art production. Several Hammond Harkins artists have received the distinction and are gathered together for the first time to commemorate their achievement. Seven of them travelled to Dresden, and one from Dresden received the award to come to Columbus. Then there are others who simply have a “Dresden connection.”

Stop in and discover a breadth of talent and see how art flourishes when one honors the vocation of the artist.