Rhythm & Resonance is the inspiration for the 20th annual ArtsX. Come see, hear, and feel the Rhythm & Resonance in art, dance, theatre, film, writing, and music! This annual showcase and celebration of the arts includes activities, performances, and exhibits for guests of all ages, as well as holiday shopping for unique, handmade gifts in the BGSU Fine Arts Center and Wolfe Center for the Arts. Featured Artists:  Tumbao Bravo Caña Flamenca Mady Kouyate No tickets required. Parking is free.  

MACCM presents computer music innovator Carl Stone as part of Music at the Forefront! Carl Stone is one of the pioneers of live computer music, and has used computers in live performance since 1986. He has been hailed by the Village Voice as “the king of sampling.” and “one of the best composers living in (the USA) today.”. RELIX has written that “Stone makes music that can hit your ear holes like a DMT flash.” He was born in California and now divides his time between LA and Japan. He studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick and James Tenney and has composed electro-acoustic music almost exclusively since 1972. His works have been performed in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the Near East. In addition to his schedule of performance, composition and touring, he is the emeritus professor in the Department of Media Engineering at Chukyo University in Japan.

This project explores the interplay between sound and technology in a dynamic performance by the faculty and students of the College of Musical Arts and the School of Art. This hour-long show creates immersive "situations" that deconstruct instrumental physicality and performer actions through live and pre-recorded sounds, analog and digital processing, and electronic music. The result is an oscillation between certainty and uncertainty, connectivity and disconnection, where performers play with audience perceptions, creating dissonance and disorientation between what is seen and what is heard. Our guest artists include Dr. Miles Jefferson Friday, a composer and Assistant Professor of Digital Music from the University of Texas, San Antonio, and Dr. Joo Won Park, a Professor of Music Technology at Wayne State University. The performance will also feature Dr. Elainie Lillios and Dr. Piyawat Louilarpprasert, professors of Music Composition at the College of Musical Arts, BGSU, alongside BGSU student artists. This event is supported by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music (MACCM) and the School of Art as part of the course MUCT 4100/5140: Contemporary Pro Seminar: Rethink Technologies in Performance, taught by Dr. Louilarpprasert.

NowOH Art Show - July 23-August 4, 2024 BGSU Art Galleries hosts the 17th Annual Northwest Ohio (NowOH) Community Art Show. NowOH celebrates the talents of regional artists in the beautiful gallery setting of the BGSU Fine Arts Center.  This year's NowOH art show will be judged by David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity. An alumnus of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Young Artists at Work program, Ross connects visual art and social issues with a focus on youth against crime and art in relation to health. He also works with the city of Toledo's Youth Commission to build creative engagement opportunities for young people and is the founder of the charity Dunkin 4 Donations. Selected artwork will be displayed in the BGSU Fine Arts Center beginning with an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, featuring a gallery talk by Ross. The 2024 NowOH Art Show is free and open to the public with gallery hours from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit BGSU.edu/gallery.

NowOH Art Show - July 23-August 4, 2024 BGSU Art Galleries hosts the 17th Annual Northwest Ohio (NowOH) Community Art Show. NowOH celebrates the talents of regional artists in the beautiful gallery setting of the BGSU Fine Arts Center.  This year's NowOH art show will be judged by David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity. An alumnus of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Young Artists at Work program, Ross connects visual art and social issues with a focus on youth against crime and art in relation to health. He also works with the city of Toledo's Youth Commission to build creative engagement opportunities for young people and is the founder of the charity Dunkin 4 Donations. Selected artwork will be displayed in the BGSU Fine Arts Center beginning with an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, featuring a gallery talk by Ross. The 2024 NowOH Art Show is free and open to the public with gallery hours from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit BGSU.edu/gallery.

NowOH Art Show - July 23-August 4, 2024 BGSU Art Galleries hosts the 17th Annual Northwest Ohio (NowOH) Community Art Show. NowOH celebrates the talents of regional artists in the beautiful gallery setting of the BGSU Fine Arts Center.  This year's NowOH art show will be judged by David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity. An alumnus of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Young Artists at Work program, Ross connects visual art and social issues with a focus on youth against crime and art in relation to health. He also works with the city of Toledo's Youth Commission to build creative engagement opportunities for young people and is the founder of the charity Dunkin 4 Donations. Selected artwork will be displayed in the BGSU Fine Arts Center beginning with an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, featuring a gallery talk by Ross. The 2024 NowOH Art Show is free and open to the public with gallery hours from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit BGSU.edu/gallery.