August 25, 2025

september exhibitions
in the short north
This month, explore gallery exhibitions and public art installations throughout Columbus’ historical arts district. Below are some highlights from September’s gallery and business exhibitions; please note that holidays may impact operating hours.
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The featured image displayed is part of Annette Simon’s “The Golden Hour” exhibition at Studios on High Gallery.
art galleries

SEAN CHRISTOPHER GALLERY OHIO | 815 N HIGH ST.
head count
Our two established Ohio-based artists display differing art-making processes and subject matter. Chris Taylor exhibits a series of his color abstract paintings (introducing a head form) titled “Front” and Eileen Woods offers a mixed media series of acrylic, wood burning and graphite works named “The Waiting Room”.
What are the figures in these artworks thinking about? Can time simultaneously be both dynamic and seemingly set on pause? Does the exhibition’s title allude to the more than 30,000 visitors expected to attend “Hops on High” during Gallery Hops’ “Head Count” Opening?
Exhibition dates September 8 – October 18
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm

MARCIA EVANS GALLERY | 8 E LINCOLN ST.
salon exhibition
Marcia Evans Gallery is a fine art gallery and art consultancy, specializing in corporate and residential environments. The gallery represents contemporary local, regional, national and international artists and artworks in sculpture, paintings, prints and glass. The gallery also offers full appraisal and restoration services. Come see what’s new!
Exhibition dates n/a
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm

SHARON WEISS GALLERY | 20 E LINCOLN ST.
sandra aska
Sandra Aska uses ceramic figures with neutral and enigmatic expressions to convey personal confusion and dismay about the world. She is a political commentator and story teller. If you were to ask her what her work means she would respond: “What does it mean to you?” Her themes are complex emotional responses to today’s world. Her technique balances classical representational skill with conceptual abstraction. Her work, reflecting her practice as a painter, is covered with lines, marks, stains of color, and drawings. It is compelling and thought-provoking and merges technical skill with expressive meaning.
Exhibition dates September 4 – 29
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm

24 LINCOLN ST. GALLERY & ART STUDIOS | 24 E LINCOLN ST.
salon exhibition
This historic home doubles as both gallery and creative workspace, housing five active studios. In the foyer, you’ll be greeted by artwork from resident artists Amy Adams, Moon Evans, Lisa Parks Godfrey, Kara Razek, and Tamar Rudavsky. As you walk through, you can watch them at work— paintings in progress, brushstrokes unfolding-a rare glimpse into their process and personal styles up close.
Featured artwork by Kara Razek
Exhibition dates September 4 – 29
Hops on High hours 12 – 8 pm

STUDIOS ON HIGH GALLERY | 686 N HIGH ST.
the golden hour
Studios on High Gallery’s September show captures the magic of the Golden Hour – the most peaceful time of day – the hour in the morning as the sun rises and the hour before it sets.
In Annette Simon’s exhibition, she illustrates this phenomenon in oils, capturing the sense of time changing as the light moves across the earth. “With the changing time comes a certain type of light that creates form, line, value, color, texture, movement and shape.”
Exhibition dates September 6 – October 2
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm

ADAMAH GALLERY | 641 N HIGH ST.
nicole mclaughlin
Adamah serves as both a showcase for unique, wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramic pieces and a hub for creative exploration. Adamah highlights the beauty of functional and decorative pottery, offering a curated selection of work that reflects craftsmanship, texture, and form.
Exhibition dates September 6 – November 1
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm
art venues

FIRESIDE POTTERY | 35 E FIFTH AVE.
HASHTAG COMEDY CO. | 1253 N HIGH ST.
SHORT NORTH STAGE AT THE GARDEN THEATRE | 1187 N HIGH ST.
SKULLY’S MUSIC DINER | 1151 N HIGH ST.
ICON JAZZ LOUNGE | 1135 N HIGH ST.

GALLERIE BY CFA | 772 N HIGH ST.
PINOT’S PALETTE | 691 N HIGH ST.
GINGER RABBIT JAZZ LOUNGE | 17 BUTTLES AVE.
CMA AT THE PIZZUTI | 632 PARK ST.
STUDIO 614 | 2487 SUMMIT ST.

collections on view

THE JOSEPH GALLERY | 620 N HIGH ST.
private collection of Ron and Ann Pizzuti
Step upstairs to the second floor of The Joseph for a curated journey through contemporary works from the private collection of Ron and Ann Pizzuti. Framed by sweeping views of the Short North, this elegantly appointed gallery showcases acclaimed international artists.
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER | 400 N HIGH ST.
FCCFA collection
The Convention Authority owns the largest contemporary collection of local art and displays the largest collection of art within any US convention center.
Artists on-show represent the diversity of the Columbus community, cutting across age, gender, and race. If you haven’t met them previously, meet them for the first time on the FCCFA website or Instagram, @FCCFA_art.
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm

HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN | 632 PARK ST.
rotating exhibition
Stop by The Hilton Downtown hotel lobby during Gallery Hop to view their rotating gallery, featuring local and national visual artists.
Hops on High hours 12 – 8pm
rotating exhibits

ZC TEA HOUSE | 982 N HIGH AVE.
ROAMING GOAT COFFEE | 849 N HIGH AVE.
SHORT NORTH TAVERN | 674 N HIGH AVE.
public art
SUMMER SPRAY WALL | GOODALE PARK CAP
summer spray 2025
Summer Spray is a collaborative mural-making event that will showcase the live creation of a dynamic 1,300-square-foot mural wall over the span of the summer.
Starting in June, Summer Spray 2025 artists will be working to create a new masterpiece inspired by this year’s theme. Learn more
THE GATHERED | 35 E HUBBARD AVE.
the gathered
The Gathered is a 625 sq ft tile mosaic by North Carolina-based artist Andrew Hendrixson. The mosaic, composed of an undulating rhythm of nearly 400,000 12 mm bespoke glass tiles, reminds viewers of the individual small pieces that comprise the whole, a metaphor for community. It is installed on the east-facing wall of the Parkside on Pearl building, facing Italian Village Park.

Explore Public Arts | About Hops on High
what else is happening at September hops on high?
Hops on High is an all-day open streets event in the Short North Arts District that features free live performances, celebrates local creativity, and brings friends together on High Street.
September hops on high sponsors
Hops on High is an event of the Short North Alliance, and made possible with support from our sponsors…