Dayton area has 7 governor’s arts awards winners by Terry Morris for Dayton Daily News, May 10, 2011 The Dayton area will play a leading role for the third consecutive year when the 2011 Governor’s Awards for the Arts are presented in Columbus today. The seven winners include
Derby Comes to Oregon District by Tom Archdeacon for the Dayton Daily News, May 2, 2011 Mint juleps, Kentucky bourbon, colorful racing silks, a 3-year-old thoroughbred out in the street, notable racing figures inside, an acclaimed photo exhibit and a rousing rendition of “My Old Kentucky Home” —
Creating a Moment- Taking Dayton Artists on the Roadby Jane A. Black for Dayton City Paper What does it cost you to make a name in the art world? What does it cost if you don’t even try? These questions are not just idle turns of
Artist pays it forward by exposing others’ art: Mike Elsass is currently helping six local artists show their work on a national level from his new art space, Color 2 by Pamela Dillon for Dayton Daily News Mike Elsass learned the process of minimalist painting on rusted
More downtown boxing events on way? by Tom Archdeacon for Dayton Daily News The “Celebration of Punchers & Painters” — a successful six-week long, Oregon District exhibit of boxing memorabilia and the artwork of Mike Elsass that was interspersed with several live events in downtown Dayton —
Boxing, art pack punch in downtown event: Writer’s images and so much more celebrate sights, sounds of Fight Night by Tom Archdeacon for Dayton Daily News, June 13, 2010 It began with an off-the-subject conversation a few months ago with local artist Mike Elsass, the
Dayton artist, Roger Sayre, dead at 67 by Meredith Moss for Dayton Daily News Roger Sayre, a Dayton artist whose contemporary work was exhibited throughout the world and was represented in a number of major corporate and private collections, died Saturday, March 20. Sayre, best known for
Riding a Wave: NYC Exhibit Recognizes Dayton Artist Mike Elsass’ Flowing Steel Panels by Pamela Dillon The Architectural Digest magazine is just 10 years short of being a century old. The continued success of the magazine spawned an annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show nine years
For Dayton artist, horse racing isn’t just a diversionby Tom Archdeacon for Dayton Daily News, January 27, 2010 The daily routine for Mike Elsass goes something like this: Before dawn, he slips one of his trademark, ribbed-in-the-front, paint-splattered, white tuxedo shirts over his Rick Majerus-like girth —
Tonight for First Friday: a new gallery opening by Ron Rollins for Dayton Daily News, September 4, 2009 There wasn’t supposed to be an art gallery in the Excelsior Building. There weren’t supposed to be several large, cheerfully weird installation pieces on display there. For that matter,
