State Rep. Tim Barhorst’s creation is an acrylic painting on a wood canvas depicting the skylight found inside the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse.
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The polls are now open for the 13th annual Bad Art by Good People fundraiser, presented by the Champaign County Arts Council.
Today’s featured artist is State Rep. Tim Barhorst:
Education: Edison State Community College, B.A. Finance Wright State University
Special Skills or Interests: Restaurant Owner (Behm’s America in Grand St. Mary’s), Founder/Owner of a Financial Planning Firm.
Comments about artwork: Acrylic painting on a wood canvas depicting the skylight found inside the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse. The center of the skylight is the Great Seal of Ohio as it would’ve looked when it was designed in 1847 and installed when the Rotunda was completed in 1861, which I made sure to include in my artwork given the seal included water to represent the many canals that were built in Ohio (including my hometown in Fort Loramie). The use of acrylic paint makes the piece look like painted glass just as the original in the Statehouse Rotunda.
How to participate
The public can vote for their favorite artwork using PayPal on the Arts Council’s website, www.champaigncountyartscouncil.org. Votes can also be cast with cash, check or credit card at the Arts Council, 119 Miami St., Urbana. The office is open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Watch the Urbana Daily Citizen during the weeks leading up to the dinner for profiles on each artist and photos of the artists with their creations.
Dinner auction
A limited number of tickets are available for the dinner and auction, which will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at Woodruff Farm, 3143 U.S. Route 36. Tickets are $30 and include a catered dinner and dessert.
The “Bad Art” will be auctioned after dinner. All proceeds will benefit the Arts Council.
Tickets are for sale at the Arts Council’s office and online at the Arts Council’s website.
The Diamond sponsor for the event is Wallace & Turner Insurance. Gold sponsor is The V. Patrick Hamilton Group/REMAX Alliance. Silver sponsor is CRSI. Bronze sponsors are Civista Bank and Henderson Land Investment Co.
For more information, contact the Arts Council office at 937-653-7557.
