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ZMA Talks! Gallery Talk with 79th Ohio Annual Exhibition Juror Charlotte Gordon

Gallery Talk with 79th Ohio Annual Exhibition Juror Charlotte Gordon

Speaker: Charlotte Gordon, Artistic Director of the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, the Mayor of this city, and a former Curator for the Springfield Museum of Art in Springfield, Ohio

Join us for an exciting, behind-the-scenes discussion on how the 79th Ohio Annual Exhibition came together. Enjoy learning about the incredibly difficult process of selecting artworks and award winners. Take a closer look at your favorite works in the exhibition and discover what made them stand out to the juror.

Thursday, August 14, 6 pm, at the ZMA. Free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged by 5pm on August 13, 2025.

Gordon is the Artistic Director of the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, the Mayor of this city, and a former Curator for the Springfield Museum of Art in Springfield, Ohio. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Tulane University’s Newcomb College of Art, and a Master of Art in Museum Studies from Southern University of New Orleans, focusing on collections management and creative community building. Gordon is deeply committed to art and its impact on community. The Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center is currently undergoing a multi-million-dollar expansion and renovation to exhibit and house its 25,000 object collection.