The Pizzuti Collection will open to the public offically on Saturday, September 7th 2013 and celebrate with special events, including an artist panel.
Established by Ron and Ann Pizzuti, the collection celebrates over 40 years of discovering and collecting internationally recognized and emerging artists from around the world.
The Pizzuti Collection, a new public non-profit exhibition space in the Short North Arts District of Columbus, Ohio, will open its doors to the public on September 7th with a weekend-long celebration. The grand opening events begin on Friday, September 6th, with a private launch party benefiting the Collection’s educational programs. The weekend festivities include an artist panel, held at the Columbus College of Art and Design, which features Cuban artists Alex Arrechea, Raul Cordero, Tony Mendoza and National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, curator Corina Matamoros. The Pizzuti Collection’s mission is to foster cultural understanding and educational exchange, particularly as it relates to underrepresented voices from around the world. The Collection is a non-profit organization that presents temporary exhibitions of contemporary art from the collection of Ron and Ann Pizzuti.
The Pizzuti Collection will place special emphasis on education by programming lectures, artist talks, and educational projects. The addition of the Pizzuti Library strengthens Columbus’s tradition of high-quality libraries by adding access to over thirty years of artist and gallery catalogues, many of which are not available commercially.
The opening exhibitions feature the Pizzuti Collection through two lenses. The Inaugural Exhibition on the first and third floors presents the collection in a narrative form, using works from the collection to connect the threads of experiences, artists, and galleries that guided its formation for more than 30 years.
The Inaugural Exhibition will include works by John Chamberlain, Dave Cole, Jean Dubuffet, Carroll Dunham, Leandro Erlich, Darío Escobar, Ori Gersht, David Hammons, Guillermo Kuitca, Josiah McElheny, Louise Nevelson, and Ai Weiwei.
The 18,000 square foot facility is located in a newly renovated limestone building that formerly served as the headquarters of United Commercial Travelers insurance company. The classic architecture has been preserved and enhanced to create three floors of exhibition space and a library. “The Pizzuti Collection is a marvelous addition to Columbus. The renovated historic building is a perfect space in a great area – the Short North, a walkable urban neighborhood full of independently owned restaurants and shops,” says Rebecca Ibel, Director of the Pizzuti Collection. “The cosmopolitan nature of the area and the Collection’s robust exhibitions encourage multiple visits – guests’ experiences will be enhanced by returning to the collection time and again.”
For further information and hotel assistance visit: www.pizzuticollection.com