Past Exhibitions
We are proud to celebrate the artists and exhibitions that have shaped our creative community. These past exhibitions reflect our ongoing mission to build pathways to experience the joy and wonder of the arts.
May 11 – July 6, 2023
Slice and Dice: My Earth Dissected – Frauke Palmer
My studio is the out of doors. That’s where I take my pictures, that’s where I find my inspiration, that’s where my ideas spring forth. Back home I…
May 11 – July 6, 2023
Grounded: The Essential Landscape – Fredrik Marsh
Grounded: The Essential Landscape presents, in the MAC Main Gallery, Marsh’s current large-scale Western landscape photographs of Montana, Nebraska,…
March 23 — April 29, 2023
2023 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition — Regional Show of Region 1
The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, now in its fifty-third year, is dedicated to the educational and artistic advancement of our talented…
January 12 – March 16, 2023
Weiting Wei: Motherhood
This is not an exhibition but a storybook. Telling the beautiful but struggle-filled moments of being a mom. I would like to invite all of…
January 12 — March 16, 2023
Ardine Nelson - Transitory States Corridor Galleries
Wabi-sabi…a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection; an aesthetic sometimes described as one of beauty that is…
November 10, 2022 –January 5 , 2023
Lee Ann Lander: Interconnectivity
Lee Ann Lander is an artist of many talents, with output ranging from visual arts, to writing, and even music. The artist’s new…
September 15, 2022 – November 3, 2022
Drawing the Line – Comic Artists of Columbus
The McConnell Art Center’s upcoming group exhibition will feature art from various local comic artists and cartoonists. Take a deep dive into a…
September 3 - September 9
Learning Never Ends Annual Art Show
Come enjoy the artwork created at our Learning Never Ends centers throughout the last year and meet artists and learn what inspires them during the…
May 19 – July 9, 2022
Celeste Malvar-Stewart — Artificial Horizon
The artificial horizon instrument in a plane informs the pilot of the aircraft’s relationship to the true horizon of the earth’s surface. This…
July 14, 2022 – August 31, 2022
Worthington on the Walls
McConnell Arts Center’s juried exhibition will feature visual representations of the City of Worthington. Worthington on the Walls aims to celebrate…
March 24 - May 14, 2022
Ohio Governor’s Youth Exhibition
The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, now in its fifty-second year, is dedicated to the educational and artistic advancement of our…
Jan 20, 2022 — March 12, 2022
Lance Johnson — POST NO ILLS
POST NO ILLS at the MAC, presented by PNC Arts Alive, is a multi-disciplinary celebration of urban art placed in a suburban setting. The exhibition…
December 18, 2021
Best of Ohio Plein Air Society Virtual Gallery
The Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington is pleased to present this stunning selection of artwork from members of the Ohio Plein Air…
July 8, 2021
Char Norman: Listen to the Earth
Conceived around the theme of eco-psychology, this exhibition provides a reverential look at nature. The need to respect, protect, and reconnect with…
July 12 — September 2, 2021
Justin Grubb
Justin Grubb’s exhibition, Conservation Through a Lens, features stunning photographs from the award-winning artist, writer, naturalist, and…
May 13, 2021
Family Colors
Family Colors is a celebration of the work of Betsy DeFusco and Derek DeFusco. A collaborative exhibition between mother and son, Family Colors…
November 24, 2020 — March 6, 2021
From the Outside In
The McConnell Arts Center is honored to be one of nine locations to display the Art Unites Columbus murals, and the only location selected outside…
