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GRANVILLE During its colorful history, the Italianate-style, 1860s Bryn Du Mansion has served dinner to presidents (Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover) and tea to celebrities (Lillian Gish, Katharine Cornell); hosted pianists (Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff) and functioned as a breeding and training ground for show horses, not to mention polo games on the great lawn.
Fittingly, one of the works in this year’s Bryn Du Art Show is a graceful painting of polo horses and their riders, created by Columbus artist Michael Guinane. It hangs near a window that looks out onto the polo fields.
The elegant grounds and mansion certainly enhance the appeal of the 17th annual edition of the eclectic art show. Throughout the first floor of the mansion as well as online more than 80 works by 79 artists can be enjoyed. Selected from more than 500 submissions by juror Lisa McLymont, a Columbus artist, the works are by a variety of national artists and reflect a var
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It was important, Bryn Du officials say, to have the Granville mansion’s annual art show this year, albeit for the second time under pandemic conditions – important for the community, and for area and other artists.
The 17th Annual Bryn Du Art Show kicked off Friday, March 5, and will run through March 27, in both an in-person format, and for those who aren’t comfortable attending in-person, a virtual format, as well, according to Angela Katona, Mansion Program and Promotions Coordinator.
Katona said this year’s show consists of 81 pieces by 79 artists. “The juror this year really tried to spread the love and make sure as many artists could be represented as possible,” she said.