>>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED BY -- >> FOSTERS TALENT AND CONNECTIONING TO THE COMMUNITY TO ARTISTS, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS.

>>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY -- THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL.

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.

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THANK YOU.

>>> THIS TIME ON BROAD & HIGH, WE MEET AN ARTIST WHO SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH CHARACTERS FROM CLASSIC MOVIES AND MUSICALS.

LEARN ABOUT THE ART OF COLLABORATION AND ITS ROLE IN CELEBRATING URBAN LIFE.

AND, WE'RE BACK IN THE KITCHEN WITH KATE'S QUICK BITES TO TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF A LOCAL GALLERY WHO SUPPORTS EMERGING ARTISTS.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON BROAD & HIGH.

[ music ] >>> WELCOME TO BROAD & HIGH.

I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

FOR MANY ARTISTS, THEIR LANGUAGE IS MAINLY VISUAL.

FOR HENRY HESS, THIS IS ALMOST ENTIRELY TRUE.

HENRY IS AN ARTIST WITH AUTISM.

FROM AN EARLY AGE, HE HAS USED DRAWING AS HIS PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATING HIS IDENTITY.

WE MET WITH HENRY'S FAMILY AND HIS MENTOR IN FRANKLINTON TO LEARN ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE.

>> WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG, HENRY GOT A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM.

AND THIS WITH DIAGNOSIS, THERE CAME MEDICATIONS, TREATMENT PATHWAYS AND IT HAD A VERY MEDICAL ORIENTATION TO IT.

WHEN HE BECAME AN ARTIST, HE CAME AN ARTIST, IT CHANGED.

IT BECAME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY AND EXPRESSION, AND HAVING THE ADVENTURES AND EXPERIENCES HE NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD IF WE HAD STAYED IN ONE WORLD.

I OFTEN INTRODUCE MYSELF, AND I'M LIKE, I'M HENRY'S MOM.

THIS IS WHO HE IS.

THIS IS HIS COMMUNITY.

I'M JUST HERE TO SUPPORT HIM AND JUST BEING THE BEST FRANKLINTON ARTIST THAT HE CAN BE.

I THINK ONE OF THE IMPACTS I HAVE ON HENRY IS HIS ART WORK, IT'S ALL FROM HIM.

I MAKE SURE HE HAS ALL HIS SUPPLIES.

HE HAS THE ITEMS HE WANTS TO WORK WITH.

THE THINGS HE WANTS TO PAINT WITH OR DRAW WITH.

SO I'M IN THE BACKGROUND WATCHING INVENTORY.

IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO, TO GO TO THE ART STORE TOGETHER.

AND I'M ALWAYS AMAZED, I THINK HE HAS EVERY BLUE COLOR, EVERY SHADE HE NEEDS, AND WE END UP WITH FOUR OTHER BLUES AND HE COMES HOME AND HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS TO MAKE.

>> I AM HENRY HESS'S SISTER.

I LOVE IT.

HE IS SO AMAZING AND I GET TO HANG OUT WITH HIM AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE IN FRANKLINTON.

HE DOESN'T COMMUNICATE WITH HIS WORDS VERY OFTEN, AND A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S WITH HIS ART.

AND I CAN PICK UP HOW HE FEELS REALLY EASILY.

SO I AM ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAN SOMETIMES PROMPT HIM INTO CERTAIN PROJECTS OR WORKING ON CERTAIN THINGS, BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN.

HENRY IS VERY INSPIRED BY OLD, CLASSIC MOVIES.

HE REALLY LOVES MUSICALS.

THE WIZARD OF OZ, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, MARY POPPINS.

THERE IS A LOT YOU DON'T SEE IN MODERN DAY MOVIES.

AND THEY ARE WHAT HE GRAVITATED TO WHEN HE WAS LITTLE, AND IT HELPED HIM EXPRESS HIMSELF ON HIS OWN AND THROUGH HIS ART.

>> MY INTERACTION WITH HENRY WAS TO BROADEN THAT SCOPE, TA KIND OF PULL HIM OUT OF THE WORLD AND SHOW HIM THE REALITY.

WHY DON'T WE DRAW FROM REALITY A LITTLE BIT, OR DO PORTRAITS, THAT SORT OF THING.

HIM ATTENDING THE SUNDAY FIGURE SESSIONS THAT WE DO HAS REALLY MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE WAY THAT HE VIEWS EVEN THE SCENES FROM THE MOVIE.

HE'S ADDING MORE BACKGROUND ELEMENTS TO IT.

AND HIS PORTRAITS ARE STARTING TO TAKE A MORE ACCURATE SHAPE, RIGHT?

THAT IS JUST IN PRACTICE.

IT'S NOT ME TELLING HIM.

AND SOMEBODY LIKE HENRY, JUST LIKE ANY ARTIST, YOU CAN'T TELL AN ARTIST HOW TO MAKE THEIR ART.

LIKE, IT'S A PROCESS OF FAILURES AND SUCCESSES THAT ALLOW US TO DO THAT, AND HENRY HAS ALWAYS WORKED AGAINST THAT, AND I LEARNED THAT WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD, 14 YEARS OLD.

>> MY ROLE AS IT PER TRAINS TO FRANKLINTON HAS ALWAYS BEEN HENRY'S DAD.

THAT'S WHAT I ANSWER TO.

THAT IS WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF, AND JUST BEING HENRY'S DAD IN FRANKLINTON AND CARRYING HEAVY THINGS AND HANGING ART WORK IS WHAT I DO.

>> I REMEMBER, LIKE, WALKING PAST HENRY'S STUDIO FREQUENTLY AND SEEING HIM FACE DOWN IN PAPER, JUST WORKING ALL THE TIME.

THE TERM WE SAY IS COMMITTED LINES.

LIKE, HE WILL DIVE IN.

HE DRAWS WHAT HE FEELS.

HE DRAWS -- HE'S NOT TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE WHAT THE OBJECT IS.

THERE'S -- IT'S A MOTION.

IT'S MOVEMENT.

HIS LINES ARE QUICK.

AND THEY SHOW MOVEMENT.

SO HE THINKS THAT IT'S IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL WAY.

AND HE WANTS TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THAT.

HE STARTS WITH A FLAT PIECE OF PAPER, AND THEN AS HE WORKS THROUGH, SAY DOROTHY'S HOUSE, HOLDS IT UP.

IT'S ONE SHEET OF PAPER.

HE HAS THE INTERIOR DESIGN AND THE EXTERIOR DESIGN OF DOROTHY'S HOUSE.

OR ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.

APP CAR FROM CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

HE PAYS ATTENTION.

NOT EVERY SINGLE PIECE IS LIKE THAT.

BUT THE PIECES HE CARES ABOUT THE MOST ARE -- HAS ALL THAT.

THE FLOOR PLAN IS THERE.

LIKE, WHO THINKS -- AND HE TOOK THAT FROM A FILM.

HE TOOK THAT FROM A FILM.

AND THAT'S LIKE, WHERE HIS BRAIN IS.

I WILL CONSTRUCT HER HOUSE AND THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER IT LOOKING LIKE.

IT'S SO COOL.

I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT DOES THAT, EXCEPT FOR HENRY.

>> HENRY'S ART WORK IS UNIQUE AND IT'S COMPLETELY INSPIRED BY WHAT HE WANTS TO DO AND HOW HE FEELS AND HOW HE SEES THE WORLD.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING UNIQUE, WHEN YOU WALK IN HIS STUDIO, IT'S LIKE WALKING IN A STORY BOOK AND WALKING IN A CARTOON AND SEEING THE PICTURES AND THE CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE, AND THAT IS ONE AMAZING ASPECT OF HIS ART WORK.

>> WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED JUST LIKE FOR EVERYBODY, IT'S LIKE, WE ALL SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT.

LIKE, WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THIS WORLD, AND SOME OF US NEED A LITTLE HELP.

MY GOAL FOR HENRY IS THAT BECAUSE HE HAS A DIFFICULT TIME COMMUNICATING, I WANTED TO HELP HIM BUILD HE IS NETWORK.

INTRODUCING TO PEOPLE, INTRODUCING TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE'S NOT GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT -- I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN WELDING.

IT'S LIKE, WHY DON'T I REACH OUT TO ARTISTS I KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY AND SAY, WILL YOU BE WILLING TO HANG OUT WITH US, SHOW US WHAT YOU DO.

>> TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT?

AND DOING THAT, THEY MEET HENRY.

THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MEETING HENRY, AND THEN WHEN THEY HAVE WORKSHOPS OR THEY HAVE EXHIBITIONS, THEY'RE GOING TO THINK OF HENRY AND INVITE HIM TO BE A PART OF IT.

HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO, I WANT TO BE IN THE SHOW.

BUT SOMEONE WILL BE LIKE, HENRY SHOULD BE IN THE SHOW.

I THINK THAT IS JUST REALLY TO EXPAND HIS NETWORK.

>> WE TALK ABOUT HENRY'S FUTURE.

WE TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR HIM.

HIS FRIENDS FROM GRADE SCHOOL SAY, IS HENRY SKILL DRAWING AND DOING ART WORK?

THEY GET SO ENGAGED AND THEY ARE EXCITED TO HEAR THAT IS WHAT HE IS DOING, HE'S AN ARTIST.

BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT HE NEEDS TO BE DOING FOR HIS CAREER AND WHAT MAKES HIM HAPPY.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIM, A MEANINGFUL, HAPPY, FULFILLED LIFE, IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE ART AND IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE ARTISTS.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE DISCOVERED.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY IN FRANKLINTON, HOW THEY INTERACT, HOW THEY COMMUNICATE, THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN HENRY.

AND HENRY SEES HIMSELF IN THEM, AND THAT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT FOR HIM.

>> AUTISM CHANGED HIS LIFE IN ONE WAY.

BUT HIS ARTISTRY CHANGED HIS LIFE IN A PATH WE NEVER SAW COMING, THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT EVER HAPPENED TO HIM, AND FOR OUR ENTIRE FAMILY.

>> TO SEE MORE FROM THIS AMAZING ARTIST, CHECK HIM OUT AT HENRYHESSARTIST.COM.

>>> LANCE JOHNSON IS AN AEROSOL ARTIST, ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK CITY WHO NOW CALLS COLUMBUS HOME.

HE HAS A PASSION FOR COLLABORATION, WHICH LED HIM TO COMPLETE A RECENT PROJECT WITH STUDENTS FROM HILLIARD DARBY HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK ABOUT HIS WORK, AND ALSO THE PROCESS.

[ music ] >> WELCOME TO THE ART STUDIO, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS LANCE JOHNSON.

I'M AN ARTIST.

I HAVE THREE RULES WHEN IT COMES TO WORKSHOP.

ONE IS NO MISTAKES IN ART.

IT'S ALL UNIQUE CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT MAKING A QUOTE UNQUOTE MISTAKE.

BECAUSE THERE ARE NONE.

TWO, WE HAVE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS ARTISTS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE COLLABORATING.

THE THEME THIS WEEK IS COLLABORATION, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS ARTISTS.

NO CLOWNING SOMEONE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THREE, YOU HAVE FUN.

JUST ENJOY YOURSELVES.

IT'S LIKE AN ART STUDIO.

YOU GUYS CAN TALK.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE QUIET, AND HAVE FUN.

ALL RIGHT?

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE.

>> HILLIARD DARBY HIGH SCHOOL REACHED OUT TO ME AND THEY SAW MY WORK.

THEY KNOW I USE A LOT OF WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND I LIKE TO COLLABORATE A LOT WITH ARTISTS AND THEY REACHED OUT TO ME, AND THEY SAID, HEY, WE HAVE AN IDEA, WE WANT TO CREATE A PIECE THAT REPRESENTS YOUR STYLE AND ALSO INCORPORATING ALL THE COMMUNITY OF DARBY.

I'M LIKE, PERFECT.

WE CAN DO A WALL OF INSPIRATION, WHERE EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING ADDS A PIECE OF THE COLLABORATION, AND IT BECOMES A LEGACY PIECE FOR THEM IN THE SCHOOL.

SO I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE BRONX, GREW UP IN NEW YORK.

I WAS SURROUNDED BY GRAFFITI AND STREET ART.

I WAS IMMERSED IN IT.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS ART, AND IT WAS IMMERSED IN IT.

I RESONATED WITH ME.

WHEN I WAS 14, THE SAME AGE OF A LOT OF THE KIDS WE DID THE PROJECT WITH, AND MY MOM SHOWED ME A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE.

I SAW ARTISTS WHO LOOKED LIKE ME.

I HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.

I SAW ARTISTS COLLABORATING, MUSICIANS, DANCERS, WRITERS, ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERFORMERS COMING TOGETHER, CREATING, MAKING MAGIC.

SO THAT RESONATED WITH MY, AND THAT WAS THE SPARK THAT MADE ME SAY, I WANT TO BE AN ARTIST AND I WANT TO COLLABORATE.

I LOVE COLLABORATION, AND I WAS WORKING WITH A COMPANY THAT HIRED ME TO COME PAINT, AND I DISCOVERED THE CITY AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ART COMMUNITY.

IT'S SO COLLABORATIVE HERE AND SO VIBRANT, I WAS LIKE, THIS IS AMAZING AND I DECIDED TO STAY.

I ALWAYS THINK OF CANVASES AS WALLS.

THE LAYERS OF THE GRAFFITI CALL.

THERE IS OLD GRAFFITI COVERED WITH THE NEW.

THAT IS URBAN DECAY WITH THE PAINT CHIPS AND IT'S A HISTORY OF THE WALL.

THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO CREATE WITH THE PROJECT.

A HISTORY OF THE PIECE.

SO WE STARTED WITH LAYERS.

EVERYBODY ADDING ONE LAYER OF MARKER.

LIKE WE USE, A LOT OF SHARPIES AND EACH PERSON ADDED SOMETHING TO IT.

WHEN I SEE A CANVAS, I WANT TO ACTIVATE IT WITH MARKINGS.

SO I WILL USE WORDS OF INSPIRATION.

I WILL MAYBE WRITE MY NAME.

YOU CAN DRAW A PICTURE ON AND IT IT BECOMES THE SOUL OF THE PIECE, RIGHT?

AND WE COVER IT WITH PAINT AND THEN ADD ANOTHER LAYER TO IT.

AND THAT BECOMES A HISTORY.

THE WALL BECOMES A HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL, AND THE LEGACY OF THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF MY PROCESS.

ALL RIGHT.

ONCE THIS PAINT DRIES, THEN I GO OVER IT AGAIN WITH SPRAY PAINT OR PAINT MARKERS.

WE HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT COLORS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S JUST A PROCESS, AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK, THE PIECE WILL BE COMPLETED.

TO ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK THAT I DO IS WITH KIDS.

RIGHT, I LOVE COLLABORATING WITH YOUNG ARTISTS, AND I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE MY PROCESS, AND A LOT OF ARTISTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT MAKING MISTAKES AND TO ME, IT'S ABOUT FREEDOM, AND I WANT THEM TO ENJOY THE PROCESS AND HAVE FUN.

HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL.

I DON'T THINK ABOUT THE FINAL PROJECT.

I THINK ABOUT THE PROCESS.

THE JOURNEY TO GET THERE.

THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT BEING AN ARTIST IS THAT YOU CAN CREATE SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE YOU MAY NEVER MEET CAN SEE AND BE INSPIRED BY.

ART CONNECTIONS.

ART CONNECTS US, ACROSS CULTURES, LANGUAGES, BORDERS.

I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO WALK BY IT AND SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER.

AND HOW ALL THE COMMUNITY IS REPRESENTED, RIGHT?

THE SORT OF ABSTRACTION, SO MANY DIFFERENT MARKINGS BUT YOU CAN SIT THERE AND THE PIECE WILL EVOLVE OVER TIME.

YOU CAN SIT THERE AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT -- OH, LOOK AT THAT, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT, AND EVERY TIME YOU WALK BY IT, YOU WILL SEE SOMETHING NEW.

TO ME, THAT IS A BEAUTY OF IT.

AND ALSO, TO INSPIRE THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

RIGHT, YOU THINK ABOUT HOW ONCE THE KIDS GRADUATE, THE PIECES WILL STILL BE THERE, AND THE NEXT GENERATION WILL COME IN AND BE INSPIRED BY THE PROJECT AS WELL.

>> TO SEE MORE OF HIS WORK, CHECK HIM OUT ON INSTAGRAM, @LANCELJART.

>>> WE'RE BACK IN THE KITCHEN WITH ANOTHER ADDITION OF KATE'S QUICK BITES.

WE LEARN MORE ABOUT A LOCAL NONPROFIT GALLERY.

THE GALLERY ITSELF HAS BEEN IN MULTIPLE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OVER THE YEARS, BUT HAS STAYED TRUE TO ITS SINGULAR MISSION OF SUPPORTING EMERGING ARTISTS.

LET'S FIND OUT MORE.

[ music ] >> WITH ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS LYNNETTE, DIRECTOR OF THE ROY G. BIV GALLERY.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> I'M SO EXCITE FOD HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR WORK AND TO GET STARTED MAKING SOMETHING.

TELL US ABOUT THE ROY G. BIV GALLERY.

>> WELL, WE STARTED IN 1989, A GROUP OF ARTISTS STARTED THE GALLERY WITH ARTISTS IN MIND.

EMERGES ARTISTS DIDN'T HAVE A SPACE TO SHOW THEIR WORK, SO THEY DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A GALLERY FOR THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEY ACTUALLY MADE BISCOTTI TO MAKE RENT.

>> STOP IT.

>> THAT IS A CHARMING WAY TO MAKE RENT.

>> I KNOW, YES.

>> WE SHOULD DO THAT.

>> WOW.

SPEAKING OF RECIPES, WHAT HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO MAKE WITH US TODAY?

>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL RECIPE FROM MY DEAR INA.

IT'S CURATING AND ASSEMBLING.

>> AND IT CONNECTS TO YOUR WORK.

>> ABSOLUTELY IT DOES.

>> THIS IS EASY TO DO, WONDERFUL IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS COME OVER OR A QUICK BITE IF YOU'RE SNACKING, WATCHING A MOVIE, SOME SUCH.

IT'S TOASTED BREAD WITH CHEESE ON IT.

GOAT CHEESE IF YOU HAVE IT.

MICROGREENS, FIG JAM OR PRESERVES, IF YOU CAN FIND IT, AND A SWEET BALSAMIC.

>> THAT SOUNDS LOVELY.

>> HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TODAY.

ONE LOAF COUNTRY BREAD.

ONE JAR OF FIG SPREAD.

EIGHT OUNCES OF PLAIN, CREAMY CHEESE.

WE'RE USING GOAT CHEESE.

MICROGREENS, AND SYRUPY BALSAMIC VINEGAR.

>> WHAT FIRST.

>> LET'S TOAST THE BREAD.

>> WHILE THE BREAD IS TOASTING, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN EMERGING ARTIST.

>> IT'S NOT AGE BUT RATHER EXPERIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPRESENTED BY A GALLERY.

YOU ARE NOT CELEBRATED BY THE MEDIA.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD SOLO SHOWS BUT YOU HAVE A VISION AND A NARRATIVE YOU'RE WORKING ON.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH ARTISTS AT THAT STAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

>> AMAZING.

THAT IS A GREAT RESOURCE.

>> I THINK THAT IS UNIQUE HERE IN COLUMBUS.

THE GALLERY IS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OTHER GALLERIES OFFER.

WE ARE ALSO A NONPROFIT.

THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WHEN ARTISTS ARE EXITING AT ROY, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT IF THEY SELL WORK.

THE OBJECTIVE IS FOR THEM TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING WORK IN THE SPACE.

>> IT SMELLS LIKE THE BREAD MIGHT BE TOASTED.

I WILL GIVE IT A CHECK.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> YOU WANT THIS CRUNCHY SO IT HAS TEXTURE.

>> WE DID IT IN THE OVEN.

YOU CAN DO IT IN THE TOASTER.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WHAT IS NEXT?

>> FIRST WE PUT ON THE FIG SPREAD.

>> I WILL HOLD THIS.

YOU CAN SPREAD.

WE WILL DO TEAM WORK.

I WILL MAKE YOU WORK AND TALK TO ME.

>> OKAY.

GO AHEAD.

>> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF ART PEOPLE CAN EXPECT TO SEE AT ROY G. BIV?

>> WELL, ROY IS A JOURNEY SPACE.

SO ARTISTS APPLY TO BE THERE, AND WE CONVENE A JOURNEY TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND A TEAM TO PUT THE EXHIBITIONS TOGETHER, AND BECAUSE WE'RE AN INCLUSIVE GALLERY, AND YOU WILL SEE A VARIETY OF TWO DIMENSIONAL WORK.

>> THE FIG PRESERVE IS ON.

WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP.

>> WE HAVE CURATED ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS.

WE ARE GOING TO ASSEMBLE THINGS.

>> LOOK AT YOU BRINGING YOUR PROFESSIONAL WORK TO THE KITCHEN.

>> THE GOAT CHEESE ON TOP.

IT'S WONDERFUL BECAUSE WE LEFT IT OUT TO SOFTEN.

YOU CAN ALSO MICROWAVE IT IF YOU ARE IN A HURRY, DON'T HAVE TIME TO LEAVE IT OUT.

>> AND YOU WANT IT SPREADABLE.

>> AND INA SAYS PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE AND LEAVE EDGES FOR THE FIG.

>> SHE KNOWS THAT.

>> I AM FOLLOWING THAT RECIPE IF I CAN.

>> OKAY.

>> OKAY, GOOD.

THIS IS LIKE SPACKLING IN THE GALLERY.

>> LIKE THE EXHIBITIONS TOO.

>> YEAH, RIGHT.

MAKING YOU DO ALL THE WORK.

>> NO WORRIES.

>> SMELLS INCREDIBLE.

>> WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

>> NEXT, A LITTLE SALT AND PEPPER.

>> WE COMBINED IT FOR YOU.

>> A LITTLE PINCH OF THAT, PUT IT ON.

AND IT HAS SUCH GREAT FLAVOR.

WE DON'T NEED TO OVERDO AT ALL.

>> LOVE IT.

A LITTLE BIT OF SEASONING.

AND OUR EXHIBITIONS AT ROY CHANGE EVERY MONTH.

WE DO AN ANNUAL CALL FOR END RIPS TO GET ARTISTS TO APPLY AND THEN WE SLATE OUR SHOWS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

SO WE KNOW ANNUALLY WHO WILL BE IN THE GALLERY.

>> WONDERFUL.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

A FEW MICROGREENS ON HERE.

>> CAN I JUST -- >> PLEASE DO.

>> JUST SPRINKLE ON TOP FOR A LITTLE GREEN FRESHNESS.

>> MM-HMM.

THIS IS THE HEALTHY PART OF THIS.

>> THE CHEESY BREAD -- >> THAT'S RIGHT, EXACTLY.

>> I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

IT LOOKS SO PRETTY.

A LITTLE MORE ON THIS GUY.

OKAY.

>> OH, MY GOSH, IT LOOKS AMAZING.

>> RIGHT?

A FINAL GARNISH.

>> WE HAVE A LITTLE OF THE BALSAMIC WE ARE GOING TO -- >> THIS IS A THICKENED -- >> YEAH, THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SALAD DRESSING.

THIS IS THICKER.

>> DRIZZLE IT ON TOP.

IF YOU HAVE FRESH FIGS, YOU CAN PUT THAT ON TOP BUT THIS IS JUST AS GOOD WITHOUT.

>> YEAH.

>> THEY LOOK FANCY.

>> WE ARE GOING TO CUT THEM IN SMALLER SLICES.

>> OKAY.

>> AN ELEGANT BITE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> YOU JUST TOOK KNIFE TRAINING.

YOU CAN DO THAT.

>> I HOPE I CAN LIVE UP TO THIS.

>> LET'S SEE.

>> THESE LOOK BEAUTIFUL AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE IT.

BEFORE WE DIG IN, TELL ME ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE GALLERY AND HOW YOU INTERACT WITH IT.

>> WELL, WE STARTED IN 1989 AND WE WERE IN THE SHORT NORTH FOR 30 YEARS AND MOVED TO FRANKLINTON, A WONDERFUL, EMERGING CREATIVE SPACE, WHAT IS PERFECT FOR ROY, AND FRANKLINTON IS LIKE AN ALL BOATS RIDE SITUATION, WHERE WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH EACH OTHER.

WE WORK ON COMMUNITY EVENTS TOGETHER, AND WE OPEN EXHIBITIONS TODAY.

FRANKLINTON FRIDAYS, THE SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE GROUP EXHIBITIONS OR SOME OF THE INTERNS MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCES AT OTHER GALLERIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ALSO SHARE RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES.

IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

>> AMAZING.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AND RAY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU IN THE KITCHEN WITH ME.

SHOULD WE GIVE IT A TASTE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> LOVELY.

HMM.

>> RIGHT?

>> SO MANY FLAVORS.

>> YEP.

SWEET, SALTY, CREAMY.

VERY GOOD.

>> THE GREENS GIVE A FRESH PUNCH.

I LOVE IT.

DELICIOUS.

SO EASY.

THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU, INA.

>> HERE'S TO INA.

>> TO FIND OUT MORE, CHECK OUT ROYGBIVGALLERY.COM.

>> WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.ORG AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

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>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL.

FOSTERS TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.