Above and Below Appalachia - Photo & Art Show

[Sharon Faulkner]

"Above & Below Appalachia"
October 3rd through the 30th
U.C. Clermont College Art Gallery in Batavia, Ohio

An art show titled "Above & Below Appalachia" featuring work by Rob Coomer is being held October 3rd through the 30th at the U.C. Clermont College Art Gallery in Batavia, Ohio. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. As the name implies Rob will have photos and artwork of scenes from both above ground and underground in Appalachia.

Many of you have met Rob Coomer. Many of you have seen his artwork. How many of you have seen Rob *with* his artwork? On Friday, October 13, Rob is holding a reception from 7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. at the Gallery to celebrate "Black Friday". (Many of Rob's best photos are black & white hence the Black Friday theme.) You are invited to attend the reception and show your support for Rob. Come as you are. Bring a friend.

A portion of the proceeds from the art sales from "Above & Below
Appalachia" will be donated to the Rockcastle Karst Conservancy. As you know RKC preserves land above and below Appalachia.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the October 13 reception.

For more information including a map and a free downloadable poster, visit "Above & Below Appalachia".

Thank you,

Andy Niekamp
RKC Chairman
www.rkci.org

[Sharon Faulkner]

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robert Coomer
[e-mail]
513.236.6446

Celebrate Friday the 13th and Help Preserve Caves and Karst

Above & Below Appalachia is a collection of photos and artwork by Robert Coomer that reveal mysterious and beautiful images from beneath the Earth's surface and the natural beauty of forgotten rural barns and back road landscapes of Appalachia. The images capture the world of natural light and color and then contrasts it with a world of complete darkness, of alien shapes and forms that are rarely seen. Above and Below Appalachia is a study of light, both natural and artificial and its interaction with the familiar and the unseen. A portion of the proceeds from work sold during this show will go to help preserve caves and karst through a donation to the Rockcastle Karst Conservancy. Robert Coomer has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Arts Council's Appalachian Program to help make this show possible.

The show runs from October 3rd through the 30th at the U.C. Clermont College Art Gallery in Batavia, Ohio. A reception will be held on Friday the 13th. from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Celebrate "Black Friday" with an unusual look at the beauty hidden beneath Appalachia and help preserve caves and karst.

Robert Coomer grew up in Southwestern Ohio, and is nationally recognized as an award winning cave photographer. Last month he received the best of show medal for the 2006 B & W print salon during the National Speleological Society's annual photo competition. This makes his 4th national award for cave photography. He also received best of show for their graphic arts salon for the best non-photographic newsletter cover design. As editor for the Greater Cincinnati Grotto, he has received many national awards for his cover artwork.

Robert Coomer's photos are also on display at Row House Gallery in Milford and at the Pendleton Art Center in Cincinnati.

For more information about the show or the artist, visit his website at www.RobertCoomer.com

[Sharon Faulkner]

More on this from the Cincinnati press, though the press release posted above offers more information on the photography and cave photographer.
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Gallery presents work of Southwest Ohio artist
Thursday, October 5, 2006 Cincinnati.com

The UC Clermont College Art Gallery presents Above+Below Appalachia, a collection of photos and artwork by Southwest Ohio artist Robert Coomer. The show runs through Oct. 30 in the UC Clermont College Art Gallery in Batavia.

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