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Welcome to the Cultural Arts Department

Art on the Commons
Rosewood Arts Centre presents one of the largest regional arts festivals, Art on the Commons. The festival, located in Kettering's Lincoln Park Civic Commons, attracts a crowd of more than 30,000 people for the one-day event. The fine arts and fine crafts festival presents more than 120 juried artists from throughout the U.S. in an outdoor display and sale of fine jewelry, paintings, woodworking, prints, watercolors, pottery, fibers, basketry, glass and much more. For more information on Art on the Commons call Rosewood at (937) 296-0294


CitySites
The CitySites program was founded by the City of Kettering to develop a public art program in Kettering through the installation and maintenance of public works of art. The Art in Public Places Committee was established through resolution by the Kettering City Council in 1998 to oversee, program and develop a collection of public art through a fund of 1% of the previous year's capital expenditures. The first commissioned public sculpture was installed in the Lincoln Park Civic Commons area in September 2002. The aluminum structure, depicting four stylized figures reaching skyward, was designed and fabricated by Ohio artist Barry Gunderson. For more information on the CitySites program call Rosewood at (937) 296-0294.


Kettering Children's Theatre
Rosewood Arts Centre is home to Kettering Children's Theatre, providing two children's plays each year to full houses of all ages. The young cast, between grades five and nine, works with a professional production and direction crew in the 200-seat Rosewood Theatre. For more information on the Kettering Children's Theatre program, call Rosewood at (937) 296-0294.


Rosewood Arts Centre
Rosewood Arts Centre presents a unique opportunity for the community to experience hands-on activities in visual and performing arts programs. Rosewood is recognized throughout the state of Ohio as an outstanding centre through excellence of management and programming. The 34,000-square-foot facility draws 130,000 patrons through its doors annually for classes, gallery exhibitions, theater performances, studio use, special events and rentals. For more information on Rosewood Arts Centre call Rosewood at (937) 296-0294.


Rosewood Art Gallery
Rosewood Arts Centre features an 1,800-square-foot contemporary gallery. The Rosewood Gallery is recognized throughout the region for showing innovative, emerging artists' work from throughout the country. Two juried competitions have been established to present local and statewide artists in the Dayton Area Works on Paper and The View, A Juried Landscape Competition. In 2007, Rosewood created HWD, A Regional Sculpture Competition, bringing in the best 3D artists from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan. For more information on the Rosewood Gallery call Rosewood at (937) 296-0294.