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Ready, set, summer!Parks and Recreation

Getting Adventure Reef Water Park back in action after a long winter is no easy task. From maintenance to cleaning to staffing to stocking, it takes staff from three areas to get Kettering’s favorite swim spot summer ready. Here’s a quick rundown on what it takes to prep the water park for hours of summer...

Solo ExhibitionsParks and Recreation

Call for Proposals: Rosewood Gallery 2026 Exhibition Season Submission Dates: May 1 - August 28, 2025 The City of Kettering insures all works while on exhibition (please refer to our policy) and covers printing and distribution costs of an announcement mailer for each exhibition. An honorarium of $250 is provided to artists selected for exhibition....

Holyoke, Beth and Käthi Seidl, Nature's Interplay, 2016Parks and Recreation

Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl Nature’s Interplay, 2016 Concrete, aluminum, ceramic, glaze, glass Location: Habitat Environmental Center, 3036 Bellflower Street, Kettering Artists Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl designed, fabricated and installed a permanent, site-specific artwork at the Habitat Environmental Center, incorporating approximately 120 aluminum tiles created by Kettering City School students. The following thematic concepts...

Holiday Arts & Craft ShowParks and Recreation

January 1, 1970

Holiday Arts & Craft Show - Save the Date! Saturday, November 8th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kettering Recreation Complex/ Charles I Lathrem Senior Center Local vendors of handcrafted specialty items will be showcased throughout the Lathrem Senior Center and the Kettering Recreation Complex. All spaces for the 2025 Holiday Arts & Craft Show...

27th Annual The View Juried Landscape ExhibitionParks and Recreation

Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio is pleased to announce the opening of the 27th annual The View juried landscape exhibition. The exhibition runs from June 1 through July 30, 2021 and will be on view in-person at Rosewood Gallery, as well as in a virtual gallery. A closing reception and awards ceremony will be held in-person at...

National Park & Recreation Month Spotlight: Tabitha Baer/Jason SullivanParks and Recreation

July has flown by! It's already the final week of National Park & Recreation Month. We're proud to introduce today's featured staff members, who both serve on our Parks team and truly embody the theme 'We Rise Up for Parks & Recreation.' Thanks for all you do, Tabitha and Jason! Parks Service Leader Tabitha Baer:...

Rosewood Arts Center Announces Call to ArtistsParks and Recreation

Rosewood Arts Center announces a call to artists in Ohio and surrounding states to participate in the 19th annual HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition with the Kettering Health Art Gallery at Rosewood Arts Center. HWD (Height x Width x Depth) is the area’s only gallery exhibition devoted exclusively to sculpture. The exhibition will be on display...

How To: Camera ObscuraParks and Recreation

Rosewood Gallery Coordinator, Paula Wilmot Kraus, provided this awesome DIY Camera Obscura project. This fun activity is part-art and part-science, just in time for International Pinhole Day on April 26! Camera obscura, which is Latin for dark chamber, is the basis for all modern cameras. You will need: Box: (cereal box works great) Tape: black electrical...

Gatorade Play It Forward Grant to benefit youth open gym this fallParks and Recreation

The Kettering Parks Foundation was the recipient of a $1,000 grant from the Gatorade Ohio Basketball Player of the Year, Madeline Westbeld. The Gatorade Play It Forward initiative works in conjunction with the Gatorade Player of the Year program to empower student athletes to provide resources to sports organizations in their communities. Gatorade Player of...

The City of Kettering now has a Tree CommitteeParks and Recreation

Committee member terms are for one year, during which three meetings are held. Members will continue the strong history of stewardship and proper management of trees and the City of Kettering’s Urban Canopy; build advocacy for the programs and services the City of Kettering provides in relation to its Urban Canopy; provide recommendations and assist...

How To: ZoetropeParks and Recreation

Make your own animation come alive by creating a zoetrope! Zoetrope was one of the first techniques to create a “movie,” and stop motion photographs and illustrations are often used to create a moving image! Our Gallery Coordinator, Paula Wilmot Kraus, put together this tutorial. Supplies: Pencil Ruler Black heavy weight or painted paper White...

Willis ‘Bing’ Davis, Ancestral Spirit Dance, 1999Parks and Recreation

Willis ‘Bing’ Davis Ancestral Spirit Dance #259, 1999 Oil pastel on rag board Location: Kettering Government Center South Google Maps One of Dayton’s most celebrated artists, Willis ‘Bing’ Davis knew that he wanted to be an artist as an elementary school student. Influenced by his community, Davis has striven to celebrate humanity and creativity through...

McMillan, Jes (Dayton, OH), Bee Ambitious, 2019Parks and Recreation

Jes McMillan (Dayton, OH) Bee Ambitious, 2019 Porcelain ceramic tiles, concrete Location: Haverstick neighborhood Jes McMillan, founder of the Mosaic Institute of Greater Dayton, created a series of permanent sidewalk games for the Haverstick neighborhood of Kettering. McMillan saw an opportunity to engage children in outdoor recreation through her art and address the lack of...

Corporate Wellness ProgramsParks and Recreation

Corporate Wellness Programs Let our award-winning department improve your company’s bottom line by reducing healthcare costs,decreasing absenteeism and turnover while improving work force productivity and morale.Show your employees that you care by investing in their health and wellness! Our Corporate Wellness program offers discounted passes and pricing as well as invoicing, reporting and other metrics to...

Previous ExhibitionsParks and Recreation

Below you'll find information about our exhibitions from past years. To inquire about exhibitions prior to 2014, please contact us at 937-296-0294 or email rosewood@ketteringoh.org. 2025 Exhibitions 2024 Exhibitions 2023 Exhibitions 2022 Exhibitions 2021 Exhibitions 2020 Exhibitions 2019 Exhibitions 2018 Exhibitions 2017 Exhibitions 2016 Exhibitions 2015 Exhibitions 2014 Exhibitions

Gallery Entry InformationParks and Recreation

Artist Entry Information Gallery Exhibition Agreement Every precaution is taken in handling exhibiting artwork. All work is insured during the installation process and while the work is on display. The Gallery Coordinator reserves the right to reject work if it differs from the work presented in the original application, violates any conditions set forth...

Anno Seiberts, Rock Waves, 2002Parks and Recreation

Anno Seiberts Rock Waves, 2002 Indiana Limestone Location: Delco Park Google Maps German artist Anno Seiberts’ 26,000 pound sculpture Rock Waves simulates wave formations on the face and the rear of the stone and is repeated in the ripple effects of the water at its location by the pond at Delco Park. The setting surrounding the monolithic sculpture...

Artist Selected - Virginia KistlerParks and Recreation

City of Kettering selects Virginia Kistler for ArtLocal Public Art Commission The City of Kettering CitySites Public Art Program is proud to announce the selection of Virginia Kistler for the inaugural ArtLocal public art commission. Kistler will create a new public artwork, in collaboration with residents of Kettering, to be installed in Oak Park this...

Atalie Gagnet, Blooming Through the Waves, 2022Parks and Recreation

Atalie Gagnet Blooming Through the Waves, 2022 Location: Rosewood Arts Center, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering OH 45420 Google Maps As part of Rosewood Arts Center’s recent renovation, a vibrant community mural was created to reflect the spirit of collaboration and creativity at the heart of the project. Designed by Dayton-based muralist Atalie Gagnet, Blooming Through the...

National Park & Recreation Month Spotlight: EcoFestParks and Recreation

Today, we’re highlighting EcoFest in celebration of National Park & Recreation Month. Every July, the National Park & Recreation Association sponsors National Park & Recreation Month to highlight the benefits access to quality parks, recreation and cultural arts programming brings to the public. The theme for 2023 is ‘Where Community Grows,’ and few events exemplify...

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