"Out of the Box: From the Inside Out" opened in Cincinnati, Ohio, at Main Street Yoga/Gallery in November 2008 and is heading to Fort Myers Florida this spring.

The exhibit, which features thirty-seven artists' unique interpretations of vintage jewelry boxes transformed into works of art, will be opening at The Art Galleries of Florida Gulf Coast University on March 19 (www).

"Out of the Box" will reside in the Library Gallery at Florida Gulf Coast University until April 24, 2009. Click here to view .pdf flyer about the exhibit.

Sandra Gross was accepted to the Ohio Designer Craftsmen (ODC) "The Best of..." exhibition, "The Best of 2009". The exhibition, open to members of ODC, showcases over 100 functional, decorative, and sculptural works by nearly 80 artists working in clay, glass, fiber, metal, wood, and mixed media.

Sandra's bowl entitled Continuum, which is part of a private collection, was selected as the winning entry for the Dominick Labino Memorial Award for Excellence in Glass.

"The Best of 2009" exhibit will open at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus (www) on Sunday, May 3 at 1:00 pm. Following are upcoming dates for the exhibition, which will be making appearances at various Ohio museums:

May 3 - June 21, 2009: Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus (www)

July 3 - August 26, 2009: Southern Ohio Museum, 825 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, 740-354-5629 (www)

September 13 - October 25, 2009: Mansfield Art Center, 700 Marion Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio, 419-756-1700 (www)

November 12 - December 19, 2009: Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut Street, Wooster, Ohio, 330-264-2787 (www)