By Fran Watson

A trip back to Main Street in Over-the-Rhine: It was party time at Suzanna Terrill's Gallery last week. Several artists, an art magazine editor and one of the Arts Consortium's movers and shakers, ROBERT NEAL, had all dropped in just to visit. Chairs were put out, and as usual whenever art aficionados gather, the buzz soon rose to a roar. Along with the people updates and show opportunities, SUZANNA TERRILL discussed her recently expanded gallery space -- showing o. joseph galli's photos at Cody's in Clifton and Lisa Britton's photos at the Symphony Hotel and even pieces at the Gramercy Dry Cleaners -- art on loan by some of Terrill's gallery artists to enhance their cultural images. Two Wheels and a Camera by LISA BRITTON are sepia photographs of Ireland taken during a bike trip with a friend. Watch this one. She's going to Japan with her husband, Ben Britton, in the near future, so there'll probably be another more easterly exhibit when she returns. ... Terrill is also basking in another successful experiment: an art sale. No there aren't little tags that scan as discounts when rung up, no coupons and no caveats. She's just taking 25 percent off anything in the gallery, (30 percent if paid in cash), even the Knipschild paintings and drawings. Get out there and start collecting. 513-665-4500.

Before the word hits everyplace, drop into the CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM -- it's free for the second year in a row through Sept. 2 -- and witness the largesse of Cincinnati's collectors. It's a great exhibit. "Giving" has hit town in a big way, first in the generosity of the art offered by private collections, and then in the CAM's desire for Cincinnatians to get familiar with the Grand Dame of Eden Park. For Dennis Kiel groupies, he'll conduct a gallery tour of the event on July 18 at 2 p.m. Reservations: 513-721-2787.

In Rising Sun, the word is in on the big third annual BLUE JEANS AMERICA juried art exhibit held at the Pendleton Art Center II in the historic Main Street area in June. And the winners are: BOB SAUERESSIG, HERBERT HERRICK and WOLFGANG RITSCHEL, in that order. Congratulations to all. Take a day to tour the town and stop by the Ohio County Historical Society Museum for nostalgic watercolors by ROSEMARY BUTTERBAUGH of the county's changing landmarks. A newsletter on the health and welfare of the rising Rising Sun art community can be had from the Historic Downtown Office: 812-438-2750.

JAMES F. DICKE II will be on hand at the Cincinnati Galleries when his "Recent Paintings and Iris Prints" opens Friday, June 29, 5-8 p.m. Dicke's reputation as collector of American Art has spilled over into creating his own art. Once that "eye" develops, everything is possible. The works are abstract, utilizing the allure of simplicity and layering. Info: 513-381-2128.

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