The Hog Bristle Painters invite the community to its annual show highlighting their favorite original compositions from the last year.

The opening reception of Hog Heaven starts at 6:00 p.m. on May 6 at The Barn, located at 6980 Cambridge Avenue in Mariemont. The artists feature all paintings in oil depicting scenery, portraiture and still life. This show is open weekends only, from 1 to 4pm, through May  29.

Hog Heaven will again feature its collaborate wall of original eight-by-eight paintings completed by 16 artists in addition to more than 50 other paintings hung throughout the main gallery.

Local participants include Kathleen Wilkins, Alleen Manning, Ellen Isfort, Diane Beirman, Dana Olsen, Sue Helbling, Angie Meehan, Joanne Sloneker, Susan Graham Conway, Susan Meyer, Doug Welsh, Tom Steward, Phil Oblinger, Charlie Florentino, Rick Koehler, and Kym Kuenning.

For more information about the Hog Bristle Painters, please visit hogbristlepainters.com.

Twenty-percent of the event’s proceeds will benefit The Barn, who supports about 30 programs and classes pertaining to the arts for all ages at free or low-cost fees.

The Hog Bristle Painters’ show runs through May 15: Tuesdays-Fridays 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. and on weekends 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.