Friday, November 28, 2014

11.29-30




Celebrate Small Business Saturday at the Hildebrandt Building!

11.29-30
Hildebrandt Building, 3619 Walton Ave. Cleveland,  2nd Floor, 440.590.0672, www.hecticstudio.com  “Annual Holiday Sale.”  Saturday and Sunday 11-5pm.  Featuring the work of Stephanie Craig, Bette Drake, Virginia Houston, Todd Leech, Katie McDermott and Mike Mikula.  (Images Above)
11.29
Harris-Stanton Gallery 2301 West Market Street, Akron, 330.867.7600, www.harrisstantongallery.com  “Holiday Open House.”  12-4pm.  
Juma Gallery, 2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, 216.721.3773, www.jumagallery.com  and Juma Gallery, 20100 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, 44122, 216.295.1717  “Shop Small Saturday.”  20% off!  Open 10-6pm.  
Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org  “Shop Small Saturday.”  Open 11 am -9:30pm.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

11.20-23



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Tri-C Gallery West, 2nd Floor Campus Library, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, 216.987.5322, www.tri-c.edu.  "Observitare- Work by Carrie Longley, Amy Kollar Anderson and Lane Bachman."  Opening 5-7pm.  (Image Above)

Cleveland Print Room (in Artcraft Building), 2550 Superior Ave, Suite 102, Cleveland, 216.401.5981  “Pablo Sierra Marino.”  Opening 5-8pm.
Lakeland Community College 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, 440.525.7029  “Faculty Exhibition.”  Opening 7-9pm. This eclectic collection includes painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry/metals, textile design, mixed media and graphic design created by the talented and skilled visual arts faculty of Lakeland Community College.
11.21
78th Street Studios. 1300 West 78th Street, Cleveland  “Third Friday Open Studios.”  New gallery opening this week.  Hartshorn Studios.  Also check out Sandy Miller!
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123rd St. Cleveland, 216.721.9020  “CAN Journal Winter 2014-2015 Launch Party.”  6-8pm. We will be hosting the CAN Journal Winter Launch Party with our neighbors The Sculpture Center and the Davis Sculpture Foundation. Be among the first to see the winter issue and take copies of the magazine back to your space for your friends, patrons, and visitors. 
Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery 1305 West 80th St., Cleveland, 216.870.6719 www.kennethpaullesko.com  “Aubrey Rhodes:  Rx.”  Opening 5-9pm.
William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  www.williambustagallery.com  “Thomas Frontini-Shelters and Don Harvey-Anxious By Nature.”  Opening 5-9pm.  
Kent State University Art Gallery, Terrace Drive, Kent.  330.672.7853. “Janet Koplos Lecture.”  Art Building, room 202.  Renowned art critic Janet Koplos will give a lecture at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, in room 202 of the Art Building. Ms. Koplos was a senior editor at Art in America from 1990–2009, and has written over 2,500 articles, reviews, essays and chapters since 1976. She is the author of several books, including "Makers: A History of American Studio Craft" (2010) with co-author Bruce Metcalf. 
Also Earlier that day: “Courtney Kessel Lecture.”Art Building, room 202.  Visiting artist Courtney Kessel will give a lecture at noon on Friday, Nov. 21, in room 202 of the Art Building. For more information on the artist and her work, visit http://courtneykessel.com/.

11.22
River Gallery,19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River 44116 440 331-8406, www.rivergalleryarts.com  “Winter Collection.”  Opening 3-7pm.  
Museum of Contemporary Art, 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 216.421.8671, www.mocacleveland.org  I am very happy to invite you an upcoming roundtable discussion on contemporary ceramics, happening this weekend!  MOCA's public program, Concerning Clay, will use the exhibition Kirk Mangus: Things Love as a springboard to explore current issues and ideas on ceramic media in contemporary art. Noted art critic and historian, Janet Koplos, senior editor of Art in America from 1990-2009, will open the conversation with a "state of the field" address. Other participants include William Brouillard, Chair of Ceramics, Cleveland Institute of Art, Eva Kwong, Chair of Ceramics, Kent State University, Anders Ruhwald, Head of Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art and Anderson Turner, Director of Galleries at Kent State University School of Art.  This program will take place this Saturday, November 22 from 1-2.30pm,The event is FREE for: students, MOCA Cleveland members, children 5 and under, Active Military and Veterans. For all other guests, Museum Admission ($8 general/$6 senior) includes attendance at the panel. 
Harris-Stanton Gallery 1370 W. 9th Street, Cleveland.  “1st Annual International Exhibition.”  Opening 6-8:30.  
Harris-Stanton Gallery 2301 West Market Street, Akron, 330.867.7600, www.harrisstantongallery.com  “Matthew Kolodziej-Artist Talk.”  2-3pm.  
11.22 + 23
Bonnie Gordon Studio.  167 Pine Needle Drive, Seville, OH  330.769.3636.  “Studio open House and Fine Art Sale.”  Saturday, November 15th is the first day of two full weekends dedicated to discovering the art of some 
amazing new artists as well as new work from your favorites.  You may find the perfect holiday gift or a piece of art for yourself. Please join us.  Saturday 10-6 Sunday 11-4.  

“Artists Open House 15th Annual Exhibit and Sale.”  Featuring work by NOC’s own Jacquline Miller.   13601 County Line Road, Chagrin Falls, OH.  Saturday hours 11-5 and Sunday 12-4pm.  

“Charm the Heart.”  Saturday 1-8pm  Sunday Noon – 4pm.  Featuring work by NOC’s own Theresa Yondo.  

11.23 
Akron Museum of Art, 1 S. High Street. Akron, 330.376.9185, www.akronartmuseum.org  “Chris Pekoc, Handmade.”  Opening 2 pm.  (Image Above)

Thursday, November 13, 2014

11.13-15


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Museum of Contemporary Art, 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 216.421.8671, www.mocacleveland.org   “Kirk Mangus;  Things Love- Curators Tour.”  7pm.  FREE with museum admission.  Join Associate Curator Rose Bouthillier for a guided tour of Kirk Mangus: Things Love. Learn more about the artist's life and philosophy of art-making in this interactive discussion.
Sculpture Center, 1834 East 123rd St., Cleveland, 216.229.6527  sculpturecenter.org  “//Benitez_vogl:  {skin} D.E.E.P.-Digital Ephemeral Epidural Patterns & Premyslaw Jasielski:  Minotaur.”  Opening 5:30-8pm.
11.14
Tremont Art Walk.
Harris-Stanton Gallery 1370 W. 9th Street, Cleveland  “1st Annual International Show.”  Opening 6-8:30.  
Spaces, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland 216.621.2314 www.spacesgallery.org  “Automatic Ruins- Colin Lyons.  Process_ Irina Spicaka.  The Invasion Has Begun“  Opening 6-9pm.  
11.15

Bonnie Gordon Studio.  167 Pine Needle Drive, Seville, OH  330.769.3636.  “Studio open House and Fine Art Sale.”  Saturday, November 15th is the first day of two full weekends dedicated to discovering the art of some amazing new artists as well as new work from your favorites.  You may find the perfect holiday gift or a piece of art for yourself. Please join us.  Saturday 10-6 Sunday 11-4. I always enjoy hosting my annual open house.  It gives me the  opportunity to share the work of some of the artists I admire as well as my own new work. I think of it as a celebration of the creative spirit. 

Akron Museum of Art, 1 S. High Street. Akron, 330.376.9185, www.akronartmuseum.org  “Christopher Pekoc:  Hand Made.” Christopher Pekoc's mixed media assemblages are distinctive among the work of his colleagues in Cleveland and far beyond. At a time when artists are engaging with new media, Pekoc uses humble processes and materials—among them gelatin silver photography, Xerox prints, shellac, sandpaper and punches—in novel ways to create evocative images. He employs stitching to supply content to his compositions, another uncommon approach. Hands in myriad gestures—extending invitation, protecting or playfully balancing balls—recur again and again in Pekoc’s assemblages. These constructions also convey the presence of the artist’s hand in their making, with scarred surfaces as metaphors of our imperfections.  
Juma Gallery, 20100 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, 44122, 216.295.1717  Hours 10-6.  Juma is launching the second edition of its signature jewelry collection.   Designed by owner Erica Weiss  in collaboration with Wanderlust Jewelers.  
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123rd St. Cleveland, 216.721.9020  “TheArchives Speak: Insights and Images of OhioArtists Launch and Book Signing.”  7 p.m.  Please join us to help celebrate  the book launch and signing of our landmark publication, The Archives Speak, which is the definitive information source guide for our 62 Archived Artists. The book contains the Archived Artists’ portraits, biographical information, career information, and examples of their artwork. A number of Archived Artists will be present during the book signing to sign books and answer questions. Along with the book launch and signing, art from the book and the featured Archived Artists will be shown in The Archives Speak exhibition in our gallery through Friday, December 12.
 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

11.7


11.7
Red Space, 2400 Superior Ave. E, Cleveland.  “19”.  Opening 6-9pm. The "19" invitational exhibition will serve as a visual commentary on the quality and richness of contemporary art currently being produced in northeast Ohio.  Participating artists: Tom Bartel, Lissa Bockrath, Jeffry Chiplis, Ron Copeland, Matthew Dibble, Scott Goss, Brandon Juhasz, Mark Keffer, Michael Loderstedt, Doug Meyer, Jason K. Milburn, Dana Oldfather, Jenniffer Omaitz, Edward Raffel, Eric Rippert, Dan Tranberg, Mark Slankard, Grace Summanen, Laila Voss.

Harris-Stanton Gallery 2301 West Market Street, Akron, 330.867.7600, www.harrisstantongallery.com  “Matthew Kolodziej and Andrea Joki:  Flexible Domains.”  Opening 5:30 pm.  Wonderful new work by all three artists.

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org  “Work of Creative Fusion Artist Dale Yudelman.”  Opening 6-9pm.    Also:  Walk All Over Waterloo. As a fall 2014 resident of Creative Fusion, an international artist residency program, Yudelman has been documenting American life through a Cleveland perspective since September. Some of these experiences will be shown at the Waterloo Arts Gallery for Yudelman’s newest project, Knockin’ on Cleveland’s Door, as well as some prints from his South African project, Life Under Democracy.
Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org  “Heights Arts 13th Annual Holiday Store.”   Opening 7-9pm.
Cleveland Institute of Art, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7407, www.cia.edu  Opening 6-8pm.  
Satellite Gallery 422 East 156th Street, Cleveland.  “Blast Off Opening Weekend.”  Opening 6 pm. Loren Naji is blasting off again with his newest installation taking flight this weekend. Check out the inaugural launch of their Satellite Gallery, which will become the only installation gallery in Cleveland. See work exhibited by “astronots ” Rebekah Wilhelm, June Hund, Scott Pickering, Diane Collins, Scott Evans, Nancy Frazier, Don King, and Joan of Art.  The exhibit is located inside a home in North Collinwood and curated by Capitan Loren Naji and co-polited by Grace Wen. The launch has been long awaited, and the opening party is sure not to be something to miss. Attend the free event, and step into another dimension.
Maria Neil Art Project, 15813 Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, www.marianeilartproject.org, 216.481.7722  “Shirley Aley Cambell.”  Opening 5 – 10pm.  View The Beauty of Decadence, a showcase of current and selected works by Cleveland award-winning art icon Shirley Aley Campbell, who’s been creating art for 50 years. Campbell is Professor Emerita of Art at the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) and Cuyahoga Community College. Her work is showcased in museums and private collections throughout the US.  And, at the same time, view the “random, lewd and beautiful” works of Adam Markanovic, a recent grad of the CIA who creates Expressionist views of mundane stock Internet photography.