Thursday, September 24, 2015

9.25-26



9.25 
Lynne Lofton (NOC’s Own) got into the Zanesville Show with the piece in the above image!  Congrats!  The Muskingum County Community Foundation (MCCF), the Zanesville Museum of Art and the Artist Colony of Zanesville, with support from the Ohio Arts Council, are partnering with the Potters Council, the membership organization of ceramists worldwide, to present the Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, the largest best of show prize in ceramics in the Western Hemisphere.   From over 950 works submitted by 368 artists, 65 works (from 58 artists) were selected as finalists to be exhibited in Zanesville.  From those finalists the jurors will choose the Zanesville Prize recipient and the other award recipients. The three jurors are Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics, Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe; Julia Galloway, Professor & Director, School of Art, University of Montana in Missoula; and Doug Jeck, Associate Professor & Chair, School of Art, University of Washington in Seattle.  The 2015 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics show will be held at the Zanesville Museum of Art fromSeptember 25, 2015 through January 2, 2016.  Also there is a one-day conference in Zanesville on September 26, with demonstrations by the three Zanesville Prize Jurors.   Public viewing of the show (September 25, 2015 – January 2, 2016) 

Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College, 2550 Lander Rd, Pepper Pike, OH  “The Drawing Show:  From Doodles to Digital.”  Opening from 5 to 9PM.   Participating artists are: Gretchen Beck, Judy Brandon, Augusto Bordelois, Steve A. Bowen, Justin Brennan, John Carlson, Sarah Curry, Dexter Davis, Bonnie Dolin, Gary Dumm, Laura Dumm, Kimberly Grice, Ron Hill, Keaf Holliday, Thomas Hudson, Clotilde Jimenez, Wally Kaplan, David King, George Kocar, Stanka Kordic, George Kozmon, Mitzi Lai, Nancy Lick, James McNamara, Loren Naji, Karen Sandstrom, John A Sargent III, Rita Schueneman, Gerry Shamray, Tim Shuckerow, Ralph Solonitz, Darius Steward, Rachel Strongoli, Judy Takacs, Josh Usmani, Douglas Max Utter, Laila Voss and Jerome White

9.26
Zygote Press, 1410 East 30th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com  “Patti Fiels and Ray Juaire-Artist Talk.”  2-4 pm.  Talk at 3 pm.  
9.26-27
Stephanie Craig and Todd Leech will be participating in the Michiana pottery tour this weekend.  For more info please visit :  http://www.michianapotterytour.com/

Thursday, September 17, 2015

9.17 - 19


9.17
Sculpture Center, 1834 East 123rd St., Cleveland, 216.229.6527  sculpturecenter.org  “Future Retrieval x Chris Vorhees.”  Opening 5:30-8pm.  (Image Above)
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123rd St. Cleveland, 216.721.9020  “Fragments.”  Opening Reception 5:30-8pm.  
9.18
Tyler Village, 3615 Superior Avenue E, Building 44 5th floor. “F*Sho.”  Opening 5-10 pm.  Awesome Show!
2731 Prospect, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  www.williambustagallery.com  “Brick and Bones:  David Mengay and Hrvoje Slovenc, Michelangelo Lovelace:  Good People With Bad Habits.”  Opening 6-9pm.  
Fawick Gallery, Baldwin-Wallace College 94 E. Bagley Rd., Berea, OH 440.826.2152  “10 x 10.”  Opening Reception 5-8pm.  Show of 10 ceramic cups from 10 different universities.
Cleveland Print Room (in Artcraft Building), 2550 Superior Ave, Suite 102, Cleveland, 216.401.5981  “Surroundings.”  Opening 5-9pm. Featuring the work of local photographers David Bergholz, Deborah Pinter, and Arnold Tunstall.  
78th Street Studios. 1300 West 78th Street, Cleveland  “Third Fridays.”  5-9pm.    Openings at Survival Kit and Hedge and ArtNeo and Kenneth Paul Lesko.
Bay Arts, 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH  “A Tribute to Bob Moyer.”  Opening 7-9pm.  
9.19
River Gallery,19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River 44116 440 331-8406, www.rivergalleryarts.com  “Miniatures.”  Opening 3-7pm.
Cleveland Institute of Art, 11610 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 800.223.4700, www.cia.edu  “Chromos Opening Celebration.
Sparx City Hop 11am-6pm.  
Zygote Press, 1410 East 30th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com  “Grand ‘Green.’”  Opening 1-3pm.  

Upcoming Workshop at Ohio Ceramics Supply    
  I would like to especially invite you to take a look at the many events we have scheduled for our grand re-opening, Sept. 25-27.
In addition to the Fong Choo and Janis Mars Wunderlich workshops on Friday and Saturday we have these presentations and exhibits:
  • Dave Gamble will represent Skutt Kilns and lead a discussion on kiln usage and maintenance.  His workshop will be held on Friday and again on Saturday.
  • Kevin Nguyen, owner and designer of Xiem Studio Tools, will demonstrate the many ways you can use Xiem tools (Friday and again on Saturday). Kevin will also have a booth at which you'll be able to use the tools.
  • Tracy Gamble will be on hand to discuss Amaco products
  • Standard Clay and Laguna Clay will each have a booth and are looking forward to answering questions about their clay bodies and dry materials
And we have added a special clay event for Sunday, Sept 27:"Join us as we welcome new ceramic professors: Peter Christian Johnson (Peter's website) at Kent State, and Seth Nagelberg (Seth's website) at Cleveland Institute of Art, to northern Ohio. We'll also have Eva Kwong (Eva's website) on hand - stop by and congratulate Eva as she takes the reigns of the ceramic program at the University of Akron. We'll provide hotdogs and drinks. 
Also on Sunday, from 10 am to 2 pm, we're challenging the alumni of the various ceramic programs in northern Ohio to a bowl-throwing contest. You'll need to assemble a team of 5 - each team member gets 10 minutes to throw as many bowls as they can in that time. We'll have three wheels and 4 1-hour time slots, so we have room for 12 teams. The winning team will earn a $300 gift certificate for their school, $200 for second place and $100 for third. Clay and tools wil be provided.  The bowls will be fired and we will work with local area elementary-high schools to glaze them for an Empty Bowls project this fall.  To register: email rzumpone @ ohioceramic.com with the name of your school and preferred time slot. A school can be represented by more than one team."  For full information please visit the events page ont he OCS website: http://www.ohioceramic.com/index.php/events  We hope to see you in September.  Be sure to tell your students about the 20% discount!

Thursday, September 10, 2015

9.11 - 13


9.11
Tremont Art Walk.  6-10pm.  
LOOP Gallery 2180 W. 11th St., Tremont  “Gather:  1st annual Photo Invitational.”  Opening 6-10 pm. GATHER is a showcase of snapshots of human interaction; shots from the show, the afterparty, the roadtrip & the hangouts - portraits of strangers on the bus, and of a lover waking up. This is not a show for posed and technically proficient pieces; This is the show of pieces that represent an artist's ability to capture a moment & portray modern culture.

9.12
Cleveland Flea.  3615 Superior Ave.  Featuring Lauren Herzak-Bauman,  9am-4pm.  

9.13
Berea Arts Fest.  Downtown Berea Triangle Front Street, Berea,  10-5pm.  
Kendal Gallery, 600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, http://kao.kendal.org  “Matthew Gallagher:  Growth Mantra/Solvent Formula.”  Opening reception 2:30-4:30 pm.  

Upcoming Workshop at Ohio Ceramics Supply    
  I would like to especially invite you to take a look at the many events we have scheduled for our grand re-opening, Sept. 25-27.

In addition to the Fong Choo and Janis Mars Wunderlich workshops on Friday and Saturday we have these presentations and exhibits:
  • Dave Gamble will represent Skutt Kilns and lead a discussion on kiln usage and maintenance.  His workshop will be held on Friday and again on Saturday.
  • Kevin Nguyen, owner and designer of Xiem Studio Tools, will demonstrate the many ways you can use Xiem tools (Friday and again on Saturday). Kevin will also have a booth at which you'll be able to use the tools.
  • Tracy Gamble will be on hand to discuss Amaco products
  • Standard Clay and Laguna Clay will each have a booth and are looking forward to answering questions about their clay bodies and dry materials
And we have added a special clay event for Sunday, Sept 27:"Join us as we welcome new ceramic professors: Peter Christian Johnson (Peter's website) at Kent State, and Seth Nagelberg (Seth's website) at Cleveland Institute of Art, to northern Ohio. We'll also have Eva Kwong (Eva's website) on hand - stop by and congratulate Eva as she takes the reigns of the ceramic program at the University of Akron. We'll provide hotdogs and drinks. 
Also on Sunday, from 10 am to 2 pm, we're challenging the alumni of the various ceramic programs in northern Ohio to a bowl-throwing contest. You'll need to assemble a team of 5 - each team member gets 10 minutes to throw as many bowls as they can in that time. We'll have three wheels and 4 1-hour time slots, so we have room for 12 teams. The winning team will earn a $300 gift certificate for their school, $200 for second place and $100 for third. Clay and tools wil be provided.  The bowls will be fired and we will work with local area elementary-high schools to glaze them for an Empty Bowls project this fall.  To register: email rzumpone @ ohioceramic.com with the name of your school and preferred time slot. A school can be represented by more than one team."  For full information please visit the events page ont he OCS website: http://www.ohioceramic.com/index.php/events  We hope to see you in September.  Be sure to tell your students about the 20% discount!

Thursday, September 3, 2015

9.4




9.4
Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org  “Emergent.”  Opening 6-9pm. Emergent 2015 highlights some of the finest "local produce" from area art institutions, with works by Joanne Arnett, Jerry Birchfield, Abbey Blake, Robert Coby, Matthew Gallagher, Clotilde JimĂ©nez, Bridget McGuire, Joseph Minek, Nicholas Skowron, and Shawn Watrous. In addition a new spotlight gallery with abstract and figurative paintings by noted Cleveland artist and former Murray Hill gallery owner Brenda Fuchs will be unveiled as part of Heights Arts’ inaugural installation. 
Citizens Bridge, 1400 East 30th Street 4th Floor Suite 403, Cleve www.citizensbridge.com  “Inside the World of Bubbles.”  Opening 5-8pm. Lilley's photographs depict dynamic compositions with movement, light, and color, staging captivating microcosms, each designed to give the viewer a sense of awe, wonder, and a desire to experience the previously unseen life inside the world of bubbles.
Satellite Gallery 422 East 156th Street, Cleveland.  Opening 5-9.  Satellite Gallery's orbit will coincide with the First Friday Walk All Over Waterloo! This will be our last voyage with this current crew of artstronauts, as we will close and make upgrades, and relaunch again with a new crew of artstronauts for the month of October! 
Maria Neil Art Project, 15813 Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, www.marianeilartproject.org, 216.481.7722  “Scott Goss.”  Opening 5 – 10pm.  Scott Goss, whose work will be displayed at Maria Neil Art Project in two formats — Incoherent Spaces, an exhibition of new works in glass, copper and enamel, and It Can Be Lonely In Here, a video and mixed media installation exploring subconscious place through experiential environments. Go check it out and get lost in thought and stunning visuals.  
Gallery One Sixty, 16008 Waterloo Road, Cleve.  “Jake Kelly.”  Opening 6PM.  Cleveland artist Jake Kelly first attracted notice with his flyers for concerts at venues like the Grog Shop and the Beachland, which started appearing around town 15 years ago.  His intricate line drawings, looking like single panels pulled from a comic strip, appeared to depict moments from a larger narrative that was titillatingly elusive. Sometimes it had something — usually tenuous — to do with the band in question but often it was its own thing, telling some unsettling, often macabre tale whose backstory you had to fill in yourself.
Article 15316 Waterloo Rd. Cleve  “From the Dust-Industrial Art show.”  Opening 5-10pm. This collective show honors that history and celebrates Cleveland’s revival with works from local artists and how they’ve come to embrace Cleveland “The Comeback City’s” industrial roots.  Featuring Artists: Christine Irene Cotter, Larry Fielder, Patrick Haggerty, Leila Khoury, George Kriner, Rachel Latina, Nancy L Miller, Jessica Miroglotta, Kristopher Petrenko, Louis Ross, Susan Ross, Jerry Schmidt, Melodie Thompson, Guerin Wolf, and NOC’s own Theresa Yondo!

Zygote Press, 1410 East 30th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com   Show opens Sept 4th.  Sat 9/26 @ 2-4PM: Artist Talk.  Patti Fields, a metalsmith, and Ray Juaire, have been the Zygote Press artists in residence for the last six months.  “They often transform a variety of media to create artwork that, at times, symbolizes their professional and personal relationship and explores issues of place and memory.” That show opens with a reception this week; it’s on display through Say 10/3, although the artists will talk at what’s billed as a closing reception Sat 9/26 @ 2-4PM.
9.8
Tri-C Gallery East, 4250 Richmond Rd., Highland Hills, OH  “Photo Now.”  Opening Reception 6-8pm. Award winners will be announced at the opening reception and visitors will have the opportunity to vote for the Peoples Choice Award at the opening. 

9.9
Tri-C Gallery West, 2nd Floor Campus Library, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, 216.987.5322, www.tri-c.edu  “Time Lapse.”  Opening Reception 5-7pm.  Featuring work by Si Yun Chang, Abbey Blake and NOC’s Own Todd Leech!  (Image Above)

Upcoming Workshop at Ohio Ceramics Supply    
  I would like to especially invite you to take a look at the many events we have scheduled for our grand re-opening, Sept. 25-27.  In addition to the Fong Choo and Janis Mars Wunderlich workshops on Friday and Saturday we have these presentations and exhibits:
  • Dave Gamble will represent Skutt Kilns and lead a discussion on kiln usage and maintenance.  His workshop will be held on Friday and again on Saturday.
  • Kevin Nguyen, owner and designer of Xiem Studio Tools, will demonstrate the many ways you can use Xiem tools (Friday and again on Saturday). Kevin will also have a booth at which you'll be able to use the tools.
  • Tracy Gamble will be on hand to discuss Amaco products
  • Standard Clay and Laguna Clay will each have a booth and are looking forward to answering questions about their clay bodies and dry materials
And we have added a special clay event for Sunday, Sept 27:"Join us as we welcome new ceramic professors: Peter Christian Johnson (Peter's website) at Kent State, and Seth Nagelberg (Seth's website) at Cleveland Institute of Art, to northern Ohio. We'll also have Eva Kwong (Eva's website) on hand - stop by and congratulate Eva as she takes the reigns of the ceramic program at the University of Akron. We'll provide hotdogs and drinks. 
Also on Sunday, from 10 am to 2 pm, we're challenging the alumni of the various ceramic programs in northern Ohio to a bowl-throwing contest. You'll need to assemble a team of 5 - each team member gets 10 minutes to throw as many bowls as they can in that time. We'll have three wheels and 4 1-hour time slots, so we have room for 12 teams. The winning team will earn a $300 gift certificate for their school, $200 for second place and $100 for third. Clay and tools wil be provided.  The bowls will be fired and we will work with local area elementary-high schools to glaze them for an Empty Bowls project this fall.  To register: email rzumpone @ ohioceramic.com with the name of your school and preferred time slot. A school can be represented by more than one team."  For full information please visit the events page ont he OCS website: http://www.ohioceramic.com/index.php/events  We hope to see you in September.  Be sure to tell your students about the 20% discount!