7.1-3

7.1

Maria Neil Art Project, 15813 Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, www.marianeilartproject.org, 216.481.7722  “Michelangelo Lovelace.”  Opening 5-9pm. Cleveland artist Michelangelo Lovelace’s paintings are brimming with life — ordinary people doing ordinary things drawn from his own urban upbringing. In nearly 30 years working as an artist, he’s built a following of collectors, had numerous exhibits and last year, won the Cleveland Arts Prize. (Image Above)

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org  “Walk All Over Waterloo.”  5-9pm.  

7.1-3

Boston Mills Artsfest.  Featuring the work of NOC’s Own Sandy Miller! http://bmbw.com/boston_mills_artfest.html for more info! Whoever thought to repurpose the Boston Mills-Brandywine ski lodge and slopescape in the Cuyahoga Valley, turning them into a venue for a fancy-schmantzy art show and sale, really deserves the Cleveland Arts Prize. The Boston Mills Artfest is 45 years old this year, and brings to the resort artists and crafters selling in practically every conceivable media: woodworking, glassblowing, photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, pottery/ceramics, fabric and fashion accessories — you name it.

6.24-25

6.24

Bourbon, Steel, & Silver Dollars is one of the most exciting art events in Cleveland. It is a pop up art gallery that features works from multi-disciplined artists including sculpture, painting, photography, and drawing. The participants are a very select group of 20+ local and national artists filling up a 15,000 sq ft space. This year will also feature new work from past artists as well as some new genres of art such as tattooing and performance.  The event will be held at 3500 Crane Center, Streetsboro, OH 44241. The doors will open at 5:00 and close at 11:30pm. This is a free event, but an invitation ticket is needed to get into the show. Tickets can be procured before the event or at the door. Please visit our website for details - www.bourbonsteelsilverdollars.com   Featuring the work of NOC artists Stephanie Craig, Todd Leech.

Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org  “Eric Neff.”  Opening 6-9pm. Meet the artist and view new, abstract drawings by Cleveland artist Erik Neff in the spotlight gallery space.  Erik says about his work, “Like the process itself, the idea of an “abstract narrative” can be a state of contradiction or irreconcilability."  (Image Above)

6.25

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org  “Waterloo Arts Fest.”  12-7pm.  

6.17-19

6.17

78^th Street Studios. 1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland   “Third Friday.”  Open 5-9pm.  

2731 Prospect, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  “Shimmering Schemata New Work by Michelle Murphy (Image Above) and Perpetual Sunset New Work by Brandon Juhasz, Aaron Koehn and Erik Parra.”  Opening 6-9pm.  

6.18

Clifton Arts and Music Fest.  Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood.  10 am – 6 pm.  At the intersection of Clifton and W.117^th Street in Lakewood.

Bayarts Arts and Music Fest. 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village.  10 am – 4 pm. 

6.18-19

Shaker Heights arts and Music Fest.  Saturday 10 am – 8 pm and Sunday 11 am – 5 pm.  20233 Van Aiken Blvd.  Shaker Heights.

Upcoming:  

6.24

Bourbon, Steel, & Silver Dollars is one of the most exciting art events in Cleveland. It is a pop up art gallery that features works from multi-disciplined artists including sculpture, painting, photography, and drawing. The participants are a very select group of 20+ local and national artists filling up a 15,000 sq ft space. That is an incredible amount of art. For an exciting addition in 2016, we're inviting international artists to join. Additionally, we will be adding more wall space and more gallery lighting. This coming year will also feature new work from past artists as well as some new genres of art such as tattooing and performance.  The event will be held at 3500 Crane Center, Streetsboro, OH 44241. The doors will open at 5:00 and close when the last guest goes home. This is a free event, but an invitation ticket is needed to get into the show. Tickets can be procured before the event or at the door. Please visit our website for details - www.bourbonsteelsilverdollars.com   Featuring the work of NOC artists Stephanie Craig, Todd Leech.

Gallery Submissions:

In Akron:  See Image Above.

In Cleveland:  “The New Now.”  Link: www.artistsarchives.org

Out of town:  http://charliecummingsgallery.com/index.php?main_page=gallery_submissions

6.10-11

The Cleveland Art Community lost a very important member last week.  Erica Weiss was a dear friend, artist and gallery owner who will always be remembered by her kindness and generosity towards all who knew her.  Her gallery, Juma, is a testament to her impeccable taste in artwork and style.  She will be greatly missed.  

 Memorial Service for Erica Weiss.  June 11 at 11:00 am.  The Fairmount Presbyterian Church 2757 Fairmount Blvd. Cleveland Heights at 11:00 am.  Reception at the church following service.  

6.10

Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org  “Refraction.”  Opening 6-9pm.  (Image Above) The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) has been instrumental in the careers of countless visual artists and designers, who make their careers enriching our lives through their work. They can be found making creative contributions throughout the country. Among them though, is a cadre of artists working in glass who have made their stake here in Northern Ohio, including Carrie Battista, Robert Coby, Scott Goss, Earl O. James, Brent Marshall, Shawn Messenger, Michael Mikula, Marc Petrovic, Kari Russell-Pool, Mark Sudduth, and Linda Zmina.

Cleveland Print Room (in Artcraft Building), 2550 Superior Ave, Suite 102, Cleveland, 216.401.5981  “The Peer Show.”  Opening 5-9pm.  

Sculpture Center, 1834 East 123^rd St., Cleveland, 216.229.6527  sculpturecenter.org  “After the Pedestal.”  Opening 5:30-8pm.

Walkabout Tremont.

6.11-12

Valley Arts Center, 155 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls, OH “Art by the Falls.”  Saturday 10-7pm.   Sunday 11-5pm.

6.3 + 4

6.3

Brick Ceramic + Design, 16021 Waterloo Road, Cleve. www.brickceramics.com  “Kudos- A Celebration of the Careers of Judith Salomon and Bill Brouillard”  Opening Reception Black Tie Suggested 6-10pm.  Party!  

6.4

Beachwood Branch Library, 25501 Shaker Road “Ceramics in Action!  With Julie Hanus of American Craft Magazine Lecture.”  2-4 pm. Join Julie K. Hanus, senior editor of American Craft magazine, for a conversation about ceramic artists who are leading the way – combining their studio practice with social, environmental, and political action.   We'll examine the roots of "social practice," why ceramics is especially suited to this pursuit, and explore compelling examples of this community-driven art form, including some published in the pages of American Craft. Julie will also be available to answer questions about American Craft and the magazine-making process.  This program is FREE, but space is limited so please RSVP Online.  

Zygote Press, 1410 East 30^th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com “Artist Talk- Sara Tabbert.”  Join us on Saturday at 10:00 am for a morning artist talk by Rasmuson Artist in residence from Fairbanks, Alaska, Sara Tabbert. Free and open to the public.

British Pottery Showdown Link:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ghbo0

6.1

6.1

Kent State University Art Gallery, 325 Terrace Drive, Kent.  330.672.2760  “Lauren Gallaspy Lecture.”  6 pm.  Room 165 in the Center for Visual Arts.  For more info visit:  https://www.kent.edu/art/event/lauren-gallaspy-kent-blossom-art-lecture-series

5.26-28

5.26

 Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123^rd St. Cleveland, 216.721.9020 “Ceramics Invitational Exhibition.”  Opening 5:30-8pm. The Cleveland arts community has been known as a stronghold for what some might refer to as the “crafts” branch of visual arts — things like ceramics. But what Cleveland artists have done with these “crafts” has often been stunningly creative, taking them way out of the realm of everyday useful pieces into true artistic statements.  You will undoubtedly see some of these at the Ceramics Invititational at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, curated by Mary Urbas, the director of the gallery at Lakeland Community College. She’s pulled together clay pieces by 17 regional artists including NOC’s Own Diana Bjel, Susan Gallagher, Yumiko Goto, Lynne Norwood Lofton, Jenny Mendes, Sandy Miller, J. Derek O’Brien, Theresa Yondo  along with work by Jeffrey Allen, Tracy Ameen, Michael W. High, Eva Kwong, James Leslie, George Roby, Jack Rotar, Mindy Sand, and Brinsley Tyrrell.  “Urbas’ careful selections both exalt the alchemic quality of ceramics as the invocation of art from raw elements, as well as pay homage to the artist’s mastery of texture, painterly color and transmission of idea through form,” the gallery’s press release asserts.  (Image Above)

5.27+28

Akron Museum of Art, 1 S. High Street. Akron, 330.376.9185, www.akronartmuseum.org AND  Museum of Contemporary Art, 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 216.421.8671, www.mocacleveland.org “Myopia.”  Opening 7PM. “Myopia” opens at MOCA Fri 6/27 with a free party, a concert on the plaza and a DJ set by Mark Mothersbaugh. The Akron Art Museum opens its piece of Myopia Sat 5/28.  The MOCA section of the show is dedicated to experimentation, performance and sound, including the evolution of DEVO. Visitors will see Mothersbaugh’s early sketchbooks and ephemera, documentation of DEVO’s first performances, material relating to the band’s conceptual and career development and Mothersbaugh’s ongoing experimentation with manipulated musical instruments.  The Akron Art Museum will focus on Mothersbaugh’s visual art, including the 30,000 postcard-sized drawings that he has used throughout his career as the basis for his art. It will also feature recent sculpture, prints and rugs.