5.16-17

5.16 

Lakeland Community College 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, 440.525.7029  “5^th Annual May Show.”  Reception and Awards Ceremony 7-9pm.

78^th Street Studios. 1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland  “Third Fridays.”

Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery 1305 West 80^th St., Cleveland, 216.870.6719 www.kennethpaullesko.com  “Lissa Bockrath Solo Exhibition.”  Opening 5-9pm. (Image Above)

Cleveland State University Art Gallery, 1307 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216.687.2103, www.csuohio.edu/artgallery  “Graphic Advocacy:  International Posters For a Digital Age 2001-2012 and 2014 Cleveland Clinic Explorers Exhibition.”  

5.17

6626 Forman Avenue, 6801 Forman Avenue and 6818 Fleet Avenue.   “Rooms to Let.”  Open 1pm.  As a child, did you ever get the impulse to draw on your walls? It’s only natural – the first signs of art in human history are cave drawings scribbled on interior walls. To artists, the world is a canvas. Developers in Slavic Village are encouraging this creative impulse with Rooms to Let: Cleveland (RTL). Local artists living in Slavic Village have been given a vacant house to decorate and/or curate as they see fit. Cleveland’s RTL is organized in conjunction with Columbus’ organizers, as well as Cleveland’s Zygote Press. Participating artists are mostly local, but some come from as far as New York and California. Artists have been working hard for weeks in preparation of Saturday’s neighborhood block party and street tour. The day will include live, local music from Todd Allen, The Wingtones and the Musmin Collective. Interactive activities will be available for guests of all ages Participating artist-curators include Barbary Bachtell, Director of Broadway School of Music & the Arts, Westleigh Harper and Michael Horton of MAKER Design Studio and local painter Scott Pickering (all of whom live in Slavic Village). Over two dozen local artists will be participaiting – including Justin Brennan, Jeff Chiplis, Dan Corrigan, Sean Kelly, Loren Naji, Cynthia Penter and many more.  In total, more than 30 artists will participate. RTL homes include 6626 Forman Avenue, 6801 Forman Avenue and 6818 Fleet Avenue.  The day’s events also include the debut of two exhibitions at two of the neighborhood’s new galleries. Just a Glimpse Gallery (3722 e.65^th Street, Cleveland, OH) will host a group show of local artists’ work, and Elevate Gallery (3675 e.65^th Street, Cleveland, OH) will debut an art installation by local artist James Jenkins.

5.9 +10

5.9

Harris-Stanton Gallery 2301 West Market Street, Akron, 330.867.7600, www.harrisstantongallery.com  “2014 Absolut Art Auction.”  Closing Party 5:30-7:30.  Show runs from May 2-9.

Brandt Gallery, 1028 Kenilworth, Cleveland, 216.621.1610, www.brandtgallery.org  “Bruce Edwards, Constant Background.”  Opening 6pm.  

Doubting Thomas Gallery, 856 Jefferson St., Tremont “5 in the Fifth.”   Opening 6pm.    Tremont’s Doubting Thomas Gallery isn’t a stereotypical “white cube” exhibition space. The building’s unique characteristics give it a personality unlike most commercial spaces. Sometimes the building’s character creates obstacles and complications for curators, artists and even visitors. However, the gallery’s regular cast of curators have developed strategies to take advantage of the space.  This is especially true of curator and photographer Natalia Dale – who was inspired by the gallery’s divided floorplan. Her latest exhibition, 5 in the Fifth, features 5 local female artists in each of Doubting Thomas’ five “rooms.” Participating artists include Michelle Black, Natalia Dale, Catherine Spencer, Grace Summanen and Meg Wilson.

LOOP Gallery, 2180  W. 11^th, Tremont.  “Atomist Visions Unravel.”  Opening 6-10pm. Matthew Gallagher, born 1991 is a Massachusetts native and graduate of Oberlin College’s studio art division. He is the Recipient of the 2013 AICUO Excellence in Visual Arts Grand Award as well as senatorial commendations from the state of Massachusetts and Ohio. He has exhibited works in Grid Furnishings Gallery, Sandusky Cultural Center, Richard D. Baron Gallery and the offices of Governor John Kasich among many others. His work has seen regional commercial success and hundreds of original works have been sold since 2011. Gallagher is currently a resident artist at Oberlin’s 3 Door Studios and has provided the inertia to make 3 Doors a cultural hotspot of Oberlin hosting over 50 musical performances since July 2013. When not in the visual studio, Matthew is in the audio studio working on improvised musique concrete, industrial and field recording under the Machine Listener moniker. He is looking forward to a limited edition release on Wyatt Howland's SKSK records. 

5.10

William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  www.williambustagallery.com  “Christi Birchfield:  Ferom the Inside Out.”  Christi will be in the gallery from 2-4pm.  (Image Above)

Juma Gallery, 20100 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122, 216.295.1717  “Mother Day Sale.”  11am-6pm.  Both Locations. 

Juma Gallery, 2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, 216.721.3773, www.jumagallery.com

5.2

5.2

Zygote Press, 1410 East 30^th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com  “Creative Fusion Artist Olivia Mihaltainu.”  Opening 6-9pm.

Maria Neil Art Project, 15813 Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, www.marianeilartproject.org, 216.481.7722  “Flower Power:  Cynthia Penter, Deborah Pinter, Daiv Whaley.”  

Loren Naji Studio Gallery 2138 W. 25^th Street, Cleveland www.lorennaji.com  “Undercurrent:  Works of Steve Ehret, Bob Peck and Ron Copeland.”  Opening 6-Midnight.  

Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7350, www.clevelandart.org  “Mix:  Jazz at The Cleveland Museum of Art.” Open 5-9pm.  ART, MUSIC, COCKTAILS. SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY MONTH.  Celebrate Cleveland’s vibrant arts community as the Tri-C Jazzfest and CMA team up for a night of world-class music and art. Groove to the Creole soul sounds of Etienne Charles, one of today’s most exciting young jazz artists who is ushering the genre into groundbreaking new territory. This trumpeter and bandleader seamlessly fuses the Afro-Caribbean influences of his native Trinidad with American jazz music’s R&B soul. Reservations strongly recommended.  Tickets $8, $10 day of event; CMA members FREE. For more information visit http://cma.org/MIX.

Classes

Theresa Yondo Classes.   For those of you who need a project we will be making small sculptural flowers and planters this next class session.  And for those of you who want to do your own thing you are welcome to work on your own independent study with the clay. The class will meet again on Wednesday’s.  Day: Wednesday  Time: 6:30-9:00  Dates: May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11.  Sign up for the 6 weeks for $150.00 OR  Pay as you go for $35.00 each class.   13796 Chillicothe Rd.  Novelty, Ohio  44072  440-338-6219  tyondo@windstream.net

http://theresayondo.blogspot.com/

Call for Entry.

Lakeland Community College 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, 440.525.7029  “5th Annual May Show at Lakeland.” Gallery Coordinator: Mary Urbas  440-525-7029  murbas@lakelandcc.edu

www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery  The Gallery at Lakeland Presents:

The 5th Annual May Show at Lakeland Juried Art Exhibition

May 16 – July 18, 2014  Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 16, 2014, 7 - 9 PM  Awards presented at 7 PM, Reception follows.  Please visit www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery for more entry information and application forms.  Juried from actual artworks.  Drop off:

Saturday, May 3: Noon - 3 PM  Sunday, May 4: 10 AM - 2 PM

Monday, May 5: 10 AM - Noon and 4:30 PM - 8 PM

Entry fees fund the awards. $1500 Best in Show Cash Award.

Over the past four years, we have given out $16,000 is cash awards.

Jurors:   GEORGE KOZMON, an internationally collected artist, is best known for his monumental architectural paintings, which have been widely exhibited and critically acclaimed throughout the US and abroad.  

He received his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including The National Endowment For The Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, and four Ohio Arts Council Grants.  George balances studio work with exhibiting, teaching and curating, as well as being the Director of the Cain Park Arts Festival in Cleveland Hts. OH  MAGGIE GUTHRIE, was the Gallery Manager for the Northeast Ohio> Ohio Designer Craftsman Gallery at Great Northern Mall, for 15 years.  She is currently the Gallery Manager at the Don Drumm Studios & Gallery in Akron Ohio.  Over the years, she has served on the committees that accepted work into the ODC stores, so she knows Fine Crafts  Gallery Hours: Mon- Fri 9 AM - 9 PM, Sat & Sun 9 AM - 5 PM  This event and all Gallery exhibitions are free and open to the public.

4.24-27

4.24

Wayne Center for the Arts.  237 S. Walnut St.  Wooster, OH.  “Wooster Functional Ceramics Workshop.”  Opening reception Thursday from 7-9pm.  Workshop Friday and Saturday.  Featuring Presentations by Jeff Campana, Daniel Johnston and Suze Lindsay. 

Sculpture Center, 1834 East 123^rd St., Cleveland, 216.229.6527  sculpturecenter.org  “Amanda Briede:  New Moon Ball.”  Opening Reception 5:30pm.  Artists Talk 6:15pm. 

4.25

William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  www.williambustagallery.com  “Christi Birchfield:  Painting and Drawing.  Artists at the Laurel School:  Jane Berger, Catherine Butler, Renee Psiakis, Jenne Regan.  Also Susan Umbenhour.”  Opening 5-9pm. This Friday, William Busta Gallery continues to celebrate their 25^th anniversary season with three new exhibitions. Local artist, Christi Birchfield, will debut her latest collection of drawings and paintings. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2006 and her MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2010 – concentrating in Printmaking at both schools. Her work is included in the Permanent Print and Drawing Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.  Susan Umbenhour will also debut new work on Friday. She has been teaching at Oberlin College for over a decade. Umbenhour also previously taught at University of Akron and Ursuline College. Like Birchfield, she received her BFA from Cleveland Institute of Art, but received her MFA from Johnson State College in Vermont.  The last exhibition features work by students from Shaker Heights’ Laurel School – including jane Berger, Catherine Butler, Renee Psiakis and Jeanne Regan. The Laurel School was founded in 1896, and is a nationally renowned, college preparatory K-12 school for girls.  All exhibitions run through the end of April.

Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org  “Morganites_ Fiber in Flux.”  Opening 6-9pm. 

4.26

River Gallery,19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River 44116 440 331-8406, www.rivergalleryarts.com   “8^th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibit.”  Opening 3-7pm.  Work by many NOC members!

4.27

Sandusky Cultural Center, 2130 Hayes Avenue at Perkins Sandusky, OH 44870 419.625.1188  www.sanduskyculturalcenter.org.  “Sinter-Recent Work in Clay.”  Opening 1-4pm.  Work by many NOC members!

Call for Entry.

Lakeland Community College 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, 440.525.7029  “5th Annual May Show at Lakeland.” Gallery Coordinator: Mary Urbas  440-525-7029  murbas@lakelandcc.edu

www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery

The Gallery at Lakeland Presents:

The 5th Annual May Show at Lakeland Juried Art Exhibition

May 16 – July 18, 2014

Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 16, 2014, 7 - 9 PM

Awards presented at 7 PM, Reception follows

Please visit www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery for more entry information and application forms.

Juried from actual artworks.

Drop off:

Saturday, May 3: Noon - 3 PM

Sunday, May 4: 10 AM - 2 PM

Monday, May 5: 10 AM - Noon and 4:30 PM - 8 PM

Entry fees fund the awards. $1500 Best in Show Cash Award.

Over the past four years, we have given out $16,000 is cash awards.

Jurors:

GEORGE KOZMON, an internationally collected artist, is best known for his monumental architectural paintings, which have been widely exhibited and critically acclaimed throughout the US and abroad. 

He received his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including The National Endowment For The Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, and four Ohio Arts Council Grants.  George balances studio work with exhibiting, teaching and curating, as well as being the Director of the Cain Park Arts Festival in Cleveland Hts. OH  MAGGIE GUTHRIE, was the Gallery Manager for the Northeast Ohio> Ohio Designer Craftsman Gallery at Great Northern Mall, for 15 years.  She is currently the Gallery Manager at the Don Drumm Studios & Gallery in Akron Ohio.  Over the years, she has served on the committees that accepted work into the ODC stores, so she knows Fine Crafts  Gallery Hours: Mon- Fri 9 AM - 9 PM, Sat & Sun 9 AM - 5 PM  This event and all Gallery exhibitions are free and open to the public.

4.18 + 22

4.18

78^th Street Studios. 1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland  “Third Fridays.”

Beck Center, 17801 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, 216.521.2540  “Focus Photography Competition 2014.” 

Bruno Casiano Gallery 5304 Detroit Ave., Cleveland.  “Drift.”  Opening 6pm. “The group of four artists in Drift was based on my interest of artists whose works I feel explores the space within the conventions of painting and sculpture where materials oscillate between the two art forms,” explains Rodriguez. ”This seesawing effect of reading a painting as a sculpture or vice versa is something I personally find intriguing. Because of the outward high relief and sculptural appearances in these artists’ works, they remind me of ancient Greek or Egyptian architectural stone relief sculptures. These artists use materials traditionally used in paintings such as paint, wax, wood, canvas, and frames to produce a quality of dimensionality within them.  “The artists in Drift share a keen concern of how they personally invest in defining the space and form in their works, and the tendency to drift between the linear, sculptural, and the painterly without being confined to a single interpretation,” continues Rodriguez.

4.22

 Cleveland Institute of Art, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7407, www.cia.edu  “Runway Show.”  7:30 in the Lobby and Gallery. The talented students of Cleveland Institute of Art’s Industrial Design program have an established track record of innovation and leadership in their post-CIA careers. This week, you can get a preview of the future that these passionate students will soon be creating.   This Tuesday, MOCA Cleveland hosts the Opening Reception for the CIA Spring Design Show. Their work will be displayed throughout MOCA’s unique interior. After Tuesday’s opening, the work will remain on view at MOCA through Sat 4/26. The reception and exhibition are both free and open to the public. 

4.10-12

Job Opportunity!!!

The Beck Center is looking for a ceramic artist with experience working with children (ages 6 to 12) to teach two, 3 week sessions this summer.

The Camps are from June 16^th to July 3^rd for the first, with the times being 9:30 to 12:00pm  and the second runs from July 28 to August 15^thand goes from 12:30pm to 3:00pm. The last Fridays of each camp ends with an art show in the Daniels Lounge of the Beck Center.  The  ceramic artist will be working with another visual artist who will work with the students using other visual arts materials. There will be two rooms with, one hour sessions, a half hour snack break, and then the classes switch.  Anyone interested in working for the Beck Center and looking for more information, contact Susan Gallagher at: sgallagher@beckcenter.org.  and  please send some images of your personal work and a resume.

4.10

The Clara Fritzsche Library at Notre Dame College of Ohio, 4545 College Road, South Euclid, www.notredamecollege.edu  “Nun:  Judy Takacs Paints Retired Sisters of Natre Dame.”  Opening 5-7pm.  

4.11

Zygote Press, 1410 East 30^th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com  “The Big Show and Iron Printmaker Exhibition + Benefit.”  Opening 6-9pm. In Zygote Press’ gallery, The Big Show will feature work curated by Cleveland Museum of Art conservator and curator Per Knutas. Participating local artists include Bruce Chechefsky, Jeff Chiplis, Gianna Committo, Andy Curlowe, TR Ericsson, Andrea Joki, Lori Kella, Dante Rodriguez, Achala Wali and many more. All works are priced under $250. All sales benefit the artists – with Zygote benefiting through their standard gallery commission.  Simultaneously, the Iron Printmaker will take place in Zygote’s printshop starting at 7pm. Two teams of foodies and artists will compete in an Iron Chef format – using mystery ingredients to create four prints each. Guest judges include Michael Heaton (Minister of Culture, The Plain Dealer), Grafton Nunes (President, Cleveland Institute of Art) and Jill Snyder (Executive Director, MOCA Cleveland). Bribes are shamelessly accepted (and benefit Zygote).

Brandt Gallery, 1028 Kenilworth, Cleveland, 216.621.1610, www.brandtgallery.org  “Phoebe Marie Nelson, The Long Ease:  Post Cancer Works.”  Opening 5-9.

Tower Press Building, 1900 Superior Ave. , Cleveland  “Tower Press Artists Group Exhibition.”  Opening 5-9pm.  Curated by Robert Thurmer with a Gallery Conversation Moderated by Robert at 6:30.

Screw Factory 13000 Athens Ave., Lakewood www.screwfactory artists.com  1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland “Spring Open Studio.”  Opening 5-9pm. Join us for our annual Spring Open Studio. Artwork will be on display and for sale during this event.   Participating artists include: Gina DeSantis( Gina DeSantis Ceramics), Robb Durr, Freddy Hill ( Bomb Factory Furniture), VTrendz, M.C. Nagel, Lauren Herzak-Bauman, Katie Hanrahan, Phyllis Kohring Fannin, Kathy Patton, Kim Schoel (new tenant!), Michael Hudecek ( Forest City Portage), Lori Paximadis, Ryu no Sakebi & Michelle Mowery, Ursula Ryan, Ann Caywood Brown, Jenn Szalkowski, Teresa Crompton, The Movement Factory, Megan Frankenfield, RTD Design Collective, JOY of Vintage/Sandy .

Wooltex 1900 Superior Ave. Studio #101, Cleveland, 216.272.0751  “Tower Press Artists Group Opening.”  Opening 5-9pm. We hope you can join us for an evening of fine art, music and libations. The exhibition features the work of the Tower Press Artists Group. Selection of Works by Robert Thurmer, Artist and Director of The Galleries at CSU - Cleveland State University. Curator Conversation @ 6:30p.m.  

Artsits:  Robert Banks, Michael Greenwald, Anne Kibbe, Deb Lawrence, Michael S. Levy, Erica Miller, Dan Morgan, Scott Murphy, Billy Nainiger, Jessica Newell, Kathy Lynn, Eric Rippert, Christopher Stofan, Damian Venditti, JenMarie Zeleznak and Clarence E. Van Duzer.

4.12

Spaces, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland 216.621.2314 www.spacesgallery.org  “Monster Drawing Rally.”  Event April 12, 6-10 pm.  Work on View April 13^th, 12-5pm.  $5 Night of Event. Every year, SPACES hosts their annual Monster Drawing Rally to benefit the gallery and their efforts. Every year, 100+ local and regional artists are selected by 10 guest curators to draw for one hour each. All the works created are sold for a flat $65 – with all sales benefiting SPACES.

Morgan Conservatory, 1754 E. 47^th Street, Cleveland, 216.361.9255, www.morganconservatory.org  “OH, Letterpress.”

Museum of Contemporary Art, 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 216.421.8671, www.mocacleveland.org “And in My Dream I Was Rolling on the Floor.”  Opening 6:45.  This weekend, MOCA Cleveland presents, a unique, site-specific sound installations by NYC-based artist Kevin Beasley in MOCA’s Gund Commons as well as the historic Cozad-Bates mansion located just across the street. The events will link the oldest and newest structures in University Circle. The Cozad estate will host four pieces (30-45 minutes each), while MOCA will be become a listening environment. The four works are designed specifically to capturing the shifting atmosphere throughout the evening.

4.3-6

4.3  Tonight!

Kent State Art Building, 400 Janik Drive, Kent, Ohio 44242  “John Miyazawa  “MFA Thesis Show.”   Opening Reception 5-7pm.  (Image Above) (NOC’s Own John Miyazawa!   I am excited to be finishing up my studies at Kent this spring. I have a thesis show coming up, April 1-4, and the reception will be held on the 3rd, Thursday, from 5 to 7 pm in the main gallery in the art building. http://www.kent.edu/artscollege/News/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=8EACA3C3-D85C-1716-C4ECE07B9C175C12

4.4

Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7350, www.clevelandart.org  “Mix:  Ideation, featuring DJ Rekha.”  Open 5-9pm.

Bay Arts, 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH  “Ephemeral Antidotes:  Revisted New work by Arabelle Proffer.”  Opening 7-9pm.  (Image above)

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org  “Vacancy/No Vacancy.”  Opening 6pm. Emptiness, abandonment, decay, reuse, and renewal? Yeah, we’ve got that. Now explore what those concepts mean in a juried show — Vacancy/No Vacancy — @ Waterloo Arts. 101 artists from 22 states and Canada will explore vacancy (or no vacancy) through a variety of media.

Gallery One Sixty, 16008 Waterloo Road, Cleveland  “Pen Pals.”  Opening 6pm. PEN PALS is an exhibition of collaborative drawings by Cleveland's Rachel Strongoli & Josh Usmani and Sweden's Daniel Andersson-Boe (Semio). Half of the works were started in each country and mailed back-and-forth across the Atlantic Ocean.  This show will feature works by all three artists, different pairings and individual work. The artists' styles blend over each other - creating an ambiguous sense of continuity, blending the three into one. This event is FREE and open to the public.

4.6

Lakeland Community College 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, 440.525.7029  “LCC Visual Arts Student Exhibition.”  Reception and Awards Ceremony 7-9pm.