1.2.2015

Happy New Year!  2015!

1.2.2015

William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  www.williambustagallery.com  “Jeffry Chiplis:  New Ideas and Inert Gas, Darius Steward:  Read the Signs, Julie Friedman:  Fertile Ground ( Image Above)”  Opening Reception 5-9pm.  

12.19-20

12.19

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

12.20

Screw Factory 13000 Athens Ave., Lakewood www.screwfactory artists.com  1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland  “Cleveland Hand Made Last Minute Market and Screw Factory Artist Open Studio.”  Hours 10-6pm.  

Loren Naji Studio Gallery 2138 W. 25^th Street, Cleveland www.lorennaji.com  “Warm Hearts for the Homeless.”  Opening 6-9pm.  

12.11-14

12.10-14

Jenny Mendes Online Holiday Sale!  https://www.etsy.com/shop/jennymendes

12.11 + 12

Rose Iron Works Studio and Forge, 1536 E. 43^rd. St., Cleveland,  www.roseironworks.com  “2014 Holiday Boutique.”  Open both days 2-7pm.  

12. 12

LOOP Gallery 2180 W. 11^th St., Tremont  “Winter Showcase.”  Featuring the work of Matthew Gallagher, April Bleakney Matt O’Reilly and Brianna Dearest.  Opening 6-9pm. Opening Dec. 12th, 2014 for the Tremont ArtWalk, Loop is proud to present a showcase of some of our favorite artists, just in time for the Holidays! This show will be up from Dec. 11th, 2014 through Jan. 5th, 2015. All items purchased before Dec. 23rd 2014 will be available for pick up on Dec. 23rd.

12.13

River Gallery,19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River 44116 440 331-8406, www.rivergalleryarts.com  “Winter Open House.”  12-5pm.  

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.  “Holiday Open House.”  At Both Juma Locations.  

 12.13+14

78^th Street Studios. 1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland.  “Cleveland Bazaar.”  Saturday 10AM-9PM Sunday 10AM-6PM.  Bazaar Bizarre has  morphed into the Cleveland Bazaar and it’s gotten HUGE, with more than 150 vendors displaying weird and wonderful items — all handmade and mostly from around the region. It’s a great place to find gifts you know won’t be duplicated.  A big bazaar needs a big space so the Cleveland Bazaar will be taking over several spaces in the sprawling 78th Street Studios building all weekend. It’s free to get in, although you can buy a $20 early bird shopper pass to get in at 9am Saturday. The ticket price includes a limited edition Cleveland Bazaar 10th anniversary T-shirt.  clevelandbazaar.org/

12.5-7

12. 5

Kent State University Art Gallery, Terrace Drive, Kent.  330.672.7853. Art Building, room 202.   “John Balistreri Lecture.”  Friday Lecture Series.  Ceramic artist John Balistreri will give a lecture at noon on Friday, Dec. 5, in room 202 of the Art Building. John Balistreri, who received his M.F.A. in ceramics from Kent State University, is a professor at Bowling Green State University. For more information on his career and images of his work, visithttp://johnbalistreriartist.com/.

12.5-7

TerraVista Studios, 1400 East 30^th Street #401, Cleveland, 216.523.1387, www.terravistastudios.com “15^th Annual Holiday Sale.”   Friday 11-4, Saturday 12-7, Sunday 12-4.

12.6

Harris-Stanton Gallery 1370 W. 9^th Street, Cleveland.  “Holiday Open House.”  Saturday from 12-4pm.  

12.6+7

The ArtCraft Building, 2570 Superior Avenue, Cleveland 44114

 “ArtCraft Open Studio Show.” Celebrating the fine craft of Downtown Studio Artists for 27 years! Saturday, December 6, 2014,  10am to 7pm. Sunday, December 7, 2014, 11am to 5pm. Free parking available.  Wheelchair accessibility and elevator access.  More info at:http://artcraftstudio.wordpress.com Looking for some art? Find plenty of it at the ArtCraft Open Studio & Sale where you can purchase high-quality art by local artists at reasonable prices. The 27th annual event is billing itself as the “largest collection of fine art & craft for the holiday season.” Go shop happy and check out the cool studios.

Zygote Press, 1410 East 30^th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com  “Off the Wall Members Show and Sale.”  

Superior Hot Glass at 1588 E. 40th St. between Superior and Payne and behind the Shovelworks Building which is at 1577 E. 40th St.   Dec. 6th, 10am-8pm and -7th, noon-5.  Sue Berry at Superior Hot Glass has invited Theresa Yondo to show clay work with the gang at the studio.  

11.29-30

Celebrate Small Business Saturday at the Hildebrandt Building!

11.29-30

Hildebrandt Building, 3619 Walton Ave. Cleveland,  2^nd 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.

11.20-23

11.20

Tri-C Gallery West, 2^nd 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

78^th Street Studios. 1300 West 78^th 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. 123^rd 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 80^th 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. 9^th Street, Cleveland.  “1^st 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 15^th 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)

11.13-15

11.13

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 123^rd 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. 9^th Street, Cleveland  “1^st 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. 123^rd 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.