12.16- 18 add on!

12. 16-18

“Cleveland Heights Holiday Art Sale.” Friday at 3:00pm until Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 5:00pm. Please join us for a holiday art sale featuring artists Jenny Mendes, Dawn Estrin, (Bijou Graphique), Nancy Gardner and Shayna Roth Pentecost hosted by Rosie Mendes Ford. Hours: December 16th, 3-8 PM. December 17th, 10-5 PM. December 18th, 12-5 PM. For a preview of the artists' work, please visit the following websites: www.jennymendes.com www.bijougraphique.com www.nancygardnerceramics.com 2216 South Overlook Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio ( top of Cedar Hill near Nighttown)

12.16-18

2.16-18

“Grand Opening Celebration, black &White Café/Gallery.” Each day open from 12-8pm. Shows: “Intertwined, a product of a love story.” New work by Joe and Stephanie Ayala. Negative Space at Asian Town Center

3820 Superior Ave, Second Floor Cleveland, OH 44114

12.18

“Holiday Open House.” Open 1-4pm. Rose Iron Works Studio and Forge, 1536 E. 43^rd. St., Cleveland, www.roseironworks.com

In Memory: Malcolm Davis 1937-2011

From the NCECA website:

It may only be when learning of unanticipated loss that overwhelming sadness brushes so assuredly against reverential grace. NCECA shared such a moment with many of you when early this morning we began to receive phone calls and e-mail messages informing us of the passing of Malcolm Davis.

Dear friend, mentor and inspiration to thousands working in clay, Malcolm's life journey served as an exemplar for many who have chosen the path of the publicly engaged studio potter. As a humanitarian and potter, Malcolm somehow managed to seamlessly interweave strands of altruism, idealism, pragmatism and improvisation. He taught us what was required to lead a meaningful life as a maker, teacher and friend. In the process, he shared with us lyrical, carbon-kissed pots that came from his own hands, raised our awareness of the great works made by others, and generously gifted his knowledge, passion and love for material, process, meaningful moments and human connection. In the introduction of his closing lecture for NCECA's 2010 Conference in Philadelphia, entitled How Did I End Up Here?, Malcolm shared...

The earth binds us potters to one another; none of us are here without the other, so gratitude must be paid to this community of makers and creators... And then there is The Clay. None of us would be here today, struggling and surviving, creating and making, if it weren't for the power of the living earth that seduces, sustains and keeps us growing. Thanks to The Clay, to all those workers and makers over the millennia who paved our way.

Malcolm attended his first NCECA event when he was brand new to clay in 1979 at Penn State University. In the weeks prior to his passing, Malcolm was working and communicating with NCECA to gather information and craft presentations for the Past Masters program being planned for the 2012 conference in Seattle. Malcolm's heart and spirit will be with us, although not in the manner we had planned. All of us who had the pleasure of knowing Malcolm will sadly miss him. As we make moments to meditate on the life he so richly crafted and selflessly shared, we know that Malcolm would want us all to go to the studio, touch the clay and make contact once again with a friend.

12.9-11

12.9

“Arts Collinwood Annual Holiday Sale.” Friday, December 9th 11am-11pm Saturday, December 10th 11am-11pm Sunday, December 11th 11am-5pm Shop local this holiday season at Arts Collinwood's Annual Holiday Art Sale featuring over 30 of the region's best artists. The Arts Collinwood Holiday Art Sale has become a popular Cleveland destination and a draw for holiday shoppers from around the city, featuring a wide array of unique, affordable artwork including: wearable art, award- winning jewelry designs, prints, adorable baby items, museum quality paintings, exquisite glassworks, luxurious knitwear, beautiful holiday cards and much more. For more information about the Holiday Art Sale at the Arts Collinwood Gallery, or any of the events in the Waterloo Arts District, visit us on Facebook or at www.artscollinwood.org or by calling 216-692-9500. Only 10 minutes from downtown Cleveland, just north of I-90 on the corner of E. 156th and Waterloo.

12.10
“River Gallery Winter Collection.” Opening reception 12-7pm. Featuring over 22 artists including many NOC members! River Gallery,19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River 44116 440 331-8406, www.rivergalleryarts.com

“Controversy: The Final Show @ Zaller Gallery.” Openign Reception 5 – 11PM. Controversy — for one night only! Zaller Gallery presents its last show — Controversy — featuring the work of over two dozen emerging & established NEO artists. Think the show will be controversial? Depends on your views. The show will offer a spectrum of perspectives on different subjects from people with very different backgrounds. Let’s discover what’s provocative in the 21st century. Zaller Gallery, 16008 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland

12.10, 11

“Bazaar Bizarre.” NEO's favorite indie art + craft show, is back for it's last show this holiday season, December 10th-11th at 78th Street Studios featuring 80+ vendors to shop. Since 2004, BazBiz has offered up the finest craftspeople, unique gifts and a festive shopping experience, and we look forward to seeing you there! December 10-11th at 78th St Studios (10a-9p Sat, 10a-6p Sun). 1300-1301 West 78th St, Cleveland 44102 http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/cleveland.html

“Trinty Cathedrals Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar.” The bazaar will take place during the Cleveland Artists Holiday Invitational and be held in both the piazza and the gallery. Hours: Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115

12.11

“Holiday Open House.” Open 1-4pm. Rose Iron Works Studio and Forge, 1536 E. 43rd. St., Cleveland, www.roseironworks.com

Open through Fri 12/30/11 The Heights Arts Annual Holiday Store is packed with over 80 regional artists selling paintings, prints, cards, books, CDs, ceramics and other good stuff. You don’t have to travel beyond Cedar-Lee to find high quality artwork. Heights Art Gallery, 2163 Lee Road #104 Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org

12.2-4 Holiday Sales!!!

12.2

“Cleveland Artists Holiday Invitational Exhibit at Trinity Cathedral.” Opening and Artist's Reception from 5-9 pm. Presented by the Visual Artists of Trinity Cathedral and curated by Mary Urbas December 2, 2011 - January 29, 2012 Gallery Hours: Wednesdays 1-6 PM, Fridays 5-9 PM, Saturdays 10 AM-3 PM and Sundays 12 Noon - 5 PM. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115

“Blueprints, New work by Qian Li.” Opening Reception from 7-9pm. 1point618 Gallery 6421 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 216.281.1618 www.1point618gallery.com

“Michael Gill: Common Household Rhymes for the Modern Child.” Book release Party 6-9pm. William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071 www.williambustagallery.com

“Art House Revealed: Benefit Art Sale and Party.” Opening Reception 7-10pm. Cost $20 Online $25 at The door. Art House Studio 3119 Denison Ave. Cleveland, 44109

“The Unexpected Art Show featuring Augusto Bordelois.” Opening Reception from 6-9pm. The O Gallery at LaPlace 2101 Richmond Road, Beachwood, 44122

12.2-4

“TerraVista Studios 12^th Annual Holiday Show & Sale.” Also included within the energetic and spirited space of TerraVista Studios during this 3-day holiday event, will be one-of-a-kind gift creations designed and created by well over a dozen noted Northeastern Ohio artists working in silver, gold, and cloisonné enamel jewelry; fiber artists, woodcarvers, whimsical drawings, and more. The TerraVista Studios Holiday Show & Sale is free and open to the public and located in the Cleveland Arts QuARTer at 1400 East 30th Street, Suite #401 in Cleveland (between Superior and St. Clair, just off the I-90 Superior exit). Hours are: Friday 12.2: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, 12.3: 12 - 7 p.m. Sunday,12.4: 12 - 4 p.m. Secure parking is available in the front and side of the building (elevator access is also available). Please visit our website: www.terravistastudios.com for complete details. or contact us by email: terravistastudios@gmail.com if you have any questions.

“Little Italy’s Holiday Art Walk.” Wine, dine and shop one of Cle’s coolest, most authentic, culturally rich neighborhoods — Little Italy. It’s time for their 35th annual Holiday Art Walk. Find those unique gifts you’ve been looking for. http://ClevelandLittleItaly.com

12.3

“Zygote Press Off the Wall Holiday Show.” 1 – 4PM. Handmade. Local. Old school. The art and ephemera at Zygote Press’s annual Off The Wall Holiday Show has all that appeal and more. Support your local printmakers and purchase holiday gifts to hang on your wall… or some greeting cards, handmade books, scratch pads and other printmaking miscellany. Zygote Press, 1410 East 30^th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900 www.zygotepress.com

“Cleveland Handmade Market @ Tower Press.” 10AM – 6PM. It seems as though the handmade offerings get better and better every year. Maybe our NEO artisans are just getting more skilled. Whatever the case, you’re sure to find something cool you’ve never seen before at the Cleveland Handmade Market at Tower Press, 1900 Superior Ave., Cleveland

12.3-4

“Artcraft Building Open Studio Holiday Sale.” Featuring over 60 Artists! December 3 and 4. Saturday 11-8pm and Sunday 11-5pm. 2570 Superior Ave. Cleveland http://artcraftstudio.wordpress.com

“Hildebrandt Building Holiday Sale Featuring Betty Drake.” 11-5 Saturday and Sunday. Hildebrandt Building 2^nd Floor, 3619 Walton Ave., Cleveland.

“Douglas Sanderson's Flower of life Series.” A new site-specific commission recently installed at the Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacobs Health Center in Avon, Ohio. Open House, Saturday December 3, 2011 from 1:00- 4:00 PM The artist will be present. Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacobs Health Center 33100 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Avon OH 44011 440.695.4000

11.25-28

11.25 and 26

“Bayarts Annual Holiday Open House.” 10-4 both days. Bayarts, 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH

11.26 and 27

“DRAKE STUDIO and HECTIC STUDIO HOLIDAY SALE 2011.” BETTE DRAKE (pictured above) stoneware pottery, porcelain Jewelry. MEGAN JOHN pottery & jewelry Nov. 26th & 27h, and Dec. 3rd & 4th11 am to 5pm all 4 days NOV. 26 & 27 HECTIC STUDIO: TODD LEECH and STEPHANIE CRAIG (pictured BAove) will be open The Hildebrandt Bldg., 2nd floor, 216-961-8118 3619 Walton Ave., Cleveland 216-251-3878

11.25-11.28

“Jenny Mendes Online Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale.”

All items listed in my Etsy Online Gallery Store will be on sale.

This Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday 11/25/2011 - 11/28/2011 http://www.etsy.com/shop/jennymendes As always fast, reliable shipping.

11.18 and 19th

11.18

“Re-New: New Work by Stephen Yusko.(Work Above.) And…Garden of Earthly Delights: Cecelia Phillips. And…Brinsley Tyrrell.” Opening Reception 5-9pm. William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071 www.williambustagallery.com

“2011 Print Invitational.” Opening Reception 5-8pm. Fawick Gallery, Baldwin-Wallace College 94 E. Bagley Rd., Berea, OH 440.826.2152

We invite you to the public opening of Red and the wolf, a love story. We also invite you to participate in our COLLECTORS' DRAW NIGHT. This is your chance to become a wealthy collector! Drink wine, look around, have fun, buy a $10 ticket and you might win up to $3000 in high quality fine art. As a matter of fact, you don't even have to be present to buy a ticket, just call me at 216 548 9798 or email me at Augusto@AugustoFineArt.com and get your tickets today. Please, read these simple rules to participate http://www.augustofineart.com/AFAGallery/AFADrawRules.htm Augusto Fine Art Gallery, 1305 West 80^th St., Suite 109, Cleveland, www.augustofineart.com

“AAWR Annual Members Show and Sale.” Opening Reception 5-8pm. Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123^rd St. Cleveland

“Chang Jin Lee, Ben Kinsley & Jessica Langley, Christopher Auerbach-Brown.” Spaces, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland 216.621.2314 www.spacesgallery.org

11.19

“Ales BASK Hostomsky. BOX OF FUN.” Opening Reception: 7-10 PM, Cleveland's favorite culture-spinning Czech vandal, Ales BASK Hostomsky comes back "home" with a portfolio of brand new, never-before seen, mixed-media works. Throwing innocence and purity right into the meat grinder, BASK's newest series of portraits are both playful at heart, and sinister by nature. Through these difficult times in which we live, BASK shows us that we can still have fun by manipulating our own realities, even while they constantly change around us. A metaphor… that indicates that in this twisted world, we don't always come out in the same manner in which we came in. In commemoration of BASK's fourth solo exhibition at WRG, the artist has partnered with 1xRun to make available a limited edition print titled, Fun Box Toons. This 24 x 24 in. giclee is printed on 330gsm archival cotton paper and is priced at $75 ea. The edition is available for seven days beginning Tuesday, November 15, and can only be purchased direct from 1xRun. Please join us for the Box of Fun After-Party, hosted at Lava Lounge, immediately following the gallery reception on November 19. An exhibition of new artworks from the portfolio, HEAT by Cleveland-based gallery owner and artist William Rupnik will be on view in the downstairs lounge. Lava Lounge is located at 1307 Auburn Avenue, in the historic Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. William Rupnik Gallery1117 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44115

11.19 and 20

“Bonnie Gordon’s Studio Open House and Fine Art Sale.” (Work Pictured Above, NOC Member!) Hours Saturday the 19^th from 10am-6pm and Sunday the 20^th from 12-5pm. I'm hosting my annual open house and have invited some of my favorite fine art and craft artists to participate. Joining me will be Chad Gordon (infrared photography), Rozanne Anderson (paintings and jewelry), Barbara Gillette (hand painted glass and small drawings), Marie Lim (handmade embellished felt), Carol Thombs (felted alpaca), Polly Gilmore (blown glass), and Elaine Lamb (ornaments and functional porcelain). This is a great opportunity to see pieces created by these talented artists. You may even be tempted to purchase a holiday gift for yourself or a special friend. 167 Pine Needle Drive, Seville, OH 44273 330.769.3636

Workshop Info:

La Meridiana Curtis Benzle--Porcelain-Color & Light April 22-29, 2012

“Porcelain: Color and Light”, will celebrate the beauty and magic of light as it accentuates color, expands form and energizes surfaces in translucent porcelain. We will discuss the unique, light transmitting characteristics of vitreous porcelain and will follow up with an exploration of techniques used to color and incorporate color and light into our artwork. Topics will include relief carving (lithophane), color additions, colored clay techniques and porcelain formulas, as we consider colored, translucent porcelain in its many manifestations; sculpture, pottery (agateware or neriagi), translucent lighting and jewelry. Mornings will be devoted to exploration---demonstrations and technical discussions aimed at unlocking mysteries, expanding knowledge and empowering creativity. Afternoons will be devoted to making. Your quiet, personal experimentation or technical guidance and assistance---whatever it takes to help you bring out the best. The workshop fee for the students includes tuition ( 6/7 hours per day with 12 hours studio time - we do close the studio at night, unlike Americans – but here is to explore restaurants and wineries at night), materials and firings, lodging, welcome dinner and a freshly prepared Tuscan lunch on the working days and a wine tasting dinner on one of the evenings of the week. Other outings like evening trips to San Gimignano and Certaldo alto or cooking lessons can be organized at request, to be paid extra. The final cost for the students is of Euros 910($1,240). More Info: info@lameridiana.fi.it

11.11-17

Ongoing Cup the Intimate Object Show featuring work by Bill Brouillard and Judith Salomon. http://claylink.com/zen/

11.11

“Home.” Opening Reception 6pm. As holidays are approaching, it is hard not to think of our roots. Proximity welcomes all interpretations of this with their newest exhibition, Home. Cleveland artists Jen and James Young delve into the notions of place, connection and history through print and paint. Home as a mental state, vs home as a place. Proximity Gallery, 1667 East 40^th, Cleveland 216.262.8903 www.proximitycleveland.com

“Opening Night @ Double Feature Gallery.” Opening Reception 8PM. A new gallery is opening in Gordon Square! Say hello to Double Feature Gallery, located right next to the Capitol Theatre. Join other artsy types for a sneak-peek at the gallery before it officially opens. Events include: unveiling of the finished logo; live music via White Rims, Thaddeus A. Greene, and Gossip Culture; pre-sale of featured items; and new work from Andy Hunt, John Malta & Joey Gantner. Plus, refreshments from LUXE. Come break in Cle’s newest gallery. Double Feature Gallery, 1392 W. 65^th Street, Cleveland

The Art of Stanka Kordic.” Opening Reception 7-9pm in The Sullivan Family Gallery. Bayarts, 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH

11.12

“Bonnie Gordon’s Studio Open House and Fine Art Sale.” (Work Pictured Above, NOC Member!) Hours Saturday the 12^th from 10am-6pm and Sunday the 13^th from 12-5pm. Please join us November 12, 13 or November 19, 20. I'm hosting my annual open house and have invited some of my favorite fine art and craft artists to participate. Joining me will be Chad Gordon (infrared photography), Rozanne Anderson (paintings and jewelry), Barbara Gillette (hand painted glass and small drawings), Marie Lim (handmade embellished felt), Carol Thombs (felted alpaca), Polly Gilmore (blown glass), and Elaine Lamb (ornaments and functional porcelain). This is a great opportunity to see pieces created by these talented artists. You may even be tempted to purchase a holiday gift for yourself or a special friend. 167 Pine Needle Drive, Seville, OH 44273 330.769.3636

“Girls! Girls! Girls!” Opening Reception 6pm. Cle’s coolest, loveliest, most talented ladies will be taking Zaller Gallery by storm. Girls! Girls! Girls! features live performances by Cassie Bishop, Uno Lady, Miss Firecracker, and The Burger Broads plus new work from Oliver App, Katie Maurer, Staci McNasty, Marlee Pickles and Dott Schnieder. Zaller Gallery, 16008 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland

“Second Saturday Art Show.” Opening Reception 6pm. View artwork by Karolina Kucharewicz, James Quarles & Spencer Cowan, that new-ish art gallery/tattoo shop in Cleveland Hts. Mingle w/ cool folk and feast your eyes on some lovely art. Kollective Gallery, 1908 S. Taylor Road, Cleveland Hts., www.KollectiveGallery.com

11.17

Rose Iron Works Holiday Open House and Boutique. Opening from 5-9pm. Forging Demonstrations at 6 and 8 pm. Rose Iron Works Studio and Forge, 1536 E. 43^rd. St., Cleveland, www.roseironworks.com