3.1 + 2

3.1

Loren Naji Studio Gallery 2138 W. 25^th Street, Cleveland www.lorennaji.com.   “Visions of the Future, Dreams of the Past and Delusion of the Present.”  (Image Above) Opening 5:30pm-12am.  Witness Video Fall-Out 2013 — a show of video installation by 23 artists — and have your mind blown. Free admission. 

Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org    “Andy Curlowe and Mark Slankard.”  Opening 6-9pm.  

Fawick Gallery, Baldwin-Wallace College 94 E. Bagley Rd., Berea, OH 440.826.2152   “BW Senior Exhibition.”  Opening 5-8pm.

3.2 

Breakneck Gallery, 17020 Madison Ave, Lakewood, 216.767.5610.  Opening 6 pm. “Stiletto Dropkick.”   Cleveland is full of kick-ass females, some of which are kick-ass female artists. See work by Danielle Ladovich, Angela Oster, Meredith Hahn, Rachel Latina, Oliver & others. After-party follows @ Spitfire Saloon.

2.21 + 23

2.21

Touch Supper Club  “Soul.Night: Raise Your Glasses to SPACES’ Marilyn Simmons.” 8pm.  Local arts administrator Marilyn Simmons has worked as SPACES since 1990 and has been instrumental to the careers of many budding artists. But, last fall, she was diagnosed with cancer. Though she is responding positively to treatment, she could use help defraying the costs associated with long-term sickness.  Help out and attend the Soul.Night Benefit for Marilyn Simmons @ Touch Supper Club, a night of great music, gourmet tacos, fancy dancing and excellent people coming together for a great cause.  Can’t make it but still want to help? Donations can also be sent to Marilyn c/o SPACES (2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113.)  Please make checks payable to “Marilyn Simmons.”

2.23

“4U-Printmaking Students and Faculty Work.”  Opening Reception and Open Portfolio 1-3pm. Zygote Press, 1410 East 30^th St., Cleveland 216.621.2900  www.zygotepress.com

2.15-17

2.15

1point618 Gallery 6421 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 216.281.1618 www.1point618gallery.com “Liz Maugans, Desperate Signs.”  Opening 7-10pm.  

West 78^th Street Studios, 1301 W. 78^th Street, Cleve.   “Third Fridays.”  “Face Off” Opens at Forum Artspace. 5-10pm.

William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 216.298.9071  www.williambustagallery.com  “Jeffry Chiplis:  The Great White Mountains and The Cold Cathode Plains and Andrea Joki:  Moving Pictures and Lori Kella:  Looking West.”   Opening 5-9pm.  

2.16

River Gallery,19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River 44116 440 331-8406, www.rivergalleryarts.com “Discard/Reclaim:  Assemblages by Nina Huryn & Terry Klausman.”  Opening 3-7pm. Nina Huryn and Terry Klausman share a skill at noticing the discarded things around us and using these as elements in their affecting found object assemblages.  (Image Above)

Cleveland Institute of Art, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7407, cia.edu   “CIA Student Independent Exhibition.”   Opening Reception    6-9pm.         

Tregoning & Company, 1300 West 78^th Street, Cleveland, 216.281.8626, www.tregoningandco.com “Les Delices.”  Performance at 8pm. 

2.17

Sandusky Cultural Center, 2130 Hayes Avenue at Perkins Sandusky, OH 44870 419.625.1188  www.sanduskyculturalcenter.org  “Gary Spinosa Shrines.”  Opening Reception 1-4pm. 

2.7-9

2.7

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org   “Pretty Vacant and the Beauty of Decay: Works of Dana Depew, Ron Copeland, Joe Carl Close, Greg Ruffing and Dave Desimone.”  Artists Talk 7pm.

2.8

Doubting Thomas Gallery, 856 Jefferson St., Tremont   “Burning River City.”  Opening 6-10pm.  A group show bringing together creative professionals and emerging artists celebrating Cleveland from digital to film.  

Tremont West development Corporation 2406 Professor Ave. Tremont “Remembering Frank Green - Frank Green July 28, 1957 to January 23, 2013.”  Opening 6-10pm.  This exhibit remembering Tremont resident performance artist Frank Green offers a snapshot of his life, his work, his performance pieces and his art criticism; Frank wrote for the Free Times as an art critic for nearly ten years.

Video of performances will be shown as a part of this exhibit.

Tremont (Former * Gallery)  2393 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113  “20^th Anniversary Tremont Arts Walk Anniversary Exhibition.”  Artists include Dana DePew, Matt Dibble, Dana Oldfather, Jeffry Chiplis, Amy Casey, Bruce Edwards, David Szekeres, Laila Voss, Stephen Yusko (Image Above), Jeannene Mathis-Bertosa, Scott Radke, Jim Votava, Barbara Merritt, Angelica Pozo, Steve Mastroianni, Douglass Max Utter, Tim Herron, Rebecca Yody, Clay Parker and Reverend Albert Wagner.   Open for public viewing for free from 6-7:30pm, one night only. Followed by the Amazin' Cajun Crawdad Bash party in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Tremont ArtWalk. The party runs from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. and attendees must be 21 and over. Tickets are only $20 and include:  Samplings of Amazing Cajun Cuisine from Chef Johnny of Zydeco BistroMENU: Crawfish étouffée, Jambalaya, King cake, Lagniappe (vegetarian) & Red beans. 
Live music from Mo' Mojo a hard driving, high energy, Zydeco-based "Party-Gras" Band. The female fronted group features three-part harmonies, accordion, fiddle, guitar, rubboard, sax, trumpet, harp, bass, percussion, and drums.   Craft Beer Cash Bar $4.  If you can't attend the Bash there are a lot of great things free to all on the Tremont ArtWalk which runs 6-10pm.  

O Gallery 2101 Richmond Road, Beachwood 330.921.1234  www.TheOGallery.net “Retr-O-Spective: The O Gallery Grand Re-Opening.”  Opening 6pm. Come party at the O Gallery, located in LaPlace in Beachwood. Their new exhibition Retr-O-Spective will be just that — a retrospective of 20+ local artists The O has represented over the past three years of business. Explore the new location, mingle and enjoy live music.

Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7350, www.clevelandart.org  “Fred Wilson Speaks.”  Talk at at 7:00 p.m.  Recital Hall.  The Cleveland Museum of Art will bring together four different works by Fred Wilson that will make for a meaningful engagement with the community by offering a representative overview on the artist’s highly influential and diverse practice. Join the artist when he speaks about how his works deal with art history and how he is trying to show us “that there’s another history that’s not being talked about,” in order to complement the “silent message of the museum.”  $15/$10 CMA members. FREE to students. Call the Ticket Center at (216) 421-7350 to purchase tickets.

Bayarts, 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village.  “Coastal Journey:  Emerging Artists Doris Minnich and Sue Peplin.”  Opening Reception 7-9pm. 

2.9

West 78^th Street Studios, 1300 W. 78^th Street, Cleveland.  “Baz Biz Valentine’s Show.”  Opening 10 am – 8 pm. Shop local for your honey this Valentine’s Day. Head to Bazaar Bizarre Valentine’s Show @ 78th St Studios where 30+ vendors will sell all kinds of handmade goodness.

2.1-3rd

2.1-3

Transformer Station 1460 W.29^th Street, Cleveland, www.transformerstation.org   “Inaugural Exhibition.”  Opening 12-9pm Friday and Saturday 12-5pm Sunday. Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell unveil their transformation of an early-twentieth-century relic, an electrical substation that powered Detroit Avenue streetcars.  Now a museum of contemporary photography and photo-based art, Transformer Station provides a west side presence for the Cleveland Museum of Art, which splits programming duties with the Bidwells. The couple curates from their personal art collection for “Light of Day,” one of two exhibitions which inaugurate the building.  “Some of these pieces have been in storage, and so they’re now seeing the light of day for the first time,” Fred Bidwell says. “I think it’s a good overview of what’s happening in contemporary photo-based art, but at the same time it’s our personal choice. In fact, although there are some pieces here by some very famous artists, there’s work here by very young artists who are just becoming known. I think all of these pieces, in their own way, are beautiful objects, and you really don’t need to know a thing about art, a thing about photography, to just look, and enjoy.” The second exhibition, “Bridging Cleveland,” displays a commissioned homage to Cuyahoga River bridges by Vaughn Wascovich, a former Ohioan now teaching in Texas.  Wascovich began his process by handcrafting panoramic pinhole cameras—inscrutable machines with a lifespan of a single exposure and an indeterminate scope.

2.1

Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, 216.421.7350, www.clevelandart.org “MIX at CMA: Interface.”  Opening 5-9pm. Art + technology collide in this interactive evening event. And, if you’ve never been to one of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s MIX @ CMA events, you’re in for a treat.  The details: Bring your iPad to interface with the CMA like never before in our innovative, state-of-the-art Gallery One. Enjoy music, cocktails, and cutting-edge technology. Plus explore Picasso’s mysterious Blue Period masterwork La Vie (Life) in the new Focus Gallery and get the chance to uncover the mysteries of your own future.  Cleveland Public Library will also be in attendance showing off their cool 3D printers and related software from the TechCentral Department at the Library.  Advance tickets $8; $10 day of event. Members FREE. Reservations strongly recommended. Call (216) 421-7350 or go online.

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org   “Pretty Vacant and the Beauty of Decay: Works of Dana Depew, Ron Copeland, Joe Carl Close, Greg Ruffing and Dave Desimone.”  Opening Reception 6pm. (Image Above). Rust Belt Chic is on display in Arts Collinwood’s next exhibition: Pretty Vacant.  Check it: The rustbelt region is full of reminders of a more prosperous past. A significant loss of manufacturing jobs, coupled with massive population decline, eroding infrastructure and political ineffectiveness has left the region ravaged and depressed. Cleveland and cities like Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Gary, Detroit and Flint have all experienced the “shrinking city” phenomenon with mixed results.  This phenomenon has left the region vacant. Empty residential and commercial space has left neighborhoods like Collinwood exposed and vulnerable to a myriad of social and economic hardships. However, with this vacancy comes an opportunity to start anew, to rebuild and begin again.

Loren Naji Studio Gallery 2138 W. 25^th Street, Cleveland www.lorennaji.com “Then and Now Self Portraits.”  Opening 6-Midnight.  What a great roster of 16 artists for this cool show! There will be 2 bands performing, of course my famous "Beer Pit", wine, food and a great crowd of people at this great art party!!!!  As always EASY PARKING in the huge lot directly across from the gallery.

Spaces, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland 216.621.2314 www.spacesgallery.org  “Jimmy Kuehnle and Jon Rubinwith Filipe Castelblanco.” Join us for food & drink, and great art at the opening reception for SPACES' latest public projects including Jon Rubin and Filipe Castelblanco's "The Foreigner;" artist-in-residence Jimmy Kuehnle's mobile project; and the latest audio and video art in The Vault.

1.24-26

1.24

Juma Gallery, 20100 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122, 216.295.1717.   “Twice Told: Works by Janet Eskridge and Jacquie Wynn Kennedy.” Opening reception 5:30-8:30pm. Both artists reflect and interpret the writings from young women. Eskridge is influenced by the stories the writings tell, versus Kennedy who is moved by the visual qualities of the handwriting.  Please stop by to enjoy artist talks, live music, and refreshments!  

1.25

Fawick Gallery, Baldwin-Wallace College 94 E. Bagley Rd., Berea, OH 440.826.2152.  “Harold Cole:  A Retrospective 1962-2012.”  Opening 5-8pm. Dr. Harold Cole has been one of our Art History professors, here at BW, for many years and shares his work spanning 50 years that include paintings, drawings, and printmaking.   There will be complimentary appetizers and refreshments for all guests.  This reception is free and open to the public.  We look forward to seeing you all this Friday.

1.26

Breakneck Gallery, 17020 Madison Ave, Lakewood, 216.767.5610 “Evil Ohio: Giving Darkness Its Due.” (Image Above) Opening 7-10pm. The sinister has always existed in these parts, and the latest show curated by Breakneck Gallery, James “The Human Furnace” Bulloch, Ron Kretch and Martin Geramita is set to celebrate it. Evil Ohio will allow local artists to explore the Buckeye State’s dark side. “The differences among the three curators ensure that despite the narrowness of the theme, the show will be a powerful example of the Northeast Ohio art scene’s multiformity.”  Artists include James Bulloch, Sean Burns, Ralph Walters, Derf, Frank Walls, Matthew Sweeney, Karl Berringer, Steven Anderson, Geoff May, Erin Mulligan, Jason Byers, Mikey Arnold, Steve Ehret, Sean Kelly, R!ch Cihlar, Grant Smrekar (Rustbelt Welding), Steve Knerem, Chad Kimes, Barb Merritt, Jordan Beier, Lauren Chaikin, Ashley Ribblett, Billy Ludwig, Karen Novak, Shawny Walthaw, Billy Ludwig, Angela Oster, Matt Bors, Briette Sheaffer, and Richard VanOver.

Negative Space.  3820 Superior Ave., 2nd Floor, Cleveland.  “Erin Mulligan and Nino Bellitto.”  Opening 7-11pm.  

1.17, 18, 24

1.17

“David Mull + Martha Cliffel.”  Opening Reception 6-9pm. David Mull and Martha Cliffel are two accomplished artists with no formal training. Instead, they possess a high degree of craftsmanship w/ exceptional imagination. Just check out Mull’s detailed ink and graphite drawings and Cliffel’s colorful assemblages. Heights Art Gallery, 2175 Lee Road  Cleveland Hts., 216.371.3457 www.heightsarts.org

1.18

“New Exhibitions @ the Galleries at CSU.  Animatopoeia and Dante Rodriguez.”  Opening Reception 5-8pm.  Featuring NOC’s own Stephanie Craig (Image Above). Check out DANTE RODRIGUEZ: NEW WORKS – “Graphic and conceptual works by one of Cleveland’s most promising emerging artists,” plus ANIMATOPOEIA: A MOST PECULIAR (POST MODERN) BESTIARY – “a thematic exhibition of works by 19 internationally recognized artists in various media, exploring animal imagery in contemporary art, curated by Omid Tavakoli.” Cleveland State University Art Gallery, 1307 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216.687.2103, www.csuohio.edu/artgallery

“The Sculpture Center: 2013 W2S Series.”  Opening reception 5:30-8pm. At the Main Gallery, view Justin Farris Braun: The Swelling Horizon, which, via convoluted beams, “highlights both the disparity that exists between nature and humans as well as the dependence they have on each other.”  Then, at the Euclid Avenue Gallery, is Jimmy Kuehnle with Inflatable Wonderland Labyrinth of Joy.  Kuehnle is “currently exploring concepts to create within the gallery ‘an inflatable wonderland labyrinth of joy.’” Cool.  At 6:15 PM be sure to check out The Artist Talks: Jimmy Kuehnle in the Euclid Avenue Gallery. Then, at 7:00 PM, stick around for The Artist Talks: Justin Farris Braun in the Main Gallery.  This series is part of the year-long city-wide collaborative project Present and Accounted: A Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Cleveland Performance Art Festival (1988-1999). Watch for more details. Sculpture Center, 1834 East 123^rd St., Cleveland, 216.229.6527  sculpturecenter.org

“Remembrances:  The Art of Joseph McCullough.”  Opening Reception 5-8pm.  Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123^rd St. Cleveland, 216.721.9020

“Life Through the Ages, The Cabinet of Curiousities and Altered City.”  Opening 5-9pm. Kokoon Arts Gallery 1305 W. 80^th St. 2^nd Floor, Cleveland 216.832.8212, www.kokoonarts.com

“Harris Stanton Gallery Exhibit.”  Opening 5:30 pm. Featuring the work of NOC’s own Bonnie Gordon!  Harris-Stanton Gallery 2301 West Market Street, Akron, 330.867.7600, www.harrisstantongallery.com

“Adrienne French.”  Opening 6-9pm.  Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery 1305 West 80^th St., Cleveland, 216.870.6719 www.kennethpaullesko.com

“Third Fridays.”  West 78^th Street Studios, 1301 W. 78^th Street, Cleveland

“CSU @ CWAL: So much art!!”  Opening Reception 6pm. Cleveland West Art League presents the FIRST EVER off-campus exhibition organized by Cleveland State University and The Student Organization of Fine Arts. This show is BIG. We’re talking about 35+ artists… about half current students, half recent alumni. So, go, check out their first show of 2013 @ Cleveland West Art League – 1300 W. 78th St., Cleveland.

1.24

“Twice Told: Works by Janet Eskridge and Jacquie Wynn Kennedy.” Opening reception 5:30-8:30pm. Both artists reflect and interpret the writings from young women. Eskridge is influenced by the stories the writings tell, versus Kennedy who is moved by the visual qualities of the handwriting.  Please stop by to enjoy artist talks, live music, and refreshments!  Juma Gallery, 20100 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122, 216.295.1717