Friday, October 27, 2006

A JURIED EXHIBITION

Wexner center for the arts
A JURIED EXHIBITION

Three distinguished jurors
will review artwork in any media and select the
artists for the exhibition.

JURORS
Elizabeth N. Armstrong
Orange County Museum of Art | Newport Beach, CA
Elizabeth Smith
Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago
Hamza Walker
The Renaissance Society | The University of Chicago

APPLICATION DEADLINE | November 15, 2006
EXHIBITION | May 12—August 26, 2007


DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM at www.wexarts.org/statefare
Wexner Center for the Arts | The Ohio State University | (614) 292-3535 | WEXARTS.ORG

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Cleveland Film Society Film (And Other) Arts Feasts


The Cleveland Film Society is proud to present the next two of eleven deliciously delightful Film (And Other) Arts Feasts! Don’t wait to reserve your spot. These hip happenings are sure to sellout but space is still available. 

FILM (AND OTHER ARTS) FEASTS are underway! Space is limited so purchase your tickets today.

The Glass House
Saturday, November 11, 7:30 p.m.
$50 per guest / limit 50 guests
Host: David K. Ream

As a self-taught glass artist, Brian Benchek (www.brianbenchek.com) founded Burning River Glass in downtown Cleveland to create an environment for himself and other glass artists. Brian currently teaches glass blowing at the Teacher Resource Center at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where his work was featured in the NEO Show. Brian's body of work now ranges from organic forms, blown and cold worked, which incorporate fused metal, to large contemporary chandeliers and installations comprised of hundreds to thousands of individual blown glass components.

Join us at Burning River Glass for an opportunity to see inside the studio and to learn about the art of contemporary glass blowing, including demonstrations. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Food for Thought
Wednesday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
$50 per guest / limit 50 guests
Hosts: Jeff Baddeley and Joe Arezone

Feast! Magazine editor Laura Taxel and two food writers and regular contributors, Marilou Suszko and Carla Snyder, dish up the real story about what they do as culinary professionals... besides eat! They'll chat about their adventures... and misadventures in the kitchen and in the food biz. The menu also includes a side order of behind the scenes stories featuring the most amusing, amazing, and appalling things they've experienced in the line of duty, plus things they've learned along the way to make cooking and entertaining a true pleasure. These three will be joined by Bob Sferra, chef and director of culinary education at the Viking Store, for a demo of some great appetizers to serve for the holidays. All the panelists will be available for questions.

Don’t delay, space is limited! For full details or to purchase tickets visit www.clevelandfilm.org or call Debby at 216.623.3456 x10.

The Cleveland Film Society is responsible for bringing the Cleveland International Film Festival to life every year. Your support of these fundraisers will help keep that vision alive.

Day of the Dead Parade Saturday 5pm



Day of the Dead Celebration 2006
“A Parade of Skulls and Skeletons”

The 28 of October, 2006

Salvador Gonzalez in collaboration with Café Bellas Artes, Artistas Latinos Independientes (ALI) Committee and St. Clair Superior Development Corporation are sponsoring a parade that will take place on October 28 to commemorate the Day of the Dead. The "Parade of Skeletons and Skulls" will start at 5 p.m. at Convivium 33 Gallery at Josaphat Arts Hall located at 1433 East 33rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.

With this tradition in mind, 13 artists from the greater Cleveland community have come together to share their artistic visions of an "ofrenda."  Each "ofrenda" reflects the artist's personal beliefs and interpretation of a traditional offering in honor of his or her departed loved ones.

The "ofrendas" will be on display for public viewing on Saturday, October 28, from Noon to 10pm at Josaphat Arts Hall: Convivium 33 Gallery, 1433 East 33rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 44114. The exhibition is open to the public and admission is free.

Participating artists include:
• Robin VanLear • Alejandro Rivera • Yan Petroni • Martha Loughridge • JoAnn Giordano • Maria de Jesús de la Paz • Rafael Valdivieso • Angelica Pozo • Mark Jenks • Ana Duncan • Nina Vivian Huryn • Ana Luisa Sánchez • Salvador Gonzalez

http://www.diadelosmuertosohio.com

Cool Cleveland issues recommendations

YES on Issue 2. Voting YES on Issue 2 will raise the minimum wage in Ohio by an amendment to the state constitution, and peg it to the rising Consumer Price Index. With poverty a major concern in NEO Ohio and the state, with the minimum wage at a 50-year low, with 700K Ohioans standing to benefit, it's difficult to vote against Issue 2. We don't like that it changes the Ohio Constitution, increases paperwork, and opens some privacy concerns, but these measures are only recommended because the lax Ohio legislature has not acted in the best interests of its lowest wage earners. http://RaiseTheWage.org

NO on Issue 3. Another Ohio Constitutional amendment, this one only benefiting nine families in the state: those who already own racetracks, plus Jeff Jacobs and Forest City. They are the only people who would be allowed to install 31,500 slot machines, as a first step towards full-fledged casinos. As strong supporters of NEO's economic development, Cool Cleveland is inclined to support efforts to compete with neighboring states such as Michigan and West Virginia (and soon Pennsylvania), which currently suck hundreds of millions from Ohio gamblers. But rather than offer a master plan for tourism and mixed-use development spurred by gaming, this troubled initiative is sold as our latest silver bullet, creating a permanent private monopoly for the handful of business interests who put up the huge $20 million campaign funds, which is why you've been inundated with "Learn and Earn" advertising. Disingenuous from the start, neither signature collectors nor the ads mention gambling, only grants for the Top 5% of Ohio students to attend college. Critics contend that those grants have huge loopholes and no guarantees they would be instituted as promised. Passage would create an estimated 109K new gambling addicts. They didn't charge enough for the gambling licenses, worth over $100m a year in profits. And why are these gambling profits exempt from the new state Commercial Activity Tax? http://www.VoteNoCasinos.com

NO on Issue 4. Another Constitutional amendment (knock it off already!), this one created by the tobacco industry to counteract Issue 5. In fact, if Issue 4 passes, permanently allowing smoking in a wide range of public places (bars, restaurants, hotels, nursing homes...), it would nullify Issue 5, even if 5 passes. Passage of Issue 4, known by their big-budget ads as "Smoke Less Ohio" would also overturn smoke-free laws in 21 Ohio cities, and make it unconstitutional for lawmakers to enact future clean indoor air laws. http://www.SmokeFreeOhio.org

YES on Issue 5. Not a constitutional amendment (yeah!) that would effectively bring Ohio into the 21st Century by eliminating smoking in all restaurants, public places and workplaces. Major areas such as NYC have gone smoke free with no negative economic effects. Listen to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Assn, the American Lung Assn, and your own common sense, and help pass this issue. You inhale the equivalent of 1.5 cigs just sitting in a non-smoking section for 2 hours. Smokers would still be able to light up in private residences, vehicles and outdoors. http://www.SmokeFreeOhio.org

YES on Issue 18. For Cuyahoga County only, a $.30 per pack tax on cigarettes that would raise over $20 million a year for 10 years, going straight to Cuyahoga County's deserving non-profit arts and cultural organizations. A rigorous panel-based process was meticulously instituted to insure that smaller organizations get a much larger share of their budget than the big boys, a process that has been effectively used by the County's ACE (Arts and Culture for Economic Development) grants over the past 2 years. With the recent demise of the Ohio Ballet, and dozens of cultural orgs in debt, this measure would ensure security for the $1.3 billion arts sector of our regional economy that showcases Cleveland and its suburbs in the best light, strengthening our tourism and hospitality industries, and providing arts education for thousands of public school kids. http://www.CoolCleveland.com/artslevy, http://www.Issue18.org

YES on Issue 19. For Cuyahoga County only, a replacement of a portion of an existing levy, actually reducing slightly the overall tax, to benefit the General Fund Appropriations for Health and Human or Social Services for 4 years. This is the County's critical "safety net" that 200K citizens a month rely on: funding for Metro General Hospital, support for seniors home health care & independent living, foster care for abused & neglected children, health care for 50K newborns & toddlers, treatment for emotionally disturbed youth. http://www.Issue19.org

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Halloween Tune-up Friday 10.20

A party to benefit Art House, Inc., a nonprofit art center, founded in 1999, and located in historic Brooklyn Centre. Friday, October 20, 2006 from 7pm-11pm. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Includes food and 2 drink tickets. At Lava Lounge, 1307 Auburn Avenue. Halloween costume contest and 50/50 raffle.

Our mission is to nurture involvement in the arts and culture, providing opportunities for people to create, learn, and communicate ideas while encouraging self-expression, thereby strengthening the community. Our purpose is to provide high quality visual and creative arts classes for people of all ages and skill levels. Our goal is to enrich the lives of those that live in our community, to encourage and strengthen the careers of local artists, and to promote learning through the arts.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Th1rt3en: The Unlucky Exhibition

Museo de Ayala presents

Th1rt3en
The Unlucky Exhibition
A collection of illustrations and prints by 13 artists

October 13—28, 2006
Doubting Thomas Gallery
Tremont

Joe Ayala • Linda Ayala • Candice Dangerfield • Dexter Davis • Jonah DeRivera • Anthony Jacobs • James Jordan • Kyle Kershner • Clay Parker • Jason Rudolf • David Szekeres • Stephanie Teel and Nicolas Weis

Opening Night
Friday, October 13th
6—10 PM

http://www.TremontArtWalk.org

THIS WEEKEND! Cabin Invite 10.13—10.15

A reminder that Debbie has 'rented a small house in the middle of the woods near the Madison wineries on the Grand River. It sleeps 8. Lots of little trails, things to look at and paint, easy access to wine. It will be the peak of leaf color. People are invited to spend the day,come for dinner at the winery Saturday night sleep over and stay all Sunday. Or just come Sunday. It is all potluck. I will have a boom box for music, a book to read, my oils, a big pot of coffee going and some bakery and simple snacks. It is in the park called hogback ridge as a part of Lake Metro Parks.'

Go Route 90 headed east, exit in Madison at Route 528 and go south until you see the brown park directional signs for HogBack Ridge Park and follow the signs. It can be seen on http:www.lakemetroparks.com and click on the link for cabin rentals, STRONG CABIN, for description and more directions.

Rental starts Friday afternoon, Oct. 13 and ends Sunday night, Oct. 15. Asking for a free will donation if you spend the night to help defray the costs.

Rumor has it that I'll be out there Saturday along with some people that may or may not speak French! Sacre Bleu!

Monday, October 09, 2006

CMA Wearable Art Fashion Show & Boutique 10.22

Wearable Art Fashion Show & Boutique

Fund-raiser for the Cleveland Museum of Art
Benefit for CMA Textile Acquisition Fund
Wearable Art, Accessories, Jewelry

Sunday, October 22, 2006

LACENTRE
25777 Detroit Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
Just off I-90 at the Columbia Road
South exit

MAP: www.clevelandart.org/taa;
click on “Fashion Show”

11:00–2:00 Boutique open to public
2:00 Fashion Show, Lunch, Runway Sales

TICKETS
Boutique Only: $5 at the door
Boutique, Fashion Show, Lunch, Runway Sales: $40 per person ($10 tax deductible)
Reservations limited.
Deadline October 13.
Information: Charlotte McCoy,
440–842–5565

The Textile Art Alliance (TAA) is an affiliate group of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Its mission is to promote interest in the textile arts, to enlarge the textile collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and to further the understanding and appreciation of textiles by offering lectures, workshops, and exhibitions. http://www.clevelandart.org/taa taa@clevelandart.org

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Poetry Reading, 10.12, at Tremont's Literary Cafe

Miles Budimer and Gina Tabasso
Poetry reading at the Literary Cafe in Tremont.

Thursday, October 12, 2006
9:30 PM

Literary Cafe
1031 Literary Rd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

http://upcoming.org/event/110018/

http://homepage.mac.com/andytimithy/iblog/B1272807166/