'This One's For Mitzie' @ Verne Gallery 6.26

Beauty and Chaos: This One's For Mitzie

Michael Verne's friend and a foremost contemporary Japanese print expert, author, and Tokyo gallery owner Norman Tolman will give a talk 2PM on Sunday, June 26  called "This One's For Mitzie". And don't miss Beauty and Chaos opening June 25th 5:30-8:30PM. Meet one of the top contemporary painters and printmakers in the world, Daniel Kelly of Kyoto, Japan.

AAWR announces 2016 NEW NOW juried exhibition

The Artists Archives of the Western reserve announces the 2016 NEW NOW juried exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY: This juried exhibition is open to living artists of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga,Erie, Huron, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Portage, Summit, and
Wayne counties.

ACCEPTED MEDIA: Painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, mixed media,assemblage, collage, ceramics glass, installations, video & film, photography, jewelry  will be accepted if it is made using metal smithing or hand-formed using unique materials or techniques. Printmaking must be original —no giclee reproductions of work done in other media.

PRESENTATION: 2-D work cannot exceed 8’ in height or 50 lbs. in weight. 2-Dwork should be appropriately framed and ready to hang (neutral matting only, glass or acrylic where applicable, frames must be strong enough to hold the weight of the piece). 3-D work cannot exceed 8’ in height or 100 lbs. in weight. Work not properly presented for exhibition at the time of delivery will not be accepted.

ENTRY FEES/DATES: A total of three entries may be submitted for $40 and up to 3 additional entries at $10 a piece. Entries accepted from March 7th to July 6th, 2016.

CASH AWARDS: Awards of $750, $500, $250 will be given out by the awards juror, an additional award of $250 will be chosen by popular vote. Images of award winning work will be featured in the show catalog and all accepted artists will be listed in the catalog. Awards will be presented at the opening reception.

Mont Surfaces and Susie Frazier Collaborate

Mont Surfaces, one of the largest suppliers of fine surface materials in the Midwest, and Susie Frazier, a highly recognized Cleveland artist and designer of Earthminded Style®, announce a strategic partnership based upon a shared vision of wellness through reflective design. Combining Mont’s expertise in innovative trends and fine surface materials with Susie’s design-centered connection to nature, they plan to empower consumers to awaken their individuality through home improvements. Together, Mont Surfaces and Susie Frazier are collaborating around lifestyle, art, nature, natural stone and creative surface materials to inspire consumers to initiate personal renewal. Read full announcement here.

37th Annual Tri-C Jazzfest June 23-25th

The 37th Annual Tri-C Jazzfest June 23-25 Join Tri-C and KeyBank for Keyed Up for JazzFest, a FREE outdoor JazzFest kickoff event. Enjoy Parade the Circle puppets, live music, Cavs Scream Team, food trucks, dancing and more from 12:30-1:30PM on Friday, June 24th under the chandelier at Playhouse Square. More Info.

Third Fridays @ 78th Street Studios 6.17, 5–9PM

The Eileen Dorsey Studio presents The American Landscape. This Friday, Eileen Dorsey features work inspired by her travels through the United States. These paintings describe the lush landscape of our country through her unique mark making and with her keen sense of color and composition.

The reception will be from 5–9PM, Friday during 78th Street Studios monthly art walk, 1305 West 80th St. Cleveland, OH 44102, Suite 105.

Every third Friday of the month, the artists at the 78th Street Studios open their doors to the public for an evening of art, music and performances. This arts complex is home to over 60 galleries and studios. Each space has their own style and vibe. This coordinated art walk is from 5-9. Feel free to bring your friends, family, and even your dog with this free event.

2016 Parade the Circle Sat., June 11th @Noon

For 26 years, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been bringing this FREE signature summer event to Greater Cleveland. University Circle comes alive with color, music, and art for all ages. International and national guest artists join Greater Cleveland artists, families, schools, and community groups in a spectacular display of bright costumes, giant puppets, stilt-dancers, handmade masks, and colorful floats. Circle Village, which includes activities, entertainment, and food, is presented by University Circle Inc.

2016 Parade the Circle
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Wade Oval
Parade at 12 noon
Parade theme: Temenos
Circle Village 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Rain or shine

Ceramics Invitational at AAWR 5.26, 5:30–8PM

Mary Urbas, Gallery Director at Lakeland Community College, has over 35 years of experience as a gallery owner, curator, teacher and consultant. Urbas’ careful selections exalt the alchemic quality of ceramics as the invocation of art from raw elements, as well as pay homage to the artist’s mastery of texture, painterly color and transmission of idea through form.

Opening wine and cheese reception: Thursday, May 26th from 5:30–8PM.

Artists Archives of the Western Reserve
1834 East 123rd
Cleveland, OH 44106

Third Friday Events at 78th St. Studios 5.20

In May and June, Popeye Gallery hosts a special exhibition by the Rust Belt Monster Collective (RBMC) at Survival Kit as part of Third Friday at 78th Street Studios. The show features dozens of large-scale murals created by the group over the past several years.

May’s opening reception will also serve as the official launch party for the release of the RBMC’s first book, which documents the group’s four year history with high quality images of (nearly) all of their 40+ murals. At June’s closing reception, the group will create one of their signature live murals throughout the evening. Following each Third Friday reception, Survival Kit co-founder Brian Straw will present live music at 9 p.m.

The RBMC includes Erin Caruso, Randy Crider, James Giar, Ben Hale, Tim Switalski and Craig Worrell. Popeye Gallery and the Rust Belt Monster Collective both hail from Collinwood’s Waterloo Arts District. The group met through Dr. Sketchy's live drawing events at the Beachland Ballroom & Tavern – just steps from the site of Popeye’s first exhibition. 

ALSO: HEDGE Gallery presents Optic Environments, a new body of paintings, prints and collage by Matthew Gallagher, Sarah Hayes, Ashley Pastoreand Dott von Schneider-Lanza, who are using a unique variety of materials to create works that uncover more questions than answers. Optic Environments will be on view May 20–June 25, 2016.

Rooms To Let: CLE 5.21 6PM

Rooms To Let: CLE transforms E. 54th Street in Slavic Village for a third year. Led by Slavic Village Development, Rooms to Let seeks to 're-envision' a diverse and authentic Cleveland  neighborhood and its passionate community while in the midst of recovery. Dozens of artists and makers will create works in vacant homes-- some of which are slated for demolition as well as in those that will be rehabilitated.

On Saturday, May 21st at 6PM, neighbors and visitors are invited to a community meet & greet at 5324 Fleet Ave. with RTL artists to share feedback and reflections about RTL.

New this year, a maker’s house will be the setting for “makers” and “tinkerers” who will help visitors create their own works using 3-D printing, CNC tooling, metalworking, woodworking, cooking, baking, clothing and coding. Hands-on art activities sponsored by Broadway School of Music and the Arts (build and decorate your dream house in miniature with artist Hector Castellanos) and Zygote Press Mobile Press, PLAN of NE Ohio and Augustus Turner, member artist of Kings & Queens of Art.

Pick up a map at 5324 Fleet Avenue and enjoy snacks from Saucisson, a beer garden sponsored by Platform Beer Co. and music sponsored by Agumboot Arts!

Curators of the event include: Dana DePew (artist), Sai Sinbondit (Designer at Bialosky + Partners Architects), Amy Krusinski Sinbondit (ceramics/sculpture), Scott Pickering (artist) and Chris Webb (artist).

Artists include: Jeffrey Chiplis, Ron Copeland, Dana Depew, Rick Ferris, Eli Gfell, Keith Graham, Jake Hochendoner, Kara Isabella, Jonah Jacobs, Charles Kiss, Robin Latkovich, Christine Mauersberger, Liz Maugans, Ella Medicus, Loren Naji, Rian Brown-Orso, Kristina Paabus, Cindy Penter, Scott Pickering, Nancy Prudic, Edward Raffel, Rebecca Rinaldi, Marc Spangenberg, Grace Summanen, Paul Sydorenko, Anna Tararova, Annette Yoho Feltes, Hector Castellanos-Lara, Roni Callahan, April Bleakley, Danielle Moorer, Latecia Wilson, Sampson Smiley, Latoya Webb, Stephanie Kluk, Melinda Placko, Rebekah Wilhelm, Jeannie Oakar, Michael Gill, teens from joint Broadway School of Music & the Arts/University Settlement after-school arts class at Washington Park Horticulture Center (under direction of artist Claudio Orso).

Maker Artists include: Catherine Butler, Kate Snow, Martha Lattie, Helen & Dot Von Schneider, Valerie Grossman, Peter Debelak, Anastasial Sobvola, Makenzie Tigert, Jeremy Smith, We Can Code It, Jason Radcliffe, Laura Cooperman, thinkBox, Amy Sinbondit, Sai Sinbondit.

Other art activities happening in Slavic Village over the weekend: In conjunction with RTL at Elevate Gallery at 3675 E. 65th will feature artists Patsy Kline, Anna Arnold, and Johnny Perkins. Celtic fusion band Mud in Yer Eye will be performing outdoors with clogging demonstrations. Hands-on crafts for kids.

On Sunday, May 22nd at the Polish American Cultural Center will host an Art Show at 6501 Lansing Ave from 10am to 3pm and will feature local artists and craftspeople along with delicious homemade ethnic foods prepared by the club members. Lunch is available from 11am – 2pm. Admission to the Art Show is free.

Hessler Street Fair 5.21–5.22

Since 1969 the Hessler Street Fair has kicked off Cleveland's festival season with music, arts, crafts, poetry and vaudeville shows. Running 11AM til Dusk Saturday and Sunday, it captures the vibe and spirit of times long gone.

AAWR's 'No Art Left Behind' 5.15, 4–7PM

TICKETS available for Artists Archives of the Western Reserve's big fundraiser, NO ART LEFT BEHIND, Sunday, May 15th, 4–7PM.

A $300 ticket includes entrance for two and one lottery ticket. Throughout the evening, tickets are drawn randomly and the ticket holder chooses a piece of original art to keep as their very own! EVERY ticket holder gets a piece of art donated by noted regional artists. Preview the artwork here. Enjoy a glass of wine and hors d'oevres in the tented courtyard and take home a piece of art, while raising funds for the Archives! Only 100 tickets will be sold, so don't hesitate! Call Mindy or Christine to purchase tickets at 216.721.9020.

Artists Archives of the Western Reserve • 1834 E. 123rd Street Cleveland, OH 44106-1910

Morgan Conservatory: 6th National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial 5.13

Join The Morgan Paper Conservatory for the Opening Reception of the 6th National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial, Friday, May 13th, 6:30–8:30PM. Fresh from the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation is proud to present these 21 amazing works of art by college students from across the country that fill an entire gallery. It will change your definition of what can be created with handmade paper. Founded in 1999, the Triennial offers college students a way to show the country what they add to the field of handmade paper art. Jurors represent the most exciting curators, artists, and galleries involved in the field. Exhibition venues are located in diverse university galleries, museums, and art centers around the country. Awards and special residencies are awarded to student artists in recognition of their accomplishments in working with their own handmade paper. Sponsors of the awards include papermaking centers and materials suppliers across the U.S. The Juror for the Triennial was Ms. Joan Hall, Professor Emeritus of the Sam Fox School of the Arts at Washington University, St. Louis. Free, Secure Reception Parking: via East 45th Street 'Garden' entrance (one way running South between Payne & Commerce) Exhibition Dates: Friday, May 13th–Saturday, June 18th Exhibition Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10AM-4PM www.MorganConservatory.org 1754 E. 47th Street Cleveland, OH 44103

Bruno Casiano Gallery present "Lucky Charms" 5.13

Bruno Casiano Gallery present Charles Kiss "Lucky Charms"
Opening Reception: May 13, 2016 from 6–10PM

Closing Reception: June 10, 2016

Bruno Casiano Gallery
5304 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
216.346.6562
Look for the Red Bike!

Recent acquisitions at the Verne Gallery

Koi by Carol Jessen

In 1954 Mitzie Verne established the Verne Gallery. She passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 1st. 62 years in and the gallery continues to feature the best in Japanese-American printmaking. Located next to Valentino's in Little Italy, it's also very reasonable; I bought a print that I love there not long ago. Check out some recent acquisitions. 

Verne Gallery
2207 Murray Hill Road

Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Carol & John's 'Free Comic Book Day' Weekend

On Saturday, May 7th, Carol & John’s hosts its annual Free Comic Book Day. Although the event takes place across the U.S., Carol & John’s hosts one of the largest events in the country. In addition to celebrating comics and comic book culture, Carol & John’s event celebrates Cleveland and its community through local art, history, cosplay and more. Again this year, the shop will give away more than 25,000 free comics (10 per person), as well as hundreds of graphic novels. The event actually begins Friday night with a midnight release party starting at 10PM  and continuing until 2AM. FCBD continues Saturday from 10AM to 7PM.
“Free Comic Book Day is a great reminder for fans that their hobby doesn't live in a vacuum,” shop owner John Dudas says. “There's lots of people to physically engage whose love of collecting shines through when you talk to them. Sharing what you enjoy with someone on the day becomes the gift you can give on FCBD. Our motto is 'Participate. Engage others. Be a friend.' —by Josh Usmani

Hilary Gent: Properties of Water 5.6 5PM

The Maria Neil Art Project announces their exclusive representation of our Drawn & Quartered 8 hostess with an opening reception of Hilary Gent : Properties of Water. Come out and support Hilary and see her new work body of work that "showcases yet again her ever-changing color palette and visual expression while focusing on a subject that is familiar to us all."

Hilary was struck that Water not only functioned as a primary force through its many formal properties (ice formations, floods, river beds, flowing streams, crushing waves, etc.) but was just as affected by how she also identified with water on an emotional level. "It is still and reflective, active and energized, wild and chaotic. Water has the ability to calm or destroy. Painting water can be compared to trying to capture the spirit of something. My hope is that if I can paint a simple glimmer of light or a distorted reflection, a quick ripple or the existence of life beneath its surface, I will have effectively translated a piece of the water’s story."

Maria Neil Art Project
15813 Waterloo Rd

Cleveland, Ohio 44110

CMA MIX: Riff 5.6 5–10PM

MIX at CMA and Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland present MIX: Riff. Dance the night away to the swinging rhythms of acclaimed music ensemble Hot Club of Detroit. Seamlessly combining modern edge with classic European jazz of the 30s, Hot Club of Detroit creates a new form of Gypsy fire to keep the crowd grooving. The evening will also include tours and swing dancing lessons from Get Hep Swing.

MIX: Riff
Friday, May 6, 2016
5:00–10:00 PM

Tickets are $8 in advance; $10 day of event; CMA members FREE. Cash bar. Food available for purchase. Join us on the first Friday evening of each month for an ever-changing mix of art, music, and mingling. MIX is an 18-and-over event.

TypeFACES @Morgan Conservatory 5.27

TypeFACES taught by Esther K. Smith and Dikko Faust on Friday, May 27th thru Sunday, May 29th, 10AM–4PM. In this workshop, you will learn how to set type and print a short sentence as well as how to use type to create images. At the end of the workshop, everyone will exchange prints and bind them into an exquisite corpse book for each participant to walk away with at the end. The well-known How to Make Books was written by Esther K. Smith with letterpress typography by Dikko Faust. If you enjoyed learning from this book, imagine how much fun it would be to make a project with Esther and Dikko in this workshop.

MorganConservatory.org
1754 E. 47th Street
Cleveland, OH 44103

Drawn & Quartered 8, Sat., 4.23, 7–10PM

'Conceived as a cross between a World Wrestling Federation match and an art school life drawing session, Drawn & Quartered has become an established part of Cleveland’s ever-more-bustling visual arts scene. Teams of artists draw models either striking a series of quick poses or a single pose for more than two hours. Afterward comes Olympics-style public judging. The team with the most points wins a trophy and bragging rights for the next year.

This year’s event takes place on Saturday, April 23 at HEDGE Gallery in the 78th Street Studios. In addition to 2015 trophy holders Murray Hill Life Drawing Group, competitors will represent Dr. Sketchy Cleveland, the West Side Markers, and the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society (NOIS).'

—Karen Sandstrom in CAN Journal

To attend you must RSVP at the FB Event Page.

SPACES Monster Drawing Rally 4.16, 6–10PM

During the 6th annual Monster Drawing Rally, SPACES will turn artists' private studio practices into public performance. Over 100 of Cleveland's freshest artists will create new artworks on the spot, with materials provided by SPACES. When the drawings are completed, they will be hung on the walls for purchase at $75 each.

A family-friendly fundraising event, we'll also have the Li'l Monster & Teen Wolf Drawing Rally, where families can make their own drawings with provided materials and hang them on the walls of the SPACES gallery.

$5 ticket includes admission to the Monster Drawing Rally; participation in the Li'l Monster Drawing Rally for kids, and Teen Wolf Drawing Rally for bigger kids; non-stop tunes by djMcLovin; cash bar; yummy food provided by the TOUCH Supper Truck; and a spin on the Blick Art Materials Prize Wheel. We'll also have a raffle for incredible prizes from some of
Cleveland's most exciting merchants.

Monster Drawing Rally 2016
A Live Drawing Event + Fundraiser
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 6 – 10PM

2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113