tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43703129152493105492024-03-13T10:55:25.816-07:00***cleveland art project*********The Cleveland Art Project's mission is to conceive, cultivate, nurture, develop, produce, and present artistic works of visual art.Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-1336368079590499262012-02-19T02:55:00.000-08:002012-02-19T02:55:41.425-08:00"Nerd Works" opening reception<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v3f64pXPJMI/T0DUlxJLKTI/AAAAAAAABFY/Ygkur3rhH1w/s1600/IMG_8288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v3f64pXPJMI/T0DUlxJLKTI/AAAAAAAABFY/Ygkur3rhH1w/s320/IMG_8288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdT1mUVQKqo/T0DU_ifLqLI/AAAAAAAABGQ/WJUpILijw8E/s1600/IMG_8308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdT1mUVQKqo/T0DU_ifLqLI/AAAAAAAABGQ/WJUpILijw8E/s320/IMG_8308.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-53636406880603774582012-02-19T02:51:00.000-08:002012-02-19T02:51:48.060-08:00"Nerd Works"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_53oGmvZbvI/T0DT_P00F1I/AAAAAAAABFQ/2wH7IL8se9I/s1600/IMG_8321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_53oGmvZbvI/T0DT_P00F1I/AAAAAAAABFQ/2wH7IL8se9I/s320/IMG_8321.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><span class="caption">Dana L. Depew<br />
<i>"Armed and Dangerous"</i><br />
vintage dress pattern, latex, ink and acrylic on canvas<br />
18" W x 28" H x 4" D<br />
2012</span>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-27823232038481833512011-10-21T18:28:00.000-07:002011-10-21T18:28:53.178-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VxVkQ1-PMOQ/TqIcC7fkVaI/AAAAAAAABEs/ur10nLXkjCE/s1600/IMG_7082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VxVkQ1-PMOQ/TqIcC7fkVaI/AAAAAAAABEs/ur10nLXkjCE/s320/IMG_7082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Dana L. Depew<br />
"I Never Was A Big Fan of Robert Indiana"<br />
antique tabletop, reclaimed signage, christmas lights<br />
2011Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-31003983186356510502011-10-21T18:25:00.000-07:002011-10-21T18:25:23.637-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EPgHW1xxQj8/TqIbeTGU1PI/AAAAAAAABEk/ucriC9pSMw4/s1600/IMG_6860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EPgHW1xxQj8/TqIbeTGU1PI/AAAAAAAABEk/ucriC9pSMw4/s320/IMG_6860.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-48108329676929376832011-10-21T18:21:00.000-07:002011-10-21T18:21:59.119-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZ9WQXU9hgk/TqIZ7RotNYI/AAAAAAAABEc/1TvO-4oq6H4/s1600/281282_202698293116669_162320860487746_516364_3286923_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZ9WQXU9hgk/TqIZ7RotNYI/AAAAAAAABEc/1TvO-4oq6H4/s320/281282_202698293116669_162320860487746_516364_3286923_n-1.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>"Peep-hole Tower"<br />
Assemble Gallery, Pittsburgh, PaCleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-31271608484858823312011-01-30T05:49:00.000-08:002011-01-30T05:49:03.953-08:00“Death of A Salesman"<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TUVr-97Y66I/AAAAAAAABCk/5WH3TZNbtuc/s1600/Img_2811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TUVr-97Y66I/AAAAAAAABCk/5WH3TZNbtuc/s320/Img_2811.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">antique wooden headboard, auto parts, gun rack, found objects</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This piece is a visual commentary on the recent closing of Pontiac Motors.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2009</span>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-61619614119650821902011-01-30T05:38:00.000-08:002011-01-30T05:38:25.051-08:00"I Faked All My Orgasms" - found object assemblagenew works produced for the upcoming <em>"Love Stinks - Anti-Valentine's Day Show"</em> Feb 12 at 16006 Waterloo in Collinwood.<br />
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<em></em>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-10191805928519441702010-10-28T03:36:00.000-07:002010-10-28T03:36:21.796-07:00Asterisk Gallery/ Dana Depew Gallery/ Garage SaleStarting on Sat Nov 6 - I will be having a garage/gallery sale. I have closed the gallery and will be moving out of Tremont. Furniture, lots and lots of artwork, memorabilia, and other weird stuff I have collected over the years. This would be a great opportunity to obtain artwork for gifts for the upcoming holiday season or to add to your collection.<br />
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- tons and tons of artwork by Dana Depew large scale paintings, sculptures, found objects assemblages, collages, etc<br />
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-A turn of the century medical examination table - complete with medical instruments.<br />
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- couches, chairs<br />
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-lamps - lots of lamps<br />
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-books<br />
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-records<br />
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I will be posting images of works for sale regularly and you want to buy something before the sale starts just email me back and it is yours.<br />
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Sat Nov 6 - noon until 5pm<br />
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Fri Nov 12 - 6 - 10pm for the nov artwalk<br />
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Sat Nov 13 - noon until 5pm<br />
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or by appt 330-304-8528<br />
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I will need to have everything out by Dec 1Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-30943108584235551482010-10-21T17:56:00.000-07:002010-10-21T17:56:59.474-07:00"Skulls and Revolution @ Wall Eye GallerySkulls & Revolution!<br />
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Opening Reception: <br />
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Friday Oct. 29th 6 – 11pm<br />
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On Friday October 29th , 2010, Wall Eye Gallery will present Skulls & Revolution! organized by Alejandro Rivera and Dante Rodriguez. Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, this exhibition explores the current socio-political relationship between the U.S. and Mexico as seen through the works of the following Northeast Ohio Artists:<br />
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Gadi Zamir • Dante Rodriguez • Alejandro Rivera • Beth Whalley • Alex Kelly • Stephanie Lipscomb • Rich Cihlar • Hector Castellanos Lara • Lauren Voss • The Sign Guy • Alexander Corona • Jeff Hulligan • Dominic Scibilia • Laura Skehan • Ralph Mercado Jr. • Stephanie Ayala • Jim Englemann • Greg Ruffing • Joe Ayala • Dana Depew • Joshua Rex • Jeff Finley • Barbara Konrad • Hannah Verbeuren • Aaron Koehn • Wendy Mahon • Michael Abarca • Kyle Kershner • Todd Hoak • Claudio Orso-Giacone • Kimberly Grice • Linda Ayala • Peter Billington • Bob Peck • Chris Kulcsar • Ben Haehn • Rafael Valdivieso Troya • Melissa Orberdoester • Jacob Wesley Lang • Augusto Bordelois • Adam Dumont • Jason Rudolph <br />
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Also open November 6th and 7th is The 6th Annual Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) Celebration at the Cleveland Public Theatre East Campus 6205 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102. For more info about this celebration, call 216.235.0811 or go to www.diadelosmuertosohio.comCleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-69335138114187126492010-10-21T17:53:00.000-07:002010-10-21T17:53:01.145-07:00new work for upcoming exhibiton<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TMDgMqoCxKI/AAAAAAAABCM/NkOJA_-uYV0/s1600/new+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TMDgMqoCxKI/AAAAAAAABCM/NkOJA_-uYV0/s320/new+009.jpg" width="320" /></a>Dana L. Depew</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Distress"</div><br />
oil, acrylic, automotive enamel, tile adhesive on canvas<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">nearly finished work for the upcoming "Skulls and Revolution" exhibition at Wall Eye Gallery. This piece consists of an exact replica of Jasper Johns "Three Flags". The piece is inverted to represent a distress. The blue color field of the Ame...rican flag is substituted with the flag of Mexico (1934 - 1968) in which the eagle is substituted with the pirate Jolly Roger flag.</div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-61913658398710266572010-07-29T09:28:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:28:13.840-07:00Gina DeSantis @ Lakewood Arts Festival<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: symbol;">Hi Everyone,</span><br />
<br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;">A reminder that I will be in the <a href="http://lakewoodartsfest.org/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="color: #a040ff; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Lakewood Arts Festival</a> on Saturday, August 7th from 10am-6pm. My booth is located between St. Charles and Warren Rd. </span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;">Also my classes are up for the fall. This includes classes at my studio, Art House and the Orange Art Center. Visit the </span><a href="http://ginadesantisclasses.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: magenta; font-family: symbol; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">link</a><span style="font-family: symbol;"> for more info. </span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;">Finally save the dates for Screw Factory Artist Open Houses: November 6th, December 17th and 18th. More info to come this fall!</span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;">Best Wishes,</span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;">Gina DeSantis</span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;"> <a href="http://www.ginadesantisceramics.com/">http://www.ginadesantisceramics.com</a></span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;"> <a href="http://ginadesantis.etsy.com/">http://GinaDeSantis.etsy.com</a></span><br style="font-family: symbol;" /><span style="font-family: symbol;"> Buy Handmade!</span></span><br />
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-51082002824060888922010-07-28T04:58:00.000-07:002010-07-28T04:58:28.731-07:00Dana L. Depew "Studies in Nepotism" - recent sculptural work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TFAbSePv5tI/AAAAAAAABBw/zOVGeabBdYE/s1600/41789_142210715804652_6796_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TFAbSePv5tI/AAAAAAAABBw/zOVGeabBdYE/s320/41789_142210715804652_6796_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Due to the fact that I need to reassemble and rephotograph recently produced sculptural work and instead of disassembling them after they are shot and putting the works back into my borderline hoarders basement studio, I am going to leave work up for an impromptu makeshift sculpture exhibition that will open Sept 10. No real theme or concept except that it is large scale sculpture made from found objects that I have collected and reassembled throughout the past few years. Most of these works were produced for various exhibitions and were not intended to be exhibited together.<br />
Opening Reception - Sept 10, 6 - 10pm<br />
<a href="http://www.asteriskgallery.com/">www.asteriskgallery.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.danadepew.com/">www.danadepew.com</a><br />
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-65967306500293946852010-07-28T04:54:00.000-07:002010-07-28T04:54:47.994-07:00“BEYOND THE APEX” – an exhibition of the awesome curated by Pink Eye ex-Magazine<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TFAabSACGkI/AAAAAAAABBo/WYqqTyuHfoE/s1600/41814_126189567424258_5307_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TFAabSACGkI/AAAAAAAABBo/WYqqTyuHfoE/s320/41814_126189567424258_5307_n.jpg" /></a>“BEYOND THE APEX” – an exhibition of the awesome curated by Pink Eye ex-Magazine at Asterisk Gallery opens Friday August 13th containing new works by the following artists: <br />
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SUNIA BONEHAM<br />
RON COPELAND<br />
STEPHE DK - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/stephe-dk/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/stephe-dk/</a><br />
<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">STEVE EHRET - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/steve-ehret/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/steve-ehret/</a><br />
MIKE GEZZE - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/mike-gezze/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/mike-gezze/</a><br />
WESLEY JOHANSEN<br />
JAKE KELLY - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/jake-kelly/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/jake-kelly/</a><br />
ROBIN LATKOVICH - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/robin-latkovich/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/robin-latkovich/</a><br />
VANESSA LAVALLE<br />
IAN P.E. - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/ian-pe/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/ian-pe/</a><br />
BOB PECK - <a href="http://pinkeyemag.com/interviews/bob-peck/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://pinkeyemag.com/inte</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rviews/bob-peck/</a><br />
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In celebration of two years existing, from free art magazines to the publishing of limited edition books, the Pink Eyes (Leigh Ring and Ian P.E.) have collected some of their favorite local visual artists to take part in a progressive display of cutting edge art. The walls will not be holding the art on this night, but part of it. Landscapes of the mind installed into public view…reverberations from the hinterland, where a mixed crew of non-genre artists come together for a display of the now - a glimpse into the future of Cleveland art!<br />
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Opens Friday August 13th (as part of Tremont’s monthly art-walk)<br />
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Asterisk Gallery (2393 Professor Ave, Cleveland)<br />
6pm – 11pm<br />
Free</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">And please join us for an after-party at the Happy Dog, where an equally impressive showcase of sonic genius will be the place to catch the incredibly talented aural massages of:</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Terminal Lovers <a href="http://www.myspace.com/terminallovers" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.myspace.com/ter</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>minallovers</a><br />
Self Destruct Button <a href="http://www.myspace.com/selfdestructbutton" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.myspace.com/sel</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>fdestructbutton</a><br />
Oblique Orchestra <a href="http://www.myspace.com/obliqueorchestramusic" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "fac2f", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.myspace.com/obl</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>iqueorchestramusic</a> </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">The Happy Dog (Detroit and W. 58th)<br />
10pm<br />
$5</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Green Hornet" </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>These two lamps were recently produced to be exhibited in the storefront of Apothecary on Detroit.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TE7G8T_62aI/AAAAAAAABBI/z9NgC7GjESM/s1600/37674_143307849028736_137990662893788_360143_7406668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TE7G8T_62aI/AAAAAAAABBI/z9NgC7GjESM/s640/37674_143307849028736_137990662893788_360143_7406668_n.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1143362465#%21/pages/Lakewood-OH/Apothecary/137990662893788?ref=mf&__a=10&ajaxpipe=1">Apothecary</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1143362465#%21/pages/Lakewood-OH/Apothecary/137990662893788?ref=mf&__a=10&ajaxpipe=1"></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-18470041049005401092010-07-27T04:39:00.000-07:002010-07-27T04:39:45.213-07:00Matt Dibble upcoming exhibition at Arts Collinwood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TE7FYKsrbfI/AAAAAAAABBA/o5tSof-3PVU/s1600/28213_1435392892992_1478057285_1158611_2772548_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/TE7FYKsrbfI/AAAAAAAABBA/o5tSof-3PVU/s320/28213_1435392892992_1478057285_1158611_2772548_n.jpg" /></a></div><span class="text" id="albumDesc">Matt Dibble preparing for an exhibition of new paintings which opens- Sept. 17th 2010 at Arts Collinwood Gallery.<br />
<a href="http://www.artscollinwood.org/">www.artscollinwood.org</a></span><br />
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-7085023085025307932010-05-02T17:03:00.000-07:002010-05-02T17:03:38.871-07:00" The I of the Test @ Riffe Gallery in Columbus<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S94Sz_34L9I/AAAAAAAABA4/E-jYH0mEbDM/s1600/IofTLogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S94Sz_34L9I/AAAAAAAABA4/E-jYH0mEbDM/s320/IofTLogo.jpg" tt="true" /></a>This exhibit will open on Thurs and I will be exhibiting 3 pieces that I have spent the last 4 months producing. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>This exhibition features the work of 16 Ohio artists who use words as the driving force to create an experience around the myriad associations and meanings of text. The artists focus on the ways that the meaning of text and our interaction with it are transformed by current events, technology, socioeconomic status and race.<br />
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more info here;<br />
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<a href="http://www.oac.state.oh.us/riffe/default.asp">http://www.oac.state.oh.us/riffe/default.asp</a>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-67119775282387932502010-05-02T16:57:00.000-07:002010-05-02T16:57:02.638-07:00Drawn and Quartered Part ll: Saturday, May 8th, 7-10 at Asterisk Gallery in Tremont<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S94RPFmP69I/AAAAAAAABAw/dewG_mjCv-Y/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S94RPFmP69I/AAAAAAAABAw/dewG_mjCv-Y/s320/IMG_0423.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
Saturday, May 8, 2010<br />
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Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm<br />
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Location: Asterisk Gallery, 2939 Professor Street, Tremont, Cleveland, OH<br />
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www.asteriskgallery.com / (330)-304-8528<br />
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We would love to see you ALL there. Any artist who are not on a team are welcome to come and draw and enter a separate contest for guests, prizes given at the end of the evening! Bring yer sketchpads and weapons of mass drawings. If you don't draw, but love art, having a few drinks, mingling, and havin fun, please, come on out, and bring your friends! Feel free to put this on your blogs, or websites, we want to share this great event with as many people as possible! <br />
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Teams of artists will compete against each other during timed drawing<br />
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sessions. This year's event will have a 2-hour long pose, and eight 5<br />
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to 20 minute short pose events including: moving models; best likeness;<br />
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odd angle; draw the crowd; and blind contour. The drawing is fast, fun,<br />
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furious, and extremely competitive,... with every artist utilizing all of<br />
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their talents and tricks!<br />
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Announcing Teams and Artist's: <br />
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Murray Hill Group led by Deb Steytler with artists Juan<br />
Quirarte, Adam Pate, Ken Talley, Jeff Suntala, and Jack Flotte.<br />
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Team Dr. Sketchy led by Dr. Aaron (Aaron Erb) and Dr. Jason (Jason Tilk) with artists<br />
Vanessa O'Brien, Ron Kretsch, Mark Overlow, Jim Janek, and Erin Schechtman<br />
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Pretentious Artists of Tremont led by Tim Herron with artists Jim Gerber, Larry Zuzik,<br />
and Jeff Scolaro.<br />
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Utrekkers from Utrecht Art Supplies led by Beth A. Bryan with artists: Beth Yurich, Nick<br />
Gulan, Gennifer Bone, Jose Estrada, and Shannon Hope Meeks.<br />
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Live models, contests, fabulous prizes, loud audience clapping, hooting,<br />
and rooting for their favorite team and artists, and this year, we will have rotating judges, including the audience and teams. Think wide world of wrestling meets art<br />
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school meets cabaret. <br />
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The audience will have a chance to draw as well, supplies provided. Donation for drinks<br />
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available; music, and entertainment including dancers and caricatures<br />
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available for the audience to enjoy.<br />
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Michael Salinger will return as this year's Emcee! michaelsalinger.blogspot.com/<br />
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The event will be photographed by Alex Rivera of Alejandro Rivera Photography.<br />
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www.alexriveraphotography.com/<br />
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A short film of the event will be shot and edited by Dennis Yurich of Yurich Creative.<br />
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www.yurichcreative.com/<br />
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Prizes sponsored by: Prizm; www.prizmart.com/ <br />
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Utrecht Art Supplies Cleveland; www.utrechtart.com/Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-84581668605414910952010-05-02T16:52:00.000-07:002010-05-02T16:52:16.044-07:00SPACE INVADERS - The Big Invasion: Columbus<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S94QEV4TCgI/AAAAAAAABAg/qF6srE-uipQ/s1600/100226_space_invaders.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S94QEV4TCgI/AAAAAAAABAg/qF6srE-uipQ/s320/100226_space_invaders.gif" tt="true" width="320" /></a>The Big Invasion: Columbus</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Saturday, May 15, Depart from SPACES at 9:30 a.m./Arrive in Columbus around 11:30 a.m.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Participants have the option to ride with SPACES or meet the group in Columbus (dependant upon price option). A detailed agenda will be emailed to each participant of the Columbus Invasion.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Wexner Center for the Arts / The Riffe Gallery </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Have you ever visited a museum or gallery and found some of the work hard to grasp? Have you left an exhibition thinking that the art is simply from another world—one that is exclusionary and difficult to navigate? Join SPACES as we invade Northeast Ohio's (and beyond) art venues ready to tackle and discuss challenging work. Participants will learn how to fearlessly analyze and talk about contemporary art through SPACES' popular program Space Invaders.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<a href="http://www.spacesgallery.org/2010/events/space_invaders/index.html">http://www.spacesgallery.org/2010/events/space_invaders/index.html</a>Think of the invasions as open critiques and evaluations of what you see—an opportunity to hash out what is (or isn't) successful. Discover the best ways to approach and talk about different media and concepts. You will then be equipped to stride into any contemporary museum or gallery with confidence.Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-2872442949151318462010-04-24T06:27:00.000-07:002010-04-24T06:27:11.169-07:00"Room Full of Strangers" A solo exhibition of new and old works by Douglas Max Utter<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S9Lxn-A8yXI/AAAAAAAABAY/HLjIsSnHwyE/s1600/n281477923420_1604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S9Lxn-A8yXI/AAAAAAAABAY/HLjIsSnHwyE/s320/n281477923420_1604.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
Asterisk Gallery Proudly Presents:<br />
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"Room Full of Strangers" A solo exhibition of new and old works by Douglas Max Utter<br />
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Opening reception May 14 <br />
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Show runs through June 5<br />
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hrs by appt<br />
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www.asteriskgallery.com<br />
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www.douglasutter.com<br />
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330-304-8528Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-84753449157598527362010-03-27T09:09:00.001-07:002010-03-27T09:09:50.493-07:003rd Annual Tremont West Art & Cocktails Benefitis sekking art donations<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S64txbR7_uI/AAAAAAAABAQ/L2_8us-tb84/s1600/the+A%26C+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S64txbR7_uI/AAAAAAAABAQ/L2_8us-tb84/s320/the+A%26C+logo.jpg" /></a></div><br />
3rd Annual Tremont West Art & Cocktails Benefitis sekking art donations . This year, we will be holding Art & Cocktails, our primary annual fundraising event, at Asterisk Gallery on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Fundraising events are crucial to support Tremont West Programming, such as Community Organizing. Please help us uphold our mission of “improving and maintaining the living, business and cultural conditions for all Tremont” by becoming one of our Art & Cocktails sponsors. Tickets are $25<br />
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if you have questions, please feel free to contact Michelle Davis at 575-0920Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-22616623050870429952010-03-27T08:44:00.001-07:002010-03-27T08:44:16.796-07:00Lantern AwardsThe LIT (formerly The Poets’ and Writers’ League of Greater Cleveland) is proud to announce The Lantern Awards to honor and celebrate the most talented literary artists who live and work in Northeast Ohio. The winners will be announced and awards will be presented at ALL LIT UP: An Evening of Literary Excellence on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Ohio Theatre of PlayhouseSquare.<br />
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Eight Different Genre Categories Include:<br />
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I. Poetry: <br />
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Published anthology, chapbook of poems, collection by a single poet; and publication of a single poem<br />
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II. Fiction:<br />
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Novel length publication; and short fiction: collection and single publications accepted <br />
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III. Graphic Novel:<br />
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Full-length publication<br />
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IV. Memoir:<br />
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Book length publication; and essay length publication<br />
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V. Creative Nonfiction:<br />
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Book length publication; and personal essay, collection and single publications accepted<br />
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VI. Journalism: Personal Interest Story:<br />
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Individual article and series accepted<br />
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VII. Playwriting/Performance:<br />
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Original work written then performed in a public venue (please submit printed flyers, press clipping, reviews, invitations, along with the typed manuscript. The playwright, author, or poet only are eligible for the award (not cast).<br />
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VIII. Blog, Blog, Blog:<br />
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Literary interest general interest blogs with demonstrated excellence of craft AND 50+ readership list (must be submitted with nomination).<br />
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Guidelines and Restrictions – <br />
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~ Deadline for submissions is Saturday, May 1, 2010.<br />
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~ Work must have been published or performed (see publication & performance guidelines) within the past two years (January 2008-May 2010).<br />
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~ Writers must live in the following counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, or Wayne.<br />
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~ Work must be submitted in published form, or photocopied from published texts, including online publication in legitimate publications. Publication information and/or performance information (including source and date) is necessary. Actual texts are required. <br />
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~ Exclusions: self-published or vanity press works.<br />
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~ Work can be self-nominated, or nominated by an outside source (publisher, colleague, friend, agent, etc.). The author's permission to have the material considered is mandatory.<br />
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~ Attach biographical information about the author, including name, address and phone number. Reviews of the work (stating sources) are encouraged.<br />
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~ Entries should be marked "Literary Awards" on the outside of the envelope, and mailed to: 2010 LITerary Awards; c/o The LIT, 2570 Superior Avenue, Suite 203, Cleveland, OH 44114. <br />
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~ Submissions will not be returned.<br />
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Books sales and support are provided by Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Legacy Village. 20% of book sales proceeds will be donated to the LIT during this event. An independent, local bookstore, Joseph-Beth Booksellers celebrates 10 years in the Cleveland community this year. For more information, visit www.josephbeth.com<br />
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ABOUT THE LIT <br />
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Since 1976, The LIT has been dedicated to the improvement, appreciation, and growth of the literary arts by fostering and promoting a thriving community of writers of all ages and across all genres. Founded as The Poets’ and Writers’ League of Greater Cleveland, The LIT works to grow and sustain an appreciation and audience for the work of literary artists and in doing so, strives to advance literacy throughout the Northeast Ohio region. For more information, please contact:Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-15175396036408784372010-03-14T20:08:00.000-07:002010-03-14T20:08:43.350-07:00Minus Signs by Andy Netzel - Cleveland Magazine Jan 09<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S52kkj6CsTI/AAAAAAAABAI/QEUAx_V1-H4/s1600-h/10.+All+Things+Cleveland+review+in+Cleveland+Magazine+01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S52kkj6CsTI/AAAAAAAABAI/QEUAx_V1-H4/s320/10.+All+Things+Cleveland+review+in+Cleveland+Magazine+01-09.jpg" vt="true" /></a>Minus Signs by Andy Netzel - Cleveland Magazine Jan 09</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This wasn’t an event for Pittsburghers or Cincinnatians. No, the All Things Cleveland exhibit opening at Tremont’s Asterisk art gallery was personal — a show that took the tired old Cleveland joke and turned it into a funhouse that warped, distorted, amplified and, at times, accurately reflected the state of the place we call home and our stew of feelings about it. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Even the advertising for the exhibit— a “CLE –” symbol that parodies the Cleveland Plus campaign’s pro-Northeast Ohio bumper stickers — drew a brief, authentically Cleveland moment of consternation when an attorney for the Greater Cleveland Parthership sent the gallery a cease and desist letter. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">How could outsiders appreciate a trio of musicians all dressed as Super Host who served as the exhibit’s opening-night entertainment? Or a painting of one of the new downtown buses navigating a shaky bridge over a valley full of orange barrels? Or a re-airing of the Tribe’s 1995 World Series loss to the Braves? Or the overwhelming smell of sauerkraut wafting from the Crock-Pots near the entrance?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That’s why curator Dana L. Depew limited his call for artists to those who grew up here. “I asked for a grittier view of Cleveland from Clevelanders,” he says. “I didn’t want pretty publicity shots. I wanted people who grew up in Cleveland to create the work to get an insider view. In the eight years I’ve curated shows, I’ve never had a bigger response from artists.”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But even though I got all the artists’ jokes — maybeespecially because I did— the pieces evoked a full range of emotions in me.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I shook my head with empathy when I saw Eileen Dorsey’s series of paintings depicting Browns fans, which asks viewers to commiserate a fictional interception with her orange-and-brown-clad faithful — one man looking disgusted, another heartbroken. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A work titled Growth in Midtown prompted a chortle with its vacant industrial building covered with ivy, but the clever “Be Leavin’ Cleveland” twist on the “Believe in Cleveland” billboards around town stung me. And my heart downright broke when I saw the photo essay of vacant homes framed by a door from one of the city’s once-grand neighborhoods. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Outside the gallery, John Friscat, a 27-year-old Cleveland Heights resident, said he didn’t know how to feel. There was some beauty and some laughs, but also something else. It wasn’t anger, he said — maybe a little melancholy.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And in an art-imitates-life/life-imitates-art moment, Toby Radloff (the self-proclaimed nerd-made-cult-figure by way of Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor comics and accompanying movie) offered that maybe it’s because of our toughness that reveling in such self-deprecation is OK for our civic psyche. “Cleveland has a lot of guts and a lot of heart,” he said. “Cleveland can laugh at itself.”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I hope he’s right. But such tough love only matters if it forces us to find the fresh ideas and leadership to combat the city’s problems. And All Things Cleveland only works as humor if reveling in the psychic weight we give our city’s collective negativity and stereotypes finally provides us a way to escape it. </div>Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-81201049975118931822010-03-14T19:18:00.000-07:002010-03-14T19:18:33.348-07:00Dante Launches Artists Series to Support Local Art and FoodDante Launches Artists Series to Support Local Art and Food<br />
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March 12, 2010 – Tremont, OH<br />
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Dante restaurant in Tremont, a big supporter of local artists and local food, kicks off seasonal art shows featuring changing art with a changing menu.<br />
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The first cocktail party in the series takes place Sunday, March 28 from 6 - 8pm at Dante. The party will feature large scale photographs by Dan Morgan, who plans to select the next artist to follow him with an autumn themed exhibition. <br />
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Many Clevelanders will recall Morgan owned and operated Gallery 0022 for five years above SPACES before moving to New York. There he worked for Sothebys auction house. Morgan’s love for the arts is now being rivaled by his love for, slow, local food. He and his wife Annette now operate a Farm Stay vacation rental property in Ashland County.<br />
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Soggiorno in Fattoria, Italian for Farm Stay, is the title of the inaugural exhibition on March 28. The event offers guests the first opportunity at purchasing the limited edition work, printed on canvas gallery wraps with special archival inks.<br />
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Kari Moore with Slow Food Northern Ohio will assist as Chef Dante Boccuzzi will offer various appetizers featuring meats and cheeses from area farms, as well as a selection of fine wines.<br />
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For tickets, call 216.274.1200. Dante • 2247 Professor Ave. • Tremont • Ohio • 44113Cleveland Art Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678195472885723019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370312915249310549.post-87069894985989911182010-03-14T19:13:00.000-07:002010-03-14T19:13:03.387-07:00ACCEPTING ART DONATIONS FOR ART AND COCKTAILS<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S52W9hp0BNI/AAAAAAAABAA/OK2Sjr35iEI/s1600-h/the+A%26C+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6Ooty_CC3s/S52W9hp0BNI/AAAAAAAABAA/OK2Sjr35iEI/s320/the+A%26C+logo.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><br />
3rd Annual Tremont West Art & Cocktails Benefit . This year, we will be holding Art & Cocktails, our primary annual fundraising event, at Asterisk Gallery on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Fundraising events are crucial to support Tremont West Programming, such as Community Organizing. Please help us uphold our mission of “improving and maintaining the living, business and cultural conditions for all Tremont” by becoming one of our Art & Cocktails sponsors. Tickets are $25 <br />
you have questions, please feel free to contact Michelle Davis at 575-0920<br />
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