Paintings & Sculpture from the Wit of Melanie Newman

Paintings & Sculpture from the Wit of

Melanie Newman

A graduate of Cleveland Institute of Art in 2007, Melanie Newman's first Solo show

combines sculpture, paintings, and an interactive electronic element that is

controlled by temperature and motion. Newman's transparent "honesty" mixed

with her often use of iconic images reflects a sarcastic, brightly-colored vision of a

darker subject matter ... human condition ... and invites the audience to explore

their own emotional response to experience.

This is a show NOT TO BE MISSED!



Grand Opening: Friday June 12th 2009

6pm til...



Closing Party: Sunday June 28th 2009

6pm



Gallery open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and by appointment.



Hosted by:

The Doubting Thomas Gallery

856 Jefferson Ave

Tremont

216-241-7800

Works In Progress Symposium June 20

Works-In-Progress (WIP) is a year-long three part program at Zygote Press for professional artists to present and discuss their work, and to benefit from exchange with other artists and arts professionals in an open and productive forum. Five free WIP critique sessions took place between August 2008 - May 2009. A culminating exhibition of participants will be held on June 19, 2009 with a reception from 6-9. To conclude the yearlong program, a professional
development Symposium will take place on Saturday , June 20, 2009 and will have panelists speaking about professional practices, marketing and promotions, gallery representation, residencies and other topics related to our field.


OVERVIEW
Join us Saturday, June 20th for numerous invigorating and revealing panel discussions about experiences artists have had trying to grow and prosper in the art world. The panels will discuss pertinent issues relevant to all visual artists working within the cultural community of Northeast Ohio and beyond. Panelists* will articulate their specific experiences regarding the practice of making and marketing work, alternative and nontraditional venue options, and gallery representation and residency opportunities.



REGISTRATION
Cost: $25

Register: please call 216.621.2900

Registration Deadline: June 13th

Accessibilty: Both panel locations ADA accessible



BIOS
Click Here to View Full Bios



PROGRAM
The symposium kicks off at Zygote Press at 9:30 for coffee and welcoming remarks. The morning panels at 10:30 occur simultaneously** at Zygote Press and the Wooltex Gallery. Lunch break*** is at 12:00. The afternoon panels at 1:00 occur simultaneously at Zygote Press and the Wooltex Gallery. The final panel will be held at Zygote Press at 3:00 followed by a program wrap-up party at 4:30. Bring your business cards to exchange at the networking party.


*Visit www.zygotepress.com for panelist bios.

**Choose to attend the panel(s) you are most interested in for both morning + afternoon sessions.


***BYOL: Bring a brown bag lunch; Zygote will have several drink options available. Or pick up something at Artefino, which is adjacent to the Wooltex Gallery [www.artefinocafe.com].

UPCOMING SPACES EVENTS

SPACELab 1 >> CLOSING SPACELab 2>> OPENING

Sung Jin Choi (Brooklyn, NY)
AMBIENT SOUND
May 15 – June 12

Evan Larson (Dearborn, MI)
PERMEABILITY, TRANSFORMATION AND THE NEUTRAL
June 19 – July 17, 2009

Don't miss Sung Jin Choi's Amient Sound in its final week (on view through June 12). Choi constructed an intricate kinetic installation composed of found objects. The artist includes a number of pristine ceramic slip-cast vessels combined with auditory elements using the viewer as a catalyst for the installation to come to life.

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Using techniques such as plaster carving, mold-making, and woodworking, Evan Larson manipulates the existing structures within the gallery to create a seemingly-organic and often ephemeral space of neutrality between object and viewer within institutional dynamics.


ALSO ON VIEW>> INTERNAL COMPASSES
May 15–July 17, 2009
SPACES World Artists Program>>
EFRAT KLIPSHTIEN Tel Aviv, Israel
May 15–July 17, 2009


Congratulations to Alex Henry and Liz Maugans, winners of the fabulous Park-and-Ride RTA passes for all of June.


Take me to your leader: Join SPACES as we invade Cleveland's art venues in search of challenging work to tackle and discuss. Participants will learn how to fearlessly analyze and talk about contemporary art. Learn more ...

Art Museum Directors' Roundtable: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 2:00 PM
The Plain Dealer and WVIZ/PBS ideastream are co-hosting a lively forum focusing on the dynamic and complex relationships between art museums and their communities.

The forum will be hosted by ideastream's Dee Perry; Plain Dealer art and architecture reporter Steven Litt will moderate.

Panelists include: Timothy Rub, Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art; Mitchell D. Kahan, Director of the Akron Art Museum; Sherri Geldin, Director of the Wexner Center for the Arts; Don Bacigalupi, Director of Toledo Museum of Art.

THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER HERE.

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"Don't Mention It" exhibition opening June 11 @ KSU Downtown Gallery

Don't Mention It, featuring: Dana Depew, Liz Maugans & Joel Ross
Exhibition Dates: June 10-27
Host: Kent State University, School of Art Galleries
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: The Downtown Gallery
Street: 141 East Main Street
Phone: 3306761549
Email: schoolofartgalleries@kent.edu

Last Call Cleveland 'Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Videos' spoof prompts Positively Cleveland

This from Mike McIntyre in the Plain Dealer today - why didn't they just get their big brother to threaten to sue the guy?

Last Call Cleveland 'Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Videos' spoof prompts Positively Cleveland to start own video contest: Michael McIntyre's Tipoff

by Michael McIntyre/Plain Dealer Reporter Sunday May 10, 2009, 6:43 PM

Comedian Mike Polk and his cohorts in the Last Call Cleveland improv troupe swear they love Cleveland, even though their two "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Videos" are as devastating as they are self-deprecatingly funny. (Here's the sequel.)

The YouTube videos have made the rounds via e-mail and Facebook for a month. The premise: The "Cleveland Tourism Board" paid $14 million for videos that Polk forgot to produce until the last minute.

The videos feature Cleveland scenes set to a catchy if crushing commercial Cleveland jingle: "Here's the place where there used to be industry ... We see the sun at least three times a year. ... Our economy's based on LeBron James. ... Buy a house for the price of a VCR."

Ouch.

The real "Cleveland Tourism Board," known as Positively Cleveland, figures if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

It's sponsoring a real "hastily made Cleveland tourism video" contest. Applicants can submit short, positive videos beginning May 13, national Travel & Tourism Week, by signing up at www.positivelycleveland.com/hastilymade.

Two winners will get hotel, sports, entertainment and dining prize packages, worth enough to buy three houses.

Stephen Yusko - My Space: Cleveland @ Busta Gallery

Opening tonight at William Busta Gallery from 5 - 9pm
Come and check out the show Stephen is in my opinion one of the top artists in this area.

http://williambustagallery.com

TREMONT GARDENERS SALE

Dear Friends:

Every year, the Tremont Gardeners sell flowers to help fund the planting of trees, flowers, and mulch in Lincoln Park, as well as other beautification projects in the Tremont neighborhood. Please help us make this neighborhood event a success.

1. Tell 5 people. Forward this e-mail to family, friends, and neighbors. Our success has been selling to those that are connected to either you or Tremont. We have below-market prices along with first-class flowers. Please encourage people you know to support the garden sale.

2. Unload the Truck – At 8:00 am we are meeting in Lincoln Park to unload the truck. Many hands will make this big project a lot easier. Just helping out for an hour would be a big help and it will make you an honorary Tremont gardener (and offer you the first pick of flowers coming off the truck).

We have over 400 flats and quarts for our sale this year. We are offering tomatoes and herbs this year as well. We also are selling bags of mulch that is some of the finest "food" your garden can get. It's a mixture of plant material, a little manure and lots of great, organic nutrients for your flower beds. It is very similar to sweet peet, if you know what that is. Every bag we sell – at $5 per bag – means the Tremont gardeners get one bag for free to use in Lincoln Park, the Roundabout and the Train Avenue and Wade Aveue Gateways.


SAVE THE DATE AND SEE YOU, YOUR FAMILIES, OR NEIGHBORS ON MAY 16TH. Rain or Shine. Come early and get the best selection. Thank you for your support.