The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Willoughby’s Art Gallery hopes to shine with ‘Painting in Light’
This has been a great summer for exploring the arts outdoors. The sun has shone on most outdoor venues, and if you don’t mind the heat, painting and sketching outdoors has been a real pleasure, too.
Keep upcoming art shows and competitions in mind while you work. The shift from art festivals to competitions is coming, and you‘ll want to be prepared. There are also increasing opportunities to sell your artwork as we head into the holidays.
Art and craft shows are already seeking participants. Take advantage of the expanded outdoor work space to build your body of work to display and sell.
Get creative with family and friends. Don’t let summer slip by without creating some treasured memories to warm your heart when the chill returns. Taking a class together helps long after the classroom, as you may find yourselves encouraging each other later from the shared experience.
Timing is crucial if photography is your thing. Lighting and location are as important as the subject. If that happens to include summer plants, places or activities, you’d best get cracking. Need some inspiration? Check out the photography shows on display.
Art Gallery
“Painting With Light” — the new show at the Art Gallery, 38721 Mentor Ave., Suite 1, Willoughby — fills the gallery space with photographic images, including works by first-time exhibitors. We all have to start somewhere.
Stop in and check out the artworks by Gary Marmolya, Ute Gregor, Roya Mohammadpour, Neil Evans, Patti Meyer and Kat Kurkov.
“Gary Marmolya is presenting new images, which are incredibly striking, along with his great Cleveland skylines,” gallery owner George Ann Trembour said. “A new, young, energetic photographer (Roya Mohammadpour) who has traveled extensively will be showing work related to her trips. Elephants, tigers, and more, Oh my! Roya’s photos are not a typical travelogue, but are lyrically composed, thoughtful and evocative.”
For information, call 440-946-8001 or visit artgallerywilloughbyoh.com.
Ashtabula Arts Center
Blacksmiths do more than shoe horses and forge swords, and the proof is at the new show at the Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St. “Irons From the Fire: Art by Western Reserve Artist Blacksmith Association” opens with an artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 17.
I love garden art, and this certainly qualifies, but it is not limited to the garden. WRABA encourages artists and craftsmen and women interested in learning more and members without a forge to visit one of their weekly Open Forge events. Open Forges are held from 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
They are held on Mondays at Jotunheim Forge 4101 Brooklyn Ave., Cleveland (call Jason Nass at 216-609-9250 for more information); Tuesdays at Century Village in Burton, 14653 East Park St. Burton (call Ralph at 440-5529560); and Thursdays at SteelTree Workshop, 1961 State Route 534, Southington (call Gary Barnhart at 330-898-8171).
It is highly recommended you wear all-cotton clothing, and leather shoes and bring safety glasses if you have them and a leather glove for your non-dominant hand.
Visit ashtabulaartscenter.org and follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/ ashartscenter for updates or changes to the schedule.
Lakeland
There are just a couple of weeks left to see “ARTBELT: New Art From the Rustbelt” on display in the Gallery at Lakeland, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland.
Guest curator John Morris from Pittsburgh brought the show together with 29 artist from the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas. The show runs through Sept. 7.
Contact Galley coordinator Mary Urbas at 440525-7029 for more information on this show, gallery tours or to exhibit your own work.
Stella’s Art Gallery
There were 97 entries for the August show, “Photographers Only,” at Stella’s Art Gallery, 85000 Station St., Mentor. The show is open through Sept. 3.
Adam Kilbourne, Best in Show, was among the winners recognized at last week’s reception.
Here are the winners in all categories”
• Nature — first place, Arin Altomare; second place, Maribeth Joeright; and third place, Zackary Hoon
• People — first place, Cath Smith; second place, Linda Janosko; third place, Carol L. Meyer
• Architecture — first place, Jackson Koch; second place, Adam Kilbourne; and third place, Will Slabaugh
• Digital — first place, Lee Tobin; second place, Cath Smith; and third place, Patricia Stafford
• Animal — first place, Cat Swartz; second place, Heather Barninger; and third place, Carol L Meyer
• Macro — first place, Delinda Mariani; second place, Heather Barninger; and third place, David Yates.
Artisans are needed for SAG’s upcoming Harvest Markets and Holiday Boutique. Building on the success of their 2017 Holiday Show, the 2018 Harvest & Holiday Market will be a three-month event. It will run three weekends, Sept. 14 and 15, Oct. 12 and 13 and Nov. 9 and 10. This is a juried event, and artisans will need to get their submissions in by Aug. 31.
All entry information can be found on StellasArtGallery.com under Call for Art. Or stop by the gallery, enjoy the art and talk to someone.
Valley Art Center
Here are a couple of shows to keep in mind as you are working creatively this summer. Valley Art Center, 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, is looking for artists to enter the 47th annual Juried Art Exhibit.
More than $1,000 in cash will be awarded for Best of Show, first, second and third places and several community-sponsored awards, including the Hardy Watercolor Award and the Phyllis Lloyd Memorial Award.
The entry deadline is Oct. 12, and the show opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2. This year’s jurors are Christopher Richards, Charles ‘Bud’ Deihl and Lee Heinen.
VAC continues its trilogy of art with a focus on places. The three-year series began in January with “PEOPLE,” and will present “PLACES” next January, and conclude with “THINGS” in 2020.
The entry process is underway and must be made online by visiting valleyartcenter.org/calls-to-entry.html. Call 440-2477507 for more information.