Opening ReceptionFriday, November 3, 2017

6–8 p.m. | Free & Open to the Public

November 4–December 13, 2017

46th Annual Juried Art Exhibit

2016 Best of Show, Anthony Mitri

Board of TrusteesDeb Perry, PresidentBruce Downie, Past PresidentLaurie Dean, Vice PresidentJohn Cunningham, TreasurerKim Zarney, SecretaryBrett BerkobeinAngela DeBernardo KC HenryTricia KamanPearce LearyAmanda PetkiewiczNancy RogoffMartin Treppa

Advisory BoardRobert Halliday, ChairmanBarbara ChristianLucinda EinhouseKathryn GarveyRussell HardyDarlene Jackson Kristen RankinJoan RusekLois Salmon TooleDavid TooleMary UrbasNick Willis

StaffMary Ann Breisch...Executive DirectorJeni Yonker...Assistant DirectorBrian Jacobs...Marketing & Communications ManagerDan Simone...Gallery ManagerKate Bruner...Registrar, Shop Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Jen Rice...Marketing & Communications AssociateBecky Frazier...Office Assistant

Gallery CommitteeAnn BeringerBen BreischJack BreischMary Ann Breisch Dana DavisTessa DickerJoan FordDoreen GrassoLynne LoftonTricia Kaman

Paul Koepf Paula MarianekJan MetteeKim MetteeRoxanne MillerGinny MorrisonLaurie NalepaJoan RusekJohn SargentKen Simmons

George SkarlMichael SteinbergEllen TakasLeesah Tarr Erika ThierfelderEmilie Unkrich Mary UrbasKim Zarney

For 46 years now, the Annual Juried Art Exhibit has featured the work of talented artists living within 250 miles of Chagrin Falls. The name of the show and the shape of the gallery have varied slightly over the last four decades, but it’s always been a display of great art from around the region. This year, we feature artists from Lodi, Ohio to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Every time we present this exhibit, the center invites three new jurors to choose the exhibited art from hundreds of submissions. This year, Anna Arnold, Kristen Cliffel and Michael Gill selected 68 exemplary works from 57 artists. The show includes works of art in traditional mediums such as oil and watercolor as well as fiber, printmaking, ceramics and more. We are proud to announce over $1000 in prizes will be awarded to 16 artists during the Opening Reception on Friday, November 3.

About the Annual Juried Art Exhibit

Catalog of Works

Stanley Berger | Moreland Hills, OH Lost Dreams Digital photography $1000

Cynthia H. Brewster | Concord, OH Positive Day Oil on linen $1700

Kimberly Chapman | Moreland Hills, OH Mourning the Death of Childhood and All the Memories That Go Along With It Ceramic, porcelain and glaze NFS

Julie Clayman | Chagrin Falls, OH Misty Morning Pastel $700

Carol Comer | Akron, OH Fall Forest Walk Sgraffito Fused Glass $500

Susan Cone Porges | Solon, OH Triple Latte Oil NFS

Gail Crum | Avon Lake, OH Bingo Betty Assemblage—wood, fabric, metal, leather, paper, and ceramic $200

Sean Crum | Avon Lake, OH Storm Trooper Etching—aquatint, lift ground, dry point $225

Eileen Dorsey | Cleveland, OH Colorado Hike I Oil $3500

Robb Durr | N. Royalton, OH Scissortail Cold-cast bronze and cherry wood $1050

Diane Farr | Chagrin Falls, OH Jess Oil on canvas $750

Reinhold Friebertshauser | Chagrin Falls, OH Artifact Series/Bowl #2 Wood—Lathe turned walnut root wad with embedded stones NFS

Dan Grantham | Pepper Pike, OH Eel Brazilian Cherry $900

Dan Grantham | Pepper Pike, OH Falls Black Walnut $1500

Robbie Grodin and Bridget Roush | Chagrin Falls, OH Nuno Felt meets Eco Print Fiber—hand-made felted fabric, naturally dyed with indigo, cochineal, leaves, berries and rainwater NFS

Robbie Grodin and Bridget Roush | Chagrin Falls, OH Rosettes Fiber—hand-made felted fabric with silks and glass beads NFS

Melissa Harris | Aurora, OH Nooks and Crannies Watercolor on paper $950

Jim Hawkey | Mentor, OH DTW Watercolor on Yupo NFS

Lee Heinen | Cleveland, OH Hanging Out in Havana Oil and collage on canvas $2500

Lee Heinen | Cleveland, OH Varsity Oil on canvas $2500

Margaret S. Heydorn | Shaker Hts., OH March ‘09 on Wall Street Oil $800

Michael W. High | Chardon, OH The Offering of Time Clay, slip and stain in two-part construction $1200

Debbi Homola | Novelty, OH Enraptured Handmade etched glass beads, headpins and clasp, annealed wire handwoven frame, polymer clay, seed beads $750

Pat Ingram | Chardon, OH The Alley Gouache $1575

Patricia Januszkiewicz | Broadview Hts., OH Far From the Maddening Crowd Mixed media on board NFS

Doris W. Jones | Andover, OH Rainy Day in Villium Watercolor on paper $375

Doris W. Jones | Andover, OH Rialto Bridge Watercolor on paper NFS

Maria Kaiser | Cleveland Hts., OH California Coast Etching—aquatint $650

Wally Kaplan | Beachwood, OH Red Shoes Chalk pastel on paper $700

Terry Klausman | Barberton, OH Veiled Blue Orb Prismacolor pencil NFS Courtesy of the Harris Stanton Gallery

Dale Lazar | Pittsburgh, PA Cousins Archival pigment print $500

Dale Lazar | Pittsburgh, PA Painter Archival pigment print $500

Jennifer Leach | Cleveland Hts., OH Person Reduction woodcut print on BFK $350

Linda Mayer | N. Ridgeville, OH Watch the Sky Encaustic, oils and metal leaf $950

Kim Mettee | Chagrin Falls, OH Interwoven Handcrafted hammered brass with fire patina of chain, antique Indian wedding sari ribbon, hammered annealed steel and waxed linen $1400

Lynne Norwood Lofton | Chagrin Falls, OH Pair of Bluebirds Earthenware $380

Sharon O’Connor–Clarke | Gates Mills, OH Iconic Cleveland: West Side Market Egg tempera on wood panel $1800

Bill Pappas | Waite Hill, OH Jules Puckered Photography $475

Bill Pappas | Waite Hill, OH Pick Your Vacation Cabin Photography $425

Jane Petschek | Shaker Hts., OH Beach at Étretat Intaglio, aquatint, soft-ground and line etching, Charbonnel Schwarz black ink on BFK Rives cream paper $450

Daniel Pruitt | Lakewood, OH Cascade Series—Large Trivet Fused glass $250

Jamie Richey | Lakewood, OH Savannah, GA Silver gelatin print $350

Kolman Rosenberg| Mentor, OH Gritty City Digital photography $300

Lois Salmon Toole | Chagrin Falls, OH Beckoning Light Transparent watercolor $2000

John A. Sargent III | S. Euclid, OH To Be Oil on canvas $3550

Joan Satow | Berea, OH CLE- West 24th and Superior Viaduct Watercolor on Paper $700

Gary Schmidt | Chagrin Falls, OH Sculptural Pot #173 Ceramic—stoneware $800

Mary Ann Sedivy | Newbury, OH Golden Wall Acrylic and collage media on canvas $1600

David F. Shankland | Peninsula, OH Woman in the Wood Old growth cedar, dating to the late 1700s $5000

Kathy Simone | Chagrin Falls, OH Everything’s GREAT! Oil on canvas $1200

Betty Skufca | Lyndhurst, OH Yes We’re Different, So What Oil $3000

Pam Spremulli | Chagrin Falls, OH Terminal Tower Graphic illustration $800

Jack St. John | Bedford, OH Programmatic Non-Fit Acrylic, pastel and ink $2500

Gary Schmidt | Chagrin Falls, OH Sculptural Pot #173 Ceramic—stoneware $800

Mary Ann Sedivy | Newbury, OH Golden Wall Acrylic and collage media on canvas $1600

David F. Shankland | Peninsula, OH Woman in the Wood Old growth cedar, dating to the late 1700s $5000

Kathy Simone | Chagrin Falls, OH Everything’s GREAT! Oil on canvas $1200

Betty Skufca | Lyndhurst, OH Yes We’re Different, So What Oil $3000

Pam Spremulli | Chagrin Falls, OH Terminal Tower Graphic illustration $800

Jack St. John | Bedford, OH Programmatic Non-Fit Acrylic, pastel and ink $2500

Jack St. John | Bedford, OH Untitled Acrylic, pastel and ink $2500

Melissa Stanton | Chardon, OH Advocate’s Close Photography $250

Craig Staufer | Lodi, OH End of an Era Oil on board $350

Craig Staufer | Lodi, OH Wings Over Wadsworth Oil on panel $250

Judy Takács | Solon, OH Art for Good, Inspired by Diane Oil on canvas $3000

Judy Takács | Solon, OH Two Sides of Milan Oil on canvas $3000

Elias Traboulsi | Pepper Pike, OH In the Shade of the Trees Watercolor $250

Victoria Wagner | Aurora, OH Junk Yard Series: “Lights Out” Oil on canvas $950

Victoria Wagner | Aurora, OH Junk Yard Series: “Turning” Oil on canvas $950

Gwen Waight | Peninsula, OH Look Out Found object assemblage $1200

William D.Walker | Austintown, OH MCP (Summer) Weaving NFS

Christine Weigand | Peninsula, OH Game 6 Hand cut paper $3200

Heather Yellen | Chagrin Falls, OH How ‘Bout Them Apples? Oil on canvas $550

Jeni Yonker | Chagrin Falls, OH Field Across the Street Oil $800

Kim Zarney | Beachwood, OH Raven Water soluble oil on coated paper $2800

In partnership with Lowe’s Greenhouse. Tickets for spectators and participants are $10 each. Call Lowe’s today to reserve tickets. We hope to see you there!

If you enjoy the cooking show “Chopped,” you won’t want to miss Framed, where individuals and teams compete to create art from mystery materials. Sign up to participate in the artistic challenges, or cheer on your favorites while sipping a drink and sampling tasty treats.

November 11, 2017, 4 –7 p.m.

To register as an individual or a team, please email melissa@lowesgreenhouse.com.

Drawing will take place during #hotchocolate@home, February 3. Winner need not be present. See service desk for details.

Proceeds benefit Valley Art Center

For tickets or more information, please call Lowe’s Greenhouse at 440-543-5123.

Upcoming!

Ongoing!

Upcoming Programs and Events

Nov 4–Dec 13 46th Annual Juried Art ExhibitNov 11 Framed maker event at Lowe’s Greenhouse, 4–7p.m.Nov 20–26 No Classes Thanksgiving WeekNov 22–26 VAC CLOSED for Thanksgiving HolidayNov 28 Giving TuesdayDec 1–2 Winter Holiday SaleDec 9 Holiday WorkshopsDec 14–16 Pick up exhibited art from the Annual Juried Art ExhibitDec 23–Jan 1 VAC CLOSED for the HolidaysJan 5 Call to entry closes at 4 p.m. for Identity : PEOPLEJan 8–Feb 17 Winter I ClassesJan 11–13 Drop off art accepted to Identity : PEOPLEJan 25 VIP Sneak PeekJan 26 Identity : PEOPLE, opening receptionJan 27–Mar 7 Identity : PEOPLEFeb 3 #Hot chocolate @ homeFeb 23 Art by the Falls call to entry deadlineFeb 26–Apr 7 Winter II Classes

#Hot chocolate@home

Proceeds benefit Valley Art Center

Save the Date!

February 3, 2017

Valley Art Center is where creative souls get their spark, enrich their lives and begin a lifetime of creativity

We are your community art center, right in your own neighborhood, where these true stories took place:

• A VAC teenage pottery student with developmental disabilities was so proud to be part of our Student/Faculty Exhibit that she brought 50 friends from her summer camp to see her work in our gallery. • In a Senior-to-Senior art class our talented instructor enticed a resident in a memory care facility to engage in painting, leading this resident to begin speaking to staff and neighbors for the first time in her stay. • Students from Chagrin Falls High School manufactured and sold Hope Soap in their French class to raise funds for our sculpture instructor who is starting an art school in Haiti. • A group of new mothers held their babies in a Baby and Me class as they made art for the first time.

The Vicki Welling Memorial Fund honors the life and memory of our longtime Valley Art Center student, board member, artist and friend. Vicki passed away on August 29 of this year.

To contribute, a donation can be made by phone, at VAC, or on our website, with a note that the gift is for the Vicki Welling Memorial Fund. When mailing a check to VAC, please write Vicki Welling Memorial Fund in the memo line. Thank you for continuing Vicki’s legacy.

Vicki Welling

VAC’s Annual Appeal is Now!

Thank you to our volunteers for making this exhibit possible: Scott Abel, Mary Ann Bianco, Jack Breisch, Dana Davis, Laurie Dean, Mell Friedland, Doreen Grasso, Rebecca Gruss, Terri Hickey, Mary Lewis, Paula Marianek, Mary McHugh, Jan Mettee, Ginny Morrison, Laurie Nalepa, Kaitlin Paltrow, Eryn Simone, Katie Simone, Kathy Simone, Michael Steinberg, Yelena Tinyaeva, Emilie Unkrich, Doug Welling, Sally Wile, and Kim Zarney.

A special thank you to our jurors: Anna Arnold, Visual Artist and Director, Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College; Kristen Cliffel, Visual Artist; and Michael Gill, Executive Director, Collective Arts Network.

Thank you to the sponsors ofthe Annual Juried Art Exhibit

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