While students and parents often thank VAC instructors for changing their lives and making the world a better place, their teachers say they receive as much as they give. “I give my students everything I would want to receive from a teacher,” says Kim Mettee, “while I also encourage them to cultivate their own authentic identity and aesthetic.” Ms. Mettee […]
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Call to Entry: Valley Art Center’s 35th Annual Art by the Falls Valley Art Center is proud to present the 35th Annual Art by the Falls outdoor fine arts and contemporary crafts festival. Every year the event draws thousands of patrons to the banks of the Chagrin River, located in the middle of historic Chagrin Falls. An ideal setting for […]
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Fin, Fur & Feather Valley Art Center’s fall exhibit features creatures of the sea, the earth and the air. Artists were encouraged to interpret and depict any class of animal, domestic or wild, using their choice of media. Join VAC for an opening reception on Friday, September 1, from 6 to 8pm to see what artists from near and […]
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Connecting the community to visual arts Valley Art Center’s mission is to engage the Chagrin Valley in meaningful visual art experiences through education, exhibitions, events and partnerships. “Partnerships” points to a rapidly growing area of VAC’s activity through “ARTREACH.” Students from Chagrin Falls Schools manufactured artisan hand soaps to raise funds for a new art school opening in Haiti, the […]
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Women’s Work: An Exhibition in Conjunction with Women’s History Month Celebrate Women’s History Month with Valley Art Center‘s powerful exhibition of art by women of the region. Women’s Work is guest-curated by Mary Urbas, Gallery Director at Lakeland Community College. The exhibiting artists include Lissa Bockrath, Kerri Gortz, Suzan Kraus, Samantha Meyers, Sandy Miller, Beth Nash, Betty Skufca and Jaymi […]
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Sharing the Benefits of Art in Senior to Senior Outreach Over the past year, Valley Art Center has been bringing the joy of artmaking to senior citizens who may otherwise not be able to experience it. Every week, residents at Hamlet Village and Arden Courts can look forward to a class, free of charge, led by highly talented Valley Art […]
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En Plein Air Opening reception, Friday, September 9, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. Valley Art Center’s fall exhibit features work created outdoors in direct observance of the subject. Join the artists on opening night and see the dynamic and arresting work they have painted and drawn from life out-of-doors. The exhibition drew submissions from artists who created work outside, anywhere in the […]
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Founded in 1844, the Village of Chagrin Falls is built around one of the natural wonders of the Chagrin River, its namesake waterfall, Chagrin Falls. The Village exudes charming small town character where you can still find mounted police and a turn of the century hardware store, on the edge of all the amenities of a big city. On […]
Read morePerspectives- A Collaboration between Seth Chwast and Herb Ascherman April 1- May 4 2016 A collaboration between internationally recognized Cleveland artists Seth Chwast and Herbert Ascherman, Perspectives was conceived as way to bring awareness to the abilities of those with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Society tends to see only disability when meeting someone with developmental differences, but the show conveys […]
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Valley Art Center’s Mural Celebration a Success! Valley Art Center’s Mural Celebration on September 27, 2015 marked a marvelous completion to a three-year process. 300 admirers of all ages gathered to hear artist Charles “Bud” Deihl describe his process and acknowledge those who supported the project. Using 10 gallons of paint and over twenty #2 paint brushes, Deihl […]
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