Tremont Art Walk Turns 20, With David Novak and Craig Matis at Brandt Gallery

The Winter 2013 season at Brandt Gallery will be a historic one, celebrating a landmark anniversary with two local  artists: a photography exhibit by a Brandt Gallery regular, and a book installation by a Brandt first-timer, whose work is  informed by music and travel narrative. TREMONT ARTWALK TURNS 20! Co-founded by Sandy Rutkowski and Jean Brandt, Tremont ArtWalk began on February 12, 1993, when seven businesses   combined resources […]

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Beauty: Media Obsessions, Commercial Constructions

BEAUTY: MEDIA OBSESSIONS, COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS Brandt Gallery’s Fall 2012 season relies upon deliberation and coincidence, as one artist’s documentary obsession with a  longtime local news anchorwoman gives way to a collaborative exploration of commercial constructions of feminine  beauty. DANA DEPEW: THE WILMA SMITH PROJECT, SEPTEMBER 8–OCTOBER 6: Having grown up on a farm in Medina in the 1980s, Dana  Depew essentially grew up with Wilma Smith. Since 1977, Wilma has provided northeast […]

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Singular Focus at Brandt Gallery

Since 1990, Jean Brandt’s store front law office has doubled as Brandt Gallery. The space is ideal for solo exhibits and  thus fills a niche in the local landscape. This summer’s schedule keeps a close focus while offering two- and three-person  shows as well. IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT: JUNE 8–JULY 7, 2012  Melanie Newman and Terry Durst met as bartenders at the Beachland Ballroom. One night last […]

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Discover the Artist Within You At Art Therapy Studio

“I am so glad I took my social worker’s advice and came to the Art Therapy Studio. It has helped me in more ways than you can imagine. I have regained used of my hands, and above all, I have learned patience. I look forward to coming to the studio every week!” -Dolores Williams, Art Therapy Studio student. After knee surgery led to hypertension and then a stroke […]

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Discover the Healing Power of Art at Art Therapy Studio

“I love coming to art therapy. It is the only place where I can create images and symbols in my mind. In art therapy my  thoughts become a reality, going from the intangible to the tangible.” Maria Smithe discovered the Art Therapy Studio following a year of severe back pain. “I thought this pain would kill me,”  Smithe said. She sought medical attention when she began having mobility […]

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Architect’s Draw at Convivium 33

For an architect, drawing a building is in many ways, simply a way to remember it properly. Sketching a building can be  considered a way of taking notes, a visual diary of sorts. The sketchbook is, indeed, a daily companion and partner to an  architect. Ask Peter Van Dijk, who will be the host for  a special exhibition at Convivium33 Gallery this November. Sponsored by […]

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Cleveland Print Room Opens In Artcraft Building: NE O’s Home for Hand-Processed Photograhy

Founded in April 2012 by Shari Wilkins, a dealer in vintage found photographs, Cleveland Print Room (CPR) is a community darkroom, studio workplace, education center and photographic gallery. With a focus on black-and-white,  hand-processed photography, we are dedicated to engaging students and community members in the techniques of  shooting, processing and printing film manually. Be sure to look for our gallery opening in January 2013, along with upcoming workshops, alternative process classes, shoot-outs, […]

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Balancing Act: Keith Berr is a City Artist at Work

You fly into Pittsburgh with your camera for a one day commercial photo shoot, but the rest of your equipment— thanks  to the airlines—is on its way to Seattle. Just what do you do? Well, if you’re a member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) like Cleveland artist/ photographer, Keith Berr, you simply call a local member,borrow his  equipment, and are on your way. Berr has had […]

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Printmaking: Working Outside Your Comfort Zone

What happens when a new faculty member in the Printmaking Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art decides not  only to think outside the box but also move the class out of the studio into the parking lot? Barbara Chira proposed to Pr int Department head Maggie Denk-Leigh a risky project that became known as “The Big Squeeze,” and after she laid out the plans, timelines and logistics, […]

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City Artists at Work Presents Lost and Found

It takes the eye of an artist to find significance in that which the rest of us have overlooked. “Lost & Found “ is an exhibit of three such artists, all from Summit County working within the mediums of collage and assemblage. Marcia Mazak, Gwen Waight and Bret Hines have all focused their talents on the forgotten fragments of man and nature that are found around them everyday. […]

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