After eight years of inspired guidance expanding our programming, spearheading the first sanctioned outdoor mural in Chagrin Falls, forging regional partnerships, planning our fiftieth anniversary celebration, and, oh yeah, navigating a pandemic, Mary Ann Breisch is officially retired and off the clock! Although she is leaving, the work of Valley Art Center will continue on course as the VAC […]
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A Community Art Installation Is Blooming at Valley Art Center! In celebration of Valley Art Center’s fiftieth anniversary, VAC has engaged internationally-known fiber artist Carol Hummel to wrap the trees in front of its building in a colorful display. Fantastic at Fifty – Valley Art Center’s Anniversary Community Art Project invites volunteers to create crocheted circles which will be joined […]
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Valley Art Center turns fifty years old in May, and we have been celebrating all year long! We have offered exhibits featuring our visionary founders, as well as our present-day students and faculty; a virtual gala celebration in February; and a documentary film exploring our mission within the Chagrin Valley. Now we turn our eye to the future of Valley […]
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The novel coronavirus was not only devastating to the art world in 2020: COVID drove evolution, as well. Some strategies artists and organizations invented or embraced were not only innovative in the moment, but are likely to endure in 2021 and beyond. Here are a few innovations, adaptations, and repackaging efforts that got our attention in this terrible, horrible, no […]
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As a community-focused entity, Valley Art Center has long prioritized partnerships—from working with local community programs that bring our instructors to children and seniors with limited resources and educational options, to creating pop-up exhibitions and events at local businesses, to partnering with local schools. VAC has historically sought new and meaningful ways to connect with the region beyond the walls […]
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In 1971, in the tiny village of Chagrin Falls, a group of local artists came together in the shadow of turbulent times to make spaces for people to create art. Bob Takatch, Ann Over, Nancy Martt, and others had been teaching art in the community for years at that point—sometimes in their own homes, sometimes in rented spaces. It became […]
Read more2020 was shaping up to be a banner year for Valley Art Center. We were experiencing the most vibrant program year in the Center’s history. Class enrollment was robust. Artist applications and gallery attendance were steadily climbing. A historic exhibition was installed in the completely refurbished gallery. The facility was humming with the daily activity of classes, gift shop sales, […]
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Facing Backlash, Valley Art Center Refunds ABF Booth Fees The word “ecosystem” often shows up in discussions of the art economy, to describe the way different parts are connected. Never has the description held so true as during the COVID 19 crisis. Consider the case of Valley Art Center, in Chagrin Falls. Beyond that quaint little community, people know Valley Art […]
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This spring, Valley Art Center is pleased to present Intimate Regard, a retrospective of the work of Roger Anliker curated by Dr. Kirsten Jensen and Dale Roberts, on display from March 20 to April 29. Intimate Regard celebrates the work of Akron native and CIA graduate Roger Anliker (1924–2013), an influential teacher and artist whose body of work is remarkable for its […]
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On Display: 48th Annual Juried Art Exhibit Valley Art Center is proud to present the 48th Annual Juried Art Exhibit. For almost fifty years this increasingly prestigious exhibit has spotlighted Ohio and regional artists. Historically we receive approximately 300 to 400 pieces of artwork. The art is juried to approximately 100 works in a wide array of media. Over $1,000 […]
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