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VALLEY ART CENTER Newsletter

November 2011
In This Issue
2011 Juried Show
Holiday Workshop
Winter Catalog
VAC Volunteers
Around Town
NOTABLES

GALLERY EXHIBIT 

"40th Annual Juried Art Exhibit"

through Dec 14

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18th ANNUAL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN

Sat Dec 3, 12-3pm

Grades 1-6

Cost $40

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WINTER I CLASSES

start Jan 9

Register by Dec 16

Save $10 on registration

CATALOG AVAILABLE IN

CHAGRIN VALLEY

TIMES

Dec 1 as INSERT

OR

ON-LINE AT

VALLEYARTCENTER.ORG

December 5

  Bell Street Shop

Be sure to stop by and check out all the NEW merchandise

 in the shop. The HOLIDAYS are right around the corner!!

Shop open through Fri, Dec 16!

 

 Hours:

Mon-Fri 10-4  

  Sat 10-2 

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Valley Art Center
155 Bell St.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
P: (440) 247-7507
F: (440) 247-5803

Office and Gallery Hours:
Monday to Friday
10am - 4pm
Saturday
10am - 2pm
Sunday
Closed 

The Valley Art Center

is generously

supported

by:

 

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture
This newsletter provides the latest events, news, and updates about the Valley Art Center.  
GALLERY ENDS YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE
40th Juried Exhibit Delivers Diversity
 
     On Friday, November 4, the Valley Art Center was full of excitement as artists and friends arrived to catch a glimpse of the 40th Annual Juried Art Exhibit.  Juror, Lucette Johnson, a graduate of CIA, selected 102 pieces from approximately 300 pieces submitted for this year's exhibit.  Diversity defines the scope!
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BEST OF SHOW by Judy Takacs, "Stillness" (l) & "Cracking Up" (r)
  Exquisite reflects the overall presentation!  Visitors to this year's Juried Show will not be disappointed.  Artwork ranges from enamel on copper, faux bone, handwoven linen and ceramic raku to collograph, lithograph, clay monoprint and etching/aquatint. 
     Seven cash awards along with 10 Honorable Mentions were presented by Jeff Dean, President of the Board of Trustees, VAC and Ann Chaney, Executive Director, VAC.  Winners include:
 
                 Best of Show     Judy Takacs        "Cracking Up"
                                                                       "Stillness"
                 First Place          Carol Medhurst   "Wild Man John"
                 Second Place     Ann Beringer       "Warm Memories"

                 Third Place         Mary Ann Dobbs  "Which Way"

          Hardy Watercolor Award

                            Terry Mamounas       "Play of Light"

          Phyllis Lloyd Memorial Award

                            Charles (Bud) Deihl    "Red Fish Red Cloud"

          Elsie & Byron Lutman Award

                            Rosalie Brown           "Send in the Clowns...

                                                               Don't Bother They're

                                                               Here"

 

Juried Show closes on Wednesday, December 14.  Gallery hours M-F 10-4, Sat 10-2.  For additional information, contact the Gallery Director at 440-247-7507 or gallerycom@valleyartcenter.org. 

18th ANNUAL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS

 

     FELTING!   PRINTMAKING!   GOURD ORNAMENTS!  These are just a gift boxfew of the 14 different stations that your children will visit during the 18th ANNUAL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP at VAC on Saturday, December 3, from 12-3pm.  Be sure to enroll your  

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 children (grades 1 - 6) in this year's festive workshop!  Kids create one-of-a-kind gifts for their families and friends while moving around from station to station.  Cost $40.  REGISTER NOW!  Space is limited! Register at 440-247-7507 or office@valleyartcenter.org. 

WATCH CHAGRIN VALLEY TIMES

VAC WINTER 2012 CATALOG INSERT

Registration starts December 2

 

     Did you know that the VALLEY ART CENTER has their catalog as an insert in the CHAGRIN VALLEY TIMES?    Be on

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LOOK FOR WINTER CATALOG COVER

the lookout Thursday, December 1 for our Winter 2012 Catalog to arrive in your newspaper (only zipcodes 44022, 44023, 44072).   Then register for your Winter classes by Friday, December 16 and SAVE $10 on your total registration.   Reserve your spot in your favorite class before the holiday hustle and bustle!!

     VAC members outside of zipcodes 44022, 44023 and 44072 will receive their catalog by mail or you can stop by VAC and pick-up a catalog.  Register at 440-247-7507 or at office@valleyartcenter.org.  

     PLEASE NOTE that our Late Fee Policy will be re-instated starting Winter I Session.  Anyone registering after close of day(5 pm) on Monday, January 2, 2012 will be charged a late fee of $10.   ORNAMENTS!

VAC VOLUNTEERS APPRECIATED
 
     We love all our "Helping Hands" at VAC!  Our events, gallery volunteer helping hands clipartopenings, programs and general building maintenance could not happen without the dedication of ALL our volunteers.  So with the new year, VAC will be rolling out a NEW Volunteer Appreciation Program.  Our goal is to acknowledge the time and talent that each volunteer donates to help the VAC staff present, promote and teach visual arts in the Chagrin Valley. 
     In the meantime, please be sure to stop by the front desk anytime you volunteer at VAC to sign-in our NEW Volunteer Book.   More details to follow in 2012!!
  HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN
 

Ashland Univ. Alumni Print Exhibit & Bluegrass Printmaker's Co-op

     Coburn Gallery, 401 College Avenue, Ashland

     through November 18

"Layers of Memory" by Sheila N. Markowitz

     Howson Gallery at Judson Park, 2181 Ambleside Dr, Cleveland

     through December 4

"Youngstown Murals Project" by Jack Carlton

     Gelbke Art Ctr, Hiram College, 12000 Winrock Dr, Hiram

     through December 21

Black and White Photography by John Tillotson

     Chagrin Falls Public Library, Chagrin Falls

     through December 30

"It's All Relative" Sibling Perspectives by Gail Gordon Trunick &

  Jon-Clair Gordon

     Ashtabula Arts Ctr, 2928 West 13th St, Ashtabula

     through November 28

Art Effect

     Beachwood Community Ctr, 25225 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood

     through December 3

"The Rhythm of Stillness" The Art of Stanka Kordic

     Sullivan Family Gallery, BAYarts, 28795 Lake Rd, Bay Village

     through December 3

Gifts of the Craftsmen

     Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W Fifth Ave, Columbus

     through December 23

100th Anniversary-Kokoon Arts Klub Exhibit

     Cleveland Public Library, 325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland

     through December 31

"The Landscape: Jerusalem and Beit Shean" by Michael Kovner

     Roe Green Gallery, Jewish Federation of Cleveland,

     25701 Science Park Dr, Beachwood

     through January 15, 2012

"An Evening in the Arts" at Parkside Church, Nov 18 at 7:30pm

     7100 Pettibone Rd, Chagrin Falls

12th Annual Holiday Sale-Terra Vista Studios

     1400 E 30th St, #401, Cleveland

     Dec 2, 11-4, Dec 3, 12-7, Dec 4, 12-4
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