Details
Start Date
Tue, May 29, 2018 @ 10:00 AM
End Date
Thu, June 21, 2018 @ 5:00 PM
Location
Gallery
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Member Exhibition
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Offers Members the Opportunity to Participate in a Juried Exhibition in Seven Art Categories
The members of the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (CVAC), 2131 Front Street Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, have been invited to enter CVAC’s 2018 Member Exhibition, to be on display in their gallery from May 29th – June 21st. Holding a yearly member exhibition has been a tradition at CVAC for over 30 years. This year they have elevated the structure of this exhibition to their members’ advantage.
“Our member exhibition will be arranged by media in 7 different categories for submission: Watercolor Media, Water Based Media, Oil Based Media, Dry Media, Mixed Media, 3-Dimensional Media & Photographic Media.” tells Danielle Dieterich, Director of CVAC. “We offer a plethora of classes here at CVAC covering everything from watercolor, acrylic and oil painting to drawing, ceramics and woodcarving. We wanted to make sure that our Member Exhibition highlights the different art medias that our members excel in.”
In previous years, the exhibition was not juried and only one first, second and third-place winner were selected. This juried exhibition will have 7 “Best of” Category winners, 7 People’s Choice individual category winners and up to 18 honorable mentions. The juror will select a “Best of” Category winner and up to three honorable mentions for each category. A People Choice Selection process, starting May 29th, shall dictate a People’s Choice Category winner for each category, to be announced at the end of the artist reception on June 15th.
The Best of Category winners shall receive a cash prize, to be recognized and distributed at the 2018 Member Exhibition reception on June 15th from 4:30-7:00. This reception is free to the public and correlates with the Falls Downtown Fridays BeBop on the Block event. Collide: Cuyahoga Falls will also be hosting live poetry readings following this reception on the gallery level at CVAC.
Juror Information:
C. Arthur Croyle, Vice-President of the Akron Society of Artist:
C. Arthur Croyle was raised in both Akron, Ohio and in Dorfen, Germany where his grandparents lived. His German grandfather was an artist and designer and profoundly impacted Croyle’s career path. Croyle completed a BA and BFA with an emphasis in graphic design and illustration at the University of Akron and worked at an advertising agency, an art studio, and a publishing company before completing his MFA at Indiana University. He then began a 33-year career as a college faculty member, first at Miami University of Ohio, then at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. During his academic career, he transitioned from teaching graphic design and illustration in the fine arts where he taught painting and drawing. Croyle was Director of Biological and Pre-Medical illustration Program at Iowa State and later served as Director of the Graduate Program in the Visual Arts and Culture Department. One of his career highlights was teaching four semesters in Rome and producing watercolors and drawing that recorded the beauty of the ‘Eternal City.’ His work in graphic design illustration, abstract and representational art has been exhibited regionally, national and internationally. Currently in retirement, Croyle is the Vice President of the Akron Society of Artists and is concentrating his creative efforts on representing life and subject matter in the greater Akron area.
Category information:
WATERCOLOR MEDIA: This category will include any media for which water, not oil nor polymers, are used as the binding agent, with the resulting artwork considered to be a watercolor. Mediums such as; watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, watercolor markers, and watercolor pastels are all included within this category, even if utilized together in one image. Acrylic and Tempera paints are not applicable within this category.
WATER BASED MEDIA: This category will include any media that is water-based such as acrylic paints, and tempera paints.
OIL BASED MEDIA: This category will include any media that uses oil as its binder such as oil paints, oil pastels, oil based markers, etc.
DRY MEDIA: This category will include media that is dry such as graphite, charcoal, pastels, colored pencils, Conté crayon, silver point, etc. and media the uses a fluid solvent or carrier such as marker, pen or ink.
MIXED MEDIA: This category will include any work that combines traditionally distinct visual art medias such as work that might include both paint, ink and collage.
3-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA: This category will include any work that occupies space through the dimensions of height, width and depth.
PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA: This category will include any lens-based media, including but not limited to images made by film, scanner, screen-capture, digital camera, and any means of mobile photography. CVAC invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Only 2-D work is eligible for this category.
Winners:
| Juror Statement | |
| There is so much passion in these works. There was that same intensity in works that did not make this years exhibition too. The pieces selected reflect a sure hand, skill, and solid composition in addition to that passion. There is an increasing diversity to the styles and these in this years exhibition. It is amazing to see the skill in the work of the category award winners. There are a number of very accomplished artists in the CVAC ranks. For me there was joy and satisfaction in seeing all of the work submitted. Every piece submitted was clearly from the heart and soul of each artist. – C. Arthur Croyle | |
| WATERCOLOR MEDIA | |
| This category will include any media for which water, not oil nor polymers, are used as the binding agent, with the resulting artwork considered to be a watercolor. Mediums such as; watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, watercolor markers, and watercolor pastels are all included within this category, even if utilized together in one image. Acrylic and Tempera paints are not applicable within this category. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Sandra Dennison
Stow, OH
Spelling It Out WATERCOLOR MEDIA Watercolor
$2,000 |
“An enigmatic scene full of surprises and nuances with a confident handling of the medium. The typographic inclusions are amazing. I can look at this for a long time.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Tom Mayer
Mogadore, OH
Union Pacific “Big Box” x4012 WATERCOLOR MEDIA Watercolor
NFS |
“I feel the power, authority and mastery of the medium in this scene.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Rick Surowicz
Medina, OH
Edge of Furnace Run WATERCOLOR MEDIA Watercolor
$185 |
“All of the tricks of the trade combined to create a beautiful scene.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| WATER BASED MEDIA | |
| This category will include any media that is water-based such as acrylic paints, and tempera paints. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Linda Mertus
Ravenna, OH
Suspended Sentence WATER BASED MEDIA Acrylic
$425 |
“There is a wonderful mystery to this. Coupled to a strong composition the viewer is free to muse, is it a dream, underwater, very intriguing.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Betty J. Wolfe
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Who Me? WATER BASED MEDIA Acrylic
$650 |
“Bold, confident handling – there is a bit of humor in this too – a fun piece to look at.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Deanna R. Clucas
Richfield, OH
Everett Covered Bridge WATER BASED MEDIA Acrylic
$150 |
“The artist guides the viewer into the covered bridge, employing all the necessary tools to create a penetrating focal point.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| OIL BASED MEDIA | |
| This category will include any media that uses oil as its binder such as oil paints, oil pastels, oil-based markers, etc. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Robert Nicoli
North Canton, OH
Lemon & Delft OIL BASED MEDIA Oil
$650 |
“The realist tradition of dutch painting in the spirit of Vermeer is alive and well. The viewer is left to ask ‘how?’ and wonder at the craft.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Todd Bergert
North Canton, OH
Glass OIL BASED MEDIA Oil
$300 |
“Realistic, yet painterly. Quiet, but ambitious too. The tabletop secondary but, just as well handled as the bottles.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION
|
|
| Ann Ferguson Kah
Macedonia, OH
Redbud OIL BASED MEDIA Oil
$250 |
“Mastery of the medium, detail where it is needed – a looseness outside of the focal point – a wonderful little painting of a modest subject.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Ann Ferguson Kah
Macedonia, OH
Plunge OIL BASED MEDIA Oil
$700 |
“Mysterious – The musings of a gifted artist staring down into a body of water.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| DRY MEDIA | |
| This category will include media that is dry such as graphite, charcoal, pastels, colored pencils, Conté crayon, silver point, etc. and media the uses a fluid solvent or carrier such as marker, pen or ink. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Ruth Matthews
Wauseon, OH
Pondering DRY MEDIA Pastel
$500 |
“A moody / minimalist work that harkens to the great American tonalist work of Whistler. There is also a nice complexity upon further inspection of the medium handling.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Kathy Ault
Akron, OH
View from the Road DRY MEDIA Pastel
$450 |
“A great expanse of space rendered in deft confident strokes.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| 3-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA | |
| This category will include any work that occupies space through the dimensions of height, width and depth. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Tom Baldwin
AKRON, OH
Zebra Doves 3-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA Wood
$3,500 |
“More than expert craftsmanship – this grouping is a social study – the viewer wonders as to the relationship of the trio. The questions keep coming. BRAVO!” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Bob Pozarski
Akron, OH
One Fine Day 3-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA Handmade Glass
$2,000 |
“Beautiful – Full of surprises, expertly crafted – Changing light will give the viewer new experiences.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Leo Miller
Akron, OH
Noveau Totem 3-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA Welded Steel, Brass, Glass, Auto Paint
$300 |
“Complex. Lyrical. Fun. Magical… Like a piece from the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| MIXED MEDIA | |
| This category will include any work that combines traditionally distinct visual art medias such as work that might include both paint, ink and collage. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Helen Wilson
AKRON, OH
The Middle Kingdom Revisited MIXED MEDIA Mixed Media Collage
$550 |
“Has a presence from across the room. Up close, the viewer can marvel at the visual and textural details. The color palette becomes more complex as you inspect the work.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |
| Linda Lyons
Medina, OH
What’s in your Purse? MIXED MEDIA Mixed/Collage
$275 |
“There is a story here the viewer is forced to be the sleuth. “What is the artist saying?” Wonderful assortment of fragments and pieces.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | |
| This category will include any lens-based media, including but not limited to images made by film, scanner, screen-capture, digital camera, and any means of mobile photography. CVAC invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Only 2-D work is eligible for this category. | |
| FIRST-PLACE | |
| Janet Willis
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Bellagio Blossoms PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA Photo
$45 |
“It’s great to see an interesting composition that pushes the boundaries of the medium. You have to look twice to identify this as a photo.” – C. Arthur Croyle |
Accepted Entries Per Category:
| William Emmitt | Tallmadge, OH | Red Breasted Nutchatch | Wood | 3-DIMENSIONAL | NFS |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Noveau Totem | Welded Steel, Brass, Glass, Auto Paint | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $300 |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Clematis Vine in Scrapyard | Welded Steel, Auto Paint | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $185 |
| Leo Miller | Ravenna, OH | Finched | Welded Steel, Glass, Auto Paint | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $175 |
| Beth Lindenberger | Akron, OH | Entwined | Porcelain | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $675 |
| Beth Lindenberger | Akron, OH | Seedscape: Red Epicarp | Red Earthenware | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $750 |
| Bob Pozarski | Akron, OH | One Fine Day | Hand Made Glasses | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $2,000 |
| Bob Pozarski | Akron, OH | Space Blossoms & Brain Sprouts | Fused Blown Leaded Glass | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $950 |
| Tom Baldwin | Akron, OH | Zebra Doves | Woodcarving | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $3,500 |
| Ruth Matthews | Wauseon, OH | Pondering | Pastel | DRY MEDIA | $500 |
| Richard Willett | Tallmadge, OH | Shimmer | Pastel | DRY MEDIA | NFS |
| Richard Willett | Tallmadge, OH | Quiet Moment | Pastel | DRY MEDIA | $125 |
| Noreen Molek | Columbia Station, OH | Magnolia | Colored Pencil | DRY MEDIA | NFS |
| Ann Emmitt | Tallmadge, OH | Iman | Pastel | DRY MEDIA | $500 |
| Ann Emmitt | Tallmadge, OH | Hollyhocks | Pastel | DRY MEDIA | $450 |
| Jeanne Henderson | Brecksville, OH | Danny | Colored Pencil | DRY MEDIA | $385 |
| Kathy Ault | Akron, OH | View from the Road | Pastel | DRY MEDIA | $450 |
| Danica Zeise | Medina, OH | Lily Pond | Alcohol Ink & Plastic Sheet | DRY MEDIA | $125 |
| Danica Zeise | Medina, OH | Synapse | Alcohol Ink | DRY MEDIA | $125 |
| Noreen Molek | Columbia Station, OH | Bumblebee | Mixed Media | MIXED MEDIA | NFS |
| J. L. Fashempour | Medina, OH | This is Bath | Encaustix | MIXED MEDIA | $250 |
| Linda Lyons | Medina, OH | What’s in your Purse? | Mixed/Collage | MIXED MEDIA | $275 |
| Linda Lyons | Medina, OH | Homage to Columbus | Mixed/Collage | MIXED MEDIA | $375 |
| Helen Wilson | Akron, OH | The Middle Kingdom Revisited | Mixed Media Collage | MIXED MEDIA | $550 |
| Helen Wilson | Akron, OH | In Ordinary Time II | Mixed Media Collage | MIXED MEDIA | $500 |
| Susan Check | Virginia Beach, VA | Early Riser | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $950 |
| Ann Ferguson Kah | Macedonia, OH | Plunge | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $700 |
| Ann Ferguson Kah | Macedonia, OH | Redbud | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $250 |
| Hannah Butler Smith | Suffield, OH | Mylei’s Pink Ribbon | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Sharon Irwin | Kent, OH | Summer’s Bounty | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Sharon Irwin | Kent, OH | Jan’s Favorite | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Roy Mowls | Munroe Falls, OH | Fall Abstract | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Elizabeth Anne Fry | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | A Quiet Place | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $200 |
| Elizabeth Anne Fry | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Moulin de Courseulles – Sur Mer | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $300 |
| Marie Steele | Akron, OH | Fall CVNP 2017 | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $800 |
| Marie Steele | Akron, OH | A Sunlit Day | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $450 |
| Robert Nicoli | North Canton, OH | Lemon & Delft | Oil on Board | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $650 |
| Kim Rosky | Ravenna, OH | His Marvelous Light | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Jody Crow | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Javan | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $423 |
| Jody Crow | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Lake Trasimeno | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $792 |
| Marjorie Dettling | Akron, OH | Summer Magie | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $550 |
| Todd Bergert | North Canton, OH | Daydreaming | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Todd Bergert | North Canton, OH | Glass | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $300 |
| Christine L .Peger | Northfield, OH | Kendall Ledges | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $275 |
| Christine L .Peger | Northfield, OH | Old Barn – Riverview Road | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $150 |
| Lester Miller | Hudson, OH | Time Slipped Away at the Café | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Kathy Ault | Akron, OH | Taos Morning | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $250 |
| Donna Sedmock | Akron, OH | Down by the Bayou | Oil | OIL BASED MEDIUM | $300 |
| Janet Willis | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Gothic Gargoyles | Photo | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $45 |
| Janet Willis | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Bellagio Blossoms | Photo | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $45 |
| Sandy Fall | Westlake, OH | Butterfly Resting | Photography | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $85 |
| Sandy Fall | Westlake, OH | Plant Growing Thru Bench | Photography | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | NFS |
| Linda Mertus | Ravenna, OH | The Light Within | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $235 |
| Linda Mertus | Ravenna, OH | Suspended Sentence | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $425 |
| Dee Lancaster | Sagamore Hills, OH | Green Pastures | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $60 |
| Dee Lancaster | Sagamore Hills, OH | Landscape #1 Mazama, WA | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $75 |
| Keith Gordon Wisdom | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Wind | Acrylic on Paperboard | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $850 |
| Deanna R. Clucas | Richfield, OH | Everett Covered Bridge | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $150 |
| Judie Ryan | Stow, OH | Bathtime | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | NFS |
| Tari Riley | Akron, OH | Encounter | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $150 |
| Betty J. Wolfe | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Who Me? | Acrylic | WATER BASED MEDIUM | $650 |
| Mary Ann Valvoda | Macedonia, OH | Up the Hill | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $375 |
| Mary Ann Valvoda | Macedonia, OH | Coming Home | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $500 |
| Sally Heston | Broadview Hts, OH | Shadow Symphony | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $300 |
| Sally Heston | Broadview Hts, OH | Camellia No. 3 | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $300 |
| Gloria Fickert | Akron, OH | Foggy Overlook | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $125 |
| Sandra Dennison | Stow, OH | Spelling It Out | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $2,000 |
| Rick Surowicz | Medina, OH | Edge of Furnace Run | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $185 |
| Rick Surowicz | Medina, OH | White River Jewels | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $185 |
| Ron Beahn | Uniontown, OH | Bodie Light | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | NFS |
| Denise H. Daugherty | Stow, OH | Plenty of Fish | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $600 |
| Pat Edwards | Akron, OH | Moonlit Dance | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $150 |
| Pat Edwards | Akron, OH | Refuse to be Ordinary | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $150 |
| Tom Mayer | Mogadore, OH | Union Pacific “Big Box” x4012 | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | NFS |
| Charles Harker | Silver Lake, OH | Under the Maples | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $200 |
| Charles Harker | Silver Lake, OH | Indigo Lake in Autumn | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | $175 |
| Lester Miller | Hudson, OH | The Spirit of J | Watercolor | WATERCOLOR MEDIUM | NFS |