Details
Start Date
Tue, June 10, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
End Date
Thu, July 24, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
Location
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
EXHIBIT: FLORAL & LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION
DATES: June 10 – July 24, 2025
LOCATION: CUYAHOGA VALLEY ART CENTER – MAIN GALLERY
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (CVAC) proudly presents the Floral & Landscape Exhibition, open from June 10 – July 24, 2025. This vibrant exhibition invites the public to enjoy a dynamic range of artistic interpretations—from lush florals to expansive cityscapes, tranquil seascapes, and soaring skylines—in both realistic and abstract styles. Featuring works in various mediums, this juried show showcases the creativity and vision of talented artists. A distinguished juror is to select the featured works and chosen award recipients for First, Second, and Third Place, along with Honorable Mentions. Visitors can also participate in a People’s Choice selection process, with the winner to be celebrated during the Artist Reception. CVAC invites the community to come and experience the beauty and diversity of nature through the eyes of local artists during its Floral & Landscape Exhibition.
Join us as we celebrate the artists of the Floral & Landscape Exhibition at the Artist Reception on Friday, July 11th, from 5:30-7 pm. This free event invites patrons to enjoy an evening mingling with the featured artists, savoring refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to purchase artwork. Come share in the excitement as we honor the award recipients, announce the People’s Choice winner, and showcase the creativity filling this vibrant exhibition.
Special Event – July 11, 2025 | Meet the Mural Artist: Derek Brennan
Join us during our Floral & Landscape Exhibition Artist Reception on Thursday, July 11 from 5:30–7:00 PM for a special opportunity to meet Derek Brennan, the Cleveland-based artist behind Pantone of the Cuyahoga River—CVAC’s upcoming public mural project. Derek will share insights into the mural’s design process, materials, and creative inspiration. Attendees will also learn how to get involved as volunteers during the installation phase. Don’t miss this exciting preview of a project that will soon transform the east-facing wall of CVAC into a vibrant public artwork.
Marketing Image Credit: Carol Klingel, Sun Drunk, Oil Based Media
This year’s Floral & Landscape Exhibition is supported in part by Gallery of Framing, LLC
Gallery of Framing, LLC is located in the beautiful, quaint plaza, Merchants’ Square, across the street from Summit Mall at 139 Ghent Rd. in Fairlawn, Ohio 44333. They specialize in framing that not only accents the beauty of the artwork but, protects it as well. In addition to traditional frames, they also provide specialize in custom matting, fine hardwoods, and hand-colored French matting. For more valuable pieces, select preservation framing. The top-quality products and framing methods used in this technique are the same that museums use to frame the classics. At the Gallery of Framing, one can rest assured that their art will be framed by the most qualified professionals.
Follow this link to learn more: Gallery of Framing, LLC
Interested in submitting artwork to this exhibit? CLICK THIS LINK: 2025 Floral & Landscape Exhibition PROSPECTUS
This is a juried exhibition– the juror will select which items will be accepted into the exhibit & additional awards. Please review the prospectus guidelines for more details.
Juror: Craig Staufer
Craig Staufer grew up on a farm in Medina County and spent the last 30 years in a restored 1834 Western Reserve home near Lodi, Ohio. He now resides in Medina, Ohio.
Art has been a pursuit of Craig’s his entire life. He studied at Kent State and the University of Akron as well as expanding his skills with many other artists over the years. He has illustrated books published by his father Al Staufer on New York Central, Pennsylvania, and New Haven railroads. These were painted in the style of the “golden age’ of illustration, influenced by artists such as N C Wyeth and Howard Pyle. The farm life and rural upbringing are also heavy influences on Craig’s art.
Craig loves to depict local nature and historic settings and architecture. He works primarily in oil paint and is a devoted practitioner of the “plein air” method of painting. That is where you take your painting gear out on location and generally create a piece in one setting.
“When I am out in nature, I get feelings that comes from beneath the surface of whatever environment I am in. My goal is to convey that deeper sense of a subject in the hope that the viewer will also get a sense of the mood or impression of the scene.”
To Learn More Visit: www.craigstaufer.com
Awards: TBA
Accepted Submissions: TBA