Details
Start Date
Tue, April 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
End Date
Thu, June 5, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
Location
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
Exhibit: Membership Exhibition
Dates: April 29 – June 5, 2025
Location: Cuyahoga Valley Art Center – Main Gallery
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center presents its Membership Exhibition, from April 29 – June 5, 2025. The exhibition, free for the public to explore, showcases the diverse talents of CVAC members, featuring an array of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and works on paper. Gallery hours Mon-Tue 10-3, Wed 1-6, Thu-Fri 10-3, & Sat 10-2.
Visitors can play a crucial role in recognizing outstanding talent through the interactive People’s Choice selection process. To participate, visitors obtain a ballot at the gallery entrance, select their favorite artworks, and drop their completed ballot in a box for a chance to influence the recipient of this special recognition.
The People’s Choice Award winner will be revealed during the Membership Exhibition’s Artist Reception on Friday, May 23rd, from 5:30-7 pm. This celebratory event offers patrons the unique opportunity to mingle with the artists, enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and even purchase art. Admission to the reception is free, making it an accessible and enjoyable experience for all art enthusiasts.
Danielle M. Dieterich, M.A., Executive Director of CVAC, emphasizes the importance of community engagement in the arts: “The People’s Choice Selection adds an exciting and participatory element to the exhibition, allowing attendees to actively contribute to the recognition of outstanding art.”
Marketing Image Credit: Donna Kensel Bargar, Study for Leaving Home, Watercolor Media
Juror: Bruce Stebner
Born with a passion for art, Bruce Stebner came to painting through a serendipitous turn of events after a three-decade run fulfilling his childhood dream to be a studio potter. Stebner’s art is a personal visual record of a lifetime of romancing the rustic. His art seeks to find meaning and beauty in life’s daily moments and simple pleasures. It’s no wonder that, after being drawn to Impressionist painters like Morisot, he found his real identity in the painter’s world with the French Intimist and Symbolist painters of the twentieth century. The doors, chairs, and stairs of his charming, yet enigmatic interior paintings become more and more ethereal symbols of Life’s opportunities, challenges, and repose.
Whether painted at home or abroad, Stebner’s paintings are prized for their energetic strokes, sense of light, and use of color. Should these images of his art speak to you online, the paintings will delight you all the more in person.
Visit: www.brucestebner.com
Featured Artists:
| Memphis Bailey of Uniontown, Oh
Tom Baldwin of Akron, Oh Dennis Balough of Broadview Heights, Oh Janet Baran of Medina, Oh Kayla Billings of Akron, Oh Rob Bobel of Akron, Oh Justin Brewbaker of Clinton, Oh Linda Brown of Hudson, Oh Anita Burgess of Akron, Oh Debrah Butler of Kent, Oh Lou Camerato of Akron, Oh April Cameron of Akron, Oh J. Inky Lorain Cantrell of Strongsville, Oh Olivia Charters of Stow, Oh Rob Crombie of Twinsburg, Oh C. Arthur Croyle of Cuyahoga Falls, Oh Jeff Fauser of Kent, Oh Judy Gaiser of Kent, Oh Robert Goldthwaite of Kent, Oh Carol Hapanowicz of Northfield, Oh Olena Harpster of North Olmsted, Oh Wendy Hess of Akron, Oh Sally Heston of Broadview Heights, Oh Barbara Himes of Akron, Oh Judy Hohl of Wooster, Oh Sue Holick-Bade of Parma, Oh Mary Louise Holly of Kent, Oh Bryan Howdyshell of Akron, Oh |
Linda Hutchinson of Kent, Oh
Sharon Irwin of Kent, Oh Tom Jackson of Stow, Oh Bob Klein of Akron, Oh Carol Klingel of Lodi, Oh James W. Leslie of Akron, Oh Jack Liberman of Akron, Oh Tom Mayer of Mogadore, Oh Sharon Frank Mazgaj of Uniontown, Oh Alexandria McDonald of Cuyahoga Falls, Oh Leo Miller of Ravenna, Oh Noreen Molek of Columbia Station, Oh Bonnie J. Morris of Uniontown, Oh Mary A. Mosyjowski of Akron, Oh Roy Mowls of Munroe Fall, Oh Barbara Murray of Hudson, Oh Patricia Quillin of Kent, Oh Renae Rotterschmidt of Wadsworth, Oh William Smith of Stow, Oh Marie Steele of Fairlawn, Oh Carol J. Stevens of Medina, Oh Shari Thomson of Medina, Oh Leta Urycki of Tallmadge, Oh Mary Ann Valvoda of Macedonia, Oh Keith Wisdom of Cuyahoga Falls, Oh Mary Jo Worthington of Munroe Falls, Oh Pollock Youngpole of Akron, Oh Johanna Yurak of Hudson, Oh |
Awards & People’s Choice: PDF of Award Winners
| WATERCOLOR MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Caution: Wet Painter $450 |
“This portrait digs into the human experience through the artist’s use of light, shadow, and visual symbolism. One can’t escape the emotion described by the gaze of the eye as well as the purse of the lips.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Mary Ann Valvoda Macedonia, OH Afternoon Light $900 |
“Afternoon Light utilizes fine draftsmanship, interlocking forms, values and negative space to effectively capture an emotional sense of time and place.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| WATER BASED MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION William Smith Stow, OH Old Red Shed $175 |
“This bold landscape finds its strength in the pattern set by dark backlit trees and dry land dividing the light masses of sky and water with vertical, horizontal and diagonal elements.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Carol Klingel Lodi, OH Englewood Beach Drive $575 |
“Foliage arabesques dancing between sunlight to shade set playful shadows on the solid rosy wall. The iron gate on the left piques curiosity to know what lies beyond.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| OIL BASED MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION Carol J. Stevens Medina, OH Eye of the Storm $900 |
“Leaning strongly into the abstract, the artist employs value, shape, and color harmony to lead us into the beauty found in the capricious precariousness of a storm.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Linda Hutchinson Kent, OH Game On $1,945 |
“Game On goes beyond the human narrative of crossing generations, with its sophisticated restraint of detail and varied use of lost and found lines and shapes. A delicious blend of the representational and abstract add to the game.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| DRY MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION Debrah Butler Kent, OH She Arrived Wearing Huge, Pink Pearls $650 |
“This finely drafted dog portrait digs deep into the canine soul. The placement of the form on the page adds direction and energy. The beaded necklace forces us to dig deeper into the story.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Olena Harpster North Olmsted, OH In Style of Claude Monet $500 |
“With its mass of red poppies suggested in the foreground, this landscape employs asymmetrical balance in the second plane with the placement of trees, to add visual interest and direct the eye to the cool beyond.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION Wendy Hess Akron, OH Maxwell NFS |
“This piece finds visual power in a mandela-like shadow overlaying the three-quarter length profile posed against a cool rose wall. With all the visual activity, the gaze of the eye prevails.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Pollock Youngpole Akron, OH Isn’t It Obvious NFS |
“This piece won for its visual organization, strong use of value, form, and human narrative. All reinforced by the artist’s use of scale from the main figure to the details in the far right background.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| 3-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION Barbara Murray Hudson, OH Dragon at the Biltmore NFS |
“The beautifully incised Dragon at the Biltmore swims across this hand-formed ceramic platter with all of the rhythmic energy and exotic arabesques of a Kio. The placement adds to the visual energy.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Lou Camerato Akron, OH Boundaries NFS |
“Layers of assembled parts unite various textures and shapes to make a visual whole in this piece. The round format creates an intimate world framed by the danger of its barbed wire frame.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| MIXED MEDIA | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION Bonnie J. Morris Uniontown, OH Take Me to the Church $125 |
“Three-point perspective is utilized in a strong, visual organization of form. That the steeple pierces the sky into two interesting shapes adds to the strength of the design.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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| BEST OF CATEGORY Anita Burgess Akron, OH Wild Reckoning $275 |
“This trio is depicted with a delightful combination of solidity and translucence. Narrative tension is balanced with rhythm of line and pattern.” – Juror, Bruce Stebner |
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Accepted Submissions: PDF – Accepted Submissions Membership Ex 2025
| FULL NAME | City, State | Title | Medium | Price |
| TOM BALDWIN | Akron, Oh | Barn Swallow | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| ROB BOBEL | Akron, Oh | Swan in Repose | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| LOU CAMERATO | Akron, Oh | Boundaries | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| BOB KLEIN | Akron, Oh | Golden Eagle | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| BOB KLEIN | Akron, Oh | House Finch | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| LEO MILLER | Ravenna, Oh | The Eyes Have It! | 3-Dimensional Media | $200 |
| LEO MILLER | Ravenna, Oh | Pink The Magic Dragon | 3-Dimensional Media | $150 |
| BARBARA MURRAY | Hudson, Oh | Dragon at the Biltmore | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| PATRICIA QUILLIN | Kent, Oh | Changing Direction | 3-Dimensional Media | $150 |
| PATRICIA QUILLIN | Kent, Oh | Barriers | 3-Dimensional Media | $100 |
| LETA URYCKI | Tallmadge, Oh | Juvenile Sharp-Shinned Hawk | 3-Dimensional Media | NFS |
| LETA URYCKI | Tallmadge, Oh | Art Glass (Blown) | 3-Dimensional Media | $65 |
| KAYLA BILLINGS | Akron, Oh | Sky Woman | Dry Media | $200 |
| DEBRAH BUTLER | Kent, Oh | She Arrived Wearing Huge, Pink Pearls | Dry Media | $650 |
| APRIL CAMERON | Akron, Oh | Zoom | Dry Media | NFS |
| OLIVIA CHARTERS | Stow, Oh | Story of Art Tatum | Dry Media | NFS |
| OLENA HARPSTER | North Olmsted, Oh | In Style of Claude Monet | Dry Media | $500 |
| OLENA HARPSTER | North Olmsted, Oh | In Style of Edgar Degas | Dry Media | $500 |
| SALLY HESTON | Broadview Heights, Oh | Hannah with a Pearl Earring | Dry Media | $500 |
| JUDY HOHL | Wooster, Oh | Cloud Dancer | Dry Media | $1,400 |
| MARY LOUISE HOLLY | Kent, Oh | Keith 2 | Dry Media | NFS |
| JACK LIBERMAN | Akron, Oh | Red Head | Dry Media | $600 |
| SHARON FRANK MAZGAJ | Uniontown, Oh | Vintage Clown Bank | Dry Media | $8,000 |
| NOREEN MOLEK | Columbia Station, Oh | Pears in a Bowl | Dry Media | $300 |
| NOREEN MOLEK | Columbia Station, Oh | Red Flowers | Dry Media | $300 |
| ANITA BURGESS | Akron, Oh | Wild Reckoning | Mixed Media | $275 |
| ANITA BURGESS | Akron, Oh | Midnight Under the Span | Mixed Media | $300 |
| LOU CAMERATO | Akron, Oh | Birch Forest | Mixed Media | NFS |
| JEFF FAUSER | Kent, Oh | ORB Sightings 2 | Mixed Media | $400 |
| SHARON IRWIN | Kent, Oh | Summer | Mixed Media | $250 |
| TOM MAYER | Mogadore, Oh | Petunia Profusion | Mixed Media | $400 |
| ALEXANDRIA MCDONALD | Cuyahoga Falls, Oh | Split Screen | Mixed Media | $275 |
| BONNIE J. MORRIS | Uniontown, Oh | Take Me to the Church | Mixed Media | $125 |
| ROB CROMBIE | Twinsburg, Oh | Golden Sunset | Oil Based Media | $1,450 |
| JUDY GAISER | Kent, Oh | Spring Fiddleheads | Oil Based Media | $600 |
| BARBARA HIMES | Akron, Oh | Fantasy, Adventure, Imagination, Oh My! | Oil Based Media | NFS |
| LINDA HUTCHINSON | Kent, Oh | Game On | Oil Based Media | $1,945 |
| LINDA HUTCHINSON | Kent, Oh | Worship/Worry/Worshipped | Oil Based Media | $3,500 |
| TOM JACKSON | Stow, Oh | Kathy’s Sunflowers | Oil Based Media | NFS |
| CAROL KLINGEL | Lodi, Oh | Afternoon Blues | Oil Based Media | $475 |
| JAMES W. LESLIE | Akron, Oh | Shadows Under Foot II | Oil Based Media | $625 |
| JAMES W. LESLIE | Akron, Oh | Mother’s Peace | Oil Based Media | $775 |
| JACK LIBERMAN | Akron, Oh | Imaginative Landscape | Oil Based Media | $1,600 |
| MARY A. MOSYJOWSKI | Akron, Oh | Randy | Oil Based Media | $550 |
| MARIE STEELE | Fairlawn, Oh | Szalay’s Earling Morning | Oil Based Media | NFS |
| CAROL J. STEVENS | Medina, Oh | Eye of the Storm | Oil Based Media | $900 |
| CAROL J. STEVENS | Medina, Oh | Tiger by the Tail | Oil Based Media | $900 |
| JUSTIN BREWBAKER | Clinton, Oh | Nickel Plate 765 | Photographic Media | NFS |
| JUSTIN BREWBAKER | Clinton, Oh | Sunrise in Saguaro | Photographic Media | $80 |
| WENDY HESS | Akron, Oh | Asphalt Abstract | Photographic Media | $25 |
| WENDY HESS | Akron, Oh | Maxwell | Photographic Media | NFS |
| SUE HOLICK-BADE | Parma, Oh | White Diamonds & White Boats on Black Water | Photographic Media | $95 |
| BRYAN HOWDYSHELL | Akron, Oh | Shadows of the Past | Photographic Media | $60 |
| POLLOCK YOUNGPOLE | Akron, Oh | Isn’t It Obvious | Photographic Media | NFS |
| POLLOCK YOUNGPOLE | Akron, Oh | Santa Fe Sunday Morning | Photographic Media | NFS |
| JANET BARAN | Medina, Oh | Hill Houses | Water Based Media | NFS |
| J. INKY LORAIN CANTRELL | Strongsville, Oh | Nourish | Water Based Media | $75 |
| C. ARTHUR CROYLE | Cuyahoga Falls, Oh | The Seiser Alm | Water Based Media | NFS |
| C. ARTHUR CROYLE | Cuyahoga Falls, Oh | Alta Norway | Water Based Media | NFS |
| ROBERT GOLDTHWAITE | Kent, Oh | Uptown Downtown | Water Based Media | $350 |
| CAROL KLINGEL | Lodi, Oh | Englewood Beach Drive | Water Based Media | $575 |
| ROY MOWLS | Munroe Fall, Oh | Abstract Rocks | Water Based Media | $450 |
| RENAE ROTTERSCHMIDT | Wadsworth, Oh | New Day Dawning | Water Based Media | $375 |
| WILLIAM SMITH | Stow, Oh | Autumn Colors | Water Based Media | $175 |
| WILLIAM SMITH | Stow, Oh | Old Red Shed | Water Based Media | $175 |
| SHARI THOMSON | Medina, Oh | Abstract on my Mind | Water Based Media | $250 |
| KEITH WISDOM | Cuyahoga Falls, Oh | Halley II | Water Based Media | $800 |
| KEITH WISDOM | Cuyahoga Falls, Oh | Vessel | Water Based Media | $1,000 |
| MARY JO WORTHINGTON | Munroe Falls, Oh | Summer Day | Water Based Media | $450 |
| MEMPHIS BAILEY | Uniontown, Oh | Mississippi River Treasure Hunter | Watercolor Media | NFS |
| DENNIS BALOUGH | Broadview Heights, Oh | The East Village | Watercolor Media | $425 |
| DENNIS BALOUGH | Broadview Heights, Oh | Province Town | Watercolor Media | $325 |
| LINDA BROWN | Hudson, Oh | Lily Pods | Watercolor Media | $250 |
| LINDA BROWN | Hudson, Oh | Old Pier at Oval Beach | Watercolor Media | $250 |
| JUDY GAISER | Kent, Oh | Spring Blue Bells | Watercolor Media | $950 |
| CAROL HAPANOWICZ | Northfield, Oh | Lift Up Thine Eyes | Watercolor Media | $125 |
| SALLY HESTON | Broadview Heights, Oh | Caution: Wet Painter | Watercolor Media | $450 |
| BONNIE J. MORRIS | Uniontown, Oh | Standing the Test of Time | Watercolor Media | $150 |
| MARY A. MOSYJOWSKI | Akron, Oh | Polka-Dot Pasture | Watercolor Media | $850 |
| MARY ANN VALVODA | Macedonia, Oh | Afternoon Light | Watercolor Media | $900 |
| JOHANNA YURAK | Hudson, Oh | Charlie’s Seattle Sunset | Watercolor Media | $275 |
| JOHANNA YURAK | Hudson, Oh | Indoor Garden | Watercolor Media | $525 |