RED DOT Project artist, Beth Kappa, recently completed a commission for a hip couple living downtown Cleveland.  Nate and Niki came to RED DOT Project looking for artwork for condo.  Loving Beth’s style, but wanting something a little different, Nate and Niki chose to commission a piece of artwork. 

Detail of Untitled

Beth loved the process of working with a set of parameters, in this case color, size, and indication of imagery, while still staying true to her vision and style.  Nate and Niki have a showpiece for the living space and a story about working with a regional artist to create a piece of their own.

All in all a beautiful piece of artwork for a great space.  Thanks Nate and Niki!

Regina Brett, Plain Dealer columnist, wrote a beautiful piece on Wednesday, May 28 about The Gathering Place.  The Gathering Place is a caring community for those touched by cancer.  You can read the full column here.

Regina Brett described the space and the gardens at the Beachwood facility.  RED DOT Project artist, Melissa Daubert, created The Listening Man sculpture, shown above and described here:

The sculpture called The Listening Man is a favorite. Children whisper their fears in his ear, then open the door to his heart to see it sparkle.

Melissa describes herself as an experience artist.  Her work is meant to be interactive and engaging, sometimes serving as an educational tool or pure whimsy.  You can read more about this piece on Melissa’s website, http://www.melissadaubert.com/. 

Mindy Tousley from City Artists at Work, Alenko Banco from Convivium 33 and Liz Maugans from Zygote Press did an great job Thursday, May 15 on Around Noon on WCPN.  You can listen here: http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/12008/.   Thanks for including RED DOT Project in the conversation. 

 The banners are up in the QuARTer and they look great!

The Art Quarter banners are printed and ready for installation.  Look for the banners on Superior Avenue, East 18th Street - East 30th Streeet, East 30th Street, and East 40th Street.  The banners rotate artwork from RED DOT Project, City Artists at Work and Zygote Press with Art Quarter banners.

RED DOT Project artist member, Beth Kappa’s artwork from, Too Involved to Paint My Dress 2, is the RED DOT Project banner. 

Here are a few shots of the piece that Rene Culler is working on for GCP Shared Services more commonly known as Positively Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Partnership and COSE.   This is a piece that has been commissioned for their reception area.  The work is comprised of lots (LOTS!) of flat round glass pieces that will be mounted from a the wall with a backing of wire mesh.

Rene has developed a technique to handpaint the glass that gives a range of color and pattern.  I am looking forward to the installation at the end of the month.  Look for more pics then.

Brian Benchek is a self taught glass artist that makes incredible chandeliers, wall sculpture, and glass objects.  But, working on commission, with a specific client for a specific place, is one of things he loves about making art.  Click on the image below to catch the video, shown on HGTV, of the installation that he completed for Willoughby homeowners, Melissa and Tom Loiczly.

 Learn more about Brian’s art and how to commission a piece for your space at RED DOT Project.

Glidden House is a beautiful boutique hotel tucked into University Circle.  Their location and size make them unique, but really what sets them apart is their art collection.  Glidden House has made a committment to buying Cleveland regional artists.  RED DOT Project is working with them as they slowly work on renovations and improvements to provide the regional artwork that helps set a tone and gives the space the look and feel that is uniquely Cleveland.

They have recently worked on the Palette Lounge.  The space is intimate and comfortable.  New work by RED DOT Project artists, Ruth Bercaw, Lee Heinen, William Peck, Damon Reaves, and Brock Winans fill the immediate area.

Damon Reaves  ::  Recent Shadows

Check out their Palette Lounge after work, they have signature cocktails, an incredible wine list, and tapas by Sergios.  AND great art by regional artists. 

June O’Neil’s textile construction piece, Ohio, has been installed at the Rocky River Library.  The Women’s Committee of the Rocky River Library purchased this piece and gifted it to the library. 

June works with raw edge applique.  The edges of the fabric are exposed and give her work a great deal of texture, places for the light to bounce and create shadows.  June is able to manipulate the fabric in a way that creates movement and energy within the piece.  More of June’s work can be found at RED DOT Project.  Check out this detail of Ohio:

Twenty RED DOT Project artists are involved in INGENUITY 2007!   We hope you will join us at the festival (July 19 - 22) to take a look at what we’ve been up to as a part of an ”ingenious” partnership.  You’ll see the work of the work of Melissa Daubert, Artemis Herber, Rita Montlack, PR Miller, Seth Chwast, and James Massena March as well as artist members with work on exhibition in “The Art of Space” exhibit produced by Studio Graphique in celebration of their 10th anniversary and in the Artists Market. 

We’ll be providing you with regular updates, and hope you will join us tonite at Ingenuity Guest Bartender Night ——-

Thursday, July 12 – 5:30 to 7:30 PM

The Club at Key Center, 127 Public Square

The Club at Key Center’s Guest Bartender Night with Special Guests from the 2007 Ingenuity Festival Executive Director James Levin and Associate Director Rich Weiss. James and Rich will serve up cocktails ($4.00 Drink Special - Bartender’s Choice) and collect tips for Ingenuity. All cash tips and donations go directly to the 2007 Festival so you truly can make a difference. Give us a call at 216.241.1272 and let us know you’re coming.

and at the Pre-Party Club Night

Saturday, July 14 – 9:00 PM to 2:30 AM

Anatomy Nightclub and Ultra Lounge, 1299 W. 9th Street

Celebrate the start of Ingenuity 2007 at the official Festival pre-party featuring the electro and dance rock music of DJs Le Castle Vania from Atlanta and Lazaro Casanova from Miami. These two hot shots are tearing up the U.S. club scene. $5 cover / 21+ www.anatomycleveland.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INGENUITY, VISIT  http://www.ingenuitycleveland.com/

RED DOT Project artist Mark  Howard’s new mural for Lorain County Community College’s Stocker Arts Center is being installed and will be “unveiled” on July 23, 2007 at the Stocker Arts Center “Spotlight” event, where the 2007 -2008 Stocker Arts Center Season will also be released.  The mural was designed to “tell the story of the Stocker Arts Center” and to paint a picture of what happens at the Stocker Arts Center, for the public and students in the Arts and Humanities department.  The mural project was part of an innovative learning opportunity created for painting students at LCCC, who  learned about the process of creating public art by assisting Mark as he executed the mural. Mark Howard has created numerous other public art installations in Northeast Ohio, including murals at The Cleveland Public Library, The Cleveland School of the Arts, Oriana House, and Rocky River Middle School.  He is best known for his 600′ laser cut steel public art installation at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, and is currently working on several integrated art projects for Cleveland’s RTA Euclid Corridor Project.

Photo - Mark, Nick and Tim from Eikona, LCCC students who participated in the project