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One Night Show at Third Fridays

Monday, November 14, 2011

We are looking forward to our one night show, this Friday, November 18th, with RED DOT Project artist members, Susan Danko, Bradley Hart, David Horneck, David Jansheski, Liz Maugans, Bob Peck and the AU Artist Collective, will be featured in the smART Space at W78th Street Studios. The artists featured will have artwork perfect for gifts.  While you are in the building, check out the studios of RED DOT Project artists, Michael Greenwald, Laurel Herbold and Susie Frazier. W78th Street Studios is located at 1300 W78th... 

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Artwork - Nancy Richards-Davis

Nancy Richards-Davis and a healthy planet

Friday, October 7, 2011

If you’re an artist who takes inspiration from nature, it’s hard not to be tuned in to, and perhaps worried about, the health of the planet. “My observation of the natural world as a basis for making my art has led to my increasing concern for maintaining our planet,” says Nancy Richards-Davis, who makes abstract paintings using encaustic, a beeswax-based medium. “I am very concerned with the problem of hive abandonment among bee populations,” she says. But the issue isn’t just... 

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Photo Credit: Laura Watilo Blake

Nicole McGee finds Plenty Underfoot

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

People always want to know where artists find their inspiration. And, these days, some people want to know how artists respond to concerns about the environment. For Nicole McGee, both questions lead to the same spot. McGee’s art business, Plenty Underfoot, owes its very existence to the artist’s response to her environment. “I find creativity in the excess and scraps of other people’s work and lives,” says McGee. “I let the materials themselves inspire me.  I currently work a lot... 

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SmartSale on October 9

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Your opportunity to purchase the furniture that you have seen at the SmartHome throughout the summer is near.  On Sunday, October 9, we are hosting a SmartSale from noon – 4pm at the PNC SmartHome at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The fine art and furniture in the SmartHome is based on the fundamentals of sustainability.  The pieces are made from natural or reclaimed materials, created in a studio where environmental processes are in place and/or reflect in content... Read More

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Art Matters

Cleveland Heights artist Rene Culler – Art Matters

Lake Effect (detail)

Cleveland Heights artist Rene Culler
Glassblowers are sometimes thought of as the hotdogs of the art world, acting and reacting quickly to coax molten glass into a thing of beauty before temperatures dip or the bubble bursts.
Cleveland Heights artist Rene Culler knows the process well and uses it, but for her the blowpipe is sometimes just [...]

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Events

August Art Tour

Atlantis is Sinking

[ August 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Join us for a special art tour of the PNC SmartHome at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Meet two of the participating artists, learn about the artists processes and how to incorporate your values with your artwork selection.