LCVA Exhibitions 2006- 2007

Recycled/ Found Media Exhibition
Exhibition I (Artists): October 1 - November 5, 2006
Program for Teachers: Wednesday, October 11, 4 pm
Artists Talk: Saturday, November 4, 5-7 pm
Exhibition II (k-8): Fall 2007
Tyree Guyton (Stubnitz Gallery) Exhibition: Fall 2007
Tyree Guyton Workshops and Residency: Fall 2007
LCVA Members Recycle Exhibition: Fall 2008

This will be a three part, multi-year effort. The first year well known artists from the region will show in the LCVA Gallery which will afford the area art teachers a first hand look at what is being done with recycled materials in contemporary art. In collaboration with the Lenawee Art Teachers ISD group, there will be special programs in the gallery with the artists and packets of information for the teachers to plan incorporating recycled materials into their curriculums. The following year, their students will be exhibiting recycled material works in the LCVA Gallery while internationally known artist Tyree Guyton will be exhibiting in the Adrian College Subnitz Gallery. Mr. Guyton first came to public attention when he began the Heidelberg Project, adorning abandoned houses in Detroit with cast off materials. He will conduct workshops with area students, including college students and create our own version of Heidelberg as a part of our new public sculpture initiative in downtown Adrian. Mr. Guyton will also in his residency here be an artist-in-residence at the Omni Source Scrap Yard on Treat Street. The third year will see the LCVA members use their experience of the previous exhibitions that have heighened awareness to create works using recycled materials. The shows will be sponsored by Wacker and the Lenawee County Solid Waste Department.

Holiday Salon: Art Show and Sale
Exhibition: November 15 - December 23, 2006
Reception and gallery talk: TBA

This exhibition displays the work of LCVA members. The Holiday Salon Show celebrates the holiday season by providing works of art for sale. There is no limit to the number of pieces submitted and works of art can be either original work or reproductions. Works of art are hung wherever there is space available in the gallery. The objective is to fill the gallery from floor to ceiling with art! The LCVA also organizes special children’s art activities during Adrian Area Chamber of Commerce Winterfest. The exhibition reception and speaker will be announced at a later date.

Adrian Middle School Art Exhibition
Exhibition: January 11 - February 17, 2007

Adrian Middle School 7-8 teachers Leo Lauver and Ryan Bills will display their students work. This show is sponsored by Adrian Public Schools.

New Work Exhibition
Exhibition: March 1 – April 7, 2007

This exhibition displays the work of LCVA members. It is what the name states. It is an exhibition of new work by LCVA exhibiting members. The New Work Exhibition encompasses all medias both two dimensional and three dimensional. The LCVA currently has approximately 50 exhibiting artists. The wine and cheese reception for this show is Friday, March 2, from 5 PM to 7:30 PM.

Lenawee High School Art Exhibition
Exhibition: April 19 - May 5, 2007
Reception: TBA
Sponsored by the Stubnitz Foundation

The Lenawee High School is open to students enrolled in a Lenawee County High School. All works submitted must have been completed during the student's current high school year and can be of any media. The show is juried for prizes which are announced during the reception by the juror with comments as to their selections. The exhibit is sponsored by the Stubnitz Foundation.

Spotlight Exhibition
Exhibition: May 10 – June 16, 2007
Reception and gallery talk: TBA

This exhibitions displays the work of LCVA members. The Spotlight Exhibition highlights the LCVA's best artists. Exhibiting members (new and old) are asked to submit slides or digital media by September 30, 2006. The Box Show juror will select the Spotlight Exhibition participants. For a Spotlight Exhibition prospectus click here.

Lenawee Artists of All Ages Exhibition
Exhibition: June 21 – July 21, 2007
Sponsored by the Stephen L. Hickman Family

This exhibition displays the work of LCVA members. The Lenawee Artists of All Ages Exhibition typically celebrates Lenawee County and its artists. In addition to featuring recent adult work it also features children's art. Volunteer member artists will pair with a child to create works of art to be exhibited. Work will be displayed at both children and adult eye level. Adrian’s Maple City Fest occurs during this show. The LCVA organizes several events during Maple City Fest including children’s art activities, a historical tour through Adrian’s historical district, and informational tours to Adrian’s Millennium Park. A child friendly desert reception will occur during Maple City Fest.

Botanicals: Foliage and Flowers
In concert with the Adrian Garden Club Tour
Exhibition: July 26 - August 25, 2007
Reception: TBA, during Garden Tour
Sponsored by Shaffer Nursery, Beaubien Landscape, and Barrett's Showplace Gardens.

In celebration of the gardens of summer, this multimedia exhibition will present artists working with flowers and foliage as subjects. Works will range from ceramic vessels decorated using maiolica to photography, pastels and watercolor. The exhibit will be included on the Adrian Garden Club's tour. A reception with the artists will be held at that time also. Members will also be displaying a sculptural work in each of the five gardens on the tour for raffle to raise money for LCVA programs.


Member’s 5th Annual Box Show and Auction
Exhibition: September 6 – September 29, 2007
Silent Auction: September 29, 2007

The Box Show and Auction is the LCVA’s only fund raising event of the year. Exhibiting members are given the task of creatively making art that takes the form of a box, embellishes a box, is contained within a box, is attached to a box, or depicts a box. The exhibition includes both functional boxes and nonfunctional boxes and all are available for purchase through the silent auction at the closing party on Saturday, September 29, 2007, 7-9 PM. Proceeds from the auction fund LCVA’s programs. A desert reception to be announced will feature live music, tableaux vivant, and actors portraying famous artists past and present. All events are free and open to the public. Past jurors include Rick Manore, founder and director of Detroit’s C-Pop Gallery and Toledo’s Peggy Grant, director of the 20 North Gallery. Juror awards are donated by local businesses.

Recycled Show: K-8 County art students
Tyree Guyton (Stubnitz Gallery) Exhibition: Fall 2007
Tyree Guyton Workshops and Residency: Fall 2007

See Recycled Exhibition, Fall 2006.


4th Annual Holiday Salon: Art Show and Sale
Exhibition: November 15 – December 22, 2007

This exhibition features the work of LCVA members. The Holiday Salon Show celebrates the holiday season by providing works of art for sale. There is no limit to the number of pieces submitted and works of art can be either original work or reproductions. Works of art are hung wherever there is space available in the gallery. The objective is to fill the gallery from floor to ceiling with art! The LCVA also organizes special children’s art activities during Adrian Area Chamber of Commerce Winterfest. The exhibition reception and speaker will be announced at a later date.