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Botanically Inspired Exhibition

The LCVA Gallery presents:

Botanically Inspired

July 27-August 25

Reception and Artists Talk - Saturday, August 25, 5-7 pm.

Artists:
Duane Bastian, Ceramics
Kim Ensch, Paintings
Martha Keller, Paintings
Ann Tubbs, Ceramic Vessels
Nora Venturelli, Paintings
Barb Yerace, Glass & Mixed Media

Sponsors:
Barrett's Showplace Gardens
Beaubien Landscape
Shaffer Nursery
Underwood's Nursery

Gallery Hours:
Thursday, 4-8 pm
Friday, 10 am - 2 pm
Friday, 4-8pm
Saturday, noon-4pm

Box Show Workshops

The Box Show is nearly here, and once again you are thinking what are you going to do? Want some fresh perspective, access to more equipment, new ideas from other artists, commeraderie of other LCVA members? Well, we have just the thing......two 3 hour make your box workshops. Come to one or both. You only need to bring some media you would like to work in and stuff from your studio that has hung around so everytime you look at it you think, there is something that won't allow you to throw it out, that it has a purpose. This could be parts of old, unresolved pieces, found objects, etc I have tons of metal, wood, and paper boxes for you to use, lots of found objects, a welder, clay, wood, you name it!

When: Saturday Aug 11 noon-3pm and/or Sunday Aug 26 9:30-12:30

Where: Art Dept, Adrian College, 2nd floor Mahan Hall on Williams St

Questions: Contact Pi Benio @ 263-9548 or pbenio@adrian.edu

You will complete at least one box for the auction and have the joy of making art with others from the LCVA

2008 Exhibition Calendar

The Candlelight Exhibition (at the Image Gallery)
Members Exhibition
January 15 - February 15

Location:  The Image Gallery located in downtown Adrian.

Artists:  Janet Graham, Gerry Church and Gregg Perez

This show was created primarily for those members who submitted slides for the Spotlight Exhibition but were not selected. We want to thank them for their participation and reward them with a show of their own.

Visual Art Educators, K-8 (LCVA Gallery)
February 17 - March 1

Lenawee County Student Exhibition grades k-8.

Hidden Lake Gardens Exhibition (Hidden Lake Gardens Visitor Center)

February 22 - April 6

Sponsored by Hidden Lake Gardens

Artist Reception March 15th, 1-3pm

High School Exhibition (LCVA Gallery)

Sposonored by the Stubnitz Foundation

March 6 - April 5

New Work (LCVA Gallery)
Member Exhibition
April 10 - May 10 

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.

Spotlight Exhibition and Gala (LCVA Gallery)
May 15 - June 14

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 29, 2007. The Box Show juror will select the Spotlight Exhibition participants.

Lenawee Collaboration (LCVA Gallery)
Sponsored by the Stephen L. Hickman Family
June 19 - July 19

Nature Inspired (LCVA Gallery)

July 24 - August 23

The Post Card Show (LCVA Gallery)
Sept 4 - Sept 27

This show is under construction at the moment.  More information to come in the following weeks.

Hidden Lake Gardens Fall Show (@ Hidden Lake Gardens)

Sept. 27 - Dec. 10

 

Opening, Saturday, September 27th

Dessert Reception, Saturday, October 18th from 1-3 pm 

Closing, Wednesday, December 10th, 4:30 pm is when I will take the show down.

 

The College Town Show (LCVA Gallery)
October 4 - Novemeber 1

This is a new show featuring the work of Adrian College AND Siena Heights University students.

Holiday Salon (LCVA Gallery)
November 13 - December 20

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!

July 2007 Board Meeting Notes

Lenawee Live: The Lenawee Live Exhibition at the Bank of Lenawee is in the works. LCVA artists do not pay an entry fee and may reserve a tent during Artilicious. As soon as the prospectus is complete we will let everyone know. Work will be installed at the Bank on September 9th and will be taken down the following Sunday, September 16th.

2008 Calendar: The 2008 calendar was passed around and approved by the Board, with the exception of the names. The Show names are not solid and may be changed at a later date.

An idea was brought forward to have a "rummage sale" where all proceeds go to the LCVA. If anyone is interested in seeing this idea through to fruition in 2008 please let me know.

Artists of All Ages Exhibition

The Lenawee Artists of All Ages Exhibtion will be at the LCVA Gallery June 21 - July 21 and is sponsored by The Stephen L. Hickman Family

The exhibition features work by Adrian College/YMCA Youth Art Program participants and responses by LCVA Artists celebrating how creativity and visual at unite all ages and make us a community.

Gallery Hours:
Thursday, 4-8pm
Friday, 10am-2pm and 4-8pm
Saturday, noon-4pm

Artists and Students: Kimberly Myers-Pinkel & Brooke Mostowy, Catherine Royer/Marjorie Castle & Noelle Drews, Janet Graham & Hannah Barr, Mike Barker & Crosby Slupe, Cornelia Wende & Renee Armstrong, Juliana Clendenin & Seth Reynolds, Carlos Tobar & Joel Clark, Elijah Van Benschoten & India Pinkel, Pat Deere & Kyle Stiver, Carol VandenBoss & Emily Bauer, Christine Marsh & Olivia Wiese, Dennis Swartzlander & Zak Eberle, Gregg Perez & Riley Perez, Kathie Duckworth & Leah Wathen, Kris Schmidt & Mercades Emerson, Susie Powell & Durand Pape, Andy Melms & Issac Stiver, Anne Flora & Grace Rummler

Tuesday, June 12 Meeting Highlights

1. There is a closing reception for the Spotlight Exhibition this Friday, June 15, 5-8pm.
2. The Spotlight Show ends Saturday, June 16, 5-8 pm.
3. Artists of all Ages drop off times are
Saturday, June 16, noon-4, Gregg Perez sitting
Sunday, June 17, noon-4, Wendy Drabek sitting
Monday, June 18, 4-8pm, Pi Benio and Gregg Perez sitting
Tuesday, June 19, 4-8pm, Pat Cooper sitting
4. Artists of all Ages Install will be Wednesday, June 20th, 5-?
5. Artists of all Ages Opening Reception is Thursday, June 21st, 5-8pm
6. Long Term Goal: The LCVA's goal in the next 1-2 years is to move the gallery to a location where we would not pay rent, for example a bank or a library. The achievement of this plan would allow us to sublease the existing gallery and turn it into studio space. It would also eliminate the need for gallery sitting. The cost savings from not having to pay rent would allow us to hire a full time gallery director.
7. Planting art seeds downtown: By the next board meeting, obtain a minimum of four business owners in Lenawee County that would allow us to hang art in their place of business. The goal is to increase exhibiting opportunities for artists, and promote the LCVA. Artists would install all work themselves.
8. Gallery Sitting: Janet will be calling all members to see when they can gallery sit. If you would like to volunteer for gallery sitting please contact Janet Graham grahams4@tc3net.com or Gregg Perez gandkperez@tc3net.com . A gallery sitting schedule can be found under the links section of this page.
9. Next Years Calendar: I'm meeting with Pi this Saturday to hash out the calendar for 2008. We will present it to the board in July for approval. If you have any ideas or suggestion please email me at gandkperez@tc3net.com

Art Across the Ages

Check out the Daily Telegram today, Sunday, June 10th for a really nice article on the Artists of All Ages Exhibition. Daily Telegram reporter Phil Johnson wrote some really nice things about the show and the artists. Lad Strayer also has some great photos of artists at work. Thanks Phil and Lad. If you happen to see Pi Benio or Kris Schmidt please give them a big thanks as well. They both do a TON of work to help turn ideas into reality. Last but not least a BIG thank you goes out to the generous support from the Stephen L. Hickman family.

There will be an opening reception for the Artists of All Ages Exhibition on Thursday, June 21st, 2007, 5-8pm. The show runs from June 21st to July 21st. Gallery hours are Thursdays, 4-8pm, Fridays 10-2pm and 4-8pm, and Saturdays noon-4pm. For more information please call the gallery during gallery hours at 265-4403 or email me at gandkperez@tc3net.com

Clay Leonard featured in Clay Times Magazine

LCVA artist Clay Leonard is featured in the latest issue of Clay Times Magazine, Volume 13 No. 3, May/June 2007. "Pedestal Bowls and Tray" Thrown and altered porcelain assembled tray, multiple matte glazes, fired to cone 10 in reduction. This piece and others can be seen at the LCVA Gallery. Clay is also a featured artist in the current Spotlight Exhibition.

Attention Artists All Ages Participants

Take one of your young artists works that you were paired with and make a work of your own in response. You can use a partial image, the same of different media, or anything that is somewhat evocative of the work. Bring your completed work ready to hang and the young artists (You will notice it is ready to hang, please take care to make sure it remains so) to the LCVA by June 15 for hanging. The opening reception is Thursday June 21, 5-8pm. I hope you can come celebrate how creativity and visual art unities us all and thank our sponsors, the Stephen L. Hickman family. The exhibition continues through July 21. Any questions please contact Pi at 263-9548 or pbenio@adrian.edu

Lenawee Live 2007 & ArtALicious

The Lenawee Live Exhibition sponsored by the Bank of Lenawee and hung at the downtown office will take place September 10-15 ,2007 with a reception and awards at 6pm Friday the 15th. It will be juried for prizes by Mary Fortuna, Gallery Director at Paint Creek Center for the Arts in Rochester. Artists can submit up to 3 works in any media. Submission for LCVA members is free. This year the exhibit will be part of ArtALicious, a two-day arts festival, Friday Sept 15 and Saturday Sept 16 in downtown Adrian that will present both visual and performing arts. The LCVA will be sponsoring artists demonstrations and exhibits in tents in an art fair context. The demonstrations will continue throughout both days. If you are interested in demonstrating contact Pi (263-9548 or pbenio@adrian.edu ) before mid June. For those not wishing to demonstrate tents will be available to teams of two LCVA members at no cost to display and sell your works. Other organizations involved in Artilicious are the River Raisin Ragtime Review, Adrian Symphony, the Adrian Downtown Development Authority, the Croswell Opera House, the Adrian Public Library, The Saline Big Band, and others.

May Board Meeting Highlights

Jenna will be sending out official minutes. These notes are just the highlights.

• Spotlight Exhibition- Gallery was prepped and painted after the meeting. Catherine and the artists are installing their show. The Spotlight Exhibition starts Thursday, May 10th. For more information about the show click here.
• Lenawee Artists of All Ages Exhibition- The kid's art is available for pick up at the Gallery by the artists. Pi will be contacting all the artists to make sure everyone will be ready by the start of the exhibition. Janet Graham is almost done designing the card. This show is sponsored by the Stephen L. Hickman Family Foundation.
• Botanical Show- There will be no raffle for this show....maybe next year.
• Box Show- Kimberly will be contacting some businesses to see if we can get a sponsor. We also need a juror. We set up two dates for workshops at Adrian College to make boxes. Those days will be July 22nd and August 11th. More information will be provided by Jenna. REMEMBER...this show is only 2 weeks long, so boxes must be ready by the start of the show. It starts Sept. 6th.
• Gallery Future- We are still researching moving the gallery but it a SLOW process. We are still moving forward with this goal.
• Lenawee Live- We are waiting for an approved prospectus before we can move forward. More information will be provided soon!
• Gallery Sitting Teams- Now that Bethany Camarati's internship is over we are going back to gallery sitting teams. I schedule Thursday nights. Kimberly schedules Friday mornings. Pi schedules Friday nights. Saturday team leader is still under discussion.
• Sponsorships- Kris Schmidt is doing a great job at finding sponsors. She was responsible for securing the Stephen L. Hickman Family Foundation sponsorship for the Lenawee All Ages Exhibition. She also has helped out with three sponsors for the Botanical Show. They are Shaffer's Nursery, Beaubien's and Barretts. Thank you Kris.
• Circle of Art- For information on the Circle of Art auction at the Saline Picture Frame Company click here.
• Reception help- Check out the dates for any of the upcoming receptions and contact Marjorie to help her out with food and or labor. Her email address is marjoriecastle@verizon.net

Press Release "Spotlight Exhibition"

Lenawee Council for the Visual Arts' first Spotlight Exhibition, featuring Sarah Miller, James Freeman, and Clay Leonard, opens Thursday, May 10, in LCVA Gallery, 112 W. Maumee in downtown Adrian. Exhibiting members of LCVA applied for the show by submitting images of their work, resumes, and artist statements to guest curator, Peggy Grant. Ms. Grant is the director of 20 North Gallery in Toledo.

Two receptions for the public will be held, on Friday, May 18, and on Friday, June 15. Both receptions are scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m., with the artists' talk at 6:30 p.m. The show closes on Saturday, June 16.

Gallery hours are Thursday, 4 - 8 p.m.;
Friday, 10 - 2 and 4 - 8 p.m.;
and Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.

Ms. Miller holds a master of fine arts degree from Bowling Green State University and is a new resident of Adrian. She is a self-employed visual artist, and in 2006-2007, was on faculty at Adrian College, Siena Heights University, and the University of Michigan. Ms. Miller will exhibit mixed media pop-culture portraits of famous artists and athletes. Mr. Leonard graduated from Adrian College with a bachelor of fine arts in 2006. He worked as a teaching assistant in the ceramics program at Adrian College during the 2006-2007 school year and will begin a graduate assistantship in the master of fine arts degree program at Bowling Green State University in the fall. Mr. Leonard specializes in hand thrown, functional pottery. Mr. Freeman exhibits widely in ceramics and wood, recently winning Best of Show in the Riverside Art Center's wood art competition. His work typically references functional and often historical ceramic vessel forms, though he views it as primarily sculptural. He resides in Manitou Beach. Both Freeman and Leonard do extensive work in glaze development.

Artists interested in submitting work for next spring's Spotlight Exhibition may drop off their application packets in the gallery before September 29. A current exhibiting membership is required; residence in Lenawee County is not required for a membership. For details or a membership brochure, stop by or call the gallery at 517/265-4403.

Freeman at Pentamere Winery

The Pentamere Winery in Tecumseh is displaying James Freeman pottery from May 7 through June 2. It is a different type of work than what will be at the LCVA gallery. The reception is Sunday, 5/13, from 1:00 through 4:00. Their address is 131 E Chicago Blvd (M-50), north side of the street, east of Evans Street. Please stop in and show your support for local artist James Freeman. Also, a big thanks goes out to Pentamere Winery for providing exhibiting opportunities for local artists.

Spotlight Exhibition 2007

Get ready for the LCVA's first annual Spotlight Exhibition. The Spotlight Exhibition 2007 artists include Clay Leonard, Sarah Miller, James Freeman. These artists were selected by the 2006 Box Show juror, Peggy Grant, director of Toledo's 20 North Gallery. For more information on how you can enter this show click here to read last years prospectus.

Dates: 5/10 to 6/16

Opening reception, Friday, May 18, 5 - 8 p.m. Artists' talks begin 6:30 p.m.
Closing reception Friday, June 15, 5 - 8 p.m. Artists' talks begin 6:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours: Thur., 4-8 p.m.; Fri. 10 - 2 and 4 to 8 p.m. Sat. 12 - 4

Gallery phone: 517-265-4403