ACGT Announces 2011 Programs Schedule & Event Dates
Parkwood Gallery 2011 Schedule
The mission of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) is to develop and promote the arts in the greater Toledo community. To that end, the objective of The Parkwood Gallery is to allow local artists the opportunity to showcase their work to the community in a professional gallery setting.
The show schedule for the year is provided below. More information about each show, it’s artists, and the work contained within will be provided closer to the opening date of the show, or upon request. ??The Parkwood Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and is located at 1838 Parkwood Avenue, Suite 120 off of Monroe Street in Downtown Toledo. The Parkwood Gallery is funded by the Ohio Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Recovery Act.
January 18 – February 25: Glass City Landscape: Nine Area Artists
Interpret the Urban Landscape of Toledo
Reception: Friday, February 4, 6-8 p.m.
March 7 – April 22:
Fontana, Stroud, Yarnell
Reception: Friday, March 11, 6-8 p.m.
May 2 – June 17:
Hammersmith, Nunn, Tayui
Reception: Friday, May 13, 6-8 p.m.
June 27 – August 12:
Christensen, Labuda, Masternak
Reception: Friday, July 8, 6-8 p.m.
August 26 – September 23:
Salon des Refuses (refusals from TAA)
Reception: Friday, August 26, 6-9 p.m.
October 3 – November 18:
Pottery Guild Juried Exhibition
Reception: TBA
?Well-Fed Artists Workshop Series 2011 Schedule
The Well-Fed Artists Workshop Series was a new venture for ACGT in 2010. The series continues this year under the direction of the Creative Industries Development Coordinator position. This series tackles different topics for artists to help them break from the “starving artist” stereotype and become informed, educated entrepreneurs. Information from these sessions is gathered and made available to the public online via ACGT’s Online Toolkit for Artists at www.acgt.org.
Specific workshop topics will be announced as the season progresses. For more information and/or questions regarding the Well-Fed Artists Workshop Series, contact Bridget Adams-Brewer at [email protected], or 419-254-2787.
All workshops, unless noted otherwise, take place from 6-8 p.m. on the 4th Floor of the Professional Building, 1838 Parkwood Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 (across from TMA).
Tuesday, March 1: Online Calls for Entry: Entering the
Toledo Area Artists Show
Tuesday, March 22: Intellectual Property, with Toledo Bar
Association (at Valentine Theatre)
Please save the following dates, each a Tuesday. Topics are TBA:
April 26, May 24, June 14, July 12, 2011.
The Mix Vertical – Annual Spring Fundraiser
The Mix Preview: Thursday, February 17, 6-8 p.m.
The Mix Vertical: Saturday, March 19, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Arguably the Arts Commission’s most popular fundraiser, this year’s version of The Mix, dubbed The Mix Vertical, will be held high atop Toledo on the 27th and 28th Floors of the One Seagate Building, in the former executive suites.
The Mix celebrates and embraces all forms of art to create not just one of the most fun and dazzling parties of the year, but one of the most vital fundraiser’s to ACGT’s mission. This year’s event features a fresh array of live entertainment, funky atmosphere, gourmet food, a stellar silent gallery auction, cash bar, and an unrivaled view of the Glass City. Tickets are $75 each, and must be purchased in advance.
A Preview event for The Mix 2010 will be held on Thursday, February 17 from 6-8 p.m. at the One Seagate Building. The media is welcome to join us for a taste of the March event offerings, as well as purchase tickets for the event.
Artomatic 419!
Raising the Bar Fundraiser at OT: Saturday, March 5, 6-9 p.m.
Media Days: Thurs, March 24, 3-7 p.m. & Sat, March 26, 1-4 p.m.
Event Dates: Saturdays, April 2nd, 9th & 16th, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Held every-other year, Artomatic 419! is one of ACGT’s most popular programs, and is Northwest Ohio’s largest non-juried, multi-media arts showcase. This year, more than 300 visual, performing and literary artists take over two formerly unoccupied building in Downtown’s Arts Zone/Warehouse District for three consecutive Saturdays of arts of all kinds. From painting and sculpture to photography and jewelry, and live music to dance, poetry readings, theatre, and more, Artomatic 419! offers something for everyone.
The 2011 event will take place at 407 Washington Street (behind Jed’s) and at 25 S. St. Clair Street (across from Downtown Latte), with space made available through generous partnerships with STS Management and Martin & Wood Appraisals, respectively. An additional venue, The Event Center (23 N. Summit St.), opening at 9 p.m. will offer event-goers an after-party atmosphere, featuring live local and regional entertainment.
A “Raising the Bar” fundraising event for Artomatic 419! will take place on Saturday, March 5, from 6-9 p.m. at the Ottawa Tavern (1815 Adams St.). Members of the media are invited during set-up times on Thursday, March 24 (3-7 p.m.) and Saturday, March 26 (1-4 p.m.) for tours through the buildings, and to interview and photograph artists installing their work. To schedule a tour, email [email protected].
Artomatic 419! is a program of ACGT’s Live Work Create Toledo initiative, embracing economic development and revitalization through the arts. More info is available via www.artomatic419.org and www.acgt.org.
Tribute Memorial Sculpture Dedication
Thursday, April 28, time TBA
As part of the landscape surrounding the Veterans Glass City Skyway, Tribute Memorial will be located on the south side of the bridge and will stand to honor all those who have contributed to the massive bridge project, with special emphasis on those individuals who were injured and/or lost their lives.
Evan Lewis, a sculptor from Chicago, was selected by the design review board to create the Tribute Memorial sculpture. His design includes a stainless steel tower standing on four concrete columns. Attached to the tower are two large kinetic elements that will move endlessly in the wind symbolizing the tireless efforts of the individuals who worked on the project. Directly below the tower Evan has created a space that is dedicated to reflection and meditation. He utilizes the four columns that support the tower to enclose this space and create a clear reference to the design of classic temples and other sacred structures. The orientation of the sculpture is such that when visitors are standing in this space, they will be on axis with the pylon element of the Veterans Glass City Skyway Bridge. The placement of the sculpture on this line creates a direct connection between the reflections of those who visit the sculpture and the great community effort that was put forth to complete the Skyway project.
In early 2009, Evan was contracted and given his first payment to proceed with building the sculpture. In recent months the Tribute Memorial Subcommittee has been working hard on fine-tuning the site details in preparation for the completion of the sculpture. The project is on track and expected to be completed by the spring of 2011.
It is important to note that due to the community efforts of the Taskforce nearly the entire cost of the Tribute Memorial will come from the private community. A final fundraising appeal is underway for the project. For more information, contact Dan Hernandez, Art in Public Places Coordinator at 419-254-2787.
The Dedication Ceremony for the sculpture will take place on Thursday, April 28, Worker’s Memorial Day. Specific times TBA.
2011 Art Walk Series
Every Third Thursday, June – September, 6-9 p.m.
June 16, July 14, August 18, September 15, 2011
The Art Walk series is a great opportunity to browse and purchase affordable local art while getting to know the artists, studios, and galleries that populate the Arts Zone, the Warehouse District, and other neighborhoods in the Downtown area. The Art Walk is presented ACGT in partnership with the artists, galleries, and arts enthusiasts that populate the Downtown core.
A free, fun way to spend a summer evening, Art Walks offer citizens a fresh event that features an average of 20 galleries, hundreds of artists, and live entertainment each month. This year, ACGT will continue the 2010 implementation of sponsoring performers in the community with street performing licenses from the City of Toledo, which help populate the street with a variety of musical and live performance acts – from juggling to fire-breathing to dance and hoola-hooping!
Art Walks will take place on the Third Thursday of each month, June through September 2011 predominantly in Downtown’s Art Zone, Warehouse District and Uptown neighborhoods. Maps will be downloadable via www.acgt.org in advance of the event each month, as well as available at participating locations during the event.
Art Walk is a program of ACGT’s Live Work Create Toledo initiative, embracing economic development and revitalization through the arts.
Downtown SoundTrek
Friday, July 22, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m.
The Downtown SoundTrek is a new annual ACGT event that designed to put the FUN in fundraising! Featuring some of the most popular names in the Toledo-area music scene, the Downtown SoundTrek is one-night showcase of excellent local music, great local venues, and, of course, Toledo’s unrivaled music-loving populace.
Featured at this event are performers from across the musical map, from hip-hop and rock to DJ and dance music to jazz, blues, funk, and soul, to rockabilly, folk, and bluegrass.
Twelve local venues in downtown Toledo’s Uptown neighborhood and Stadium/Arena District will feature roughly 20 groups and individuals, with sponsored ACGT Street Performers sprucing up the sidewalks along the route. The purchase of one wristband will allow visitors access to all venues, bus rides between locations, and other great perks.
Wristbands are $15 in advance, $20 day of the event. All proceeds benefit The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, with specific support of the Artomatic 419! program. Individual venue admission is $5 per venue. VIP packages will be made available and announced closer to the event date.
The Gallery Loop 2011
Fall Loop: Friday, October 14, 6-10 p.m.
Formerly known as the Meet & Greet Series, this popular program typically takes place in the spring and fall of each year. This year, however, the spring event will be replaced by Artomatic 419!.
The Gallery Loop features more than 20 galleries, studios, and other arts-related businesses open to the public for perusal, with free bus rides transporting them from one venue to the next. A wide range of demographics, media, and talent are showcased during this event, making it an easy, free, fun way for the public to get acclimated to the local arts community and its offerings.
Participating galleries and studios will be announced in detail closer to the event date.
The Gallery Loop is a program of ACGT’s Live Work Create Toledo initiative, embracing economic development and revitalization through the arts.
Young Artists at Work (YAAW)
Program runs Monday, June 27 – Friday, August 5
Specific event dates TBA
Media are invited to tour the 2011 YAAW site throughout the run of the program, to meet and interact with the student apprentices, and/or to view any of the YAAW projects in progress. To schedule a tour, contact [email protected]. This year’s YAAW program will once again take place at the University of Toledo’s Center for Visual Arts (620 Grove Place, adjoined to TMA).
There are a number of events surrounding the YAAW program; those dates will be announced via press release closer to the respective event dates.
Since 1994, the Arts Commission has sponsored the award winning Young Artists at Work program. This six-week summer employment opportunity enables diverse youth to benefit from an intense exposure to the arts.
The objective of YAAW is to provide an intensive arts experience that fosters artistic self-expression and a quality work ethic that can impact the youth throughout adulthood. The program encourages expression, refinement, cross-cultural sharing, and the exchange of ideas. The opportunity provides exposure to the concept of art as a business, as well as the creation of public art for the greater Toledo community. YAAW serves the City of Toledo by instilling pride and the importance of shared experiences in the youth it employs as artists. To learn more about the YAAW program please visit www.acgt.org.
The Art of Fine Living
Gala Auction: Wednesday, November 16, 6-10 p.m. ?
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is pleased to announce the return of our bi-annual “The Art of Fine Living” event. The inaugural event in 2007 raised over $70,000 in support for ACGT operations, and an additional $25,000 in scholarships for the Young Artists at Work program.
This fusion event celebrates fine living experiences, with great dining temptations, entertainment, and silent and live auction items exemplifying the best our community has to offer. The event features exquisite cuisine by special guest Celebrity Chefs, a Gala Auction featuring some of the area’s most popular artists, and unparalleled Live Entertainment by some of the region’s most talented musicians. The 2011 Art of Fine Living event will take place at the Oliver House (27 Broadway), from 6-10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16. Full details will be released in advance of the event. For info, contact Jennifer Jarrett, Deputy Director, at [email protected].
Proceeds of The Art of Fine Living benefit the following ACGT programs: Art in Public Places; Young Artists at Work; Parkwood Gallery; Art in TARTA; Artomatic 419; artNET; Gallery Loop; and the Ninth Congressional District Student Art Competition.
Press Release Contact Name: Michelle Carlson
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Organization Name: Arts Commission of Greater Toledo