Studio E MAY 2009 Events

Our theme for May is Art and Ecology – The Built Environment.  Building on themes begun in April, we’ll be looking to the world of architecture to provide context and inspiration for our arts events this month.

Read our current plans for May below, or click on the image to download the calendar as a PDF, and be sure to keep an eye out for spontaneous additions throughout the month on our google calendar (or the calendar page here on the website).

_{Norwood City Schools Fine Arts Festival
May 3, 1-4pm
2020 Sherman Ave, 45212}

Visual Arts, Music, and Dance converge during the Norwood Fine Arts Festival, NCS’s annual celebration of the creative accomplishments of Norwood youth. Peruse the hallways and view hundreds of work from local elementary, middle school, and high school students. Catch a performance from the Silhouettes or the Jazz Band in the front lobby. Be sure to stop by the STUDIO E table for an art-making activity or demonstration before you leave!

Film Screening: Manufactured Landscapes
May 4th, 7:30pm
1758 Lincoln Ave, 45212
Host TBD

The film follows internationally acclaimed photographer Edward Burtynsky whose large-scale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams create stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution.

ART TRIPPIN: Gallery Talk at the WESTON
May 6th, 6:30-9pm
limited transportation available
meet at / leave from Studio E

It’s a neighborhood field trip! World renowned photographers Michael Wilson and Fredrik Marsh speak about their work currently on display at the Weston Art Gallery in downtown Cincinnati. This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited. To RSVP, please visit the Art Trippin page of our website or call 513.578.3069.

Michael Wilson: The Day of Small Things
”…A mid-career retrospective of the [artist], who creates unique and deeply honest photographs that sum up the essence of his diverse subject matter which includes landscape, urban settings, interiors, and portraits…”

Fredrik Marsh: Transitions-The Dresden Project
”…In Transitions: The Dresden Project, Marsh reveals the juxtapositions and ironies still abundant in the post-socialist world, contrasting the old and the new as well as the grandeur and the decay of once-majestic buildings and former residences of a city steeped in history.”

ART TRIPPIN: Architreks tour of Downtown Cincinnati
May 16th, 1:30-5pm
limited transportation available

Join us for an architecture hike through the heart of downtown Cincinnati and get an inside look at history and artistry of notable buildings in our city. This professionally led tour (a program of Cincinnati Preservation Association) will last approximately 2 hours and cover 2 miles of walking so be sure to wear a sturdy pair of shoes! Water bottles are also recommended!

$10 for adults, $5 for students. (visit www.studioenorwood.com for more info)

www.cincinnatipreservation.org/architreks

Film Screening: – design|e^2 –
May 18, 7:30-9:30
1758 Lincoln Ave, 45212
Host TBD

“e² design is an ongoing PBS series about the pioneers and innovators in the field of sustainable architecture, and how their work is producing solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges.”

Open Studio- Basics of Architecture
Monday, May 18, 3:30-6pm

Can buildings be works of art? What does it take to design a building? Where do architects find inspiration for their work? A guest artist and architect will be on hand to answer all of these questions and more, then he’ll show us how to begin designing a building of our own using the diagram method.

Open Studio- Architectural Style
Thursday, May 21
What is it that gives buildings their individual personality? What part do the materials and decorative details play? How does a structure’s function relate to it’s design? Join us as we go deep inside our very own building (St. Elizabeth Church) to explore how style makes architecture come to life. Sketch from real life examples and learn how to invent your own.

WORKDAY at Studio E
May 30, 10am-5pm (pizza party and movie night to follow)
1758 Lincoln Ave.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Come donate a couple hours of your time to make the studio sparkle! We’ll be cleaning, organizing, painting the entry way, moving furniture and more so whatever your specialty (or lack thereof), we have a job a for you. Call (513)578.3069 or email laura@stelizabetharts.com to sign up!