Youth Gallery Show

We are pleased to announce an opportunity for high school artists.

Over the next few weeks we’ll be collecting works from young artists that fall within the theme, “The Way I See It.”  All the details and application materials are now available in the studio e section of our site.  Click here to view the flyer.

We have a huge white wall in our studio space that is just begging for a show.  We look forward to featuring all sorts of student artwork in the studio e gallery.  Expect more events of this sort in 2009!

a field trip : Tara Donovan at the CAC

Until the weather warms up, our programs will be happening off-site, mostly in the form of field trips to art galleries and events around town.  Students interested in joining us should contact Laura for more info.   Our next student trip will be Monday, March 2, 6:30-9:00pm:  Tara Donovan at the CAC.

If you’ve never been to the Contemporary Art Center in downtown Cincinnati, now is the time to visit! From the award winning architecture to their thought provoking cycle of contemporary art exhibits, the CAC is an impressive addition to Cincinnati’s thriving art scene. Tickets are usually $7, but on Monday nights after 5pm, admission is free.

From the CAC website, here is a brief description of their current special exhibit. For those of you who joined us for our Art Trippin excursion to the CAC this summer, her work will probably look familiar.
“This exhibition is the first major museum survey of the American sculptor Tara Donovan. With sensitivity to texture, volume and the inherent physical properties of materials, Donovan transforms large quantities of mass-produced itemstoothpicks, adhesive tape, straws, buttons, pins, plastic cups and Mylarinto stunning sculptural objects and installations. Utilizing the detritus of a culture of mass production, Donovan creates large-scale sculptures that imply organic growth or a random-order arrangement. Her methodology of building sculpture through accumulation and meticulous assembly of quantities and amounts of identical items offers the viewer the experience of complexity and infinity.”

View images of Tara Donovan’s work.

art:21 kick-off – a follow-up

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our inaugural screening last Saturday. For those of you who couldn’t make it, there are still plenty of chances to get in on the fun. Starting this coming Monday, February 9, 7:30pm, the series continues, followed by additional gatherings every other Monday (bi-weekly). This week’s session will feature the return of our engaging host, Matt Morris, whose unique perspective and humble expertise will lead us through the segments on artists Elizabeth Murray, Susan Rothenberg, and Jessica Stockholder. Artists, thinkers, and art-enthusiasts of all mediums and experience levels are welcome.

Photos from the November gallery show!

Painting exhibit from staff artist Laura McNeel…

Visit Enjoy the Arts this winter to see paintings from Laura McNeel – our Program Director for Studio E.  If you’ve attended Open Studio recently, then you’ve probably seen her at work on  some of these wonderful pieces.  Join her downtown for the opening on November 28th and see the whole collection!

To Have and to Hold: Portraits of a Collected Nature
November 28- January 23, 2009

Enjoy the Arts – 1338 Main St

An intimate grouping of paintings and collages inspired by the artist’s personal collection of found objects from nature (shells, leaves, branches). With a strong emphasis on pattern and color, contrasting organic and artificial design, McNeel’s work simultaneously celebrates and questions the practice of decoration, accumulation, and domestication.

Exhibit opening:
November 28, 2008 from 6-10pm

Gallery Show Coming Up!

In june, local photographer Michael Wilson took four students from STUDIO E in Norwood to Our
Daily Bread, an organization in the Over the Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati founded to “offer a
warm, safe place for those who live on the street or are one step from it.”  After a day spent
serving in the kitchen and the lunch line, the week was spent making photos of the many visitors.

 The week was a huge success and there were some incredible portraits taken.

Come meet the photographers, and see work from Michael and the students: Amanda, Sara, Sylvia, and Tori.

Gallery space was graciously donated to us by one of our neighbors -  just steps from our studio space, across from St.Elizabeth’s church in West Norwood.

Doors open from 6pm until 9pm.

1801 Mills Ave

This event is FREE and open to the public.

JOIN US!

Fall 2008 Update

howdy folk.

here’s the update…

NEWS:

after a year of experimenting with pilot programs in borrowed spaces, we’ve put down roots.  we’d like to give the many artists, students, teachers, and parents who’ve expressed interest in our programs an easier way to visit… to know us… to get involved.  we’re excited to have our very own studio space and are hard at work painting and nesting and such.  laura will be directing our STUDIO E programs, and as many of our students know, she is full of ideas and enthusiasm.  she’ll be diving right into our revived ‘open studio’ program starting monday november 10th!  currently we’re welcoming students of high-school-ish age to come and make art.  bring school projects, or independent projects, or ask for suggestions and we can get you started.  we’re looking to expand our roster of host-artists who are willing to welcome students and show them around (if needed) or give pointers (if needed).  we particularly welcome undergraduate art students to come and host!  this is a volunteer position but you will receive a small stipend to cover gas.  additionally, you can use our paint and other supplies for free while you’re here.  need studio/homework space?  need a change of scene to work on projects for school?  come host with us!  call or e-mail for more info.

we’re excited about year number two.  we learned a lot of lessons in year one and are embracing the grassrootsyness of our infancy as we move into year two.  we’ll be focused on being present.  being patient.  making friends.  as always our smallness makes us flexible.  if YOU have an idea for an arts-related event or course that you’d like to help make happen, then by all means PITCH IT to us!

EVENTS:

november 7th – open house at our new studio from 3p – 7p.  pop your head in and check it out… make a drawing… meet a staff member.  no need to RSVP – just show up.  we’re in the back of old st.elizabeth’s church in west norwood.  our studio is on the second floor of the classroom building – the entrance is at the corner of lincoln ave and carter ave.  just walk on in and come find us.  of course, you’re always welcome to stop by during scheduled open studio hours.

november 10th – open studio is back.  other than some occasional interruptions for holidays and such, we hope to make this offering an ongoing program for years to come.  we’ll be starting with a monday/thursday schedule, with plans to expand as soon as we go.   call or check the website to confirm the weekly schedule during holidays and between academic semesters.  if you are interested in attending but have extra-curricular activities that conflict, give us an idea of when you’d like to see our doors open and we’ll take that into consideration when adding shifts.

november 22nd we will be hosting an art show based on the work created by michael wilson and a quartet of our students during a week-long visit to Our Daily Bread.  all five photographers will display work, and there will be a facilitated lecture/conversation about the event, with a particular focus on the added human dimension and complexity that comes with photographing strangers.  location TBD.  another announcement will go out when the details are settled.  in the meantime, save the date!

as always – students artists seeking tutorials should contact us directly for one-on-one attention.

OPPORTUNITIES:

give stuff – now that we have our own space, we can more easily accept donations of art materials and supplies, healthful snack items and bottled water for hungry artists, etc.  donations are tax deductible.
give time – as mentioned above, we’d like to fill our roster of host artists so that we can expand our schedule.  if you’d like to host open studio or have ideas for another way you might provide educational services to our students then contact us with your ideas/interest.
give cash – it takes a remarkably small amount of money to keep our doors open.  it takes a remarkably large amount of money to engage in vigorous non-profit-style fundraising.  we’re still learning how to walk that balance and maximize each dollar in ways that make good sense.  your contributions MATTER.  they matter even more if we didn’t have to waste money begging you for them in exchange for a STUDIO E travel mug that you don’t actually want.  contributions dedicated to our tangible expenses can go a long way toward keeping our doors open.  consider sponsoring a student, sponsoring a scholarship fund, sponsoring a staff member.  consider helping with the rent, the phone bill, the cost of insurance.  help us forge a network of support so we can continue to invite art and culture into west norwood and into the hearts of its youth for years to come.

for artists – for those of you in our artist community who are not inclined to teach – consider contributing your skills to our work in a different way.  we have some opportunities brewing for artists of all sorts – including instrumentalists, painters, sculptors, writers, etc.  if you’re open to experimenting and collaborating with your art and are looking for a community with which to do so, put yourself on our non-teaching artist list and learn more about our sneaky plans by contacting douglas@stelizabetharts.com

THANKS FOR READING!

Puppets as Art

Jesse Mooney-Bullock has his own website at last.

And its amazing.

Go look at it.  You can find a link on here.

He’ll be hosting a puppet-making class for middle school students that we’ve entitled Puppets from Junk.  You don’t need to be a sculptor or an artist of any kind.  Just bring a willingness to experiment and a couple random objects from your basement.  A broom?  A chair?  An old sheet?  A cardboard box?  Some old plumbing bits.  Some car parts.  You’d be surprised at the things that can be brought to life under Jesse’s fun and skillful guidance.  Get more info on this class here.

rEvolving Fiction

in anticipation of our Flash Fiction event starting in June, we’re experimenting with collaborative fiction here on our website.  Do you want to help?  We’ve all done excercise like this before.  It’s like in art class when you make a drawing and then fold it over so only the faintest edge is visible and then pass it over to the next person to complete.  It can be so odd and challenging to release control of your vision… to place your words or pictures into the hands of a stranger.

Take the risk!

Join in the fun!

If you’d like to help us blaze the trail, visit  [ page  removed - project on hold! ] and request a login so that you can start shaping the collaborative story.  Its a good idea, but its rough around the edges.  Help us figure out how to make it work!

Spring Break Art Intensive

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.

Stay tuned for our summer programs, to be announced soon.

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