Friday, March 08, 2013

CLOG - UnPublished call for submissions

One of my favorite journals has offered up another call for submissions which I think would be extremely perfect for so many folks and places around Cleveland. See below:



With relatively few outlets devoted to architectural criticism today and a professional tendency to declare a new architectural movement every ten years or so, a staggering amount of built work goes unexamined. How many times have we seen the same signature building reviewed? How many unknown projects must, by extension, never receive a critical appraisal? 

CLOG : UNPUBLISHED will critically examine completed buildings that have thus far flown under the radar and/or have been forgotten. The submission process will be two-part. 

Stage 1 (Due April 1, 2013)

Contributors are to submit 1-2 images of a building from any time period along with a two-sentence statement explaining why that particular building deserves a critical examination. Assessments may be positive, negative, or mixed. CLOG is not seeking portfolio projects or simply “favorite” buildings. The subject must have been built, and must not have been recently published in major publications, historical surveys, or blogs. 

Examples of a potential subject include—but are certainly not limited to—a building that has never received a critical appraisal in the mainstream architectural press and/or historical surveys; a building that was critically appraised or once widely-studied soon after completion, but which has since been largely forgotten by architecture critics and historians; a building that has been examined and appraised in the past, but not for its architectural qualities (for example, a building that may have been widely studied by social historians but never given a critical architectural assessment). 

Submission forms are available at www.clog-online.com/submissions and once completed should be emailed to submissions@clog-online.com accompanied by up to two 300 dpi images no less than 5.5” wide. 

Stage 2

Those contributors that have been accepted in Stage 1 will be invited to submit a more in-depth critical assessment of the proposed building which can consist of a (up to) 500 word text and/or a graphic piece (to be due at a later date).

Thursday, March 07, 2013

LANDstudio call for artists and design survey

Totally ganked from some spam they sent me.

LANDstudio, you should like them (in real life, not just facespace), they do stuff.
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Calling All Artists - Submit Your Qualifications by March 11, 2013!
LAND studio and RTA are seeking artists who are interested in designing a suspended artwork that will hang in the entryway of a new RTA station to be built in University Circle / Little Italy. The budget for the artwork is $50,000. This includes artist fees, fabrication, transportation, installation, and project insurance.
Of the artists who submit their qualifications, three will be selected by a panel of art and design professionals to develop full proposals. Each of the selected artists will be awarded an honorarium of $1,500 for this work and one artist will be commissioned to implement his/her proposal.Visit Read more about the project and how to submit your qualifications! for all the details!

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Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Rondle West & Sarah Hahn Opening [2013.03.08] - The Sculpture Center Cleveland

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THE SCULPTURE CENTER INVITES YOU TO THE SECOND OPENING OF THE 2013 W2S SERIES
RONDLE WEST: MozART
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SARAH HAHN: OF GODS AND DEMIGODS, RELICS AND SOUVENIRS

Friday, March 8
5:30-8:00 PM Public Opening
6:15 PM The Artist Talks: Sarah Hahn in the Euclid Avenue Gallery
7:00 PM The Artist Talks: Rondle West in the Main Gallery
 On View: March 8 - April 13   

With a strong sense of irony, Rondle West and Sarah Hahn use contemporary imagery to explore classical themes. Rondle West builds assemblages crammed with lowbrow objects to have a little complicated fun with Mozart's opera The Magic FluteSarah Hahn replicates the stances of marble statues from antiquity and replaces the original figures with our current celebrities in ceramic.

Rondle West: MozART
Main Gallery
 Rondle West 
about the artist
Currently living in Cincinnati, OH, and Palm Springs, CA, Rondle West has shown his artwork in many group exhibitions, including at the Carnegie Arts Center in Covington, KY, and most recently in the Melissa Fine Art Group Show. His work is in the collection of the Miami University Art Museum and many private collections.




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ondle West, Tomino, the Prince, 2011-12, mixed media, 31 x 34 x 21 in. Image courtesy of the artist.;


Euclid Avenue Gallery   
 Sarah Hahn 
about the artist
Sarah Hahn received her BFA from Ohio Wesleyan University and earned her MFA from the University of Kentucky. Currently she is teaching and creating art in Columbus, Ohio.









Image: Sarah Hahn, Bieber Awakening the Cyrus (detail), 2010, ceramic, 20 x 38 x 22 in. Image courtesy of the artist.
   

Upcoming Exhibitions
Open on Friday, April 26  

The Tragedy of the Commons
A collaboration of Ali Momeni and Robin Meier  
Main Gallery
 



  
   
   
Ali Momeni and Robin Meier, The Tragedy of the Commons (2011), installation with Atta (leaf-cutter) ants at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Image courtesy of AurĂ©lie Cenno.
Mark Schatz: Universe
a 2013 W2S exhibition  
Euclid Avenue Gallery








Mark Schatz, I Was Going To Make a Model of the Earth But It Won't Stop Moving, 2011, 6 pieces, expanded polystyrene foam, model train foliage, wood, plastic, found objects, dimensions vary, approx 72 in. x 96 in. x 120 in. Image courtesy of the artist. 

THE SCULPTURE CENTER  
Gallery hours  
Wed - Fri 10 AM - 4 PM
Sat- Noon - 4 PM  
Other weekdays and times by prior appointment. Call any time you are in the area on a weekday for tours of the exhibitions or the David E. Davis Studio.

Office hours
Monday - Friday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Always free and open to the public
216.229.6527
Visit The Sculpture Center's website for more information.  
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The Sculpture Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to the enrichment, education, enjoyment, and visual enhancement of the community at large through sculpture. It has a particular commitment to fostering the careers of emerging sculptors of Ohio and our region and the preservation of Ohio outdoor sculpture. The Sculpture Center has been showing the art of the very best sculptors and installation artists from this region since its founding in 1989 by the Cleveland sculptor David E. Davis and his wife Bernice S. Davis. 

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Sorry about that

I logged onto Google Reader this morning and realized that blogger apparently threw up when I was attempting to post yesterday's, um, post. I was having fun time network issues (?) which resulted in multiple repeats of the LEAF open house event notice. I apologize to anyone of whom I had offended.

Yes, I am looking at wordpress, I don't know if that is a viable solution however and sometimes change scares me. Do the kids still wordpress or is it all instumbler nowadays?

Monday, March 04, 2013

LEAF Open House 2013.03.10



I bet I'm not the only one looking forward to Spring and all the delightful garden treats that will soon grace my table on the way to my belly. Don't tell the younger me in the alternate timeline, but I am loving my veggies. Lovin' them as much as I love bacon, and if you knew me, you'd say "dang, that is some serious lovin'".

LEAF is not only a great way to get some delicious veggies for your pantry but also a pretty fun event every Wednesday.


LEAF Open House
this Sunday, March 10!
Learn about this season's CSA options, community gardens, our 2013 education programs and more

Sunday, March 10
from 4-6 pm
Lakewood Library multi-purpose room

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Programs

Be healthy, be green and eat local! Consider signing up for a "share" in a CSA this season, which provides you with a weekly supply of seasonal produce each week. 
LEAF Community coordinates with several farms and programs that provide fresh, locally produced products each week at LEAF Community Farmers' Markets. Our Open House will host several CSA programs that will be offered in Lakewood in 2013. Representatives from the various programs will be available to answer questions and talk about their farm or program and register members.

The "LEAF CSA Payment Plan" will also be available at the Open House.  This is a payment plan offered to limited income individuals who are interested in participating in a CSA, but are deterred by the lump sum payment required at the start of the season. An application is required. LEAF will pay the upfront cost of joining the CSA, and then the member will pay LEAF back weekly. Payments to LEAF can be made with cash/check/EBT (Ohio Direction). The member participating with the payment plan will receive all of the same benefits from the CSA program as other members.
  
Community Gardens



LEAF coordinates community gardens at four of Lakewood's parks and at the Westerly. For a $25 fee, Lakewood residents are welcome to "rent" a 10' x 10' organic garden plot for the season. Learn more about this opportunity from LEAF garden coordinators at the Open House. 


Education


Curious about beekeeping? Want to learn about how to build better soil for your garden? Is food dehydration a topic you'd like to know more about? These are just a few of the education programs LEAF has planned for 2013. Find out more about the learning opportunities for the season.


Guest Vendors, seed swapping & more



Select guest vendors will be at the open house, and some bulk dry goods will also be available for purchase. We're hosting a seed swap again this year; bring extra seeds you'd like to trade (in clearly marked envelopes or bags). 
In addition, LEAF volunteers will be on hand to share information about the organization and answer your questions.