Winners of the 2022 Tikkanen Prize
CAN Journal story on Paul & Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize
PAUL TIKKANEN’S PAINTINGS, AND THE PRIZE HE LEFT BEHIND – Collective Arts Network – CAN Journal
Accepted work for “Plein Aire” exhibit
Accepted art for the 2021 Ashtabula Art Center Plein Aire Juried Art Show:
Dee Riley – “Riley’s Pond”
Dominic Keim – “The Fourth Window,” “Meadow Waves,” “Into the Apple Tree”
Laura Dressler – “Chapin Forest,” “Indiana Barn,” “Black Dog Bookstore”
Glenn Morisue – “Skyscape #1,” “Skyscape #2,” “Skyscape #3”
Nancy Nelson-Brotz – “Luvin Lavender Field,” “Red Glads By My Back Door,” “Windswept, Wright Memorial Grounds OBX”
Robin Borer – “Hells Hollow,” “Nelson’s Ledges,” “View from Harpersfield Bridge”
Rosemary K. Bennett – “Creek Road Kayaks,” “Conneaut Harbor- Another Viewpoint,” “Conneaut Creek/Mill St. Bridge”
Ralph Bacon – “Ashtabula River Bend,” “‘Bula River Cliff,” “The Home Creek Bed”
call for artists for June exhibit: Plein Aire
We are seeking artists for our June juried exhibit, “Plein Aire.”
Get the application: artist entry form Plein Aire
Winners of 2021 Women’s Show
Accepted artwork for 2021 Women’s Show
25. Valerie R. Gale
By The Pond
26. Anzietta Dipierro
Saraswati – Wisdom
Saraswati – Enlightenment
Kali – Destruction and Transformation
27. Rebecca Stowell
Safe and Sound
Shedding
Guardian
drop off art for February exhibit through Saturday, January 30th.
If you are planning to submit artwork for the “Art in Isolation” exhibit, you have until Saturday to drop it off — if you don’t want to brave the snow today, you can wait until tomorrow or Saturday. We are closed to the public on Friday, but if you call us today at (440) 964-3396, we can set up a time for you drop off tomorrow. Saturday you can drop off between 9 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Call for artists for February and March 2021
We are seeking artists to submit work for two upcoming exhibits. “Art in Isolation” will be on display February 2021, and will feature art focused on and created during the COVID pandemic.
Get the application: artist entry form Art in Isolation
The 2021 Women’s Show will be on display in March 2021 and will feature work by women artists.
Get the application: artist entry form Women’s Show 2021
Accepted artists and winners in “Hope in Artistry”
Accepted Artists:
Candace Barr
Julie Cook
Michael DiFranco
Mattie Dramis
Sharon Dundee
Angel Kaiser
Dani Klein
Jim Loomis
Nancy Nelson-Brotz
Bridget Sherman
Mardi Snyder
Winners:
Best in Show: Candace Barr – “Hope for an Early Spring” (acrylic on canvas, $350)
First Place: Mattie Dramis – “Everybody Hurts” (batik, $150)
Second Place: Bridget Sherman – “Altered Perception” (digital photography printed on canvas, altered with acrylic paints and glitter, NFS)
Third Place: Jim Loomis – “Enso It Grows” (porcelain, NFS)
Honorable Mention: Mardi Snyder – “Young” (acrylic on canvas, $100)
Call for artists for November exhibit: “Hope in Artistry”
The Ashtabula County Suicide Prevention Coalition and the Ashtabula County LOSS Team, in collaboration with the Ashtabula Arts Center, are seeking art submissions for the fourth annual suicide awareness and prevention show, “Hope in Artistry,” which will be on display in our gallery in November. This is a great opportunity for artists in Ashtabula County and Northeast Ohio to show your work, support survivors of suicide, reduce stigma, and raise awareness to help prevent suicide.
Find details and submission instructions in the application: Hope in Artistry 2020 artist application
KeyBank virtual learning scholarships available
We are very excited about this news! Thanks to a $5000 sponsorship from KeyBank Ashtabula supporting virtual learning, we are now able to offer scholarships for our virtual classes. This includes our current virtual offerings, and those that will be coming in our fall schedule (and possibly beyond). This sponsorship allows us to help those in our community who want to take part in virtual arts learning, but have faced financial difficulty during the COVID pandemic.
Aanyone registering for virtual classes can take advantage of this scholarship program. When you visit our website to sign up for a virtual class, you’ll see two options at checkout: “Tuition Cost” and “KeyBank Sponsored Scholarship.” If you are able to support us by paying the regular tuition cost, we’re very appreciative. If the scholarship option will help your family out, just select it at checkout, and the cost of the class or workshop will be covered. That’s all there is to it — no application, no process to qualify. If you need it, use it. We’ll make this option available for virtual classes as long as there are scholarship funds remaining. You can find our virtual classes here. This list will be expanded when our fall schedule of classes is set; those classes will be posted online in early August.
Many thanks to KeyBank for this sponsorship!
Reservations for Dining for the Arts will open Monday, July 6 at noon
You can make reservations for this year’s Dining for the Arts events, which are all carry-out from local restaurants & wineries, beginning Monday, July 6 at noon. Purchase here or call (440) 964-3396. Contact the restaurant to arrange pickup.
Dining for the Arts Menus:
DftA 2020 menu flyer
Reserve your meal below, or call (440) 964-3396.
Crosswinds Grille
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