Third Thursday Art Walk July 16, 2009

Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Announces
Arts Zone/Warehouse District

Third Thursday Art Walk
Art Galleries and Artists Studios

open every Third Thursday
May –September 2009

So much great art and spaces to see in one night, you will have to come back again next month for more. Thursday, July 16th, from 6-9 pm, the Arts Zone and Warehouse District in downtown Toledo come alive as its galleries and artist studios open to the public. The Arts Zone/Warehouse District Third Thursday Art Walk is a great opportunity to browse and purchase affordable local art, while getting to know the artists and galleries of the Arts Zone, the Warehouse District, and the surrounding area. The Art Walk, presented by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) and artists, galleries, and arts enthusiasts of the Arts Zone and Warehouse District, will continue on Third Thursdays through September.

The Third Thursday Art Walk event centers in the Warehouse District on St. Clair Street near Fifth Third Field, between Monroe St. and Washington. There is also much more to see south of St. Clair near the Oliver House and north of St. Clair towards Uptown (Adams Street) and the Old West End (Collingwood Blvd).

Participants for the July 16th event include: Studios of Carol Imes-Luscombe and John Luscombe, MMK Gallery, 20 North Gallery, Sur St. Clair, the gallery above Jack Wilson’s Studio, first floor offices of Paul R. Sullivan AIA, The Little Gallery, Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery, The SouthWing Gallery, Olive Street Studios, Studio 356, Bartley Lofts Lobby, Hannon’s Block Building, Secor Artist Studios, The Ford Gallery, Madhouse Gallery, Truth Art Gallery, and the Collingwood Art Center.

Within close walking distance are the galleries and artist studios on St. Clair Street:

The Studio of Carol Imes-Luscombe and the Studio of John Luscombe will be open for visitors during the July Art Walk. Carol is a printmaker and painter. John is a watercolorist. Their studios are located at 321 Perry St. on the third floor, above the MMK gallery. Enter through door on Perry Street. Contact 419-290-7525.

MMK Gallery is a charity gallery with portions of proceeds from each exhibition going back to a charitable organization. For the month of July, an exhibition of works by Kan Du Studio will be on display at the MMK Gallery. Kan Du’s mission is to unite people with different abilities, giving them the chance to express, communicate, and connect with the community through the arts. Kan Du studio began 3 years ago with the mission of connecting artist who happen to have a disability with their community. Kan Du also sets a positive example to be Green and Recycle. All art is made from material/ products that we recycle from the community. In addition to the community interaction, our artist engage in self advocacy, generate individual income from creating art, discover self worth, and gain new appreciation for peers.

20 North Gallery will be exhibiting Review / Preview, a show of paintings, ceramic, jewelry and sculpture, featuring the local, regional and international artists who have been the core of 20 North's exhibitions over the past seventeen years--as well as a preview of artists to be featured in the up-coming 2009 - 2010 season.
Among the works to be shown will be those by Kimberly Arden, WiIl Clay, Steven Conine, Edith Franklin, Adam Grant, Marian Owczarski, Andrei Rabodzeenko, Julie Schnell Madden, Robin Schultes, Joseph Sheppard and West Zantgraff. 20 North Gallery is located at 18 N. St Clair. For a virtual tour of the gallery visit 360ipt.com > Click Business Directory > 20 North Gallery. For More Information Contact: Peggy Grant, Art Director, 419-241-2400.

Sur St. Clair will be featuring the original paintings of Widler Germain, a self-taught painter from Haiti. Widler’s work features various themes and depictions of everyday life in Haiti, categorized as Market Scenes, Field Landscapes, Tropical Rainforests, and Seascapes. His use of bright, clear, vivid, true color portrays the vitality of life, engendering comments from patrons such as “his art makes me smile” and “it’s like a free trip to the Caribbean!” Artist, David G. Pett will have on display his portrait artistry. David’s imagination comes alive with his portraits as he captures his own style while observing and recording the people, events and things around him. Sur St. Clair is located on 1 S. St. Clair. Contact 419-241-7100.

The gallery above Jack Wilson's studio will have the pottery of Red Stanley, photography of Lois Anne Bowlus, fabrics of Anna Singer, as well as two new pieces by Jack Wilson. The proceeds of these two pieces will be donated to Neighborhood Properties Inc., a non-profit that provides housing for recovering substance abusers and people with other mental health problems. The gallery is located at 19 S. St. Clair. Enter at back and take stairs to second floor. Contact 419-466-4202.

A retrospective of John N. Richards watercolors will be on exhibit on the first floor of the offices of Paul R Sullivan AIA located 23 S St Clair. Contact 419-266-2733

The Little Gallery will be featuring glass artist Keith Marok this month. He will be giving art demonstrations outside the gallery. Keith will also assist our visitors in making their own glass pendants. The Little Gallery is located 44 S. St. Clair. For more information contact Jillian Prosek, [email protected] or (614) 746-5673.

Near the Oliver House are another cluster of art studios and galleries:

Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery, a new gallery in Toledo, focuses on contemporary art and music while, opening its doors to a variety of performance opportunities. Along with the exhibitions and performances, Bozarts will include a sales gallery for functional, decorative and hand made items. Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery is located at 151 S St. Clair. Contact [email protected]

Olive Street Studios will be open during the July Art Walk. Olive Street Studios is home to artists Brad Bechtel, Brian Juchartz, Carl Porecca, Christoffer Montz, Doug Kampfer, Jessica Besterman, Jodie Peace, Nad Iksodas, Renee Spillis, Richard Reed, and Will McCullough. The Olive Street Studios is located at 252 Ottawa Street.

SouthWing Gallery will feature the Opening of FISH, an exhibit by forty artists in the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Young Artists At Work program (YAAW) in collaboration with North Coast Theatre’s performance of the brief play “Frankenfish!” at 8:00 pm. SouthWing is located at the historic Oliver House, 27 Broadway. For more information, call 419-255-0416

Studio 365 presents “Therapy Lock Down Exposed.” Kat Zilcomo creates works of emotion using various organic and recycled, American-made materials. She is currently creating a 7:22 series which are paintings designed specifically to keep creativity and local businesses alive in the city. Fifty percent of the proceeds go back into the local business movement. Within the Studio you will also find Zilcjewelry, Experience Series, and beautiful works by, Veronica Englert and Julia Camp. Studio 356 is located at 356 Morris. For more information contact [email protected] or 419.297.3398.

Also open during the July Art Walk are several galleries located north of the St. Clair Street cluster:

There will be a "bARTley ART pARTy" happening at the Bartley Lofts Building during the July 16th Third Thursday Art Walk. Visitors are welcome to visit the lobby and view the art exhibition. The gallery will be filled with works from three award-winning artists. There will be large contemporary canvases by local artist, Marcie Sigrist, watercolor and acrylic works from Carole Lantz of Eaton, Ohio and ceramic pieces by Toledo's Julie Webster, owner of Shine Ceramics. There will be one-of-a-kind handmade purses, hand painted soaps, unique greeting cards and other items for purchase. Live acoustic music will be performed by Bryan Sigrist and refreshments and light snacks will be provided. There will also be an opportunity to tour some of the condo units in the building if anyone desires. Visitors can also visit the rooftop pool area and take in a great view of downtown Toledo. There is ample free parking for the event on the alley side of the building within the fenced-in lot. The Bartley Lofts building, located at 745 Washington St. at Ontario St. is just two blocks west of the Mud Hens Stadium.

Historic building Hannon's Block will be featuring 2-D and 3-D pieces from local artists and students from the Toledo School for the Arts. Come enjoy food and drinks donated by Home Slice Pizza. There will also be music and live art demonstrations. Hannon’s Block is located at 619 Monroe (corner of Monroe and Erie). Contact 419-346-6811 or visit www.HannonsBlock.com

The Secor Studio Artists will host Open Studio Night at the Secor Building during the Art Walk through out the summer. We encourage you to roam through the studios of over 20 artists located on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors. We also invite you to visit the Gallery On Six (6th floor) to view recent works by our own Secor Artists and other local artists. Bring along some folding money our artists will have art works of various styles, media, and genre available for purchase. The Secor Building is located at 425 Jefferson. Contact 419-514-7496.

The Ford Gallery, Toledo's hottest new gallery has done it again at its new address 602 Madison Avenue in the former Ken's Flower Shop with flaming orange sunset walls across the street from the Spitzer Building and a block away from our soon-to-open sports arena! The mission of The Ford Gallery is to provide maximum exposure for student artists and their mentors while making affordable art available for first time and long time collectors. Summer music, drinks & appetizers will be served by student artists to benefit the Friendly Center of Greater Toledo, p.s.: pick up a Josh Byers 10 ', 11', or 12' x 12' original for under $400.00. The Ford Gallery is located on 602 Madison Avenue. For more information contact The Ford Gallery at [email protected] or 419-283-7300.

Madhouse Gallery is a relatively new gallery currently exhibiting the works of Steve Mockensturm in the show Produce Produce. Depicting a colorful, still life of nature's seed-bearing structures, Produce Produce is the latest series of delicious and sensuous paintings from the artist formerly known as a fruit and vegetable clerk. There is parking in back and on the street and we hope to see you swing by. This caliber of work is surely worth the walk or short drive. Madhouse gallery is located in the "not-as-far-away-as-you-think" area of uptown Toledo, on the corner of Jackson and 13th. For more information visit: www.madmadmad.com/gallery

Come out and meet the contributing artists of the Truth Art Gallery. Two featured artists include Mack Howard and Paula Fullilove. Mack is an auto retiree from Jeep who uses nature, or “creation”, as an inspiration and medium. Paula Fullilove will have her two sculptures, “forward” and “wind dancer” on display that are made from actual vines from a various assortment of trees. As Paula says, “It is my theory that it is no coincidence that we see familiar forms appearing in the most unlikely of places in that there seems to be a consistency in design…” Truth Art Gallery is located on 1811 Adams Street. Contact 419-460-1343.

Join the Collingwood Arts Center featuring Salon de Refusés. This exhibition of works created by local artists which were "not accepted for display" in the Toledo Area Artists Show at the Toledo Museum of Art, features sculpture, photography, jewelry, multi-media, acrylic paintings and oil paintings. The Collingwood Arts Center is Ohio’s only residential artists’ colony and one of the largest in the nation. While visiting the CAC, stroll through the hallway galleries featuring artworks created by our many resident artists as well as other prominent Toledo area artists. Take time to enjoy the architecture of this magnificent 100+ year old facility. Sit for a moment in the 103 year old Lois M. Nelson theatre and enjoy a live rehearsal of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat which will be showing July 31 and August 1, 2, 7 & 8th, 2009 here in the theatre. For more information, please visit www.collingwoodartscenter.org or call 419-244-2787.

The Arts Zone/Warehouse District Third Thursday Art Walk is a project organized as collaboration with neighborhood artists and arts enthusiasts by the ACGT's Live Work Create Toledo (LWCT) program. LWCT aims to identify, promote, and strengthen the arts, artist community, and cultural assets of Toledo. In August 2007, an "Arts Zone" was identified as a geographic point of focus because of the many existing galleries and art studios in the neighborhood.

The next Arts Zone/Warehouse District Third Thursday Art Walk will take place on Thursday, August 20. The last Art Walk date for this season is Thursday, September 17, 2009.