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NewNow 2021
February 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - April 17, 2021 @ 4:30 pm
Samantha Bias, Something Vague, Photosynthesis photograph
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Exhibition Location: Exclusively online at artistsarchives.org
Virtual Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Thursday, February 18th , 7:00 – 8:00pm VIEW OPENING RECEPTION
The NewNow 2021 catalog is now available! $20 + tax. To purchase, please call 216-721-9020, or visit the Artists Archives to purchase on-site.
See something you like in the digital gallery? Please email purchase inquiries to info@artistsarchives.org or call 216-721-9020 for assistance!
The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) in partnership with Cuyahoga Community College is proud to present the NewNow 2021, Northeast Ohio’s premier biannual competitive art exhibition juried by Cat Sheridan, curator of the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery.
Due to the prolonged closure of Tri-C’s Gallery East, this year’s exhibition will be held exclusively online. Fitting, perhaps, as much of the work speaks to the upheaval of the previous year and the frenetic energy propelling us toward the future. Featuring the creations of 63 regional artists, the NewNow, more than ever, takes the pulse of the current artistic climate, and reflects the experience of living in Northeast Ohio during this tumultuous moment in time.
As juror Cat Sheridan explains, “I hope that the NewNow exemplifies for the viewer (as it does for me) the liminal truth of the year: We find ourselves placed squarely at the nexus of change, acutely aware that we are experiencing history. Deep emotions have shaken off their apathy and pulse forward into focus with urgency, as seen in these works through themes of representation, equity, social justice, climate change, the global pandemic, displacement, isolation, and meditation.”
This year’s exhibition includes vibrant abstract painting, stunning portraits in oil, innovative ceramics, and poignant mixed media work. “They range from quiet and intensely introspective to tempestuous clashes—most often staccato in the exchange,” Sheridan describes, “but they are always touching, in some way, whether through communication, relation, or contrast to one another. In this whipsaw existence, on the horizon forms a clarity, a seeing previously obscured to some. It is only from friction, recognition, and acceptance of difference that a beautiful shine can emerge.”
Beginning February 18th, the NewNow 2021 will be displayed in a beautiful digital gallery which features detailed images and artist information including biographies, headshots, and links to delve deeper into their compelling work. A majority of pieces will be available for sale online, with proceeds directly benefiting the artists and the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, whose revenue stream has been impacted by the pandemic. Hard copy catalogs will also be available for sale. See something you like in the digital gallery? Email info@artistsarchives.org to make a purchase inquiry!
A virtual Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, February 18th, 7:00pm on Zoom. At that time, the winners of 5 Juror’s Awards will be announced, and over $1800 in cash prizes will be presented. The event will also include a preview of the show, and remarks by Juror Cat Sheridan, Gallery East Director Blake Cook, Gallery East Coordinator Terri Patton, and AAWR Executive Director Mindy Tousley.
NewNow 2021 Exhibiting Artists:
Keegan Adams, What We Think We Know
Sawsan Alhaddad, Immigrant Series: Hallowed Portals
Barbara Bachtell, The Great American Comeback I
Harriet Ballard, Thought Forms
Jeff Benedetto, 3 Loci, Rt 206 NY
Samantha Bias, Something Vague
Luanne Bole-Becker, Scraps = Life / Haiti
Augusto Bordelois, The Good Life
Bob Bruch, Desert Stone
Raymond Bugelski, Cibum Puer Tuss
Kimberly Chapman, Ghost Ship Duo
Ryn Clarke, Queen Anne’s Lace
Donna Coleman , Hand Signals
Hadley K. Conner, The Road Less Traveled
Julianne Edberg , Inner Crabby
Marilyn Farinacci, Coming Thru
Mark Giangaspero, Mrs. M
Jennifer Gleason, Saving Grace
Ben Hauser, Tears From the Lotus, An Egyptian Myth to Reflect the President #9, The Asp
Marti Higgins, Daylilly
Michael W. High, Behind the Mask
Susan Hood, Afternoon Light
Drew Ippoliti, The Job of Making Others Use Their Imaginations
Benjamin Johnson, Frost Field
Molly Johnson, Dark Matter
Rebecca Kaler, Aerial IV
Wally Kaplan, The Look
Larry Kasperek, Girl with Sheep
Clarissa Katz, Spirit
Lisa Kenion, Displacement
George Kocar, Fanfare for Fools
Suzan Kraus, Between Awareness and Experience
Andrea LeBlond, Molecule
Todd Leech, Carousel
Baila Litton, Displaced Project/ Brenda
Barbara Martin, April 15
Greg Martin, He Wonders if He Too Might Have Made a Similar Mistake
Linda McConaughy, Modern Apothecary: Cabinet of Delights
Bob McNulty, Waterships
Janet Mikolajczyk, Complicated Shadows, Civil War Monuments
Julia Milbrandt, …and exhale
Tom Millward, At Low Tide
Charles Mintz, The Library Bureau
Jane Montgomery, Foggy Morn
Melissa O’Grady, Arkansas, 1935
Don Parsisson, Perched
Stuart Pearl, RR Position Tower – Cleveland
Christopher Pelrine, View of a Town from the Highway
Patricia Zinsmeister Parker, Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Dante Rodriguez, Nepantlero
Kolman Rosenberg, Waiting Man
Jackie Sajewski, Covid Fears
John A. Sargent III, AS ABOVE SO BELOW
Mary Ann Sedivy, Here on This Ridge
Ron Shelton, Yellow Waterfall
Lawrence Short, Swandive Nebula
Will Slabaugh, And then it Rained
Judy Takacs, Venus, She’s Got It
Judy Takacs, Trust Women
Melinda Tousley, Compare & Contrast
Gwen Waight, ABC AKA Thank You I Have My Own
Al Wasco, Self-portrait, Leaning
Jennifer Whitten, Decision
Stephen Yusko, This Space
Evie Zimmer, La Corona
About Our Judge:
Cat Sheridan is the director of The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, which showcases the work of Ohio’s artists and the collections of the state’s museums and galleries. The Riffe Gallery is located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, across from the Statehouse on High Street in downtown Columbus. Sheridan has had many roles in the arts throughout her career, including being an artist herself. She is a Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) graduate with a degree in Fine Art and a minor in Art History. She has worked for many years as an arts administrator and arts advocate primarily with the CCAD, and the Worthington Arts Council. Sheridan loves how art can create community and foster conversation, and is excited to expand her knowledge of Ohio artists outside of the Columbus area.