NewNow 2025

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) is pleased to announce the 2025 NewNow, Northeast Ohio’s premier annual competitive art exhibition to be held August 28 – October 9, 2025.

The 2025 edition features 78 works in a variety of media, selected by juror Tiffany Gaines, Curator of Community and Collaborative Exhibitions at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, NY, and will be on display from Thursday, August 28 – Thursday, October 9th in Tri-C’s beautiful 3,000 sq. ft. Gallery East, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122..

An Opening Reception will be held at Gallery East Thursday, August 28 from 6-7:30 pm, with an awards presentation at 7 pm. Awards of $750, $500, $200, and $200 will be given out by the juror, and an additional award of $100 will be chosen by popular vote (That’s your cue to show up and cast your vote!).

Accepted Artists include:

Romy Anderson
Herbert Ascherman
Barbara Bachtell
Kim Barnes
Thomas Berger
Adriana Bernardino
Donald Black Jr.
Davon Brantley
Denise Buckley
Catherine Butler
J Inky Lorain Cantrell
Marsha Carrington
Donna Coleman
Paula Damm
Janet Dodrill
Barbara Eady
Julianne Edberg
Kimberly Engel
Pamela Esch
Charley Frances
Joseph Goergen
Gary Golovan
Doreen Grasso
Sharlene Green
Natalie Grieshammer Patrick
Lee Heinen
Michael W High
Susan Hood
Zackary Hoon
Paul Jacklitch
Myrya Johnson
Patrick Joyce
Maria Kaiser
Tricia Kaman
Suzan Kraus
Jennifer Leach
Andrea LeBlond
James Leslie
Nancy Lick
Julius Lyles
Nicole Malcolm
Steven Mastroianni
Linda McConaughy
Kathleen McKenna
Jacqueline Miller
Alan Mintz
Rita Montlack
Seth Nagelberg
John Nativio
Nancy Notarianni
Cynthia Petry
Deborah Pinter
Danny Ratcliff
Helena Sarah Richardson
Hollis Richardson
Lisa River Schenkelberg
Rick Rollenhagen
Robert Romeo
Lisa Schonberg
Patricia Schroeder
Nancy Schwartz-Katz
Martha Shiverick
Daniel Smith
Jerold Smith
Susan Snipes
Susan Squires
Judy Takacs
Omid Tavakoli
Barney Taxel
Eric Tuck-Macalla
Gwen Waight
Al Wasco
Jean Weigl
Wendy Weil
Helen Wilson
Paula Zinsmeister