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Progressive Art Collection Tour
October 14, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free – $10
Felice Varini, “Twelve Disks Over Sixteen Hallowed Halves and Four Quarters,” Acrylic Paint on Self-Adhesive Foil.
The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is proud to host a private tour of the Progressive Art Collection to be held on Friday, October 14th from 2:00-4:00pm.
The tour is to take place at Progressive Headquarters (Campus I) located in Mayfield Village and will present viewers with a rare opportunity to see Progressive’s world-class, museum quality contemporary art collection.
Started in 1974 with an acquisition of 30 original pieces, the Progressive Art Collection now contains over 7,500 artworks displayed in Progressive offices countrywide and features over 2,000 contemporary artists from around the world.
Notable artists on our scheduled tour route include Petah Coyne, Andy Warhol, Valerie Hegarty, Todd Pavlisko, Beverly Semmes, David Wojnarowicz, Andy Yoder, Nick Cave, Jon Kessler, Rachel Mason, Jason Middlebrook, Laurel Roth, Matthew McCaslin, Erika Rothenberg, Kate Eric and Hilary Berseth.
The Collection, which according to its creators is intended to “provoke and foster passionate discussion,” both among visitors and employees alike, is also host to numerous large scale installations including work by Felice Varini, Vik Muniz, James Hyde, Sharon Louden and Stephen Dean.
TICKET RESERVATIONS: To attend the tour, please reserve tickets via our Eventbrite listing or by contacting our office at 216.721.9020.
TICKETS MUST BE RESERVED NO LATER THAN 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH. This assures your admittance to the building upon arrival.
COST: This tour is FREE for all Members of the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve and $10.00 for Non-Members.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS: To pay by credit card, please call our office at 216.721.9020. Cash payments may be made on arrival to the event.
DIRECTIONS: The Progressive Building is located at 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, OH 44143.
- Once attendees arrive at the corporate driveway entrance (Peter B. Lewis Drive) turn onto the drive and follow signs to the Visitor Center and Visitor Parking.
- Proceed to check-in with the Security guard at the Visitor Center desk. The Security guard will distribute name badges to each of the attendees to be worn for the duration of the tour.
- Please meet in the main lobby at 1:50pm. If you have any questions about directions or instructions upon arrival, please call Progressive’s visitor front desk at 440-910-3785.
QUESTIONS?: Please contact Artists Archives at 216.721.9020 or email us at info@artistsarchives.org