Delphi Oracle lecture at Toledo Museum of Art on April 16

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Delphi Oracle lecture at Toledo Museum of Art

Free Lecture Slated April 16 at Toledo Museum of Art
The Delphic Oracle: Modern Science Examines an Ancient Mystery

In ancient times, the sacred oracle of Delphi was so influential that famous men from Alexander the Great and Roman emperors consulted the shrine in central Greece before making decisions. On April 16, a modern archaeologist will offer new insights into the mystery surrounding the oracle during a presentation at the Toledo Museum of Art.

John R. Hale, director of liberal studies at the University of Louisville, will discuss recent research confirming ancient descriptions of the sacred oracle of Delphi. His talk, titled The Delphic Oracle: Modern Science Examines an Ancient Mystery, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the Museum’s Little Theater. The free presentation is co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America-Toledo Society and the Museum. Hale is the 2009-2010 Norton Lecturer for the National Archaeological Institute.

Ancient Greek and Roman authors describe the sacred site at Delphi as containing unusual geological features and phenomena: a fissure in the rock, emission of sweet-smelling vapor and a sacred spring. The Pythia—the priestess who pronounced the oracles—sat above the fissure where she could inhale the vapor, thus triggering a trance in which she became the medium for the prophecies of the god Apollo.

Most 20th century scholars were skeptical of the ancient traditions. Then, in 1995, an interdisciplinary team began studying not only the archaeology of Delphi, but also related evidence from geology, chemistry and toxicology research. Hale and others on the team were able to validate the ancient sources. The team has gone on to study Greek oracle sites elsewhere in the Aegean and Asia and has found similar geological features.

Hale has been involved in archaeological fieldwork for more than three decades. In addition to studies of ancient oracle sites in Greece and Turkey, he has looked under the sea for lost fleets from the time of the Persian Wars in Greek waters. He has a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a doctorate from the University of Cambridge in England. His writings have been published in the journal Antiquity, The Classical Bulletin, the Journal of Roman Archaeology and Scientific American.

After the lecture, copies of the new trade paperback edition of Hale’s book Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy will be available for purchase and autograph.

Toledo Catholic Diocese: Call For Artists

CALL FOR ARTISTS: TOLEDO CATHOLIC DIOCESE CELEBRATES THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS WITH TRAVELING ART SHOW

September 10, 2009—TOLEDO—The Toledo Catholic Diocese is looking for artists of all ages and mediums to submit Catholic themed artwork celebrating the Year for Priests as declared by Pope Benedict XVI. Art will be entered into a traveling art show that will tour the dioceses’ 19 county area. The show begins in late March during Holy Week and will conclude during the diocesan Priest Convocation in late June.

Pope Benedict XVI has declared the Year for Priests from June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010. The Holy Father has asked that this year be a time for recognizing the priest’s commitments to the church though prayer and acts of acknowledgment of their loyalty to God. The Toledo Catholic Diocese is asking the community to join in the celebration by calling on all area artists to share their talents to help honor priests.

All submissions will be reviewed by the diocesan Year for Priests art committee for acceptance into the show. Entries are limited to three per artist, and must first be submitted through digital photo on a CD-ROM disk or photograph to the diocesan office of communications or by E-mail to communications@toledodiocese.org no later than

January 15, 2010 at 5 p.m. Each piece of artwork must be original and professionally finished. Multi-media and performance art is not eligible. Art submissions will be divided into two categories, K-12 and Adult.

For more information please contact Sara Newell at 419-244-6711 x149 or Sally Oberski at 419-244-6711 x148.

The Diocese of Toledo, established April 15, 1910 encompasses 8222 square miles in a mixture of urban and rural areas that spans 19 counties across Northwest Ohio, serving 301,134 Catholics. The diocese includes Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot counties.

Toledo Symphony September Events

The Toledo Symphony concert season beings this weekend. The season starts with the annual concert at Put-in-Bay on Saturday, and the first Chamber Series concert on Sunday at the Toledo Club followed by the Classics opener at the end of the month.

This free concert at Put-in-Bay is an annual favorite. Chelsea Tipton II conducts well known pieces concert under the Perry Monument. Favorites to look forward to are Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, and Mendelssohn’s Nocturne from Midsummer Night’s Dream. The concert is this Saturday, September 12th at 6:30pm.

The Toledo Blade Chamber Series begins on Sunday, September 13th at 7pm with music from Mozart, Wilder, and Beethoven. The Centennial Room at the Toledo Club is an intimate atmosphere, putting you just feet away from the musicians.

The Classic Series opens up on Friday and Saturday, September 25th and 26th with Mahler’s Third Symphony. Principal conductor Stefan Sanderling leads the Symphony along with the Bowling Green State University Women’s Chorus, the Junior Choral Society of Northwest Ohio, and mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzman. Both nights are performed at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle at 8pm.

Tickets for any Toledo Symphony concert can be purchased by calling the box office at 419-246-8000, or by ordering on line at www.toledosymphony.com. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now. Don’t miss out on the sure-to-sell out performances of Handel’s Messiah, Jamie Farr narrates the Planets, and Rhapsody in Blue featuring Kirill Gerstein.

Art of the Graphic Novel in LitGraphic

A new wave of critically acclaimed long form comic books, called graphic novels (a mostly grown-up version of the comic book), is the subject of a exhibition opening Oct. 2 at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel examines the history, diversity and tremendous popularity of what is considered by many to be a comics renaissance.

The traveling exhibition features more than 146 artworks by 24 contemporary graphic novelists and historic artists in this ever-evolving art form.

LitGraphic looks at the development of sequential art through its practitioners. Their work continues to suggest new ways of seeing: wordless narratives by 1920s woodcut artist Lynd Ward and modern-day commentator Peter Kuper; revolutionary underground comix by R. Crumb and humorous, personal Girl Stories’ by Lauren Weinstein; works by Mad Magazine co-creator Harvey Kurtzman and Breathtaker co-creator Marc Hempel, and the pioneering art of Will Eisner (Contract with God), Dave Sim (Cerebus) and Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise).

Original book pages and studies, sketchbooks and videotaped interviews with graphic novelists are featured.

“Art and literature have a certain symbiosis that is epitomized in an art form like the graphic novel, which combines a strong narrative with arresting visual images,” said Don Bacigalupi, director of the Toledo Museum of Art. “This exhibition explores the art and history of the graphic novel through the work of a talented new generation of visual storytellers.”

For centuries, sequential imagery has been a direct, efficient means of communicating ideas and information. From the cave paintings of early man to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt and the ceiling of Rome’s Sistine Chapel, pictures, when linked to convey an overarching narrative, have a unique ability to teach and inspire.

During the 19th century, Swiss artist Rodolphe Töpffer theorized about the creation of sequential picture stories and advised artists to “invent some kind of play, where the parts are arranged by plan and form a satisfactory whole.” His experiments with strip-like works employing character action and the passage of time were revolutionary in his day and set the stage for the development of the modern-day comic strips and books.

The 20th century saw the rise of comics as a popular art form through the graphic albums of Europe, Japanese manga and the adventures of cultural icons such as Superman and Donald Duck.

Although beloved by millions of readers, comics were not without their detractors who regarded the medium as a juvenile form of literature. Underground comix, which originated during the counterculture of the 1960s, and the development of independent comic book publishers in the 1970s and 1980s, challenged this notion. These publications gave voice and depth to a full spectrum of characters, emotions and stories, opening up a new world of possibilities for this visual literary art form.

Some observers believe contemporary graphic novels, with their anti-heroes, visual appeal and edgy story lines are positioned to usurp the role that the novel once played.

Artists in the LitGraphic exhibition include Jessica Abel, Sue Coe, R. Crumb, Howard Cruse, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Brian Fies, Gerhard, Milt Gross, Marc Hempel, Niko Henrichon, Mark Kalesniko, Peter Kuper, Harvey Kurtzman, Matt Madden, Frans Masereel, Frank Miller, Terry Moore, Dave Sim, Art Spiegelman, Barron Storey, Lynd Ward, Lauren Weinstein, and Mark Wheatley.

Two related exhibitions, Storybook Stars: Award Winning Illustrations From the Mazza Collection and Word Play, open later in October at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Storybook Stars, Oct. 9, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010 in the Works on Paper Galleries, will offer 120 enchanting illustrations from artists who have won major awards for their work in children’s books. Word Play, Oct. 16, 2009 – Feb. 7, 2010 in Gallery 18, will examine contemporary artists’ use of both text and graphics as a means of artistic expression.

UT Film Series Addresses Issues of Power & Authority

The University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film will present a documentary film series this fall, which focuses on abuses of authority and power in our society. Each of the films will be held in the UT Center for Performing Arts Lab Theatre (PA1039). Some nights include two films. They are free to attend, however a $3 donation per person is requested to defray costs and help support future film screenings.

Filmmaker Kyle Henry, who produced University, Inc., the film which concludes the series, will be a guest filmmaker in residence at the University this semester.

September 11, 7:30 p.m.
Why We Fight
Filmmaker Jarecki explores Eisenhower’s warning about the rise of the military industrial complex, and finds that the answer to the film’s title is not as clear to Americans as it used to be. http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight

September 25, 7:30 p.m.
Sicko
(Shown with Glass Jaw)
Michael Moore’s scathing examination of the US health care system and how it compares to other countries’ systems. Shown with Glass Jaw, a short piece documenting a filmmaker’s struggle with the health care system after he is assaulted.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/index.html

October 23, 7:30 p.m.
The Yes Men Fix the World
(Shown with Freedom of Expression: Resistance and Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property)
Changing the world one prank at a time, anti-corporate activists travel from conference to conference, impersonating member of the World Trade Organization.
http://www.theyesmen.org/movies/theyesmenfixtheworld
Freedom of Expression film web site

November 6, 7:30 p.m.
University, Inc.
(Shown with Laura Dunn’s short piece, The Subtext of a Yale Education.)
Filmmaker Kyle Henry will be in residence for a screening of his newly re-released documentary on the corporatization of the academy.

About University, Inc.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217123/

About The Subtext of a Yale Education
Background info about the film, press reviews, trailers & more.
http://www.twobirdsfilm.com/subtext.htm

For more information, visit The University of Toledo Department of Theatre & Film online at www.utoledo.edu/as/TheatreFilm

HBO Def Poet Joaquin Zihuatanejo performs at Lourdes College

“In my classroom, I make my students press their pencils down hard when they write so as to make an impression on things that they were not intending to impress. In my classroom, I make my students ask the biggest question of all: why. And more importantly, I make them answer it.” – Excerpt from a poem by Joaquin Zihuatanejo

On Tuesday, September 22, Lourdes College is hosting a performance by spoken word artist Joaquin Zihuatanejo. Born and raised in a barrio of East Dallas, Joaquin infuses his Latino culture as well as his experience teaching inner city students in much of his poetry.

A National Poetry Slam Finalist, Grand Slam Spoken Word Champion and HBO Def Poet, Joaquin has performed at universities, conferences and poetry slams throughout the United States, Canada Europe and Mexico. As a professional performance poet, Joaquin has shared the stage with well known artists Saul Williams, E. Lynn Harris, Alicia Keys and Maya Angelou.

Prior to committing to spoken word full time, Joaquin was an award-winning English and creative writing Teacher for ninth and eleventh grade students. As a teacher, he inspired his students to produce a collection of poems titled Stand Up and Be Heard. Additionally, he has self-published two collections of written poetry, Barrio Songs and I of the Storm as well as a spoken word CD, Barrio Songs: A Spoken Word Collection.

Joaquin will perform in the Ebeid Student Center of Delp Hall at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the general public or free with a Lourdes College ID. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Becky Tobias, Program Coordinator of Student Activities and Recreation, at 419-517-8946.

Lourdes College is a private, four-year educational institution of professional studies and arts and sciences providing a values-centered education in a caring and supportive community. More than 2,200 students are enrolled in programs such as Business, Education, Environmental Science, Nursing, Social Work, Criminal Justice and the Arts & Sciences. In addition to undergraduate and pre-professional programs, Lourdes offers Master degrees in Education, Nursing, Organizational Leadership and Theology through its Graduate School. Lourdes’ Community Outreach Programs include The Appold Planetarium, Lifelong Learning Program, The Life Lab and Theater Vision. Discover us online at www.lourdes.edu or by phone at 419-885-3211. Lourdes College is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania.

UT hosts series on the role of light and mass in art

The University of Toledo will host a series of events exploring the role of light and mass in works of art. There will be a series of lectures and a faculty exhibit. The faculty exhibit runs now through October 4, 2009 in the gallery of the UT Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), which is located at 620 Grove Place, adjacent to the Toledo Museum of Art. The lectures will be held in the Haigh Auditorium of the CVA.

UT Faculty Exhibit Features the Work of:
Diana Attie, Professor of Art–Drawing
Dustyn Bork, Lecturer–Foundations & Printmaking
Christopher Burnett, Associate Professor–New Media - Digital
Seder Burns, Visiting Associate Professor
Mania Dajnak, Part-time Instructor—2D Design
Debra Davis, Department Chair, and Professor of Art–New Media - Digital - Photography
Brent Dedas, Visiting Assistant Professor–Foundations - Drawing
Rex Fogt, Professor of Art–Ceramics
Tom Lingeman, Professor of Art–Sculpture
Barbara F. Miner, Director of Foundations, Associate Professor
Deborah Orloff, Director–Photography, Professor of Art–New Media - Photography
Karen Roderick-Lingeman, Lecturer–Ceramics/Art Education
Arturo Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Art–Printmaking

Light & Mass Lecture Series:

September 16, 4 to 5 pm – Lawrence Anderson-Huang, Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Ritter Planetarium
“The ‘Weightiness’ of Light”
Lawrence Anderson-Huang will cover theories of light from ancient times to the present, considering spiritual, particle, and wave concepts leading to understanding the “weightiness” or “volume” of light-filled spaces. These observations will be used to illuminate qualities of light that appear in works of art.

September 30, 4 to 5 pm, Melissa Kempke and Eric Sobel, Students in the Art History Program (in consultation with Mysoon Rizk, Associate Professor of Art History)

“Projecting Expression: The Art and Times of William Kentridge” (Melissa Kempke)
The talk will discuss innovative South African artist William Kentridge, describe his cinematic techniques for projecting drawings in time, and explore the connections between his art and politics, including the history of South African apartheid.

“Art in the Dark: Shedding New Light on ‘Blackness’” (Eric Sobel)
By manipulating light and mass (or lack thereof), David Hammons recalls the theatrics of Yves Klein, addressing racism in the process, along with museum practices and assumptions about black artists. An exploration of complete darkness and blue light, _Concerto in Black and Blue_ (2002), among other Hammons works, undercuts many African-American stereotypes while exposing the multifaceted nature of “blackness.”

Visit the UT Department of Art at www.utoledo.edu/as/art

New exhibit at Hudson Gallery

Title: Line By Line, Three Women Working in Colored Pencil
Artists: Bonnie Auten, Lynda Schumacher, Dianna Wallace Soisson
Open House: Saturday, September 12, 5 - 7pm
Dates: September 1 - 26, 2009
Location: Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main Street, Sylvania, OH
Hours: Tues. - Fri. 10am - 6pm Sat. 10am - 3pm

Hudson Gallery is proud to announce an exciting three woman exhibition focusing on the little shown media of colored pencil. In the right hands, this artist medium produces intense colors, vivid realism and precise surfaces. many pieces can take hundreds of hours and contain over 20 layers of pigment. Although colored pencil can be very time consuming, these three women consider that part of its appeal. These three award winning artists will 30 drawings that will delight the viewer with their exquisite attention to detail, beautiful compositions and fine craftsmanship.

Sixth Annual Ohio Plein Air Society Competition

Lakeside, Ohio –Artists of the Ohio Plein Air Society (OPAS) will congregate in Lakeside, Ohio, for the Sixth Annual Ohio Plein Air Society Competition, September 11-13, 2009. Artists are encouraged to paint throughout Ottawa County, but will meet in Lakeside for special events.

The weekend will include a variety of events for plein air painters and onlookers to witness. Toledo artist, Larry Golba, will give a demonstration in watercolor, as Larry Rudolech of Hanover, Ind., will do the same in oil paint on Friday evening. Both demos will take place on the lakefront near the Lakeside Pavilion. On Sunday afternoon, there will be a “Quick Paint” competition, as well as judging of the final competition.

The public is invited to view the artists at work during the weekend competition and “Quick Paint” event. Artists may also have other completed works over the three-day period that the public will be able to view, many of which will be for sale on Sunday at the Lakeside Pavilion.

This year’s judge is Tom Nachreiner of Milwaukee, Wis. Plein air artists will select one painting completed during the three-day event to enter into the competition. Judging will take place from 12-1 p.m. on Sunday. At the same time, artists will compete in a “Quick Paint” competition. Judging of the “Quick Paint” event is slated for 1-2 p.m. At 2 p.m., the award ceremony will begin.

Award sponsors for this year’s competition are the Lakeside Association, Ohio Plein Air Society, Bill and Mame Drackett, Jodie McCallum Gallery, Split Winds Gallery and Dziak Gallery.

Previous competitions have been held in Nelsonville and New Philadelphia, Ohio. The competition will return to Lakeside in 2010, before heading to Athens, Ohio, in 2011 and 2012. The OPAS is a non-profit organization “dedicated to education, awareness and advancement of fine art painting in the plein air tradition.” The society consists of approximately 200 artists from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, working in a variety of media. It is one of the most active groups in the nation. Monthly paintouts are scheduled throughout the year.

For more information, visit www.ohiopleinairsociety.com, or contact Rick and Mary Dziak, co-chairs of the event at dziak@cros.net.

Known as the Chautauqua on Lake Erie, Lakeside is a family destination that has pioneered the act of nurturing mind, body and spirit since 1873. One of the few remaining Chautauquas in the United States, Lakeside offers a variety of spiritual, educational, cultural arts and recreational opportunities. Located between Cleveland and Toledo on Lake Erie’s south shore, Lakeside is a gated community that provides rest and renewal in addition to hundreds of enlightening and entertaining experiences. For more information on vacationing or living the Lakeside Chautauqua experience, visit www.lakesideohio.com or call 1-866-952-5374.

Audition for Murder Among Friends

Auditions will be held at The Village Players, 2740 Upton Avenue at 7:00 pm on Monday, September 14th and Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 with call backs on Saturday, September 19th at 2:00pm for Murder Among Friends.

Take an aging, exceedingly vain actor; his very rich wife; a double dealing, double loving agent plunk them down in an elegant New York duplex and add dialogue crackling with wit and laughs and you have the basic elements for an evening of pure, sophisticated entertainment. Angela, the wife and Ted, the agent, are lovers and plan to murder Palmer, the actor, during a contrived robbery on New Year’s Eve. But actor and agent are also lovers and have an identical plan to do in the wife. A murder occurs, but not one of the planned ones.

Murder Among Friends is written by Bob Barry and produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. It will be directed by Jennifer Lockwood and will run November 6-21, 2009.

Needed are: Angela – a beautiful, wealthy woman married to a famous actor; 35-50, Palmer – a famous, self-absorbed Broadway actor, a legend in his own mind; 40-50, Gert – wife of a Broadway producer and New Years Eve guest; 35-50, Ted – a handsome, slick, greedy, opportunistic agent; 25-30, Jessup – a young handsome hit-man who is, in reality, an actor; 25-30ish and Marshall – a Broadway producer and friend of Angela and Palmer; 40-50.

If you are not interested in acting but would like to help out with the show please contact Andrew Black at 419-340-5402 or via email at ablack04@gmail.com. We have plenty of volunteering opportunities that you may be interested in.

Cultural Data Project is quickly becoming a national model

This in via e-mail:

Hundreds of Ohio arts organizations now have access to new technology to strengthen their management capacity and evaluate impact in communities, thanks to the Ohio Cultural Data Project, a new online statewide system that launches today.

The collaborative, which features the first comprehensive information collection tool of its kind, gives organizations across the state the resources to easily report on their progress. The initiative will provide information that nonprofits need to focus on increasing access to and participation in the arts, and respond to the cultural demands of people who live across the state.

These investments in arts pay off because when creative activity is happening in large and small ways across the state, it creates a ripple effect of benefits, even for those who don’t participate directly.

Senator Bill Harris, President of the Ohio Senate, said, “The arts enrich our communities and encourage individuals to interact in new ways. Ohio has so many creative and talented people. Collaboration will ensure that more of us have the chance to see all that our great state has to offer.”

Arts and cultural organizations of every size routinely face challenges associated with collecting and reorganizing information for supporters. The Ohio Cultural Data Project helps streamline the funding process for organizations by giving them the technology to organize their financial data to match each participating funder’s requirements. Groups will save time in the grant-application process by completing one online form each year that will supply information for the financial portion of many grant applications.

“The Arts Commission is pleased to be a member of the Ohio Cultural Data Project Taskforce. This initiative will enhance the capacity for cultural data collection and unify the understanding of the impact of the arts for Ohio’s arts organizations and their funders,” said Marc Folk, Executive Director of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.

In addition, groups will be able to track and analyze their data and compare how they operate relative to their peers.

“The Cultural Data Project helps groups spend less time on the process of collecting and organizing their data and allows them to focus instead on benefits to the community,” said Neville Vakharia, Director, Cultural Data Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts.

The Ohio Cultural Data Project is the result of a statewide collaborative partnership of public and private funders and organizations, including the Ohio Arts, committed to benefiting communities by streamlining the process for cultural organizations. As many as 1,000 organizations in Ohio will be participating in the project by 2011.

The Cultural Data Project was developed in Pennsylvania in 2004 and is overseen by a funder collaboration, led by The Pew Charitable Trusts which houses and administers the project for each state, helping to ensure comparable, standardized data across regions.

The Cultural Data Project is quickly becoming a national model and has expanded across the country with systems currently in place in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York.

For more information about the Ohio Cultural Data Project visit www.ohculturaldata.org .

From Annette at Prizm

This received via email to share from Prizm:

Greetings Everyone,

1. The Opening Reception of the Salon des Refuses Show was last night, the weather was perfect and the participation great! Many interesting pieces of art 2 and 3 dimensional work were featured in the gallery, and a large crowd of art aficionados turned out to enjoy the festivities. For those who have an interest in seeing the show we have attached a dozen jpeg images. Special thanks to the many volunteers who made it all possible!!!

We were honored to have the family of the late Joannie Breier, a charter Prizm member, attend and participate in the festivities with us. Joannie’s family sponsored the Best of Show Award this year in honor of their mother, who was a past Salon show participant and a Prizm member.

For those who were unable to attend the opening the display will continue M-F- 8:30- 4:30 p.m.

at the Parkwood Gallery, 1838 Parkwood Ave, across the street from the Toledo Museum of Art. through August the 21st . Read about it in the local newspapers this coming week. This years judge was local artist Wil Clay. Our very own Michael Hall won the Kandinsky Award. Look for the Press Release this coming week of who the other award winners were.

2. The Collingwood Arts Center also offered up some of their space for refused artists from the museum, and their Salon Show area featured several refused artists from the TAA show along side the display of some of their own artist residents. At the end of the evening some of our Prizm members enjoyed meeting their new executive director, Audrey Johnson a wonderful high energy person who has assumed the responsibility of continuing the development of the Collingwood as an Community Art Center. We wish them the best of luck in their efforts, and are grateful for the opportunities they provide to the community.

3. We also express our deep sorrow to the Collingwood Arts Center over the death of board member Robert Brundage who was a true gentleman, and a advocate for the arts in our area. The Toledo area will miss his service and gentle ways. A special memorial Service will be held for Robert on Friday July the 24th at 6 p.m. at the Collingwood Arts Center auditorium. All are invited to come and celebrate Robert’s life.

4. Two weeks from today on Saturday afternoon July the 25th at 1 p.m., Prizm in collaboration with the Way Public Library Adult Summer Reading Program will co-sponsor a lecture by landscape artist Lanna Pendleton Hall. The lecture is FREE and Open to the Public, and refreshments will be served. This talented artist from Montpelier, Ohio, will share her award-winning paintings which focus on the sky. These paintings referred to as “skyscapes” capture the interesting weather patterns of northwest Ohio. Look for the Press release in the papers the next couple of weeks.

5. As announced last week Prizm’s Art in Public Places Program has 2 new installations in town, Georgette’s Coffee Shop on Reynolds Rd. in Maumee and Huntington Bank on Route 20 in Perrysburg both have a beautiful selection of Prizm member art. Special thanks to our Art in Public Places Chair Kitty Pattay. Again look for a press release on both shows in the local newspapers.

6. A reminder that this next weeks FACET meeting where people work on their artwork has been rescheduled to the Commodore Building Cafeteria at 10 a.m. instead of Zoar Lutheran Church as previously announced. There will be a short discussion on Tuesday concerning FACET meeting.

7. It’s that time of year again when the PRIZM volunteer committees meet to talk about what classes and events they would like to recommend to the executive committee for next year’s schedule. All prizm members are encouraged to join one of the following committees and help to plan for next year. The 1st meeting will be on Tuesday evening July 28th at 6 p.m. at the Maumee Public Library community room.

This is a reminder that we have 3 grass roots committees in which Prizm members give input for prizm future educational programming and activities. Please consider volunteering to be on one of the committees to offer your input.


The committees are: Educational Programming Committee: Suggests possible future Educational Classes and Workshops

Community Liasion Committee- explores and suggests exhibitions, special events, fundraising and service opportunities.

Communications Committee: Helps with Newsletters, Press Releases, phone calls, website etc., These volunteers add support services to the organization often from the convenience of their home.

As the old adage says: Many hands make light work! We are grateful for the many contributions that have and will be given to provide community opportunities to Prizm members and the general public which we serve. More to come…..

Okay cat lovers!

MEOW—A Cat Poetry Anthology

Please pass along to those who will be interested…

Wanted: Poems about cats, involving cats or cat-like in their nature for a poetry anthology to be published in Fall 2009. (We’ll even consider poems about Catwoman and the Broadway musical Cats.) All genre of poetry will be considered from haiku to sonnets to limericks to free verse.

Looking for short poems not exceeding 50 lines that reflect the author’s best efforts. Original, unpublished work is preferred. Previously-published exceptional work will be considered. Include full citation. No reader or submission fees. No remuneration for accepted work. A portion of any profits will be donated to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the first humane society to be established in North America — an excellent organization dedicated to the care of cats, dogs and all non-human friends. /www.aspca.org/

Email poems and a brief three- to five-sentence bio to meow.poetry@yahoo.com Submissions can be either in the body of the email or as an attached Word.doc. Email subject line should read: Meow Submission: Your Name.

Deadline: July 15, 2009

Poets will receive emails of acceptance / rejection, and notification when the published book is available.

The Salon des Refuses is coming!

The Salon des Refuses, a well-loved Toledo tradition, is an exhibit for art denied by the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition held each year at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Opening reception: Fri., July 10, 2009, 6:00-9:30 pm.

Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, July 13 thru Aug 21, 2009

ACGT’s Parkwood Gallery
1838 Parkwood Ave
Toledo, OH 43506

Artomatic419! Has begun!

It's that time again Toledo for Artomatic 419! Presented by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Artomatic 419! starts this Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. and ends Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00pm. The location for 2009 is right next to the Oliver House at 201 Morris Street and there is no admission cost. Visit the website, www.artomatic419.org for more information and there is a commercial done by Above the Shop Studies after the fold...

Art in TARTA

If you have ever noticed some of the great artwork that is on some of our local TARTA buses it's the work of the Art in TARTA group. Our Art Community is one of the fantastic things about the Toledo area, so I urge you to visit their website and learn more:

www.artintarta.org.

Holiday Craft Show

It's time once again for the Toledo Craftsman's Guild's free holiday craft show. Each year new and repeat crafters sell their holiday and gift wares at this even and admission is free. It's a great way to see some of the talent of Toledo area residents and buy some unique gift items. It's being held again at the Lucas County Recreation Center on Key Street in Maumee, Ohio.

Listed Hours:
Friday, Nov. 23, 10AM -5PM
Saturday, Nov. 24, 10AM -5PM
Sunday, Nov. 25, 11 AM - 5 PM