Exhibitions

Standing Rock Cultural Arts presents:

“Screaming Expressions” Jerome Bragg Painting Exhibit

The North Water Street Gallery. 257 N. Water St.

Opening July 3, 8pm
-In conjunction with the Kent Heritage Festival
-Closing Reception with the artist August 28th at 8 pm

CONTACT: 330-673-4970

Images from the Opening

ABOUT THE ARTIST

David Jerome Bragg Art Statement and Bio

I’ve been drawing and painting since I was very young. I attended KSU
for 2 yrs, majored in studio art. Tattooed in Kent and around Northeast
Ohio for 18 years professionally. My paintings are a mixture of abstract
expressionism mixed with pop surrealism. I guess its considered "no
brow" if we must label it. Most paintings have a screaming figure
incorporated with abstact and stencils of digitally enhanced patterns.
Hope you enjoy the show!

“Sundays @ One” Watercolor Painting Exhibition
-Featuring the Artists of Henry Walker’s Watercolor Class
-Henry Walker, Claire Culleton, Maureen Keller, and Tom Auld

The North Water Street Gallery. 257 N. Water St.

Saturday, September 4, 6pm Opening Reception
-Exhibit runs through October 23rd

CONTACT: 330-673-4970

GALLERY HOURS: Thursday-Saturday, 1-5pm
-or by appointment at 330-673-4970.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

HENRY WALKER Lead Painter & Coach A traditional transparent
watercolorist, Henry began painting seriously in the late 1980s when his
career as a professor of English at Kent State ended abruptly following
two cancer operations. He discovered a new enthusiasm for art,
specifically painting, and to quote, “If it weren't for art, I doubt I
would be here.” Walker's work is a frequent prize winner in both
national and local juried competitions. In 2009, he once again had a
piece accepted in the Ohio Watercolor Society and was named a signature
member. For three years running, his paintings have been accepted in the
Butler Midyear Show at the Butler Museum, Youngstown. His pieces were
prize winners at this year's Fairmont Art Show, the Artists of the
Rubber City show in Akron; the Gates Mills Show, Gates Mills, Ohio. His
work was included as part of at the inaugural Peninsula Plein Aire
competition in Peninsula, Ohio. In addition to exhibiting in juried
competitions, Henry has produced solo exhibits in Akron, Aurora,
Robinson Memorial Hospital, and locations in Maryland andNorth Carolina.
Henry holds a Master of Arts from Kent State University and studied art
at the Columbus College of Art and Design, the Cleveland Institute of
Art, and the Art Students League in New York City

CLAIRE CULLETON Sundays @ One Organizer Claire joined the English
department at Kent State University in 1990 as an Assistant Professor.
Her field of expertise is 20 th century Irish and British literature and
she currently teaches both under graduate and graduate level courses at
KSU. Culleton has experimented and casually explored painting as a hobby
since 1985. In 2008, she convinced Henry Walker to serve as a painting
mentor and invited another friend to join their weekly sessions. The
group has been meeting on Sundays since that time. Her transparent
watercolor paintings feature traditional still life and landscape
subjects. The quality of her work was recognized by juries for the 2009
and 2010 Fairmont Art Shows and included among the pieces accepted for
exhibition. Claire holds a Masters degree from University of Tennessee
and a PhD from University of Miami. She has written and co-edited
several books on Irish and British literature and literary figures for
Palgrave Macmillan.

MAUREEN KELLER Apprentice painter and student Maureen studied art and
painting at Kent State University in the 1990s while following a
different career path in her professional life. During the week, she is
an Occupational Therapist assistant at the Hattie Larlham Center in
Mantua, Ohio. She has worked in the field for 23 years. With
considerable encouragement by Henry Walker, Keller rediscovered her
paints and brushes in 2009. She ended a long hiatus from and in
mid-2009, became the most recent member of the Sundays @ One group.
Preferred subjects for her watercolor studies are landscapes and
intricate still life paintings. She works both from photographs and from
life. Though her University artwork was almost exclusively done in
acrylics, she admits having always been intrigued by the characteristic
challenges of transparent watercolor.

TOM AULD Media wonk and helper Tom joined the Sundays @ One group in
2008 as part of a vague desire to become a better painter following his
retirement as an advertising executive with an in-house agency in Akron,
Ohio. Although he was introduced to painting and art during his
undergraduate years at Kent State Univeristy, his profession required a
focus on writing and photography. Completing a career that relied
heavily on visual communications, Auld began to pursue transparent
watercolor painting and drawing. He studied drawing and painting at the
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (CVAC), Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio with locally
recognized artists, Linda Hutchinson, Sally Heston, and Jane Slivka. He
is currently coached by Henry Walker. Auld has competed locally and had
pieces accepted in juried shows in Akron, the CVAC, Peninsula's Plein
Aire competition in 2009, and most recently, the Geauga Council for the
Arts event in Chester, Ohio.

“VIEWS” 12th Annual Student Art Exhibition
-selected works by the students in the area including St. Vincent St. Mary High School
-charcoal, photography, watercolor paintings

Saturday, June 12, 2:00-4:00pm. Opening Reception.
-Exhibit runs through June 26.

at theNorth Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Kent

CONTACT: 330-673-4970

GALLERY HOURS: Thursday-Saturday 1-5pm or by appointment.

This is the 4th year SRCA has collaborated with St. V-M.

Standing Rock Cultural Arts believes in the importance of supporting the
creativity of the youth in our area. We feel that nurturing the talent
and offering a venue outside the classroom for these young minds helps
further our mission of building community through the arts.

Thank you for supporting the Arts!

Images from the Opening

In the spirit of celebrating Downtown Kent’s 3rd Annual Art and Wine
Festival, our North Water Street Gallery will have a special “Meet the
Artist” Closing Reception this Saturday, June 5 from 3-5pm.

CLOSING RECEPTION “FoUNd and Fresh” Painting Exhibition
-In conjunction with the Main Street Kent Art and Wine Festival. (www.mainstreetkent.org)
-MEET THE ARTIST, CARI MILLER. www.sunthingspecial.com

JUNE 5, 3-5pm
-Exhibit HELD OVER THROUGH JUNE 5!

CONTACT: 330-673-4970

"I specialize in acrylic painting, but wanted to push myself "outside the
box". I looked at my various plastic containers filled with pop can
tabs, bottle caps, beads, broken pairs of glasses and goggles, etc. and
had an idea: what if I used these “found” objects in a fresh, fun way by
combining them with an acrylic painting to create one-of-a-kind images?"

"Since then, I’ve created over a dozen works. I love the playfulness of
the pieces and the way that people view them on two levels: first they
see the overall image (i.e. dog), then they look again to see what all
has been used in its creation (puzzle pieces, wire, beads). I very much
try to “reduce, reuse, recycle” and this has been a perfect way to
incorporate that philosophy."

Images from the Opening

ABOUT THE ARTIST
BIO:

Name: Cari Miller

Media:
-Acrylic on canvas and wooden mirror frames; photography; assemblages

Education:
-A degree in communications from The University of Akron (summa cum
laude) and post-baccalaureate studies at the Mary Schiller School of Arts

Artistic Influences:
-Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Henry Matisse. Picasso especially
is an inspiration for all the media he mastered, his wide variety of
styles, and the incredible longevity of his career. Also, Alfred
Stieglitz, Edward Weston and Paul Strand for their outstanding black and
white photography.

Former Occupations: Reporter, Associate Editor, Communication
Specialist, Graphic Designer, Promotions Coordinator, Special Event &
Portrait Photographer, Commissioned Artist, Freelance Writer

Current Volunteer Activities: Actively involved in my children's school
and as a hospice volunteer

Last Book Read: Not counting the 24 children's books I read each day, I
am currently in various stages of Blown Sideways Through Life,
Remembering Jack, Take Big Bites and Memories of John Lennon, among others

Personal: A lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio, I currently live in
Akron with my husband and three children.

Greatest Joy: My family

Awards:

... Named one of the top 10 Web sites for February from JustHost.com (2009)
... Crain Communications Gertie Awards for promotions (2006 and 2007)
... American Business Media Finalist for Plastics News Media Kit (2006)
... Grand prize winner, Oscar & Associates photo contest (2002)
... Peak Performer, Plastics News (2000)
... APEX, NSPRA and NSPRA Ohio awards for newsletters, calendar,
photography and special projects (1995-1998)

"PAIRS" Art Exhibition. 8th Annual Environmental Art Show.

In Conjunction with The 4th Annual “Who’s Your Mama?” Earth Day and
Environmental Film Festival.

OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 26, 7:30-10:00pm
-SHOW RUNS THROUGH MAY 1, 2010
at the North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Downtown Kent

Featuring Paintings by New York City Artists
-Alexandra Chernozatonskaya
-Malado Baldwin
-Erin Haldrup
-Christina Kee
-Katherine Chilcote (Cleveland)
-Erin Koch

Images from the Opening

ALSO FEATURING “SCULPTURE AND POEMS FROM THE TREE”
BY JIM VANDENBOOM.
-Poems provided by Local Elementary School Children in collaboration
with The Wick Poetry Program of Kent State University
-Sculpture provided by Jim Vandenboom
-Poems will be read in Downtown Kent during The “Who’s Your Mama?” Earth
Day and Environmental Film Festival on April 24th at The Home Savings Plaza.

CONTACT: 330-673-4970

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Shura Chernozatonskaya: www.shuraskaya.com

Born Moscow, Russia

Education

* 2006 New York Studio School, MFA in Painting
* 2000 Oberlin College, Bachelor of Arts in Art History
* 2000 Oberlin Conservatory, Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance

Exhibitions

2010 Miseducation, Brucennial, New York, NY
2009 Chicken Legs, Universam Art fair, Moscow, Russia
2008 LCU Foundation Spring Showcase, The New York Academy of Art
2007 Night of 1000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY
2007 Alumni Show, New York Studio School, New York, NY
2007 Bushwick Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Keyhole Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2006 MFA Thesis Show, New York Studio School, New York NY
2006 Works on Paper, New York Studio School, New York NY
2005 Three Women, Keyhole Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2004 New York Studio School, New York NY
2003 Naked Duck Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2002 DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY
2000 North Water Street Gallery, Kent OH
1999 The Feve, Oberlin OH
1997 North Water Street Gallery, Kent OH

Malado Baldwin: www.maladobaldwin.com

Erin Haldrup: http://erinhaldrup.com/home.html

Christina Kee: www.christinakee.com (under construction)

Katherine Chilcote: ClevelandMurals.org (under construction)

Erin Koch

Jim Vandenboom: BFA Cleveland Institute of Art. MFA in Sculpture from
Kent State University. Jim's Project: From the Tree was created to
provide a venue and spotlight for the creative efforts for Kent
elementary school students, local poets, and two outstanding
organizations that are teaching our children the benefits of creative
thinking. Standing Rock Cultural Arts and WICK Poetry Outreach Program
of Kent State University: http://dept.kent.edu/wick. The students have
been asked to consider their relationship and interdependence with
trees; physically, emotionally and metaphorically. Each participating
student will receive a professionally mounted print of their poem and a
commemorative chapbook with all 20 poems.

Standing Rock Cultural Arts and The Women’s Art Recognition
Movement (W.A.R.M.) present: "WARM Your Walls" Silent Art Auction
-9th Annual WARM Arts Silent Auction
-to benefit Safer Futures, The Portage County Battered Women's Shelter
-highlighting the artistic achievements of women.
-Photographs, Paintings, Collages, Beaded Jewelry, Clothing and more
-food, beverages, and music

Saturday, March 6th, 8pm. Opening Reception
-Auction closes at 5pm on Saturday, March 20
at the North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Kent

Images from the Opening

ABOUT THE WOMEN’S ART RECOGNITION MOVEMENT (W.A.R.M)

W.A.R.M. is a nonprofit, grassroots organization of international women
artists founded in 1999 by Dr Molly Merryman and Cheryl Townsend, with
the sole intent of utilizing and promoting the artistic eclecticism of
women through exhibitions, workshops, seminars, performances,
publications, and whatever means necessary to ensure her voice is heard,
her vision shared, her art available.

Based in the Standing Rock Cultural Arts North Water Street Gallery in
Kent, OH, it has curated shows at Blue Ruin Gallery in Pittsburgh and
numerous Ohio located venues.

WARM hosts an annual fundraising show at its base, the North Water
Street Gallery in March. Women are always welcome to submit their work
for consideration. Posting to this site (http://warmart.ning.com/ ) is
one method to do so, or e-mailed jpgs can be sent to warmarts@aol.com as
well as mailed on CD to 4975 Comanche Trail, Stow, OH 44224.

Standing Rock Cultural Arts and Hattie Larlham Creative Arts Program present:

"POS ABILITIES III" Art Exhibition
-Paintings by Children and Young Adults enrolled in the Creative Arts
Program of The Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities

RESCHEDULED RECEPTION! Thursday, January 28, 7-9pm. Closing Reception
-Show runs January 8 - 30.

Standing Rock Cultural Arts is pleased to be collaborating for the 3rd
year in a row, with The Hattie Larlham Center for Children with
Disabilities on this exhibition. The work exhibited covers a wide range
of colors, textures, moods, and personalities. We invite the community
to come view this unique exhibition that explores the creative
possibilities of children with disabilities in our area.

Images from the Opening

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Hattie Larlham Creative Arts – Standing Rock Cultural Arts’ North Water
Street Gallery Exhibit
Phylliss L. Steiner, Director

The exploration of ART began at Hattie Larlham in 2004 in the new
Education Center at the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with
Disabilities. Here, exploring different types of painting, watercolor
and textures was a weekly occurrence for children in the school program
and young adults in ACHIEVE. In June 2007, Hattie Larlham expanded its’
ART services to the new Creative Art Program.

Professional Artists have joined the Hattie Larlham team to work
one-on-one with individuals to create paintings on canvas. Each part of
the painting is made by the choice of the individual, by a series of
questions that have a yes/no answer. Assistive technology, such as laser
beams, are used when necessary, so the artists and “show” where they
want the paint to be placed on the canvas. Hattie has enlisted the
assistance and expertise of the Matheny School and Education Center and
the A.R.T. Realization project, both out of New Jersey, to begin this
creative process for people with severe disabilities.

Presently, the canvas painting is the beginning of the Creative Arts
program and as you will see at the Exhibit at The North Water Street
Gallery, the self-expression is really coming through for all of our
artists! Our professional ART staff are experimenting with new tools and
techniques each day to expose more and more of our individuals to this
unique outlet for creativity. In 2010, Hattie Larlham will explore other
artistic disciplines: music, digital art, digital photography and video,
pottery and weaving.

Children think nothing of grabbing a paintbrush and painting a picture.
But for children with disabilities, like the limited use or control of
their arms and hands, such a task is almost impossible.

Some painting techniques for artists with disabilities end up creating
paintings by another person. By following the direction and choices of
the artist, the techniques used in the Hattie Larlham Creative Arts
program create paintings vicariously through another person.

In this way, Hattie Larlham Creative Arts provides hands to people who
have never held a paintbrush before and gives artists, regardless of
ability, complete control over their creativity and self-expression.

A combination of art appreciation and application, Creative Arts engages
more than 70 children and adults at Hattie Larlham in a variety of
artistic activities. Although the program initially focused on painting,
it has expanded to include photography, sculpting, music, poetry and
other forms of artistic expression.

The paintings that you see are for sale at The North Water Street
Gallery and later, at the Hattie Café’ Fountain and Gifts, located in
Hudson. We are proud to announce that 100% of the proceeds of the sale
of each painting goes directly to the individual artist. Hattie Larlham
does not require any compensation for their role in this process. Our
mission is strictly to allow all people with disabilities to express
themselves in any way they can. Expose and Explore is our mantra. We
welcome you to come by and visit us in our studio and watch the
creativity yourself!

Kindest regards,
Phylliss L. Steiner, Director
Creative Arts/Media Productions
Hattie Larlham Community Living

WEBSITE: http://www.hattielarlham.org

Standing Rock Cultural Arts and The Massillon Museum present:
Akron Art Explorers Photography Exhibition
-Collaborative Photography Project
-Featuring work by Students of Standing Rock Cultural Arts, The
Massillon Museum, and Akron High Schools

Opening Reception, Saturday, February 6, 7-9pm
-Exhibit runs through February 27.
North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Downtown Kent

CONTACT: Jeff at 330-673-4970

Images from the Opening

The Massillon Museum

About the Exhibition

The Akron Art Explorers group is hosted and organized by the Massillon
Museum and facilitated through the Boy Scouts of America. Student
members of the group are in high school and hail from all over Summit
County. For this exhibit there are selections from a previous project,
"Common Ground," as well as work from students of Standing Rock Cultural
Arts in Kent, Ohio.
Supervising the Akron Art Explorers are Alexandra Nicholis, MassMu
curator, and artists Jody Hawk, Bernadette Glorioso, and Todd V.

The Massillon Museum Explorers have been a club since April 2009.
Members come from greater Massillon, Jackson Township, Perry Township,
and Doylestown. They created the artwork for Studio M (an emerging
artist showcase at The Massillon Museum) while working with artists Scot
Phillips and Emily Vigil during "Do the Mu" art workshops. Work
influenced by Phillips uses found materials, collage,
screenprinting, spray paint and stencils. Artwork created with Vigil are
monoprints.

Studio M enhances the collaboration between the Museum and the
community by showcasing the artistic talents of local, regional, and
national artists. The series of five-week shows continues
throughout the year, selected by jurors from proposals submitted by
artists. Brochures containing guidelines and an application are
available by contacting the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or
www.massillonmuseum.org <http://www.massillonmuseum.org>.

The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route
172) in the heart of downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon
Museum is always free.

*Media Contacts:*

Alexandra Nicholis, Massillon Museum Curator and Akron Art Explorers
Supervisor - 330-833-4061

Jill Malusky Bacon, Massillon Museum Educator and Massillon Museum
Explorers Supervisor - 330-833-4061

Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-844-1525

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Standing Rock Cultural Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are always
looking for sponsors to help cover expenses for our art and educational
activities. Donations are tax deductible.

Checks payable to:

SRCA
257 N. Water St.
Kent, OH 44240

Thank you to our current sponsors: The Ohio Arts Council, The City of
Kent, The Christenson Foundation, The Home Savings Bank, The Hall-Green
Insurance Agency, Woodsy's Music, Kent Parks and Recreation, City Bank
Antiques, and the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce.

Thank you for supporting the Arts!

Standing Rock Cultural Arts is a nonprofit organization including the North Water Street Gallery located in Kent, Ohio. The North Water Street Gallery is committed to bringing full-blown art to the public. Artists are typically local, however, there are several artists featured from out of the state, out of the country, and out of their minds! All artists are encouraged to show their work regardless of race, creed, age, gender, or expertise. Send work, pictures of work, slides, or just bring what you have to:

257 North Water Street Kent, Ohio 44240
or contact us at: info@standingrock.net
Jeff Ingram ~ Curator of Exhibitions 330.673.4970
Gary Lockwood ~ Artistic Director 330.903.2055