Cleveland, OH January 25, 2006  – The Cleveland Arts Prize invites all art lovers in Northeast Ohio to nominate outstanding creative artists for the upcoming 2006 awards. Candidates can be nominated on-line at www.clevelandartsprize.org from January 31 through March 15.

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Alex Michaels (Prelude2Cinema) lead our forum this evening begining with a call to action: we can benefit by working together to strengthen our NEO film industry. Alex suggested we place renewed value on some important behaviors: the value of being adaptable, having a clear vision that is inclusive of others and sharing resources with others so everyone can benefit. The Knight film incubator initiative will be a co-operative effort everyone will benefit from.

I just saw posted on Bridget Ginley's blog, http://erieeffusion.blogspot.com/ ...she's curating a new art space in Slavic Village. The opening is tonight, if you see this last minute - see more info below, from another interesting NEO blog, http://wildplum.blogspot.com/... I couldn't say it better myself!

Art goddess suprema of the universe Bridget Ginley stole our hearts long ago with her master works, fantastic events at Buzz Gallery and the first-rate wit she displays on her blog. Additional air kisses and puppy dog eyes are extended to her for her latest endeavor, Art in the Village @ 5700.

It is only fitting for Realneo users to take some time to remember the artist Nam June Paik. In his 73 years, his ground breaking work changed art and the world. In the 60s he was the first artist to make media his medium. He is widely considered the inventor of video art. He is also credited with coining the familiar phrases "information super highway" and the "future is now." If you have visited the current exhibition at MOCA, All Digital, it was Paik who led the way and made it possible.

Noted author, art historian, Case Professor and captivating speaker will discuss his controversial book Eakins Revealed at The Union Club. Thomas Eakins has long been heralded as one of American's greatest painters and an exemplary American but only because evidence of the darker aspects of his life and career have been suppressed. Cocktails (cash bar) at 5:30 p.m., talk begins at 6:15 p.m., Dinner at 7:15 p.m. for reservations call 216-621-4230

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Cleveland Iron Workers, Members of Local 17 at Work -  An Exhibition of Photographs by Steve Cagan, reknowned photographer and Northeast Ohioan.   "Cleveland Iron Workers, Members of Local 17 at Work" is drawn from his project, "Working Ohio". Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Glickman-Miller Hall, Thomas F. Campbell, PhD Exhibition Gallery Register on line at http://urban.csuohio.edu/forum/gallery or by calling 216-523-7330. Link to a printable invitation here: http://urban.csuohio.edu/forum/gallery/ironworkers.pdf Steve Cagan's photo exhibit runs from February 6 through May 15, 2006.   Gallery hours are 9:00 am - 9:00 pm daily. Steve Cagan has exhibited his photographs locally, nationally, and internationally. This exhibit focuses on Cleveland Iron Workers, Members of Local 17 at Work is drawn from his project, Working Ohio. for more info: 216-523-7330    (Info [at] urban [dot] csuohio [dot] edu)

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June Holley is President and founder of the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet), a regional entrepreneurship organization in southeastern Ohio. She has pioneered the implementation of many innovative entrepreneurship strategies including business networks, Kitchen Incubators, youth entrepreneurship, regional entrepreneurship networks, policy networks and cluster-focused initiatives.

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Date: Wednesday, February 1

Time: 5:00 P.M. to 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus

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Date: Wednesday, February 1

Time: 5:00 P.M. to 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus

Please join us at the "Meet the Artist" reception brunch at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 29 when the exhibition closes.

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What good are the arts? As the curator of a local sculpture collection, its a question I ask myself everyday. So I was very eager to hear what John Carey had to say in his address Friday, January 20th at The City Club of Cleveland. Carey, an emeritus professor of English at Oxford University, a noted author, book reviewer and public intellectual spoke about his controversial book published in 2005 titled What Good are the Arts. His talk was well organized and based upon a series of questions he asked himself when he began writing his book. The book is based on Carey's own careful conclusions and thorough knowledge of the many theories on the role of art.

"Understanding the New Dynamic: Art, Technology and the Mind" a symposium that took place this past Thursday at the Bolton Theater of the Cleveland Playhouse was a momentous event -- the first of its kind in North America -- according to the moderators of the event, Lev Gonick, Case's Vice President for Information Technology and Len Steinbach, Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Museum of Art.

If you have been feeling starved for art lately you should find the last half of January very satisfying. Major exhibitions are opening this Friday at MOCA, Spaces and the e.gordon Gallery.

"All Digital" at MOCA features the work of 8 international artists (one of them, Lynn Hershman Leeson, was born in Cleveland and got her B.A. at Case) who create computer generated art. 

The National Ballet of Canada performs The Firebird and The Four Seasons at Playhouse Square for one weekend only Jan. 27-29. Inspired by the Russian fable, Sergey Diaghilev (1872-1927) founder of the Ballets Russes commissioned Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) to write the music for the company's 1910 season. for tickets call 216-241-6000

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A.J. Rocco's Bar will be hosting a viewing party from 7-9 pm for the Citizen Hauser video that will air at 8 pm on WVIZ (PBS).  A.J. Rocco's is located at 812 Huron Road in the Caxton Building (across from the Winking Lizard near E.9th).  Feel free to come early and and stay late.

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Citizen Hauser airs on WVIZ (PBS) Channel 25 at 8 pm.

The Citizen Hauser video was produced by local independent film makers Jonathan Shick and Ryan Rodriguez, with Blue Hole Productions.  The video is unique both in its approach and subject matter as it directly highlights the struggle of one citizen participating in the public process to make Cleveland a better, more sustainable place to live. 

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The Detroit Superior Veterans Bridge in Cleveland has had a facelift recently with the addition of  “public art” objects – including this complicated heliotropic photovoltaic powered “sunflower” by Don Harvey - but the artists don’t have their names anywhere in sight  along the sidewalk across the bridge.  That’s an oversight which needs correcting. 

First ever retrospective of the artist's textiles and drawings 1979-2005. Opening reception is free.

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John Carey, will speak about his controversial book "What Good Are the Arts" published in the UK in 2005. Carey has an impressive CV; he is an emeritus professor of English at Oxford University, chief book reviewer for the London "Sunday Times" since 1976 and the author of several other books.

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"All Digital features the work of eight international artists working in cutting edge computer genrated techniques. This exhibition will be on view until May 7th. Opening reception is free.

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Peter Mollenkof was born in Philadelphia but has spent much of his career in Tokoyo, Japan as an art historian and art critic. The subjects of his drawings take inspiration from flora and fauna, outer space, microscopic organisms and the human body. There is a tension between naturalism and the unnatural in his subjects that seem to hover in ambiguous spaces.

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