A message about the 37th Annual Art by the Falls from our Director, Mary Ann Breisch
With the future of large-scale, in-person events very much unsettled for the immediate future, Valley art Center in Chagrin Falls has moved proactively to bring their largest annual event – Art by the Falls – safely to our community.
Art by the Falls has been a beloved large-scale art fair held for decades along the beautiful banks of the Chagrin River. Consistently featuring over one hundred artists and hosting well over ten thousand patrons over a single weekend in June, this event has become a staple in the summer calendars of the residents of the Chagrin Valley, and Northeast Ohio. This past year is the first summer in almost 40 years that the festival has been cancelled.
In response, the staff at Valley Art Center got creative and reimagined Art by the Falls to safely fit within the new considerations of our world. This year, Art by the Falls will be a summer-long event, split in to two consecutive indoor gallery exhibits, exhibited onsite in Valley Art Center’s Main Gallery. These exhibits will run for 5 weeks each; June 4, 2021 – July 7, and July 23, 2021 – September 1, 2021. For this first iteration of this reimagined art fair, we will be inviting every artist who was accepted into last year’s festival to include their work, there will not be further open call-to-entry.
Patrons will be able to browse each exhibit in socially-distanced bliss in-person by appointment, or online via video walkthroughs and our online shop. Additionally, pop-up booth spaces will be available to local ABF artists onsite at Valley Art Center, or throughout the Village of Chagrin Falls as we are able, with regards to public health.
Art by the Falls has been a beloved large-scale art fair held for decades along the beautiful banks of the Chagrin River. Consistently featuring over one hundred artists and hosting well over ten thousand patrons over a single weekend in June, this event has become a staple in the summer calendars of the residents of the Chagrin Valley, and Northeast Ohio. This past year is the first summer in almost 40 years that the festival has been cancelled.
In response, the staff at Valley Art Center got creative and reimagined Art by the Falls to safely fit within the new considerations of our world. This year, Art by the Falls will be a summer-long event, split in to two consecutive indoor gallery exhibits, exhibited onsite in Valley Art Center’s Main Gallery. These exhibits will run for 5 weeks each; June 4, 2021 – July 7, and July 23, 2021 – September 1, 2021. For this first iteration of this reimagined art fair, we will be inviting every artist who was accepted into last year’s festival to include their work, there will not be further open call-to-entry.
Patrons will be able to browse each exhibit in socially-distanced bliss in-person by appointment, or online via video walkthroughs and our online shop. Additionally, pop-up booth spaces will be available to local ABF artists onsite at Valley Art Center, or throughout the Village of Chagrin Falls as we are able, with regards to public health.
Valley Art Center would like to extend a huge Thank You to everyone who was a part of our 36th Annual Art by the Falls outdoor fine arts and contemporary crafts festival!
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To our sponsors, volunteers, and the over ten thousand patrons who attended last year's festival, we offer our sincerest thanks! The weather was wonderful, the art was beautiful, and the food was delicious!
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Congratulations to our 36th Annual Art by the Falls award winners!
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Best of Show - Tim Niewiadomski, Wood - Akron, OH 2-D Category 1st Place - Michael Miller, Painting - Spencer, OH 2nd Place - Gary Love, Photography - Riverside, CA 3rd Place - Christine Weigand, Cut Paper - Peninsula, OH Honourable Mention Greg Bruck, Wood - Bedford, OH Chris Degan, Drawing - Sagamore Hills Nancy Gregg, Painting - Stow, OH Wayne Heim, Photography - Chesterland, OH |
3-D Category 1st Place - Amy Beeler, Jewelry - Oregon, OH 2nd Place - Cathleen Mazur, Glass - Fort Myers, FL 3rd Place - Mark Poole, Ceramics - Hagerstown, MD Elaine Lamb, Ceramics - Medina, OH Robbie Robertson, Textiles - Shaker Heights, OH Rick Surowicz, Painting - Medina, OH Nancy Tome, Painting - Fort Myers, FL |
Thank you to our 2019 Art by the Falls Sponsors and Supporters
