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2017 Exhibits


46th Annual Juried Art Exhibit
November 4–December 13, 2017
Opening Reception:  Friday, November 3, 2017, 6–8 p.m.
A charcoal drawing by Anthony Mitri of an old church in France won best of show in 2016
Exhibit Program PDF
Every year, for 46 years, this popular annual exhibit has featured the work of artists living within 250 miles of Chagrin Falls. The show includes approximately 100 works of art in traditional mediums such as oil, graphite, and watercolor as well as fiber, glass, metalwork and prints—just to name a few! The submitted art is juried on site and the best work receives over $1,000 in cash awards for Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and several community sponsored awards including the Hardy Watercolor Award and the Phyllis Lloyd Memorial Award.
Jurors--Michael Gill, Executive Director, Collective Arts Network; Kristen Cliffel, Visual Artist;
​Anna Arnold, Visual Artist and Director, Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (except in the summer)
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Margaret "Peg" Bowen Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Opening reception, November 3
Laurie Dean and Mary Ann Boysen chat beside the art in the Educational Annex
Educational Annex:
Valley Art Center Pottery Program
Enjoy highlights of our pottery program in the Educational Annex! Interested in learning more and trying it for yourself? Winter I classes will be listed at the beginning of December. Thank you to the Chemical Bank Foundation for their generous grant to repair our studio!
Judy Bennett
September–October, 2017
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Educational Annex

Enjoy the beautiful 2D and 3D work of Valley Art Center instructor Judy Bennett. 
FREE and open to the public.
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED
Valley Art Center, Educational Annex, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
A large, found-object painting by Judy Bennett was displayed in the fall of 2017
​Fin, Fur & Feather
September 2–October 11, 2017
Opening Reception—Friday, September 1, 2017, 6–8 p.m.
The branding graphic for Fin, Fur, and Feather includes close-up photographs of a fish fin, animal fur, and bird feathers
Juror: Janice Matteucci, Chief Operating Officer, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Download PDF of Exhibit Program
This fall, creatures of the sea, the earth and the air inhabit our gallery. All kinds of animals made with a variety of art materials. Join us to see what artists from near and far have conjured out of Fin, Fur, & Feather.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED
Valley Art Center, Margaret "Peg" Bowen Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Ron Reminick: Symbolism and Identity
August 23-October 11, 2017
Opening Reception- Friday, September 1, 2017, 6-8pm
Enjoy the beautiful black and white photography of Ron Reminick, on display in our Hall Gallery. 
FREE and open to the public.
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED
Valley Art Center, Hall Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
A black-and-white photographic portrait of an Ethiopian man by Ron Reminick was displayed in the fall of 2017
Educational Annex: Mary Ann Breisch
July–August, 2017

​Every few months, VAC exhibits the art, teaching philosophies, and processes of an instructor in the Educational Annex. Located at the entrance to the Hall Gallery, outside Classroom 4, the Annex currently features Mary Ann Breisch's mixed media assemblages.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday CLOSED until August 26
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, VAC Educational Annex, 155 Bell St, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
An assemblage by Mary Ann Breisch features paint on deckled paper, stitching, mesh, drawings of branches, and a bird feather
Anthony Mitri
Normandy Countryside

July 12 through August 15, 2017
We've invited the Best of Show winner of last year's Annual Juried Art Exhibit to mount a one-person exhibit of his work this summer. Anthony chose a series of paintings that recollect his experience of the countryside in Normandy.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Hall Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
A semi-abstract painting by Anthony Mitri of round hay bales in the Normandy Countryside was displayed in summer 2017

Annual Student/Faculty Art Exhibit

Groups of visitors view the art on display in the gallery in summer 2017
Download the exhibit program
July 1–August 2, 2017
Opening Reception—Friday, June 30, 2017, 6–8 p.m.
Many say the Annual Student/Faculty Exhibit is Valley Art Center’s most captivating show. Every student and instructor who was active in the last two years is invited to include one work of art in the gallery. This popular annual exhibition showcases the diversity of classes and mediums offered at VAC and the talents of the artists who teach and study here.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Margaret "Peg" Bowen Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
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Ann Beringer
Different Strokes: 
The Landscape in Oil and Pastel

May 24 through July 5, 2017
Artist reception, Friday, June 30th from 6–8 p.m.

FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Hall Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
A painting of trees and mountains by Ann Beringer was displayed in summer 2017
Download catalog of works
(page nine of Student/Faculty Exhibit Program)
Educational Annex: Charles "Bud" Deihl
May–June, 2017

​Every few months, VAC exhibits the art, teaching philosophies, and processes of an instructor in the Educational Annex. Located at the entrance to the Hall Gallery, outside Classroom 4, the Annex currently features Charles "Bud" Deihl's oil on canvas paintings in the style of hyperrealism and surrealism.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, VAC Educational Annex, 155 Bell St, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
A tryptich by Charles "Bud" Deihl depicts a life drawing class with symbollic anatomical references in the background
An oil painting of a pair of llamas by Victoria Wagner hangs in the foreground alongside other art pieces in the hallway gallery
Hall Gallery: 
A Hall of Their Own:  VAC Women Instructors
March 25-May 7, 2017
Come see the work of our very talented women instructors as it shines in the Hall Gallery in celebration of Women's History Month.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Hall Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Women's Work
March 25–May 6, 2017
Guest curator Mary Urbas brings us an exhibit of regional women artists who are creating thought provoking work in a variety of media. Celebrate Women's History Month by viewing this show of engaging visual art by women, of women, and about women. Some of our favorite women artists return to the VAC gallery this spring. The exhibit also promises to introduce the community to artists who are not yet frequent exhibitors in the Valley.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Margaret "Peg" Bowen Gallery, 155 Bell St, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
A painting of a woman on panel in oil and graphite by Jaymi Zents
It's Elemental: Fire & Water
January 20–March 1, 2017

The branding graphic for the exhibit is a closeup photograph of flames beside a closeup photograph of sea water
​Last year, Valley Art Center began a two-year focus on the four elements with It's Elemental: Earth & Air. We complete the theme with It's Elemental: Fire & Water.
Juror: Kathy Skerritt, Cleveland Artist
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Margaret "Peg" Bowen Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Beyond the Blue: Images of the Universe from the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society
January 20–March 1, 2017

An photograph of a comet surrounded by stars by an anonymous member of the group
​Valley Art Center is pleased to present beautiful astrophotography from members of the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society. The CVAS was founded over fifty years ago and continues to promote local astronomical observation and education. CVAS operates Indian Hill Observatory.
FREE and open to the public
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Valley Art Center, Hall Gallery, 155 Bell ST, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

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Valley Art Center enriches and inspires the community through meaningful visual art education, exhibitions, events and partnerships. Valley Art Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

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