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his year’s CLeveLand arts Prize
fundraiser, “eyes on the Prize,”
will be a unique event, present-
ing artistic vision through the eyes of arts
Prize winners, auctioning three one-of-a- eyes on
kind prizes, and offering behind-the-scenes
tours of one of the country’s leading the Prize
architectural firms – all with food by the
city’s top caterer.
a UniqUe
FUnd-raiser
the event takes place sunday, february
15, 2009, at 3:00 p.m., at the Westlake
reed Leskosky (WrL) architecture firm
in the huntington Building, 925 euclid
avenue. WrL has designed more than 100
performing arts facilities in the us and two
of the nation’s three largest performing
arts centers – Playhouse square in Cleveland,
and the denver arts Center – as well as
Blossom Music Center. the firm has also
performed significant design work on
dozens of museum and interpretive
centers, libraries, and community centers,
including notable projects for the Cleveland
Museum of art and the Bethel Woods Center
for the arts and Museum near Woodstock,
new york.
WestLaKe reed LesKosKy offiCes
After a cocktail reception, a very special program will feature three fascinating ultimately dismantled through the valiant efforts of both local and national law
talks by Arts Prize winners: enforcement.” Kathy and her husband, Dennis Barrie, are leading the creative
team for the Mob Museum.
Linda Butler (CAP 1999), author of the award-winning photography exhibit
and book Yangtze Remembered: The River Beneath the Lake, will give an Paul Westlake (CAP 1995) and Dennis Barrie will speak on the Bethel Woods
illustrated lecture exploring the clash between beauty and realism in her project, the museum of the 1960s and, especially, 1969’s Woodstock Festival,
incredible photos of China and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. built on the site of Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York. The museum
explores the societal changes leading up to the festival, which has been the
Kathy Barrie (CAP 1998) will speak on the Las Vegas Museum of Organized subject of unending interest for nearly 40 years. Dennis Barrie, developer of
Crime and Law Enforcement, a/k/a “The Mob Museum,” which will open in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the International Spy Museum
2010 in the former federal courthouse and post office building in downtown and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, has joined WRL’s unique practice
Las Vegas, Nevada. The 40,000-square-foot museum, as described by the model in the design and execution of innovative museums, interpretive centers
City of Las Vegas, will look at “the reality of organized crime across the and visitor centers.
country, how the mob shaped the building of Las Vegas, and how it was
continued
eyes... continued
During the social hour following works there. You’ll learn the rich his-
these talks, guests can enjoy tory, see the beautiful and famous
refreshments, provided by Westlake designs and watch the amazing
Reed Leskosky and supplied by process in Rose Iron Works forge.
Sammy’s, Cleveland’s top caterer for
more than 30 years. Guests will also a dinner and tour (for 8 people)
have the opportunity to take a tour of the newly renovated galleries
of Westlake Reed Leskosky’s fabric/ of the Cleveland Museum of art,
interiors room, model room, and which have been praised by
design studio. Each area will be publications around the world, led
explained by a project architect. by CMA’s Director, Timothy Rub.
Attendees will also get to bid on three a cocktail tour (for 12 people)
one-of-a-kind silent auction items: of the breath-taking, private,
country gardens of don vander-
a reception and a tour of rose brook, a 2008 Arts Prize winner,
iron Works, the oldest and best- plus dinner, prepared tableside by
respected decorative metalwork Marigold Caterers, at Don’s Farm.
company in the United States, with
You can purchase tickets – $100 each
Melvin Rose (CAP 2008), whose father ($85 tax deductible) or $250 ($235 tax
opened the company in 1904 and deductible) each for Patron tickets – at
www.clevelandartsprize.org or by sending
who has worked there since 1930,
a check to: Cleveland Arts Prize,
and Melvin’s son, Bob, who also PO Box 21126, Cleveland, OH 44121. WestLaKe reed LesKosKy offiCes
cleveland arts Prize Jurors
People who comprise the juries for the 2009 process are selected. We thank everyone who so readily agreed to be part of the process.
visuaL arts MusiC & danCe Sarah Willis (CAP 2000)
Author
Andrew Borowiec (CAP 2006) Tom Welsh
Chair; Photographer & Professor, Chair; Associate Director of Music Les Roberts (CAP 1992)
Myers School of Art at the at the Cleveland Museum of Art Author
University of Akron
Keith Fitch George Bilgere (CAP 2003)
Johnny Coleman (CAP 2003) Head of Composition Department Poet
Installation Artist & Sculptor, & at Cleveland Institute of Music
Associate Professor of Art Studio design
Paul Cox
& African American Studies at
Composer Greg Peckham
Oberlin College
Chair, Executive Director
Nusha Martyuk (CAP 1999)
Julie Langsam Cleveland Public Art
Choreographer & Professor of
Painter & Associate Professor
Dance & Associate Chair of Theatre Chris Hixson
of Painting at
and Dance at Oberlin College Designer, Incite Creative
Cleveland Institute of Art
Steve Bucchieri (CAP 1991)
Paola Morsiani Lit er at ure
Architect
Curator of Contemporary Art
Sari Feldman
Cleveland Museum of Art Pam Cerio
Chair; Director
Designer, Pam Cerio Design
Cuyahoga County Library
arts Prize at
the clinic
Arts Prize winners have been giving one-hour
lunchtime presentations about their art at the
Cleveland Clinic to audiences of Clinic professionals,
patients, family members and staff. These presenta-
tions began in September as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s Arts and Medicine Institute, some taking the
form of a slide show, a reading, a workshop, a
performance, or other medium.
So far, six artists have participated. Sarah Willis (CAP
2000) gave a talk titled “On Becoming an Author.”
Andrew Borowiec (CAP 2006) spoke on “Photographs
of Cleveland and Other Landscapes.” Lewis Nielson
(CAP 2007) spoke on “The Social Art of Music in the
Information Age.” Loris Chobanian (CAP 1981) sarah WiLLis
delivered a lecture called “The Influence of Life
Experiences on the Creative Process.” Chris Pekoc
(CAP 2007) showed a video and talked about “The
Beauty of Damage.” And Les Roberts (CAP 1992)
delivered a lecture titled “Getting Away with Murder.”
The talks/performances, which all occurred at noon
and were advertised internally by the Clinic, were
very well received, with audiences ranging from 25 to
85 people. Twelve talks are scheduled for 2009.
n o m i n at i o n s
sPeCiaL Prizes
We are always actively seeking nominations
Flo Pollack
Fran Belkin for 2009 Cleveland arts Prize candidates in
Arts Patron
Artist, Arts Patron
all the disciplines – music and dance,
Brendan Ring (CAP 2007)
Paula Coakley literature, visual arts and design – as well
Music Presenter and Owner, Nighttown
Arts Supporter, Special Activities
as for the special prizes. go to our website,
Cleveland Botanical Garden Bob Roth
Arts Patron www.clevelandartsprize.org, for details and
Marcia Hall
information, categories and requirements
Gallery Director, Bonfoey Gallery Sally Stewart
Arts Advocate and nomination forms. you may know of a
Meg Harris
deserving young artist that we haven’t
Arts Patron, Gallery Owner John Zayac
Harris Stanton Gallery Arts Supporter, The Project Group heard about or recent accomplishments of
an established artist that may have slipped
Sue Kaesgen Mark Zust
Arts Patron and Educator Designer, Zust & Company past us. don’t assume that the Cleveland
arts Prize has received a nomination for
Donna Kohl
Arts Patron that person. Please do it! if you want to
check, call the Cleveland arts Prize at
Susie Frazier Mueller
Environmental Artist, Arts Consul- 216.321.0012. But hurry – nominations
tant will close on february 28, 2009.
Jill Paulsen
Program Officer, Cleveland Foundation
arts Prize
Winners in the endowment Fund
community The Cleveland Arts Prize endowment
shortly before the novem- fund campaign continues. This fund
ber election, Linda Butler will guarantee prize winners receive
(CaP 1999) and robin van cash prizes. This fund will provide the
Lear (CaP 2001) created a money in perpetuity. We’re happy to
larger-than-life puppet of
announce that we have raised more
Barack obama and had it
than half of our $300,000 goal and
out on the streets during
will continue working until we have
rush hour on various days
encouraging people to get reached it. Should you wish to donate,
out and vote. the 12-foot- please contact CAP Executive Director
tall puppet with movable Marcie Bergman at 216.321.0012 or
gARIE WALTzER
arms made appearances at info@clevelandartsprize.org.
events all over town.
annual Fund
it’s not too late to contribute to Cleveland arts Prize’s annual fund. these are difficult times for many of us, but that also means that it’s
a critical year to remember to help! arts and artists are always essential to our lives – especially in difficult times – so give what you can
to the Cleveland arts Prize, which has encouraged and rewarded this community’s artists for nearly 50 years.
you can send donations at any time to: Cleveland arts Prize, P.o. Box 21126, Cleveland, oh 44121. and please visit our website at:
www.clevelandartsprize.org.
2009 CLeveLand arts Prize Board CLeveLand arts Prize staff arts Prize onLine
Barbara robinson, Co-Chair Kathryn Karipides Marcie Bergman
Be sure to visit our website at www.cleveland-
Paul Westlake, Co-Chair Lisa Kurzner Executive Director
robert P. Madison artsprize.org. there you can find just about
grace summanen
alenka Banco Judith Mansour
Administrative Assistant anything you’d like to know about us – our
Kathleen Barrie nancy-Clay Marsteller
susan Channing Quincy McCoy Camille n. Baron history, our board and staff, past winners, award
Christopher diehl a. grace Lee Mims Bookkeeper
categories, how to make arts Prize nominations,
helen forbes fields Klaus roy
richard fleischman Massoud saidpour how to contribute to the Cleveland arts Prize,
stacy K. goldberg Judith salomon
and more.
Mary Louise hahn heather sherwin
William r. Joseph Marjorie B. shorrock
Lara Kalafatis Jerry Wareham
Kurt Karakul
Cleveland arts Prize non-Profit org.
Po Box 21126 us Postage
Cleveland, oh 44121
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