Members Gallery Artwork below has been graciously provided by members of the Medina County Art League. Please click on the images to see more details about each piece and artist. Please stop back again to see the gallery grow as new artists submit images. Sunshine On My Shoulder Kelley Butler Mirror to the Soul Kelley Butler Calm Reflection Kelley Butler Eye On The Prize Kelley Butler Rick Surowicz Rick Surowicz Rick Surowicz Rick Surowicz Floral Pathway, Pastel Lee Beuther The Destination, Pastel Lee Beuther Autumn, Collage & Interference, Acrylic Lee Beuther Autumn's Glow, Pastel Lee Beuther Wolf Creek Wetlands Darrell Kent Cuyahoga River Walk Darrell Kent Winter Spirit Darrell Kent Town Square and Gazebo Darrell Kent Snowy Egret on Branch George Harth Watercolor Girl in the John Deere Chair George Harth Watercolor Kalidescope of Ballarinas George Harth Watercolor Roseate Spoonbill Spreading Wings George Harth Watercolor Great Horned Owl Laurie Musser White Drawing on Black Metallic Paper, Digital Spring Buck Laurie Musser Oil on Canvas Barn Owl Laurie Musser Pencil with Pastel Drawing on Paper Precious Moment Laurie Musser Pencil Drawing on Paper Addie Kathy Stokes-Shafer Acrylic Ox Cart Kathy Stokes-Shafer Acrylic Still Life with Beets Kathy Stokes-Shafer Oil Happiness (Floral) Kathy Stokes-Shafer Acrylic Behold Vincent Matheney Oil Pastel, 2007 Zen Tiger Vincent Matheney Digital Illustration, 2019 Persimmon Fall Vincent Matheney Oil Pastel, 2016 Alice in Wonderland Vincent Matheney Mixed Media, 2016

January Members Meeting January 22, 2024 @ 7pm, @ Root Community Room Kit Palencar Born in Fairview Park, Ohio in 1992, Kit Palencar currently resides in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and has received a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University in the spring of 2018 with a major in painting and drawing. ​ Graduating from the University of Akron in 2016 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Palencar was awarded the top-honor scholarship at the Myers School of Art as well as receiving an additional private scholarship for his watercolors through the Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation. ​ Having exhibited in galleries across Northeast Ohio and collectors ranging from around the globe, Palencar has taught foundation drawing and life drawing courses at The University of Akron, Kent State University, and several painting & drawing courses at the Canton Museum of Art for the last six years. As with his expanding teaching career, Palencar also teaches an art appreciation course through the Correctional Education Department at Ashland University. More about Kit From the original Picket Fence Show to the Art In The Park of today. Artists of Medina County Ohio join to promote the arts. Every summer we sponsor Art in the Park, an outdoor festival of the arts. ​ eveNTS // EXHIBITIONS // SHOWS Date Event Presenter Location 01/22/2024 January Members Meeting Kit Palencar Root Community Room 02/26/2024 February Members Meeting Lizzie Aronholt Root Community Room 03/25/2024 March Scholarship Month Sally Heston Root Community Room 04/22/2024 April Members Meeting Mike Schmidt Root Community Room 05/20/2024 May Members Meeting Margo Miller Root Community Room 06/24/2024 MCAL Summer Picnic n/a Krabill Park 07/21/2024 Art in the Park 2022 n/a Medina Public Square NEWS Sep 22, 2023 September 2023 Monthly Members Meeting: Carole Pollard Sep 22, 2023 Love a good Garage Sale? Sep 22, 2023 Library Art Exhibits! Sep 22, 2023 September 2023 Member News! Sep 22, 2023 Time to Pay your Dues! Sep 22, 2023 September 2023 President's Messasge MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Member discounts on MCAL Workshops Free subscription to the MCAL newsletter "Drawing Attention" Relationship building with other MCAL Members Monthly Instruction and Demos at the Membership General Meeting Opportunities to show your work at various local venues. Opportunities to show your work at Art in the Park and Aquarius Learn How to Join Medina County Art League Objectives To promote the education, exploration, awareness, and development of visual arts. To promote group and community interest in, and appreciation of the arts. To sponsor and/or provide opportunities for art shows, exhibits, and community projects.

DONATE TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND Please consider donating to our Scholarship Fund. Each spring we donate multiple scholarships to local high-school seniors who are planning to develop their art career at a 4-year college or university. Any amount helps the young adults as they start their career. Online donations begin at $5 and max at $500. If you would like to donate more than $500 please contact a Board Member. Medina County Art League is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization. First Name Last Name Email Address Street Address City Region/State/Province Postal / Zip code Country Country I’m donating in the name of: Choose an option Leave us a comment: Enter the amount you wish to donate: Go to Checkout Thank you for helping us make a difference! Medina County Art League is a Medina County Art League is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization.

Vendor MAP Artist List Artist Email Medium Space Abel, Todd toddabellglass@gmail.com glass 59 Axelrod, Marvin toddabellglass@gmail.com photography 20 Barbee, Barb barbbarbee@aol.com jewelry 18 Bitans, Marita mbitans@roadrunner.com photography 27 Blair, Susan uncommon_clay@yahoo.com ceramics 37 Bolgar, Pat accessoryart@gmail.com jewelry 74 Bordine, David d.bordine@hotmail.com glass 10 Brady, Scott ScottoftheBoro@yahoo.com ink L-2 Camus, Alisha Alisha.camus@gmail.com wood 51 Clark, Kelley mkrbab@yahoo.com birdhouses L-4 Clucas, Deanna deanna.clucas@roadrunner.com painting 4 Corbin, Alex alex.corbin224@gmail.com photography L-3 Couch, April madpac@aol.com wood/mixedmedia 12 Croce, Tom info@tomcrocephoto.com photography 73 Dean, Alexandra andean@student.cia.edu printmaking 33 Denczak, Denise denisedenczak4460@gmail.com metal 55 Des Forges, Linda katesklosetandKrafts@gmail.com floral W-3 Disch, Kate katedisch@hotmail.com leather 8 Dressler, Julia bestsuncatchers@hotmail.com photography B-3 Edinger, Henry hbedinger@aol.com painting 38 Everhard, Kimberlee keverharddesign@gmail.com painting 42 Finesilver, Nancy nafine@zoominternet.net ceramics 67 Fisher, Annabelle afisher@neo.rr.com jewelry 48 Fisk, Alan waf@roadrunner.com jewelry 22 Friedman, Julie Julief1@earthlink.net fiber N-1 Gibson, Jeffrey crookedriverimages@gmail.com photography 11 Gilbert, Tom & Desiree thomasgilbert0222@gmail.com wood 47 Haplea, Barb barbhaplea@aol.com jewelry 9 Hemmerling, Janeth hemmerling72@yahoo.com jewelry 40 Henikman, Bob & Mary henikman@zoominternet.net wood 21 Hobby, Jeneen jeneenhobby@gmail.com photography 34 Jandrey, Kathy kjandrey63@gmail.com ceramics 57 Karpy, Tom watatees@gmail.com tshirts 72 Kent, Bill wkent001@nycap.rr.com metal 63 Kent, Darrell darrellkent67@outlook.com inkmarkers 19 Kiley, David dkphoto@zoominternet.net photography 60 Laine, Philippe philippedujour@yahoo.com paintedsilk 15 Lamb, Elaine bnelamb79@gmail.com ceramics 29 Lehnhardt, JoAnn joannlehn@yahoo.com wood 26 Lemons, Pamela MostlyMaille@MostlyMaille.com jewelry 36 Leonard, Joe jleonardcarvings@frontier.com wood 58 Lewis, Barb blewis1881@yahoo.com wood 6 MCAL Scholarship medinacountyartleague@gmail.com scholarship 39 Margeson, Jana blackcatbeads2000@hotmail.com jewelry 68 Martonicz, Gail dgmdiver@gmail.com painting 13 Medina County Art League medinacountyartleague@gmail.com various 49-50 Medina County Historical Society mchs@zoominternet.net literature 25 Miller, Bill dreamstrokesart@yahoo.com mixedmedia 5 Mohr, Karri paintedgarden@paintedgarden.com wood 24 Mowen, Mark mowen@leatherstuff.com leather 54 Murray, Bette blm44691@yahoo.com metal/clay 44 Neal, Greg greg@nealpottery.com pottery W-2 Olivia Blubaugh osoriginaljewelry@yahoo.com jewelry 62 Olivia's Kloset oliviaskloset@aol.com craft/fiber 53 Osterhaudt, Linda lindao@oh.rr.com jewelry 52 Peterson, Chandra chandraghb@hotmail.com woodcraft 3 Petranek, Glenn photoeye56@gmail.com photography 14 Poff, Don dapoff@gmail.com metal 69-70 Posch, Maryann poschandgulyas@gmail.com jewelry 43 Pozarski, Bob glassbob@hotmail.com glass 7 Reed, Don donreed@fineartbydonreed.com painting 56 Reilly, Cyndi clarkpotterystudio@gmail.com ceramics 46 Riggle, Russ possumproducts@tusco.net woodtoys 66 Rohrbaugh, Judy fineartstoneware@sbcglobal.net jewelry 30 Schultz, Jack jacko1950@roadrunner.com photography 32 Shaffer, Lisa foxfeatherdesigns@outlook.com metal L-1 Shafron, David info@darbynwoods.com wood B-4 Shepard, Petty novella123@charter.net baskets 17 Sheriff, Sonja sonjasheriff@hotmail.com jewelry 61 Silverman, Eric ericjasonsilverman@gmail.com photography 41 Smith, Ashley atlasandaether@gmail.com jewelry 28 Stiber, Genmarie Rootsvases@aol.com glass/plants 16 Stolzenberger, Sharon sstolz0235@gmail.com painting 45 Storer, Karen jewelfish@columbus.rr.com jewelry 31 Stringer, Jennifer jennifer.stringer2@yahoo.com jewelry 2 Szalkowski, Emily emilyszalkowski@yahoo.com drawing 23 Verstraete, Mary mcverstraete@gmail.com photography W-1 Western Reserve Kettle Korn wrkettlekorn@gmail.com food 71 Worden, Jennifer JLWordenArts@gmail.com glass/metal/mixed 1 Yano, Thomas thomyano@yahoo.com metal 64-65 Young, Darlene odzar02@aol.com painting 13 Zajac, Francine francinezajac@yahoo.com ceramics 35 ART in the PARK ARCHIVES 2020 | 2019

18th Annual Aquarius Exhibition Past Aquarius Exhibits 2019 | 2020 | 2021 Gallery Details Our Juror Awards Entry List 2022 Aquarius VIRTUAL GALLERY Clck here for Entry List with Photos Gallery Details Details Show Dates: January 31 to March 6, 2022 Library Hours: Monday - Thursday 10-8; Friday & Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5 Artwork Pick-up: March 7, 3-6 pm and March 8, 1-4 pm, 2022 Where: B. Smith Gallery, 3rd Floor Medina County District Library210 S Broadway St, Medina, OH 44256 What: The 18th Annual members-only exhibition will be held at the Medina County District Library (MCDL) in Medina during the month of February. MCAL members are invited annually to exhibit two works in the show. ​ Awards: Best of Show $175, 1st Place $150, 2nd Place $100, 3rd Place $75, 4 Honorable Mentions $25 each, and Peoples’ Choice $50 ​ Sales: All sales are handled directly by the artist. There is no commission. All artwork is to remain for the duration of the show. If you are interested in a piece, email addresses are included where possible. Reception (Cancelled) Please note that due to the pandemic, it was necessary to cancel the reception. MCAL attempts to follow all government guidance and this show will be adapted to reflect any directives or changes in status between now and the show. Please continue to check back on this page for potential changes in status. ​ Our Juror We would like to thank this year’s juror for judging this exhibit: Mel Grunau Graduating from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio with a major in Studio Art, Mel also completed a Master’s Degree in Architecture at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He has taught painting classes and workshops for adults in community and educational settings for over 35 years. His experience includes a wide variety of media: watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel and collage. Multiple painting awards have been won both locally and nationally. Mel is a member of the Ohio Watercolor Society. No matter what the medium he employs, his tendency is to start in soft washy tones of color. Many of his paintings utilize thin collage material which he generally tries to disguise so that hidden images appear to the viewer over time. As a retired architect, buildings and industrial structures quite often appear in his paintings. A patron once noted, regarding an abstract, a love of drawing is evident in his paintings. That is the kind of statement that keeps him going. Juror Statement I was pleased to be asked to jury this year's Medina County Art League show as it presented an opportunity to see some excellent art. The large variety of media made the judging process challenging and enjoyable. ​ An early walk through the entire show offered a general sense of the entire 101 pieces comprising the show. I viewed every item many times at close range and from a distance. ​ With only 8 pieces receiving awards, many fine works were necessarily excluded. My usual method for determining awards includes numerous criteria: composition, the juxtaposition of various elements, technique, and the ability to handle the medium. I ask "Does a work make me come back to it more often than other pieces." "Does the work grab my attention and make me think?" With this process in place, the screening begins. Since I have been eliminated many times from competitions scrutinized by judges, I remind all entrants that judging is always subjective, influenced by the judges' tastes, education, and at times, personal bias. However the outcome, keep painting. Juror Awards Best of Show "Among the Shadows" by Laurie Musser Digital Pencil Drawing First Place "The Barn in the Park" by Rick Williams Acrylic Second Place "Blue Tumbler" by Peggy Stover Watercolor Third Place "Babinga Goblet" by Robert Kelley Woodworking Honorable Mentions "The Promise of Spring" by Carol Kessel Colored Pencil/Gel Pen "Looming" by Betty Siska Pastel "Dreamscape II" by Linda Kenski Alcohol Ink on Yupo "Lion of the Tribe of Judah" by Barb Zimmerman Acrylic Collage Awards

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19th Annual Aquarius Exhibition Past Aquarius Exhibits 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 Gallery Details Our Juror Awards Entry List 2023 Aquarius VIRTUAL GALLERY Clck here for Entry List with Photos Gallery Details Details Show Dates: January 30 to March 5, 2023 Library Hours: Monday - Thursday 10-8; Friday & Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5 Artwork Pick-up: March 6, 3-6 pm and March 7, 2-4 pm, 2022 Where: B. Smith Gallery, 3rd Floor Medina County District Library 210 S Broadway St, Medina, OH 44256 What: The 19th Annual members-only exhibition will be held at the Medina County District Library (MCDL) in Medina during the month of February. MCAL members are invited annually to exhibit two works in the show. ​ Awards: Best of Show $175, 1st Place $150, 2nd Place $100, 3rd Place $75, 4 Honorable Mentions $25 each, and Peoples’ Choice $50 ​ Sales: All sales are handled directly by the artist. There is no commission. All artwork is to remain for the duration of the show. If you are interested in a piece, email addresses are included where possible. Reception Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 1-3pm ​ Our Juror Awards Our Juror We would like to thank this year’s juror for judging this exhibit: Mary Urbas ​ Mary Urbas has been the Gallery Director/Exhibition Curator/Installation Designer for The Gallery at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland since 2005. ​ Mary has over 43 years of experience in the professional art world as a gallery owner, curator, teacher, consultant, and an award winning exhibiting Fiber Artist. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art with a major in Textile Design and Silk Screen Printing, with minors in Weaving and Printmaking. She was the Gallery Manager and Shipping/Receiving Manager at Sylvia Ullman's American Crafts Gallery in Cleveland, for 17+ years. She opened her own gallery in 1997, called The Gallery in Chagrin Falls that featured contemporary Fine Art and Fine Crafts. She became the Gallery Curator and Assistant Director at the Valley Art Center (in Chagrin Falls 2001- 2005), teaching classes to adults and summer art camps for children. ​ Mary teaches a class at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Lakeland Community College, Notre Dame College, Ursuline College and The Valley Art Center: Professional Practices/The Business of Art for Artists: Presenting and Promoting Your Art”; that is designed as a first-step towards helping the developing, as well as established artist make a successful transition from creating art to presenting and promoting it... Mary also enjoys teaching young artists Textile Design and World Art through after-school and summer art camp programs at various art centers. Juror Statement It is always a privilege and a challenge to award prizes to work submitted to an art exhibition. ​ I would like to express my thanks to all those who entered work. I know from long experience what it is like to submit my own artworks into similar shows, and how nerve-wracking the process can be. I also understand and appreciate the investment of time and passionate interest that is bound up in any art object or project. ​ I really enjoyed spending time with the artworks. ​ When I jury a show, I look for four things: Unique idea: Something that is your very own, maybe a different twist on an old theme. Creative design: A composition that balances all of the elements of design... line, value, color, and shape.... using repetition, texture, pattern to evoke a mood. Execution: Knowledge of the broad range of the medium and expertise in application, which only comes with practice, practice, practice.... Presentation: Using the appropriate materials to enhance the work. ​ Judging the show for prizes presented me with an opportunity to view new and compelling art from member artists of the Medina County Art League; artists that I was not familiar with. I took pleasure in making these new discoveries. ​ - Mary Urbas ​ Awards Best of Show "Leaving Home" by Donna Bargar Watercolor People's Choice "Gentle Giant" by Karen Marten Watercolor First Place "Something's Afoot" by Judy Hohl Oil on Canvas Second Place "After the Fog Cleared" by Betty Siska Pastel Third Place "Pick of the Day" by Cindy Craft Watercolor Honorable Mentions "She Dreams of Flying" by Carol Klingel Acrylic on Canvas "Hive" by Teenia Geig Mixed Media "Agricultural Graveyard" by Craig Staufer Oil on Linen Panel "Summer of Life" by Janet Baran Acrylic

Shows and Exhibitions Sep 22, 2023 September 2023 Member News! Members Janet Baran, Judy Totts, Carol Stevens, Lee Beuther, Bon nie Gordon, and Carol Klingel, along with Cindy Allman and Barbara... Feb 23, 2022 MCAL Member Danic Zeise Showing in the Prama Art Gallery in Parma The show is Hard Edges/ Soft Edges with Amanda Nyk and Danica Zeise. Opening is Friday February 25, 2022 at 6pm. Oct 30, 2021 Results of Kaleidoscope Exhibition and Women’s Art League Fall Show at Summit Art Space by Deanna Clucas, Exhibition Chair As most of you know me as the Co-Chair of the Aquarius Exhibition and the most recent past president,...

Monthly Meetings General Membership Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month from September to May at the Root Candle Community Room in Medina, Ohio. Visitors are always welcome. Please check our home page for meeting information and links. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with general business followed by refreshments. A speaker, chosen from the art community then presents a short message of inspiration or sometimes even a demo. Join us on the fourth Monday of each month EXCEPT the May and March meetings which are the third Monday, and December in which there is no meeting due to the holidays. 2023-2024 Programming and Events Date Event Presenter Location 01/22/2024 January Members Meeting Kit Palencar Root Community Room 02/26/2024 February Members Meeting Lizzie Aronholt Root Community Room 03/25/2024 March Scholarship Month Sally Heston Root Community Room 04/22/2024 April Members Meeting Mike Schmidt Root Community Room 05/20/2024 May Members Meeting Margo Miller Root Community Room 06/24/2024 MCAL Summer Picnic n/a Krabill Park 07/21/2024 Art in the Park 2022 n/a Medina Public Square Past Presentations 2022-2023 Member Year Programming May Members Meeting May 22, 2022 @ 7pm @ Root Community Room Charles Basham In January we welcome Charles Basham to the Medina County Art League as our presenter. Throughout his career, Charles Basham has become more and more attuned to the subtle changes in weather and atmosphere. In his pastels and oil paintings, the energy and impact of light is realized in harmonized color whose saturation and temperature have been pushed and raised beyond previous limits. In doing so, he has captured dramatic and compelling moments of morning and evening light over the farmlands of the Midwest and the marshes and beaches of the low country in South Carolina. He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Kent State University in his native state of Ohio, where he still resides on the family farm where he grew up. He has enjoyed much acclaim for his visually stimulating and emotionally charged landscapes . 2021-2022 Member Year Programming MAY MEMBERS MEETING Helen Wilson MAY 23, 2022 @ 7pm @ ROOT COMMUNITY ROOM In May we welcomed Helen Wilson. From Helen’s Website “As an artist, I have found paper collage to be both a language and a personal journey. My art is not just about creating but it is always about communicating. After trying several different artistic methods, I discovered a wonderfully expressive language in paper collage. My goal is to be myself and to be true to my own expression. I enjoy experimenting and trying new things. I try to challenge myself with the thought,” what if….” Most of my pieces are made up of a variety of papers along with acrylics, inks, and metal gilding.“ We hope you join us in person or on Zoom. Watch on YouTube 2020-2021 Member Year Materials 2020-2021 2020-2021 Member Year MAY MONTHLY MEMBERS MEETING CRITIQUE by DAVID KING Our May Monthly Members Meeting was held virtually on Monday, May 24 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. We were pleased to have David King a Cleveland based artist with us to Critique some of our members artwork.

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