Art Fair Medina County Aquarius 2025 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2025 Medina, Ohio CONTACT: Deanna Clucas, Aquarius Co-Chair/Publicity, 330-697-7543 deannaclucas@gmail.com Website: medinacountyartleague.com It’s that time of year again when the Medina County Art League Artists have been busy creating new work for you to enjoy at affordable pricing during the month of February. You might even find that special piece that’s going to fit in that empty spot you’ve been thinking of filling; or replacing something that has lost its spark. This year’s juror of awards is Mary White of the Akron Society of Artists. All of the artwork in this exhibition is original and created by Medina County Art League Members in a vast variety of mediums. Most of the work is for sale. Those interested in purchasing the artwork will please contact the artist. Results The opening reception for Aquarius was held on Saturday, February 1, and awards were presented. Mary White, who was the juror for this exhibit, said, “I was impressed with the variety of styles, mediums, and the subject matter presented. It made for a very difficult task to choose the award-winning pieces, as the overall quality of the work was very high.” Carol Klingel "Winter Light" Best of Show Heidi Hanssen "Steet Music & the White Shirt" First Place Peggy Stover "Sunbathers" Second Place Craig Staufer "You Can Leave Your Hat On" Third Place Kathryn Elias "Watercolor" Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Margaret Hermann-Drescher "Fitting the Fragments Together" Honorable Mention Pat Tilk "Steve" Honorable Mention Carol Stevens "Coastal" Merit Awards Elaine Lamb "A Dreamer's Perch" Laurie Musser "Wisdom and Grace" Karen Ng "Medina Morning" Deanna Clucas "Time Out" Craig Staufer "Over Yonder" Viewer's Choice Cathy Welner "Winter Stream" (not pictured) Details Details Artwork Pick-up: Mon. Mar. 3, 10-noon. or Tues. Mar. 4, 4-6 p.m. *Pick-up schedule will be provided When: February 1 - March 2, 2025 Where: B. Smith Gallery, 3rd Floor Medina County District Library 210 S Broadway St, Medina, OH 4425 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. 2025 Prospectus Download PDF Contacts Contact Deanna Clucas or Sharon Borror for questions or details. Past Aquarius Exhibits 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019

MCAL Spring 2024 Workshop Register and Pay for the 2 day Workshop with Doreen St. John below. Workshop Details are on the Workshop Page here . First name Last name Cell Phone Email Home Phone Street Address Street Address Line 2 City State Zip code Select an item ($) * MCAL Member Workshop Registration - $150 Non-Member Workshop Registration - $250 MCAL Member Workshop Registration + MCAL Membership (Single) - $185 MCAL Member Workshop Registration + MCAL Membership (Couple) - $195 Go to Checkout Thanks for registering for the MCAL Spring 2024 Workshop. We look forward to seeing you there.

Art Scholarships Each March the Medina County Art League presents scholarships to local high school students to further their education. In 2025, the MCAL was able to award $7500 to some deserving student artists. One of Medina County Art League’s goals is to provide educational opportunities for our members and for the community. We do so by hosting inexpensive and free to members workshops, but we really shine when it comes to giving out scholarships. These scholarships go out to Medina County graduating high school seniors who are furthering their education in an arts related field. Their work is always fabulous. See how all that hard earned scholarship fund is being spent. Because of the hard work of the scholarship committee and members and the generosity of our community, in 2025 the MCAL was able to raise the value of each scholarship by 25%! Donations Donations are accepted for our Scholarships funds year-round and also at our Scholarship tent at Art in the Park in June. Thank you for supporting these young artists in their artistic endeavors. DONATE TODAY Nadia Hill Wadsworth HS Best of Show Maggie Katafiasz Wadsworth HS First Place Samantha Kirby Cloverleaf HS Second Place Addison Dressel Medina HS Third Place Ben Beneke Buckeye HS Honorable Mention Jay Milewski Medina HS Grace Zay Award

Online/Printable Membership Form Memberships are for the current year which runs from September 1 thru August 31. You do NOT need to be a resident of Medina County to become a member! Medina County Art League, Inc is a 501c3 Charitable Organization. Membership Type * New Membership Membership Renewal Select an item ($) * Individual Membership - $35.00 Individual Membership + $10 Donation to Scholarship Fund - $45.00 Individual Membership + $20 Donation to Scholarship Fund - $55.00 Couples Membership - $45.00 Couples Membership + $10 Donation to Scholarship Fund - $55.00 Couples Membership + $20 Donation to Scholarship Fund - $65.00 Certified Teacher Membership - $25 Student Membership/ 16 + 17 Years Old - $25 Note: If you would like to donate an amount not listed above to the scholarship fund, please click here and visit our Donation Page and submit as a separate transaction. First Name Last Name Spouse's Name (if Couple Membership) Address (including City, State, and Zip Code) Phone Number Email Medium (s) Website Signature Member of (examples: OWS, WPA, etc.) Check here if you do not want your phone number listed in the membership directory. Check here if you want to be on a committee or be active in some other way. Proceed to Checkout Thanks for your order! We're looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

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.

Art in the Park, Medina County, OH 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

Artists in and around Medina County Ohio meet, exhibit their artwork and host the annual Medina Art Show 2024-2025 Programming Announcement The Medina County Art League has rested up after a very successful Art in the Park and is anxious to get started on its new year of business and programming. General members’ meetings are usually held on the fourth Monday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Root Candles Community Room. Each meeting begins with a speaker, who is an area artist sharing his/her personal journey in art, a demonstration, or other information relevant to members. Speakers are followed by a short business meeting. Be sure to mark these dates on your calendar! "All meetings welcome guests to come share in our love of art. " -Artfully Yours, Linda Long MCAL President Upcoming Speakers: September 23 - Barbara Gillette - Pastels, printmaking October 28 - George Harth - Watercolors November 25 - Lou Camerato – Mixed media assemblages January 27 - Beth Nash - Mixed media paintings and prints February 24 - Mary Mosyjowsi – Multi-media paintings March 24 - Susan Mencini – Critique April 28 – Julie Friedman – Nature prints on fabric May 19 – Katina Pastis Radwanski – Oil paintings 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 04/28/2025 April Members Meeting Julie Friedman Root Community Room 05/19/2025 May Members Meeting Katina Pastis Radwanski Root Community Room 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.

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

Art Fair Medina County Past Aquarius Exhibits 2019 | 2020 | 2021 15th Annual Aquarius Exhibition presented by Medina County Art League 2019 VIRTUAL Aquarius GALLERY

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. 2024-2025 Programming and Events Date Event Presenter Location 04/28/2025 April Members Meeting Julie Friedman Root Community Room 05/19/2025 May Members Meeting Katina Pastis Radwanski Root Community Room 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.

Art Fair Medina County Past Aquarius Exhibits 2019 | 2020 | 2021 17th Annual Aquarius Exhibition presented by Medina County Art League 2021 VIRTUAL Aquarius GALLERY 2021 Aquarius Awards Best of Show Charleston by Barbara Zimmerman - Collage Diptych This painting really intrigued me. It was well thought out taking in design, composition, positive and negative shapes, lost and found edges among other great tributes in the making of a good painting. And with all that's happening in it, there are wonderful spaces to rest the eyes. I was attracted to the people wondering what their conversations were and where they were going. This painting was done by a very confident artist. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA First Place Cabbage Story #3 by Carol Klingel - Oil on Canvas Design and color harmony were big in this close-up painting of a cabbage. I love the detail with the holes in the leaves and the beautiful translucency of the light coming through some of them. Great design with the leaves running off the page. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA Second Place Al's View by Bob Maurer - Watercolor This watercolor has a peaceful serene feeling, color harmony and good technical execution. It makes one feel as if they are there enjoying this with them. The "less is more" concept made this painting. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA Third Place 52 Public Square by Craig Staufer - Oil Street scenes can really be tough with all the complexity. This artist made it look easy with confident strokes and simplicity at the same time. I loved the action in the clouds and the addition of people and a couple of cars. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA Honorable Mentions Pest Control by Teenia Geig-Koehler - Mixed Media The artist made a little gem conveying the Carolina Wren and kept your attention on it by simplifying the upper part. You can almost hear its song. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA One Green Pear by Helga Reid - Watercolor This is another gem done in watercolor. This had great design and technical execution along with color harmony. I loved the imperfections on the pears and making the one stand out by being more green. Hence the title. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA Tree Rows by Darrell Kent - Ink Markers This painting intrigued me by the use of so many dots of ink markers but it was so well done that it all came together nicely. It had great rhythm in the sky and the trees took on their own personality like they were there having a conversation with one another. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA Drummer Boy by Ken Smith - Photography This photograph posed an emotional response. It also had a mystery to it as to who the drummer was and what had happened to him. The composition is good and the atmospheric quality it conveyed added to the mystery for me. Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA Juror Statement I was very honored for the opportunity to be the Juror for the 2021 Medina County Art League Show at the Medina Library. Every artist must remember, this is only one opinion and there were so many winners, but I only could give out 8 awards. In the end, all that matters is believe in yourself and paint to please only you. I've always liked the phrase "it's not what you paint, but how you paint it". Every artist has their own "signature" or style and I enjoyed them all. Besides looking for the usual; strong design, composition, values, color harmony and good technical execution, I also looked for emotional content and the passion the artist conveyed. I wanted to feel the experience the artist had while creating it. Also, important to me was the artist showing their confidence in their work. Did they have a clear sense of what they were trying to communicate to the viewer? A big congratulations to all, for without your creativity, putting your heart and soul into your work, this wonderful exhibit wouldn't happen. All the best, Carolyn E. Lewis, OPA To learn more about Carolyn please visit her website at: www.lewisstudio.com

Medina County Art League History Mary Claggett never realized her dream of helping establish an art and cultural center in Medina County, but her unceasing activity planted the seed in the minds of local artists. In 1958, she founded the not-for-profit Medina County Art League. She remained as president until 1970 when Jeanne Nichols became president. The League's purpose has always been the promotion of an active interest in the arts, conduct and participate in art shows and aiding students of Medina County in obtaining further education in the arts. We have been a continual supporter of community events and receptive to requests for participation. Every summer in July the League sponsors Art In The Park around the Gazebo at the Medina Square with 130 local and visiting fine artists, juried awards, and scholarship tent where artists contribute select pieces to help raise funds that are then awarded in March of each year to several deserving seniors starting college in the fall with an emphasis in Art. History A Picket Fence Show in the uptown park in 1961 foreshadowed our aforementioned Art in the Park. Early Meetings were held in member's homes, at the high school cafeteria or in the art room. In 1972, they moved to the Nichols Community Room. In 2002, they moved to the newly established Grace Drake Center for the Performing Arts and most recently, in 2009, moved to the A.I. Root Meeting Room. Projects of the league have included decorating the children's room at Medina County Hospital, art shows and scholarships for high school students, and annual art shows for members. Meetings have featured demonstrations of painting techniques, crafts, jewelry, silk-screen, welding, photography, and flower arranging. Critiques have been held to evaluate members' work. The Medina County Art League was incorporated in 1973. About Us