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Massillon Museum's Studio M hosts Liz DeBellis
Massillon Museum Stark County Artists Exhibition Opening
MassMu Hosts "The New Face of Watercolor" Exhibition Ends December 2
RezzyFest Returns with Fun for All
Massillon Museum's "Studio M" Hosts Melissa Vogley Woods
Massillon Museum and Western Stark County Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant, Big Read
Massillon Museum Offers Stage Makeup Workshop
Massillon Museum Offers "Polaroid Transfers" Workshop
Massillon Museum Offers "Howl-O-Ween Mask" Workshop
Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch Meets with Touchdown Club
MassMu Brown Bag Lunch Features Outdoor Sculpture
MassMu Will Close "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" with Art Demonstrations
Learn Local History on a Cemetery Walking Tour
Fourth Street Walking Tour & Massillon Club Lunch
MassMu's "Studio M" Features Relay for Life Photography
MassMu Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Massillon Museum Hosts Island Party
Massillon Museum Offers Polaroid Transfer Workshop
Massillon Museum Offers Impressionism-Themed Summer Camp
Historic Fourth Street Walking Tour
Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch Features Obie
Learn Local History on a Cemetery Walking Tour
Massillon Museum Offers "After Degas" Drawing and Painting Programs
MassMu Offers "Impressionism for Children" Workshop
MassMu Offers Mask Making Class
MassMu Cirque de Massillon Summer Camp
MassMu History Group Discusses Pranks
Massillon Museum Offers Gallery Talk
MassMu Offers Drawing & Painting Classes
MassMu Ceramics Classes
MassMu History Group to Meet
Massillon Museum Offers Impressionist Movement Workshop
MassMu Exhibits "Midwest Visions of Impressionism"
Learn Local History on a Cemetery Walking Tour
Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch Features Local Tourism
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Students Exhibit Photography in Studio M
Massillon Museum Offers Polaroid Transfer Workshop
Massillon Museum Offers "Preparing Paper for Battle" Workshop
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Museum Hosts Malcolm Holcombe Concert
Massillon Museum History Group To Meet
Massillon Museum's "Studio M" Hosts Chad M. Hansen Exhibition
Massillon Museum's "Studio M" Hosts Bili Kribbs Exhibition
Massillon Museum Calls for Sculpture
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Massillon Museum Hosts Carla Gover Concert
Massillon Museum Stark County Artists Exhibition Opening
The Massillon Museum will celebrate the opening of the annual Stark County Artists Exhibition on Saturday, December 1, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. with a reception for the artists in the main gallery. Award winners will be announced at 8:00 that evening.
Present and former Stark County residents and those currently working in Stark County were eligible to enter artwork for the Massillon Museum's juried Stark County Artists Exhibition. All media were considered by the independent jurors: Terri Potenzini, Executive Director of the Ohio Museums Association, and artist Charles Basham. They selected work to be included in the show as well as the awards, which will be announced during the evening.
The party is free and open to everyone. The exhibition will continue through January 13, 2008.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way, East (Ohio 172) in downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free. Call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org for more information.
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MassMu Hosts "The New Face of Watercolor" Exhibition Ends December 2
The Massillon Museumıs second-floor exhibition, ³The New Face of Watercolor: A Conversation with the Past,² which matches ten works of art from the Museumıs permanent collection with ten contemporary watercolor paintings by Nancy Stewart Matin, will close on December 2.
The artist participated in the Massillon Museum's "Adaptations" exhibition, and she demonstrated her "pour" technique at the Museum in conjunction with the closing of the "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 18901930" exhibition.
"Nancy approached us with this innovative exhibit concept," said exhibit curator Alex Nicholis. "It has given us an opportunity to display some of our rarely seen paintings, among which is a spectacular watercolor by Avel de Knight that we acquired from the Smithsonian. Nancy's work is incredibly vibrant and the exhibit forces viewers to contemplate the relationship between her contemporary paintings and some created 100 years earlier."
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172) in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
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RezzyFest Returns with Fun for All
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We may not be able to skate on "The Rezzy" in Massillon anymore, but we will have a weekend of outdoor fun in Reservoir Park during RezzyFest, Massillon's seventh annual birthday party. James Duncan founded Massillon 181 years ago on December 7, 1826. This year's event will be held on Friday, December 7, and Saturday, December 8, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The free party is located in Massillonıs Reservoir Park on Hankins Road, just east of the intersection of Wales Road (Ohio Route 241). RezzyFest is presented by a volunteer committee in collaboration with Massillon Parks and Recreation Department.
The 2004 Olympic gold medalist ice carver, Aaron Costic will carve a RezzyFest Arctic family on Friday night; visitors will be able to poke their faces through the parks for fun family photographs. The Huntington Bank ice carving competition will take place on Saturday throughout the event, so chainsaws will be buzzing! Awards will be presented at the end of the evening. Costic has earned dozens of other national and international ice carving awards. Few of his creations are more impressive than his "Fire and Ice" sculpture, which he will carve on Saturday night and ignite at 7:00 p.m.
Chainsaw wood carvers Tim Hall and Matt Massey will be busy at work throughout both days and will provide four large sculptures to be auctioned at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday to help defray RezzyFest costs. They will provide one sculpture for the grand prize for the RezzyFest raffle, to be announced at 8:45 on Saturday night.
Blacksmith Bill Warner of Navarre will also demonstrate his craft throughout RezzyFest and will offer his work for sale.
Storytelling will entertain children...free...in the cozy RezzyFest Igloo, which has been completely refurbished by the Mutchler family. The Affinity Medical Center Games Tent Midway will amuse children with 25-cent games...and a prize every play. The Massillon Rotary "Winter Olympic Ring" outdoor games will include a hockey shoot, a "slalom run," a "snowball" toss game, and other unique activities...again a prize for every try. Youngsters can try a variety of crafts for just a quarter each. The Tuslaw Lions Train, which will operate both days, can take adults as well as children for a ride beside the park.
The Old Carolina Barbecue and Catering Company, "Peopleıs Choice" winners of four HOF Ribs Burn-Offs, will offer soup, hot sandwiches, and beverages with part of the proceeds to benefit RezzyFest. Mayor Francis H. Cicchinelli has been chosen as Friday's dignitary to serve free birthday cake and retiring Massillon Municipal Court Judge Richard T. Kettler will be the dignitary doing the honors on Saturday evening. The birthday cake, courtesy of Mel Herncane, will be served on both evenings at 6:15.
A Better Home Health Care will sponsor the Massillon History Tent, where visitors can see historic local videos and photographs, share stories, and try a Massillon history match game. This yearıs theme is Massillon's transportation tales. At 8:00 each evening, local historian Rudy Turkal will present a fun and factual Massillon history slide show inside the heated tent.
Outside the tent on the soapbox stage, the transportation theme will continue. Periodic visits from Reinhardt Ausmus (portrayed by Eric Myers), Shorty Roan (Chris Craft), and Melville Schworm (John Kiste) will recount their adventures and their part in Massillon's history. Their seven-minute monologues, created by local historian and author Margy Vogt, will spontaneously occur between 5:30 and 7:30...whenever the characters spot a new crowd to amuse. "Massillon's Transportation Pioneers" is supported by Arts in Stark.
Gene Boerner will emcee the slate of entertainment on the stage. Friday evening's stage show, the Average White Broads, will bring back the 1950s with their doo-wop harmonies and favorite "oldies" from 7:00 to 9:00. On Saturday, the Washington High School show choir, the Washingtonians, will take the stage at 6:00, followed by The Average White Broads for the rest of the evening.
Throughout the event, visitors will enjoy clowns, face painters, and tunes and balloons by P.J. and Miguel Chavez.
As soon as it's dark, the park will come alive with thousands of lights. A walk around the path will reveal the grand entrance arch (sponsored by The Health Plan/HomeTown Regional Office), ice skaters (sponsored by Bob Evans of Massillon), a fanciful bridge over Sippo Creek (sponsored by Aultman), the animated horse and carriage (sponsored by Heitger Funeral Service), and a replica of the old standpipe and pumphouse (sponsored by Hendricks Vacuum Forming, Inc.), an animated train (sponsored by WES Sound and Systems), a canal boat and lock in Sippo Creek, the RezzyFest signature sign (supported by Northeast Business Interiors), and a Russell steam engine replica (sponsored by The Independent). Snowflake displays (sponsored by Canton Chair Rental and Legends Care Center) and oversized balloons "stuck" in the trees (sponsored by Kendall House, sKFC, WRL Advertising, and the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitorsı Bureau) add "aerial" interest. Brown & Percival LPA/Mercury Title Agency, A.A. Hammersmith Insurance, Downtown Massillon Association, Cameo Grill, and Massillon Automobile Club have provided old-fashioned lamp displays. And The Masillon-manufactured Jewel automobile, from exactly a century ago, has been replicated in lights to accent the transportation theme in the Massillon history tent area.
Admission to Massillon's birthday party is free. A list of events will be available at the Canton Chair Welcome Tent near the Phillips Road entrance to the park. RezzyFest hats and memorabilia, glow necklaces, and tickets for a woodcarving and other wintry prizes will be available in the welcome tent.
Free parking will be available on nearby streets, Smith School parking lot, and in the park lots south of the reservoir. SARTA will run a continuous regular-fare shuttle from the northeast corner of the Massillon Recreation Center parking lot on North Erie Street, where free parking is available. Visitors can warm their hands by a fire at the bus stop while they wait to return to their cars. LeRoy Schumacherıs carousel organ will be nearby to entertain visitors as they arrive or wait for the bus.
Dan Bates, Harold Leone, Jane Wickerham, Rudy Turkal, and Margy Vogt co-chair the event in collaboration with the Massillon Parks and Recreation Department. Diana Parker, John Sukosd, Gary Totten, Cullen Pfendler, Jim Jobe, Dick Corban, Paul Mutchler, and Kevin Welch have constructed the event and installed the displays with the assistance of Jon Roseman, Jim Smith, Dave Smith, Al Rogers, and John Meyer. Dozens of volunteers assist during the event. For more information, call Margy Vogt at 330-832-8469.
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Massillon Museum's "Studio M" Hosts Melissa Vogley Woods
The Massillon Museum's Studio M will present an exhibition of paintings and quilts by Melissa Vogley Woods from December 7, 2007 through January 13, 2008.
The exhibition opens with a free reception for the artist on Friday, December 7, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Museum's lower lobby. The public is invited to view the artwork, meet the artist, and enjoy refreshments.
"Studio M openings are casual and fun," says Museum Curator Alex Nicholis, who originated the exhibition series. "We encourage people to stop in after work or on their way out to dinner." This time, the staff will be handing out certificates for free hot chocolate at RezzyFest to encourage guests to enjoy both events.
Woods, a Columbus artist, says her work falls in a precarious place, not quite in the fiber art world and not quite in the painting world. She blurs the boundaries between the two. "With this teeter-totter of mediums, I intend to explore the quilt as a character of social and personal relevance, investigating its place in contemporary society and exploring its boundaries and meanings," she says. The exhibition will reflect this by juxtaposing paintings and small quilts.
Woods has studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design, Kansas City Art Institute, and Institute Allende in Mexico. In 2007 she earned the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. She has exhibited her work extensively in Columbus and has this year been included in group exhibitions in Grandview, Ohio; Kansas City, Missouri; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Fiberart International traveling exhibit).
The Studio M show may be seen during regular Museum hours, Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., except when the Silk Room has been reserved for private functions. A call to the Museum office can confirm that the exhibit is available for viewing: 330-833-4061. The Museum will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will be open on Saturday evening, December 1, for the opening of the Stark County Artists Exhibition.
Studio M enhances the collaboration between the Museum and the community by showcasing the artistic talents of local, regional, and national artists. The series of five-week shows will continue throughout the year, selected by jurors from proposals submitted by artists. Brochures containing guidelines and an application are available by contacting the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in the heart of downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free.
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Massillon and Western Stark County to read and celebrate The Call of the Wild by Jack London during Big Read program in April
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has continued its drive toward making the Big Read the largest federal reading program in U.S. history. The NEA announced that the Massillon Museum is one of 127 libraries, municipalities, and arts, culture, higher education, and science organizations to receive a grant to host a Big Read celebration of one of 16 classic novels from January to June 2008. The NEA launched the Big Read nationally in 2007 in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.
The latest Big Read grantees represent 38 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The NEA inaugurated the Big Read as a pilot project with ten communities in 2006. By 2009, approximately 400 communities in the U.S. will have hosted a Big Read since the program's launch.
"The Massillon Museum is proud to spearhead this exciting project," said Massillon Museum Executive Director Christine Shearer. "Massillon Public Library is collaborating with us to lead the project and we already have more than a dozen community partners and events throughout the month of April."
The Massillon Museum has chosen the book Call of the Wild by Jack London, whose mother grew up just a few blocks from the Museum. In the heart-wrenching novel, Buck, a dog abducted from his comfortable home and sold as a sled dog, battles the elements to become leader of the pack. This story of a struggle for survival is an unforgettable adventure.
"In just two years, the Big Read has grown from ten communities to include nearly 200 towns and cities nationwide. Although each of these communities celebrates its Big Read program in its own way, one theme we consistently hear back is that the Big Read is not just bringing citizens back to the joy of reading, but also reinvigorating the very idea of community," said NEA Chairman Dana Gioia. "I am delighted to announce the newest round of Big Read communities in this program, which is about so much more than reading."
The organizations selected to participate in the Big Read for the first half of 2008 will receive grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 to promote and carry out community-based programs. Participating cities and towns also receive reader's guides and teacherıs guides for each novel, audio guides that also can be used as radio programming, publicity materials, an online organizerıs guide for running a successful Big Read program, and access to a comprehensive Big Read Web site. Each local program will include events, such as read-a-thons, book discussions, film screenings, and library and museum exhibits, aimed at avid and lapsed or reluctant readers alike.
"The Big Read is reaching across state and international borders," said Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the NEA's lead federal partner for the Big Read. "As director of the IMLS, the federal agency that funds libraries and museums, I am pleased to support this initiative that is creating a new generation of readers. The sky is truly the limit with this partnership."
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
The next Big Read application deadline is February 12, 2008, for communities wishing to host a Big Read from September 2008-June 2009. For more information on the Big Read, including program FAQs, the complete list of Big Read novels, and application deadlines, please visit www.neabigread.org.
A listing of all the Big Read grants awarded for programming in January-June 2008 is also available at www.neabigread.org.
The Massillon Museum, a public museum of art and history, preserves more than 100,000 artifacts and exhibits permanent collections as well as art and traveling exhibitions. A center for community activity and events, it is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in the heart of downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free. For more information, please call 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the artsboth new and establishedbringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the nationıs largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. For more information, please visit www.arts.gov.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nationıs 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Instituteıs mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. For more information, please visit www.imls.gov.
Arts Midwest connects people throughout the Midwest and the world to meaningful arts opportunities, sharing creativity, knowledge, and understanding across boundaries. Arts Midwest connects the arts to audiences throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. One of six non-profit regional arts organizations in the United States, Arts Midwestıs history spans more than 25 years. For more information, please visit www.artsmidwest.org.
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Massillon Museum Offers Stage Makeup Workshop
Children of all ages are invited to learn how to apply stage makeup for Halloween in the Massillon Museum's "Blood, Guts and Gore" workshop on Saturday, October 27, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
The $15 fee for the workshop includes instruction and materials. Museum intern Robin Armitage, who has extensive professional theatre costuming expertise, will help participants create scabs, scars, and blood for their Halloween disguises.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone using cash, checks, or credit cards.
For a detailed class schedule, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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Massillon Museum Offers "Polaroid Transfers" Workshop
Teens and adults are invited to the Massillon Museum's "Polaroid Transfers" workshop on Sunday, October 21, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The $20 fee ($18 for Massillon Museum members) for the workshop includes instruction and materials.
By transferring Polaroid emulsion to watercolor paper, participants will create and unique artistic transformations. Students may bring favorite 35mm slides to transform or they may use images provided by the Museum. (The process does not damage original slides.)
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone using cash, checks, or credit cards.
For a detailed class schedule, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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Massillon Museum Offers "Howl-O-Ween Mask" Workshop
Children ages four through seven are invited to the Massillon Museum's "Howl-O-Ween Masks" workshop on Saturday, October 20, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
The tuition for the workshop is $10 ($8 for Massillon Museum members). Museum intern Robin Armitage will share some of her extensive theatrical costuming expertise with participants.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone using cash, checks, or credit cards.
For a detailed class schedule, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch Meets with Touchdown Club
Jim Bryan will talk about the history of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club at the Massillon Museum's Brown Bag Lunch at noon on Tuesday, September 25. This month only, the program will be held in conjunction with Touchdown Club at Amvets Post 6 instead of the Massillon Museum. Head coach Tom Stacy will do his regular Tuesday Touchdown Club presentation following Bryan's program.
Bryan, the 1974 Booster Club president, is a Massillon native and graduate of Washington High School. For many years he and Bill Caples announced the Tiger games on WTIG 990.
Guests may bring a sack lunch or they may purchase lunch from the Amvets. The program is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Amvets Post 6 is located at 303 Weirich Boulevard Northwest in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
Bates Printing sponsors the Brown Bag Lunch series, which is in its fourth year. It continues on the fourth Tuesday of each month through October. The October 23 Brown Bag Lunch moves back to the Museum lobby with Sherri Brake-Recco's program, "Graveyard Symbolism and Superstitions."
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MassMu Brown Bag Lunch Features Outdoor Sculpture
Jim Bowling of Columbus, Associate Professor at Otterbein College, will speak about "Public Art" at the Massillon Museum's Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, August 28. His program coincides with the Museum's "Outdoor Sculpture" exhibition, which opened on August 4 and continues through June 29, 2008.
Bowling's installation, "Sacred Space," a ceramic sculpture created in 2007, one of fifteen sculptures in the exhibition, is located on the Museum's lawn. Maps and an exhibition catalog are available at the Museum.
Guests may bring a sack lunch or enjoy soup, salad, or a sandwich catered by Santangelo's. The program will begin promptly at 12:10 p.m. and conclude about 12:50 p.m. to accommodate guests who attend during the lunch hour.
The event, which is held in the Museum lobby, is free and open to the public; no reservations are required, but seats fill early. The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
Bates Printing sponsors the Brown Bag Lunch series, which is in its fourth year. It continues on the fourth Tuesday of each month through October. On Tuesday, September 25, the lunch will be held at Amvets Post #6 in conjunction with the Touchdown Clubıs lunch. The October 23 Brown Bag Lunch moves back to the Museum lobby with Sherri Brake-Recco's program, "Graveyard Symbolism and Superstitions."
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MassMu Will Close "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" with Art Demonstrations
The Massillon Museumıs summer exhibition, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism," will close on Sunday, August 19, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., with a watercolor demonstration by Nancy Stewart Matin and a pastel demonstration by Brian Robinson. The $5 admission fee includes an opportunity to win a work of art by one of the featured demonstrators.
Nancy Stewart Matin is a signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, and her work resides in the permanent collections of several Stark County institutions including the Massillon Museum, North Canton Library, and the Canton Museum of Art, where she serves on the board of trustees. A self-taught artist, she has developed an affinity for ³the pour² technique, a process by which watercolor paint is mixed thinly with water and then poured through various filters. Her paintings are never without a storythe story, she says, tends to find her as she waits for the paper to surprise her.
Brian Robinson, a Perry High School graduate who teaches art at Tuslaw High School, is a resident of Dover, Ohio. He holds a bachelor of science degree from The University of Akron and a masters degree in painting from Kent State University. He was among the nine select artists included in the Museum's landscape exhibition, "Untrodden Paths." Robinson's landscape paintings have garnered awards in the Massillon Museum's Stark County Artists Exhibition,the North Canton Art Gallery's May Show, "Art Along the Path" in North Canton, the Alliance Art Center's Art Fest, and the Zoar Harvest Festival, and he has been a featured artist at the Gallery in the Vault in Wooster, Ohio.
The "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" exhibition includes work by 33 Midwestern artists, born or raised in the Midwest, who practiced American Impressionism from the 1890s to the 1930s: John Ottis Adams, George Adomeit, George Ames Aldrich, May Ames, Otto H. Bacher, L. Clarence Ball, Karl Albert Buehr, V.J. Cariani, William Merritt Chase, William Clusmann, charles Dahlgreen, Frank Virgil Dudley, Maude Eggemeyer, William J. Forsyth, Alexis Jean Fournier, Marie Goth, Frederick Gottwald, Carl Graf, Louis Oscar Griffith, Lucy Hartrath, Emil Jacques, Karl Kappes, Lewis Henry Meakin, Pauline Palmer, Louis Ritman, Ada Walter Shulz, Adolph Shulz, Otto Stark, Theodore Clement Steele, John Henry Twachtman, Will Vawter, Abel Warshawsky, and Edward K. Williams.
This exhibition has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius. The "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" exhibition is also supported by The Ohio Arts Council, The Stark Community Foundation, Rotary Club of Massillon, Arts in Stark, the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Charles Hayes.
Paintings have been loaned for the exhibition by the Richmond Art Museum (IN), Michael Wright (South Bend, IN), South Bend Regional Museum of Art (IN), Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), the Cleveland Artists Foundation, Brian and Christine Pierce (Cleveland), John and Susan Horseman (St. Louis), Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Nickol (Mishawaka, IN), Robert Burns (Mansfield, OH), Brauer Museum of Art (Valparaiso, IL), Tregoning Fine Art (Chagrin Falls, OH), Indiana State Museum, Rockford Art Museum (IL), Terra Foundation of American Art (Chicago), and additional private collections.
After the Massillon Museum exhibition closes, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" will travel to the South Bend Regional Museum of Art (September 8, 2007 through February 23, 2008) the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth, Ohio (March 15 through June 14, 2008); and the Ohio Arts Councilıs Riffe Gallery in Columbus (July 31 through October 12, 2008).
An 80-page, soft cover catalog accompanying the exhibition includes essays by Shearer and Dr. Dean A. Porter, Director Emeritus, Snite Museum of Art. Independent curator Brigitte Foley and Massillon Museum Curator Alexandra Nicholis wrote biographies of the artists. The book includes four-color images on high-quality, acid-free paper.
"Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" may be seen during regular Museum hours Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. until August 19. Admission to the Museum is free.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172) in downtown Massillon. For
more information, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
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Learn Local History on a Cemetery Walking Tour
Take a leisurely stroll through the gentle wooded hills of Massillon Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 19, to learn about the history of the community.
Participants should meet at the cemetery entrance. Ample free parking is available on both sides of South Erie Street. Reservations are not necessary; the $5 fee may be paid at the beginning of the tour.
Margy Vogt will lead the walk, which includes the history of the cemetery (founded 1846) and the National Register residence (built 1879). She will highlight many of the individuals whose monuments stand for the contributions they made to Massillonıs history. Walkers will see markers for inventors Joseph Davenport, Abel Fletcher, and Andrew Jay Cross; industrialists of the Russell, McClymonds, and Hess families; philanthropists Wright Walker, James F. Pocock, and George Harsh; and political leaders Jacob Coxey, Samuel Pease, and Robert Folger.
The monuments themselves are interesting to view. Some are thin illegible tablets from the mid-1800s, some are elaborately sculpted markers, others are statues. Several mausoleums add architectural interest to the tour. Participants can learn about the Civil War statue and three of Massillonıs Medal of Honor recipients.
In case of inclement weather, the tour will be cancelled. The final cemetery walking tour of the season will be held on Saturday, September 8, at 1:00 p.m.
For more information about the tour, contact Margy Vogt at 330-832-8469.
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Fourth Street Walking Tour & Massillon Club Lunch
Margy Vogt will lead a public walking tour of Massillon's Fourth Street on Thursday, August 9, at 10:00 a.m., sponsored by the Massillon Club. The tour will be followed by a light luncheon at the Massillon Club.
The leisurely stroll, which includes historic and architectural highlights of the town's grandest old neighborhood, takes about two hours. Fourth Street houses, which span a century of architectural excellence (1830s to 1930s), were home to Massillonıs entrepreneurs and bankers, to prominent families who hosted President McKinley, and to humanitarians who harbored fugitive slaves.
Although the event is open to everyone, reservations are required. The $15 fee (tour and lunch) may be paid at the beginning of the tour, which meets at the corner of Fourth Street and North Avenue, N.E. (in front of Five Oaks). In case of rain, the walk will be cancelled, but guests will be welcome to enjoy lunch at the Massillon Club (for an adjusted price).
Copies of Vogtıs book, "Fourth Street: A Century of History and Design," will be available at the end of the walk.
For more information and reservations, contact Margy Vogt at 330-832-8469 or the Massillon Club at 330-833-3986.
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Massillon Museum's "Studio M" Features Relay for Life Photography
The Massillon Museumıs Studio M will present Relay for Life photographs from August 11 through September 9.
Jan Jordan, Mary Ann Poling, and Jon Roseman, all of Massillon, have contributed color images for the exhibition. Relay for Life of Massillon and Western Stark County was held on Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9. Jordan and Poling participated in the event as award-winning fundraising team members; Roseman participated as a cancer survivor.
The Studio M show may be seen during regular Museum hours, Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., except when the Silk Room has been reserved for private functions. A call to the Museum office can confirm that the exhibit is available for viewing: 330-833-4061.
Studio M enhances the collaboration between the Museum and the community by showcasing the artistic talents of local, regional, and national artists. The series of five-week shows will continue throughout the year, selected by jurors from proposals submitted by artists. Brochures containing guidelines and an application are available by contacting the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in the heart of downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free.
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Massillon Museum Stages Community-Wide Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Fifteen works of public art will be installed throughout the city of Massillon for the Massillon Museum's "Outdoor Sculpture" exhibition, which opens on Saturday, August 4.
A free map will be available at the Museum, where an interactive sculptural piece, "Sacred Space" by Columbus artist Jim Bowling, will give visitors a first look at the community-wide exhibition. The map lists and locates the additional sculpture sites.
CDs of the entire tour will be available in the Museum shop and MP3s will be available for download on the Museum's website, massillonmuseum.org.
The exhibition includes work by fifteen Ohio artists:
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Duncan Plaza (First Street SE)
Massillon Public Library (208 Lincoln Way East)
Historic Fourth Street / Massillon Womanıs Club (210 Fourth Street NE)
Massillon Recreation Center (550 Erie Street North)
Ohio & Erie Canal Site (Alley South of North Avenue and East of North Erie Street)
Coxey Memorial Bridge (Lincoln Way West & Tommy Henrich NW)
Boys & Girls Club of Massillon (730 Duncan Avenue SE)
Aaron Seesan Memorial (Lincoln Park / West Side of 17th Street NW)
Lake Avenue Trailhead (Lake Avenue at Ohio Route 21)
Spring Hill Historic Home (1401 Spring Hill LaneWales Road at Lake Avenue NE)
Reservoir Park (Corner of Phillips and Hankins Roads NE)
North Sippo Park (North of Lincoln Way East near Hess BoulevardEnter Park from North Avenue)
Wellman Neighborhood (³The Horn² Park on Lincoln Way East between Sippo Park and Pine Street)
Washington High School (One Paul E. Brown Drive SE)
The "Outdoor Sculpture" exhibition has been made possible by the Ohio Arts Council, Arts in Stark, Massillon Cable TV, the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitorsı Bureau, the Albert W. and Edith V. Flowers Charitable Foundation, Massillon Parks and Recreation Department, Massillon Municipal Court community service workers, the Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce, and Bonnie's Engravers Gallery.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172) in downtown Massillon. For
more information, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
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Massillon Museum Hosts Island Party
The Massillon Museum's Island Party on Friday, July 27, is free and open to everyone. Gates open at 5:30pm.
Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band return by popular demand to entertain at the Museum's annual event on the Museum lawn. Cleveland singer-guitarist Carlos Jones headlines the PLUS Band, (Peace, Love, and Unity Syndicate). He has been entertaining audiences for more than twenty years throughout the eastern half of the United States, including tenure with the legendary "First Light," which performed at the Museum's inaugural Island Party.
For the Museum's Island Party, Joe Herrick and Rudy Turkal will roast a pig on the Museum lawn. They invite people to "sit a spell" to supervise the cooking throughout the day then to return for a Caribbean supper of pork sandwiches, jerk chicken, pineapple salsa, and fruit skewers from 6:00 until the food runs out. This yearıs special dessert treat will be grilled bananas with ice cream. Beer (including Jamaican Red Stripe), wine, soft drinks, and an island drink will be available all evening.
The band will play from 7:00 until 11:00 p.m. Carlos Jones founded the Peace, Love, Unity Syndicate to get back to the music that caught fire in his soul two decades earlier. PLUS delivers a dose of soulful roots reggae with lyrics that concentrate heavily on a message of peace and harmony within the human race and the environment.
Voted "the Best Reggae/Ska Band" in Northeast Ohio by the Scene Magazine readers' poll, Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band have opened for several international acts--Burning Spear, The Skatalites, Black Uhuru, Culture, and Big Mountain--and they have made guest appearances drumming onstage with these groups as well as The Wailers and Ziggy Marley.
Admission is free and open to everyone. The food and beverages will be offered a la carte. Guests will enter from First Street Southeast. Picnic tables will be scattered about the lawn, but guests are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Free parking will be available in the municipal parking lots, the parking deck on South Erie Street, and on adjacent streets. Plan to come for the fun, rain or shine.
Volunteers Dan Bates and Margy Vogt will organize the event in conjunction with the Museum staff and dozens of volunteers. Additional volunteers are welcome; contact Sheri Walter at the Museum.
For more information and volunteer assignments, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
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Massillon Museum Offers Polaroid Transfer Workshop
As part of its new emphasis on one-day workshops, the Massillon Museum will offer a "Polaroid Transfers" workshop on Sunday, August 5, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jody Hawk will work with participants ages fourteen through adults to transfer Polaroid emulsion to watercolor paper, creating painterly effects.
Students may bring their own 35mm slides or choose from many that the Museum has available for the workshop. Tuition is $26 ($23 for members of the Museum).
Massillon Museum workshops and classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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Massillon Museum Offers Impressionism-Themed Summer Camp
Angelina Oberlin will lead the "Impressionism" summer camp at the Massillon Museum from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, through Friday, August 10. The $70 registration fee ($60 Museum members) includes materials and light snacks.
Children ages six through nine will look at masterpieces in the Museum gallery and create their own Impressionist and 3-D paintings.
Massillon Museum camps and classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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Historic Fourth Street Walking Tour
The Massillon/Westark Tourism Council, will sponsor a public walking tour of Massillon's
historic Fourth Street on Tuesday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Fourth Street houses, which span a century of architectural excellence (1830s to 1930s), were home to Massillon's entrepreneurs and bankers, to prominent families who hosted President McKinley, and to humanitarians who harbored fugitive slaves.
The tour is open to everyone and reservations are not necessary. The $5 fee may be paid at the beginning of the tour. The tour begins at the corner of Fourth Street and North Avenue, N.E. (in front of Five Oaks). In case of rain, the walk will be cancelled; additional Fourth Street tours will be held on Wednesday, August 15, at 6:30 pm, and Sunday, September 9, at 1:00 pm.
Copies of Mrs. Vogt's book, Fourth Street, A Century of History and Design, will be available at the walk.
For more information, contact Margy Vogt at 330-832-8469.
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Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch Features Obie
Wilbur Arnold, former Obie handler, will speak at the Massillon Museum's Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, July 24. He will tell the story of Massillonıs first live tiger mascot.
Wilbur Arnold graduated from Washington High School and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Master of Business Administration from Kent State University. After designing and managing defense systems at Goodyear Aerospace Corporation for thirty years, he was appointed to the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia in 1983. He served as Professor of Management, Director of Curriculum Development Department, Director of the DSMC Eastern Region at Hanscom Air Force Base, and Executive Director of Research and Information.
After retiring in 1992, Arnold returned to Massillon and was appointed as an Adjunct in Administration and Mathematics at the Kent State Stark Branch. He served three terms on city council, three terms on the school board, and ten years on the board of trustees of Stark Technical College. He was president of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club in 1970.
Wilbur Arnold is nationally published on the subjects of technical management and leadership. For local readers, he has written The Town Tiger and Massillon Public Education 18481998 and compiled the writings of James Rasor into a Massillon Museum-published book, Joyous Jimmy.
Bring a sack lunch or enjoy soup, salad, or a sandwich catered by Santangelo's. The program will begin promptly at 12:10 p.m. and conclude about 12:50 p.m. to accommodate guests who attend during the lunch hour.
Bates Printing sponsors the Brown Bag Lunch series, which is in its fourth year. It continues on the fourth Tuesday of each month through October. On Tuesday, August 28, Jim Bowling, Associate Professor at Otterbein College, will speak about "Public Art."
The event, which is held in the Museum lobby, is free and open to the public; no reservations are required, but seats fill early. The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
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Learn Local History on a Cemetery Walking Tour
Take a leisurely two-hour stroll through Massillon Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 15, to learn about the history of the community.
Participants should meet at the cemetery entrance. Cemetery parking is limited, but ample free parking is available on South Erie Street. Reservations are not necessary; the $5 fee may be paid at the beginning of the tour.
Local historian Margy Vogt, representing Massillon/Westark Tourism Council, will lead the walk, the second of four scheduled for this season.
The monuments themselves are interesting to view. Some are thin illegible tablets from the mid - 1800s, some are elaborately sculpted markers, others are statues. About a dozen mausoleums add architectural interest to the tour. Participants can learn about the Civil War statue and three of Massillon's Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
In case of inclement weather, the tour will be cancelled. The next cemetery tour will be held on Sunday, August 19, at 1:00 p.m.
For more information about the tour, contact Margy Vogt at 330-832-8469.
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Massillon Museum Offers "After Degas" Drawing and Painting Programs
The Massillon Museum will offer two workshops, "After Degas: Movement in Drawing and Painting," in conjunction with its summer exhibition, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism." Students will experiment with techniques that will make the still objects in their drawings and paintings appear to move.
Children ages seven through twelve are invited to register for the workshop to be held on Saturday, August 4, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Teens and adults may register for the afternoon workshop, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., on the same day.
The tuition, $18 ($15 for members of the Museum), includes materials. Massillon Museum workshops and classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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MassMu Offers "Impressionism for Children" Workshop
On Saturday, July 21, the Massillon Museum will collaborate with the Massillon Public Library to present the second of three free "Impressionism for Children" workshops. The workshop, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Massillon, will be offered at the Museum from 10:00 until 11:30 a.m.
Inspired by the Museum's summer exhibition, "Midwest Visions of Impressionism," the workshop will start with a story read by a Library staff member in the gallery surrounded by the Impressionist paintings. Then Cristina Lalli will lead the children through an artistic exercise inspired by the reading. Parents are encouraged to participate with their children.
The summer's final "Impressionism for Children" will be held on Saturday, August 18.
Registration is limited to the first fifteen children who apply in person, by mail, or by phone. Massillon Museum workshops and classes are open to the public.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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MassMu Offers Mask Making Class
The Massillon Museum will offer a "Mask Making: The Power of Expression" class series on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, July 24, 25, 31, and August 1. From ancient Greek theatre to "Lion King," theatrical masks have intrigued audiences. In this class Robin Armitage will teach children ages 10 to 14 to construct and decorate their own creative disguises.
Tuition is $35 ($30 for members of the Museum). Massillon Museum workshops and classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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MassMu Cirque de Massillon Summer Camp
Children ages six through nine are invited to attend the Massillon Museum's "Cirque de Massillon" summer camp. The class will take a close look at the miniature Immel Circus on the Museumıs second floor, then create their own circus performance to present to their parents on the last day of the camp.
Angelina Oberlin will lead the program from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, through Friday, July 20. The $70 registration fee ($60 Museum members) includes materials and light snacks.
Massillon Museum camps and classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
The Museum's final summer camp for the season will focus on "Impressionism," beginning on August 7. For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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MassMu History Group discusses Pranks
The Massillon Museum's history discussion group, "Massillon Remembers," will talk about "Pranks and Practical Jokes" at its monthly session at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, at the Museum.
The history group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until noon to chat casually about a pre-announced topic, usually a narrow segment of Massillon history. Upcoming subjects will include "The Best of...," "School Days," "Unexplained Massillon Mysteries," "Special Grandparents," and "Outstanding Teachers." Chris Craft moderates the discussion.
The "Massillon Remembers" group is free and open to everyone; new participants are welcome at any time. Some people come to every session; others attend when the topic is of special interest to them. No reservations are required.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172), in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
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Massillon Museum Offers Gallery Talk
Massillon Museum Executive Director Christine Fowler Shearer will present a gallery talk, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism," on Wednesday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Museum's main gallery. The talk, which is open to teens and adults, is presented in conjunction with the Museum's Impressionism exhibition.
Participants will be invited to join in the discussion, examine the artworks in the exhibition, and explore the style of Impressionism. The fee is $8 ($5 for Museum members).
The program will be repeated on Wednesday, July 11, at 6:00 p.m.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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MassMu Offers Drawing & Painting Classes
The Massillon Museum will offer drawing and painting classes this summer.
Jane Grass will teach Basic Drawing on Tuesday evenings. The eight-week class session for teens and adults will begin on June 19. She will introduce various artistic styles, techniques, and drawing media.
Pat Ripple will teach an eight-week Watercolor Painting series for adults on Friday mornings beginning on June 29. She will lead students through the basics of color mixing and techniques from washes to dry brush.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Museum members receive a discount; contact the Museum for pricing. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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The Massillon Museum will offer five different ceramics classes this summer for students of various ages and skill levels.
Clarice Nelson will teach Beginning Hand-building on Tuesday evenings and Intermediate Hand-building on Tuesday mornings. Both eight-week class sessions for teens and adults will begin on June 19.
Mary Bobersky will teach Beginning Potter's Wheel on Thursday mornings and Intermediate Potter's Wheel and Hand-building on Thursday evenings. Both eight-week class sessions for teens and adults will begin on June 21.
The eight-week Children's Ceramics program will be geared toward students ages eight through twelve. Cristina Lalli will teach both wheel and hand-building methods on Friday mornings beginning on June 22.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Museum members receive a discount; contact the Museum for pricing. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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Massillon Museum History Group To Meet
The Massillon Museumıs history discussion group, "Massillon Remembers," will talk about "Gardens and Nature" at its monthly session at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, at the Museum.
The history group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until noon to chat casually about a pre-announced topic, usually a narrow segment of Massillon history. The subject will be "Pranks and Practical Jokes" on July 3. Chris Craft moderates the discussion.
The "Massillon Remembers" group is free and open to everyone; new participants are welcome at any time. Some people come to every session; others attend when the topic is of special interest to them. No reservations are required.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172), in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
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Massillon Museum Offers Impressionist Movement Workshop
Nicole Garlando Berens will teach the Massillon Museum's "Impressionist Movement" workshop on Tuesday, June 5, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Museum lobby after viewing the paintings in the "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" exhibition.
"The Impressionist movement is most often associated with painting, but in this workshop, Berens will explore choreography and modern dance influenced by the artwork displayed in the exhibition," says Museum Assistant Chris Craft, who has organized the Museum's summer education program. "Come ready to dance!"
The workshop is open to everyone age ten and older. The tuition for the workshop is $18 ($15 for Massillon Museum members).
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration is required five days in advance. Students may register in person, by mail, or by phone. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon.
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MassMu Exhibits "Midwest Visions of Impressionism"
The Massillon Museum's summer exhibition, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism," will illustrate the significance of 33 painters and their work between the 1890s and 1930s. The exhibition opens in the Museumıs main gallery on Saturday, May 26, and continues through Sunday, August 19, 2007.
"This exhibition will focus on many talented artists who are often overlooked in larger American Impressionism surveys," says Massillon Museum Executive Director Christine Shearer, who is curating the exhibition. "It will ask viewers the question, 'Is there a Midwest Impressionist style?' Viewers will have an answer by the end of their visit."
The exhibition will focus on the similarities and differences among artists associated with the region of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, as well as within the larger American Impressionism movement. It will examine whether or not the region in which the artists lived and studied had a noticeable effect on their paintings.
"Impressionism has long had an appeal for museum audiences," Shearer says. "This exhibition takes a look at some of the lesser known artists who explored this concept in their work." Shearer received her BA in Art History from Kent State University and her MA in Art History from the University of Notre Dame in 1996. She was selected to participate in the Getty Museum Leadership Institute in July 2006. Before coming to the Massillon Museum in 2001, Shearer served as the first full-time executive director of the Cleveland Artists Foundation for three years. She currently serves as president of the board of trustees of the Ohio Museums Association.
Ann Caywood Brown of Cleveland is the project coordinator. The paintings for the exhibition have been borrowed from various museums, galleries, and private collections throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
This exhibition has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius. The "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" exhibition is also supported by The Ohio Arts Council, The Stark Community Foundation, Rotary Club of Massillon, Arts in Stark, the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Charles Hayes.
Paintings have been loaned for the exhibition by the Richmond Art Museum (IN), South Bend Regional Museum of Art (IN), Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), the Cleveland Artists Foundation, Brian and Christine Pierce (Cleveland), John and Susan Horseman (St. Louis), Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Nickol (Mishawaka, IN), Robert Burns (Mansfield, OH), Brauer Museum of Art (Valparaiso, IL), Tregoning Fine Art (Chagrin Falls, OH), Indiana State Museum, Rockford Art Museum (IL), Terra Foundation of American Art (Chicago), and additional private collections.
The Massillon Museum invites out-of-town visitors to take advantage of a special package that will be available throughout the run of the showa night at the Hampton Inn Massillon (which includes hot and cold breakfast selections, VIP turn-down service, and an in-room gift) and weekend tickets for a movie at the historic Lions Lincoln Theatre. All are within easy and safe walking distance of the Massillon Museum. For details, call the Hampton Inn (330-834-1144 or 1-800-HAMPTON) or the Massillon Museum (330-833-4061).
After the initial exhibition at the Massillon Museum, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" will travel to the south Bend Regional Museum of Art (September 8, 2007 through February 23, 2008) the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth, Ohio (March 15 through June 14, 2008); and the Ohio Arts Councilıs Riffe Gallery in Columbus (July 31 through October 12, 2008).
An 80-page, soft cover catalog accompanying the exhibition will include essaysfocusing on the regions of the Midwest that became known as "hot spots" for Impressionismby Shearer and Dr. Dean A. Porter, Director Emeritus, Snite Museum of Art. Independent curator Brigitte Foley and Massillon Museum Curator Alexandra Nicholis will research and write biographies of the artists. The book will include an array of four-color images on high-quality, acid-free paper.
"Midwestern Visions of Impressionism" may be seen during regular Museum hours Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172) in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
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Pauline Palmer
William Merritt Chase
Otto Bacher
Learn Local History on a Cemetery Walking Tour
Take a leisurely stroll through Massillon Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, to learn about the history of the community. Memorial Day flowers and flags will enhance the gentle wooded hills of the cemetery, which was designed in the 1840s.
Massillon Cemetery is located at 1827 South Erie Street in Massillon, just north of the Erie Street exit of Ohio Route 21.
Local historian Margy Vogt, representing Massillon/Westark Tourism Council, will lead the walk, the first of four scheduled for this year. The tour lasts about two hours.
Mrs. Vogt will talk about the history of the cemetery and the National Register residence. She will highlight many of the individuals whose monuments stand for the contributions they made to Massillonıs history. Walkers will see markers for inventors Joseph Davenport, Abel Fletcher, and Andrew Jay Cross; industrialists of the Russell, McClymonds, and Hess families; philanthropists Wright Walker, James F. Pocock, and George Harsh; and political leaders Jacob Coxey, Samuel Pease, and Robert Folger.
The monuments themselves are interesting to view. Some are thin illegible tablets from the mid-1800s, some are elaborately sculpted markers, others are statues. About a dozen mausoleums add architectural interest to the tour. Participants can learn about the Civil War statue and two of Massillonıs Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
A Massillon Cemetery booklet will be available for purchase. It contains cemetery history, a map of the grounds, and photographs and information about more than 60 people who made their mark on Massillon.
In case of inclement weather, the tour will be cancelled. Additional cemetery tours will be held this season on Sunday, July 15; Sunday, August 19; and Saturday, September 8, both at 1:00 p.m.
For more information about cemetery, Fourth Street, and historic downtown tours, contact Margy Vogt at 330-832-8469 or vogt@sssnet.com.
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Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch Features Local Tourism
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
Nancy Stewart Matin, a North Canton resident, is a signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, and her work resides in the permanent collections of several Stark County institutions including the Massillon Museum, North Canton Library, and the Canton Museum of Art, where she serves on the board of trustees.
"The New Face of Watercolor" may be seen during regular Museum hours Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. through December 2. The Museum will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but it will be open from 7:00 to 9:00 on Saturday evening, December 1, for the opening of the Stark County Artists Exhibition. Admission to the Museum, including the Saturday night event, is free and open to the public.
1. "In My Dreams" (Nancy Stewart Matin)
2. "Place Massillon" (Pre-WWI painting of Hyeres, France...house to the left is that of Jean Baptiste Massillon, for whom the city of Massillon was named)
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Alex Nicholis, Massillon Museum Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Imagine the center of the event glowing with the flame from the Don Pancho's hot air balloon as the event opens on Friday! Visitors can watch Maury and Lynn Sullivan inflate their balloon at about 5:00...weather permitting. They will tether it until about 6:30, when visitors can watch the process of taking down the balloon.
Margy Vogt, 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
The Mutchler family has taken charge of the Storytime Igloo as a family project
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Alex Nicholis, Massillon Museum Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Mandy Altimus, Massillon Museum Archivist - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Mandy Altimus, Massillon Museum Archivist - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Mandy Altimus, Massillon Museum Archivist - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations & Lunch Series Chair - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
Jim Bryan, Speaker - 330-833-0244
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations & Lunch Series Chair - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director and Exhibition Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Margy Vogt - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Margy Vogt - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Alex Nicholis, Massillon Museum Curator - 330-833-4061
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Each sculpture will be accompanied by a plaque with a brief description and a phone number to call for a free cell phone audio tour. Compliments of Massillon Cable TV, visitors will be able to select each work of art individually on their mobile phones to learn about the artwork, the artist, and the history of the location. "A bonus of the cell phone tour is that people who just happen to come across one of the installations at random will be able to dial the cell phone tour number and learn about the entire exhibition," said Mandy Altimus, the Museum staff member responsible for the audio segment of the project.
"This exhibition is one of the many ways the Museum connects with the community," said the Massillon Museum's Executive Director Christine Shearer, who has co-curated the exhibition. "We promote collaboration with other organizations, and are bringing the museum out into the community in yet another diverse way." Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce President Bob Sanderson co-curated the exhibition.
"Sacred Space" by Jim Bowling, Columbus
"Untitled" by Brinsley Tyrell, Ravenna
"Untitled" by Lepo, Lima
"Victoria" by Paula Blackman, Cleveland
"Whisper to the Sky, Whisper to My Love" by Eva Kwong, Kent
"Ghost Laker," by Laila Voss, Cleveland
"Thought Lifting," by Barry Gunderson, Gambier
"Stump and Vines," by Bill Warner, Navarre
"Landscape," by Charlotte Lees, Solon
"Leaves," by Charlie Brown, Navarre
"House Rupture," by Carey McDougall, Canton
"Dauber #2," by Zack Shocklee, Cleveland
"Chairs," by Don Parsisson, Akron
"Passage," by Fred Gearhart, Cleveland Heights
"Neighbors 2," by Tom Migge, Canton
The "Outdoor Sculpture" exhibition will open with a free party on the Massillon Museum lawn on Saturday, August 4, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The public is invited to sculpt their own sundaes before they set out to see the artwork. Small prizes will be given to everyone who visits all seven downtown installations. Bigger gifts will be awarded to those who additionally drive to the eight sites. Volunteers will be stationed at each sculpture to verify the visits.
The sculptures will be displayed through June 29, 2008. Watch for details about a photography contest, classes, and a guidebook that will accompany the exhibition.
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director and Exhibition Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
Don Parsisson, "Chairs," 2007, Cedar (North Sippo Park Near Tunnel)
Paula Blackman, "Victoria," no date, bronze (Historic Fourth Street/Massillon Woman's Club)
Laila Voss, "Ghost Laker," 2007, steel (Ohio & Erie Canal Site in Downtown Massillon)
Carey McDougall, "House Rupture," 2007, Barn Siding, Glass, and Ceramics (Spring Hill)
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The group creates a festival like atmosphere anywhere they play, drawing crowds spanning all ages and backgrounds. The infectious rhythms woven by their use of a variety of percussion instruments, create an irresistible and uplifting vibration, hooking the crowd into their performance. Their repertoire includes many original songs, plus a generous helping of Bob Marley, Culture, and other recognizable covers mixed in with traditional Rastafarian Nyabinghi drum chants.
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Margy Vogt will lead the leisurely stroll, which includes historic and architectural highlights of the townıs grandest old neighborhood, takes about two hours.
Margy Vogt describing the Charles Steese house on historic Fourth Street.
Photo by Andrew Bomze.
Margy Vogt (330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525)
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations & Lunch Series Chair - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Mrs. Vogt will talk about the history of the cemetery and the National Register residence. She will highlight many of the individuals whose monuments stand for the contributions they made to Massillonıs history. Walkers will see markers for inventors Joseph Davenport, Abel Fletcher, and Andrew Jay Cross; industrialists of the Russell, McClymonds, and Hess families; philanthropists Wright Walker, James F. Pocock, and George Harsh; and political leaders Jacob Coxey, Samuel Pease, and Robert Folger.
Margy Vogt (330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525)
Photo Identification:
Margy Vogt on tour in front of the Jacobs/Brown mausoleum at Massillon Cemetery.
Photograph by Andrew Bomze.
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, History Group Moderator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, History Group Moderator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, Massillon Museum Assistant - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Approximately 70 paintings will highlight artists, born or raised in the Midwest, who practiced American Impressionism from the 1890s to the 1930s: John Ottis Adams, George Adomeit, George Ames Aldrich, May Ames, Otto H. Bacher, L. Clarence Ball, Karl Albert Buehr, V.J. Cariani, William Merritt Chase, William Clusmann, Charles Dahlgreen, Frank Virgil Dudley, Maude Eggemeyer, William J. Forsyth, Alexis Jean Fournier, Marie Goth, Frederick Gottwald, Carl Graf, Louis Oscar Griffith, Lucy Hartrath, Emil Jacques, Karl Kappes, Lewis Henry Meakin, Pauline Palmer, Louis Ritman, Ada Walter Shulz, Adolph Shulz, Otto Stark, Theodore Clement Steele, John Henry Twachtman, Will Vawter, Abel Warshawsky, and Edward K. Williams.
The exhibition will debut at a public opening on Saturday, May 26, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy a first look at the exhibition, refreshments, live entertainment, and visits to the second floor permanent collection galleries and the lower level Studio M show. The evening is free and open to everyone; reservations are not necessary.
A series of accompanying activities have been planned throughout the run of the exhibition: classes featuring Impressionist movement and painting (beginning in June); Gallery Talks (June 20 and July 11); Impressionist Workshops for Children (June 23, July 21, and August 18); Brown Bag Lunch (June 26); Impressionism Summer Camp (August 7) and Watercolor Demonstrations, Nancy Stewart Matin and Brian Robinson (August 19). Call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit massillonmuseum.org for details.
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director and Exhibition Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
The Morning Sun, 1920 (Figure 30)
Oil on canvas - 50 x 40 inches
Collection of Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
The Olive Grove, c. 1910 (Figure 2)
Oil on canvas - 23.5 x 33.5 inches
Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection (1992.25)
Mary Holland Bacher, 1891 (Figure 38)
Oil on canvas - 90.6 x 57.4 cm
The Cleveland Museum of Art,
Gift of Will Low Bacher (1946.388)
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Participants should meet at the cemetery entrance. Cemetery parking is limited, but ample free parking is available on both sides of South Erie Street. Reservations are not necessary; the $5 fee may be paid at the beginning of the tour.
A collage of five crosses that mark graves in Massillon Cemetery.
(Photographs by Margy Vogt
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John Kiste, executive director of the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau, will speak at the Massillon Museum's Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, May 22. His topic, "Art- and History-Related Tourism in Stark County," wraps up his "Destination Stark County Week" duties.
Kiste joined the Convention and Visitors Bureau in 1999 as the convention sales and communications manager. He became executive director in December of 2001. A native of Massillon and graduate of Malone College and Kent State University, Kiste also attended Yale and the University of Akron. He has taught business, mathematics, and purchasing courses at a Kent State University branch.
Kisteıs board affiliations and outside interests complement his brown bag topic. He is the past president of the Ohio Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, serves on the advisory committees of the MAPS Air Museum and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, and on the marketing committee of the Ohio and Erie Canalway as well as the board of the Wagner Society of Ohio. He is secretary/treasurer of the Stark County Chambers of Commerce Association.
With his wife Lonna and daughter Gwendolyn, Kiste owns a wholesale alternative clothing line. He is known for his extreme celebration of Halloween and has recently returned to the stage at the Canton Players Guild and as part of the RezzyFest history performance.
Bring a sack lunch or enjoy soup, salad, or a sandwich catered by Santangeloıs. The program will begin promptly at 12:10 p.m. and conclude about 12:50 p.m. to accommodate guests who attend during the lunch hour.
Bates Printing sponsors the Brown Bag Lunch series, which is in its fourth year. It continues on the fourth Tuesday of each month through October. On Tuesday, June 26, Massillon Museum Executive Director Christine Shearer will speak about the Museumıs summer exhibition, "Midwestern Visions of Impressionism." The Brown Bag schedule for the next five months will be distributed at the May lunch.
The event, which is held in the Museum lobby, is free and open to the public; no reservations are required, but seats fill early. The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.
Walsh
Students Exhibit Photography in Studio M
Fifteen students enrolled in Professor Lee Horrisberger's digital photography
class at Walsh University are studying the work of outstanding photojournalists
from the perspectives of artistic style, technique, and history. The
course will culminate in an exhibition in the Massillon Museum's Studio
M from March 30 through May 6.
The public is invited to meet the student photographers, view their work,
and enjoy refreshments at the exhibition opening on Friday, March 30,
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Fred F. Silk Community Room of the Massillon
Museum. The party is free and open to all.
The second annual “Image to Image: A Comparative Study of
Past and Present Photojournalists' Images, Styles, and Shooting Techniques”
will feature the work of Earl Bishop, Ingrid Brainard, Erin Chaido, Matthew
Darr, Nicole Hagy, Jason Hicks, Amanda Leary, Jessica Legrair, Lindsay
May, Melissa Olinger, Kelly Parker, Peter Tsaftarides, Benjamin 3BJ2 Tucker,
Christopher Tucker, and Adam Urban.
Among the photographers they have chosen to emulate are Eugene Atget,
Elizabeth Alice Austen, Imogen Cunningham, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Lewis Hine,
William Henry Jackson, David Hume Kennerly, Dorothea Lange, Bruce Murray,
Erich Salomon, W. Eugene Smith, and Margaret Bourke-White. Additionally,
two advanced photography students will explore photo illustration and
its purpose in the newspaper.
The students will imitate the photography style, lighting, and content
of the photojournalist of their choosing to demonstrate the impact of
style and technique on artistic content. Each student's work will
be printed, matted, and hung beside a reproduction of a photograph by
his selected photojournalist, a bibliography, and the student's photographic
notes. The students and their professor will help Massillon Museum
Curator Alexandra Nicholis install the exhibition.
Brewster Dairy, Massillon Save-A-Lot, Fishers Foods, Starbucks at Washington
Square (North Canton), and Shearer's Food Inc. will sponsor the exhibition
opening.
The Studio M show may be seen during regular Museum hours, Tuesday through
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., except when
the Silk Room has been reserved for private functions. A call to
the Museum office (330-833-4061)can
confirm that the exhibit is available for viewing.
Studio M enhances the collaboration between the Museum and the community
by showcasing the artistic talents of local, regional, and national artists.
The series of five-week shows will continue throughout the year,
selected by jurors from proposals submitted by artists. Brochures
containing guidelines and an application are available by contacting the
Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or www.massillonmuseum.org.|
Massillon
Museum Offers Polaroid Transfer Workshop
Registration is now open for Jody Hawk's "Polaroid Transfer"
workshop at the Massillon Museum on Sunday, April 15, from 2:30 to 4:30
p.m. She will teach students age fourteen and older to transfer
Polaroid emulsion to watercolor paper to create a unique photographic
transformation. Students may bring their own 35mm slides or they
may use slides provided by the Museum.
The tuition for the workshop is $18 ($15 for Massillon Museum members).
The additional $8 materials fee will cover all supplies for the
session.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration
is required five days in advance. Students may register in person,
by mail, or by phone using cash, checks, or credit cards.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for
children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit
www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172)
in downtown Massillon.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Mandy Altimus, Massillon Museum Archivist - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469
or 330-844-1525
Massillon
Museum Offers "Preparing Paper for Battle" Workshop
North Canton artist Nancy Stewart Matin will demonstrate her "pour"
technique and will work with participants to "fling" watercolor
paint during her Massillon Museum workshop on Sunday, March 25, from 2:30
to 4:30 p.m. Open to anyone age fourteen and older, the "Preparing
Paper for Battle" workshop will encourage creativity. The tuition for
the workshop is $18 ($15 for Massillon Museum members). The additional
$8 materials fee will cover all supplies for the session.
Massillon Museum classes are open to the public, but pre-registration
is required five days in advance. Students may register in person,
by mail, or by phone using cash, checks, or credit cards.
For a detailed class schedule, which includes classes and workshops for
children and adults, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit
www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172)
in downtown Massillon.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Mandy Altimus, Massillon Museum Archivist - 330-833-4061
Massillon
Museum Hosts Malcolm Holcombe Concert
Malcolm Holcombe will perform at the Massillon Museum on Saturday, March
24, in the final concert of this season1s music series, "Rhythms". His
introspective lyrics, raspy vocals, and well-strummed guitar work together
to depict poignant slices of life in a style part country, part folk,
part Appalachian blues.
Born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Malcolm
Holcombe is recognized by the contemporary U.S. and European folk/Americana
community as a performer of national stature, a unique guitarist/vocalist
about whom Rolling Stone magazine wrote: "Haunted country, acoustic
blues and rugged folk all meet [here]..."
Other reviewers have referred to his dusky voice, his gruffness,
his gravelly sound. Some say listening to Holcombe1s narrative music
is like eavesdropping. He1s been likened to well-worn shoes; his
music has been dubbed 3blues in motion.2 Holcombe describes his
own music as 3blood flowin1 folk ballads.2 The Wall Street Journal's
Jim Fusilli called Holcolm's CD, "I Never Heard You Knockin,"
3... a stunning aural equivalent of found art,2 naming it one of the best
discs of 2005, as did Jim Farber in The New York Daily News. Learn
more about Malcolm Holcombe and hear samples of his music at www.malcolmholcombe.com.
Lisa and Heather Malyuk, who will open for Holcombe, perform a repertoire
of eclectic folk tunes on articulated hammered dulcimer and inventive
guitar. They have been heard at art galleries, coffee houses, wineries,
festivals, and private events throughout northeast Ohio. Lisa placed
first in the Mid-Eastern Regional Hammered Dulcimer Competition in May
2006 and placed fourth in the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship
in Winfield, Kansas in September 2006. The sisters have recorded
two CDs. Learn more about the Malyuk sisters at www.lisa-heathermalyuk.com.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with social time and refreshments. The
Malyuks1 performance will begin at 7:00. Holcombe will take the
stage at 8:15 p.m.
The $17.50 per-person admission ($15 for Massillon Museum members) may
be purchased in advance (Visa or Mastercard) by phone. Cash
and checks will also be accepted in person. Tickets will be sold
at the door as long as seats remain available. The concert is open
to the public.
The Massillon Museum hosts out-of-the-mainstream musicians in the intimate
setting of its main gallery to broaden the arts that it offers to the
community.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East, in downtown Massillon.
Call the Museum at 330-833-4061.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Director - 330-833-4061
Dan Bates, "Rhythms" Chairman - 330-833-5830 or 330-844-0750
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469
or 330-844-1525
Massillon
Museum History Group To Meet
The Massillon Museum1s history discussion group, "Massillon Remembers,"
will talk about "best memories" at its monthly session at 10:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, February 6, at the Museum.
The history group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 10:00
a.m. until noon to chat casually about a pre-announced topic, usually
a narrow segment of Massillon history. The subject will be 3personal
vehicles2 on March 6. Chris Craft moderates the discussion.
The "Massillon Remembers" group is free and open to everyone; new participants
are welcome at any time. Some people come to every session; others
attend when the topic is of special interest to them. No reservations
are required.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio 172), in
downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum
at 330-833-4061.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Chris Craft, History Group Moderator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525
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Massillon Museum's "Studio
M" Hosts Chad M. Hansen Exhibition
The Massillon Museum's Studio M will feature paintings on panels and paper
by Chad M. Hansen from January 5 through February 11, 2007. The
public is invited to meet the artist, view his work, and enjoy refreshments
at the exhibition opening on Friday, January 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
in the Fred F. Silk Community Room of the Massillon Museum. The
party is free and open to all.
Hansen, a Stow, Ohio resident, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in art
education from Kent State University. The smaller works in his exhibition
deal with issues of replacement of identity in a consumer culture. The
larger pieces address the mythological rise of a consumer culture by using
personified icons unique to America.
The Studio M show may be seen during regular Museum hours, Tuesday through
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., except when
the Silk Room has been reserved for private functions. A call to
the Museum office can confirm that the exhibit is available for viewing:
330-833-4061.
Studio M enhances the collaboration between the Museum and the community
by showcasing the artistic talents of local, regional, and national artists.
The series of three-week shows will continue throughout the year,
selected by jurors from proposals submitted by artists. Brochures
containing guidelines and an application are available by contacting the
Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172)
in the heart of downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum
is always free.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Alex Nicholis, Massillon Museum Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469
or 330-844-1525
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Massillon Museum's "Studio M"
Hosts Bili Kribbs Exhibition
The Massillon Museum's Studio M will feature paintings on paper, wood,
and glass; furniture; and sculpture by Bili Kribbs of Massillon from February
16 to March 25, 2007. The public is invited to meet the artist,
view his work, enjoy refreshments, and listen to live music by The Jeffrey
Allens at the exhibition opening on Friday, February 16, from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. in the Fred F. Silk Community Room of the Massillon Museum.
The party is free and open to all.
Kribbs, who earned an Associates Degree in Specialized Science: Computer
Animation and Multimedia Design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, works
as a technical support representative at Massillon Cable TV. His
artwork is displayed at Second April Gallery in Canton. It has been
seen at the Canton Zing Festival, the Ananda Center1s Syrcus event in
Massillon, and Canton1s Art is Alive event. In July of 2006, he
created the 3Garbage to Glory Trash Can Mural2 for the City of Canton.
For Massillon Cable TV Kribbs has created architectural illustrations
and two 30-second commercials. To learn more about the artist, visit
www.bili.org.
The February/March Studio M exhibition, 3Purging of the Whimsical Data
Mix,2 is an encore for Kribbs, who displayed a different body of work
in the Massillon Museum1s Studio M in December of 2004. He will
teach a workshop on Saturday, March 3, at the Museum in conjunction with
his Studio M exhibition.
This collection of paintings, sculptures and furniture explore the American
human need to deflate the mind from too much stimulation. "Boredom breeds
creativity in those of us who grew up in a sugar coated, animated, glitz
and glamour media saturated world," says Kribbs. When we fill our
minds with pop music lyrics, memorize jingles from a cola commercials,
and recite dialogue from films, it1s difficult to have quiet time... We
can1t ride in the car without radio; we can1t fly on a plane without a
movie. We can1t even see a movie without popcorn and candy.2
When asked to describe the show, Kribbs responded: whimsical,
wild, witty, nuts, crazy, coo-coo, daft, loony, off his rocker, out of
his mind, ninjas, pirates, robots, cowboys, giant monsters attacking
the city, UFOs, flying saucers, aliens, monsters, cartoon characters,
comic book super heroes, dragons, science fiction, space ships, skulls,
rock and roll, space age laser guns, swords, break dancing, hip-hop DJs,
Goblins, goats, pigs, cows, barn yard animals, fast food burgers, corn,
chess, kings and queens, knights and jesters, boxing matches, burning
fire, monkeys, duckies, delicious, opulent, magnificent, spectacularly
colorful, glitter, bling-bling, wood, metal, paint, interactive stimulation,
toys, playful fun, creatures and critters, bunnies, tricky, clever, jest,
humor, jokes, and silliness.
The Studio M show may be seen during regular Museum hours, Tuesday through
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., except when
the Silk Room has been reserved for private functions. A call to
the Museum office can confirm that the exhibit is available for viewing-330-833-4061.
Studio M enhances the collaboration between the Museum and the community
by showcasing the artistic talents of local, regional, and national artists.
The series of three-week shows will continue throughout the year,
selected by jurors from proposals submitted by artists. Brochures
containing guidelines and an application are available by contacting the
Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or www.massillonmuseum.org.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172)
in the heart of downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum
is always free.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Alex Nicholis, Massillon Museum Curator - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469
or 330-844-1525
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Massillon
Museum Calls for Sculpture Entries
The Massillon Museum invites artists who reside in Ohio to submit proposals
for sculptural works to be considered for inclusion in a public art exhibition
in Massillon, Ohio, from August 4, 2007 through June 29, 2008. Sculpture
will be displayed individually in prominent outdoor public areas throughout
the city.
Artists must be eighteen or older. A non-refundable fee of $25 will
allow the artist to submit as many as three entries. The artist
must complete an entry form, which is available by contacting the Massillon
Museum. Each artist selected for the exhibition will receive an
honorarium to cover transportation, installation, de-installation, and
incidental expenses involved.
Work must be suitable for outdoor installation. It should be of
sound, safe construction, be maintenance-free for the duration of the
exhibition, be appropriate for an active pedestrian environment, and take
into consideration the safety of the audience.
The deadline for entries is January 15, 2007. Results will be mailed
by February 16.
The Massillon Museum has the support of Arts in Stark for the outdoor
sculpture exhibition.
For further information or entry forms, contact the Massillon Museum at
330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.
Media Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469
or 330-844-1525
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February 24, 2007
Les Delices
8:00 pm - $17.50/$15 members
Stylish renderings of French Baroque
masterpieces and little-known works. Go to our Rhythms
page to learn more.
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Massillon Museum Hosts Carla Gover
Concert
Carla Gover, who has spent the past ten years as part of the duo Zoe Speaks,
will perform at the Massillon Museum on Saturday, January 13, in the third
concert of this season1s music series, 3Rhythms.2 She will be joined
by multi-instrumentalist Diane Timmons. The evening will begin with
a performance by acoustic artist Kev Rowe.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for social time and refreshments. Kev
Rowe will perform at 7:00 p.m.; Carla Gover will perform beginning at
8:15 p.m.
The $17.50 per-person admission ($15 for Massillon Museum members) may
be paid at the door. The concert is open to the public.
A singer, songwriter, and dancer, Carla Gover will bring energy, a variety
of musical styles, and beautiful harmonies to the performance. Her
original songs are sometimes misty, traditional ballads accompanied by
banjo; sometimes they are up-tempo pop-influenced songs 3with a groove.2
As part of Zoe Speaks, her last album reached #2 on the Folk Radio
Chart. She holds a degree in Appalachian Studies from the University
of Kentucky. In addition to her background in classical music, piano,
French horn, and saxophone, Gover has a repertoire of clogging and percussive
dance skills. She has won the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest,
and Acoustic Guitar called her 3one of the 30 essential artists of our
time.2 (www.carlagover.com)
Now focusing on a solo career, Gover will be accompanied by Diane Timmons,
who plays flute, keyboard, drums, and guitar, among many instruments.
Timmons, also a graduate of the University of Kentucky, asked for
piano lessons at age four and has been involved in music since that time.
(www.spaceformusic.com)
Kev Rowe--former lead guitarist for roots rock band Big Leg Emma and lead
singer/songwriter for his own touring band 5 Cubic Feet--has been cheered
on national tours for his skillful slide playing, intricate melodic counterpoint,
and warm baritone vocals. His material spans slow, intimate songs;
instrumentals; upbeat, inspirational songs; and anecdotal works. Rowe,
the driving force behind J.A.M.town, a western New York-based Indie label,
has released four CDs; the most recent is 3Brown Book,2 2004, a highly
regarded solo collection. (www.kevrowe.com)
The Massillon Museum hosts out-of-the-mainstream musicians in the intimate
setting of its main gallery to broaden the realm of arts that it offers
to the community. Dan Bates chairs the five-part 3Rhythms2 series,
which is in its third season. The next concert, on Thursday, February
24, will feature Les Delices, stylish renderings of French Baroque masterpieces;
the final concert, on Saturday, March 24, will be folk/blues by Malcolm
Holcombe.
Media
Contacts:
Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Director - 330-833-4061
Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations Coordinator - 330-832-8469
or 330-844-1525
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