VIEWING TIMES

THE 32nd ANNUAL FAIRMOUNT RUSSELL
JURIED ART EXHIBITION

Show Dates May 25 - June 6, 2008

Monday May 19: 10:00am - 9:00pm
Bring Entries To Fairmount Center
8400 Fairmount Road, Novelty, OH 44072

Tuesday May 20: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Jury Day

Tuesday May 20: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Retrieve Unaccepted Work

Wednesday May 21: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Retrieve Unaccepted Work

Saturday May 24: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Artist & Patron Reception
Awards Presentation – 7:30pm

Sunday May 25: 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Public Opening
“Baubles & Bubbles” (Unique art/accessory boutique)

Thursday May 29: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Interior Designers Reception

Friday May 30: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Gallery Talk & Wine Reception

Friday June 6: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Retrieve All Art

CATEGORIES
Painting: Watercolor
Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Pastel,
Mixed Media
Photography: Traditional
Digital Imaging: Computer Generated,
Computer Enhanced
Graphics: Drawings, Prints, Etc.
3-D: Sculpture, Wood, Mixed
Media, Glass, Pottery,
Textiles

ENTRY FEES
Each artist may submit up to three
pieces at $10 each. Checks should be
made out to Fairmount Center.

MONETARY AWARDS
Best of Show
First Place - each category
Second Place - each category
Human Portrait
People’s Choice

CONTACTS
Mary C. Denham, co-chairperson
Amber Slane, co-chairperson
Susan Gray Bé, Shirley Kolenic,
Lorry Szabo
Fairmount Center for the Arts
PO Box 80, Novelty, OH 44072
Phone: 440.338.3171
www.fairmountcenter.org

JUDGES

Michael Nekic, a life-long resident of Northeast Ohio, has been a fine art photographer for the past thirty years, focusing on digital photography for the past twelve years. He has taken art, photography, and digital imaging courses but is largely self-taught. He serves on the board of directors for The New
Center for Art and Technology, a non-profit organization that promotes and educates the public on all forms of digital art. His work has been exhibited in numerous shows including The Gates Mills Invitational, Fairmount Russell Art Exhibition,
Valley Art Center, and Ingenuity Festival. He has done eight solo exhibitions since 2001. His work is currently featured at the following galleries: Imagery (Chagrin Falls), Artists Review Today (Galleria, downtown Cleveland), and The Glass Growers Gallery (Erie, PA) His work has received many significant awards.

Ken Roby has raised the craft of blacksmithing to a high art. He maintains a shop in Auburn Township where, aided by two assistants, he produces custom metal works ranging from tabletop-size art objects to massive staircases and mammoth gates. He is often commissioned to restore irreplaceable historic metal artworks such as those of the Hungarian Cultural Garden in Cleveland. Ken holds a BA
degree from Kent State University and completed the farrier science program at Montana State University. He has both taken classes and taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Ken, who is a member of several smithing organizations, also
regularly conducts iron working demonstrations and clinics.  This award-winning artist has been the subject of or author of a number of articles in trade, art, and general interest publications.

Marilyn Szalay holds both a BA and MBA in drawing and painting from Kent State University. Since 1975, she has been teaching at various institutions in Northeast Ohio including The Cleveland Institute of Art, The University of Akron, and currently Cuyahoga Community College. She has also worked as a photographer for the Sun Newspapers and Cleveland Ballet. She has produced illustrations for the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions including The Butler Institute of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Massilon Museum of Art, and Ashland College. She has received many awards in these exhibits, including Best Graphic and Best Portrait in the 2007 Fairmount Russell Art exhibition.

VIEWING TIMES

• Sunday May 25 1:00pm - 6:00pm
• Monday May 26th Closed
• Tuesday May 27 9:00am - 8:00pm
• Wednesday May 28 9:00am - 5:00pm
• Thursday May 29 9:00am - 5:00pm
• Friday May 30 9:00am - 9:00pm
• Saturday May 31 1:00am - 6:00pm
• Sunday June 1st 1:00am - 6:00pm
• Monday June 2 9:00am - 5:00pm
• Tuesday June 3 9:00am - 8:00pm
• Wednesday June 4 9:00am - 5:00pm
• Thursday June 5 9:00am - 5:00pm

ENTRY DETAILS

• Entries must be original work of the entering
  artist completed in the past two years,
  and not exhibited previously at the
  Fairmount Center, or any other juried art
  show in northeastern Ohio.
• 2-D entries must be unwrapped, sturdily
  framed, wired, and ready for hanging.
• 2-D work may not exceed 5ft. x 4ft.
• 3-D work may not exceed 3ft. x 4ft. x 6ft.H.
• Artists may supply their own display stands,
  space permitting.
• No sawtooth hangers, uniframes, or gallery
  clips are allowed.
• Participants will be notified of jury results by
  phone upon completion of the judging.
  INSURANCE
• Entries are insured by the Fairmount
  Center; however, artists should insure
  their entries independently. Any artwork
  NOT retrieved within ten days of the
  closing of the show becomes the property
  of the Fairmount Center.
  
  INSTALLATION
• Installation of the show is final and no work
  may be removed before the show closes.