Jane Wiemer: Jewelry/metals

The Lakeland Community College Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition is on display now through Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in the Gallery at Lakeland, housed inside the D-Building on Lakeland’s campus at 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, Ohio, 44094. An artist reception is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 30, from 7-9 p.m.

The exhibition is an annual show that serves to highlight the creative talents of Lakeland’s visual arts faculty. Many artistic mediums are represented in this year’s diverse collection, including acrylic painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, jewelry/metals, mixed media, weaving and graphic design.

While nearly all past and present exhibitors in the show have been part of Lakeland’s fine arts department, this year, the gallery’s main hallway will feature photographs from Becky Grasser, professor of information technology and computer science (IT&CS) since 2000. Grasser earned her Master of Fine Arts in photography in 2012 and has exhibited in galleries throughout multiple counties. Currently, her work is on display in Stella's Art Gallery in Willoughby.

Most pieces on display are available for purchase through the Arts at Lakeland’s website. The featured artists and their mediums are as follows:

• Carol Adams: Enamel on copper
• Christopher Berry: Acrylic painting on canvas
• Paula Blackman: Ceramic and wood sculpture
• Yiyun Chen: Photography - archival pigment print
• Amy D. Copeland (chair of graphic design/photography department): Graphic design; weavings
• Mark Del Balso: Digital art and mixed media sculpture
• Wade Gagich: Photography - archival pigment print
• Becky Grasser: Photography
• Michael Kinkopf: Photography - digital print
• J. Derek O’Brien: Ceramic sculpture
• David L. Samiec: Digital photography
• Grace Summanen: Mixed media
• Jane Wiemer: Jewelry/metals

ABOUT THE GALLERY AT LAKELAND

The Gallery at Lakeland presents several art exhibitions each year. Highlights include the annual from WOMAN… exhibition, which is the largest exhibition of female artists in the region; the May Show Juried Art Exhibition; and the crowd pleasing, pop culture related exhibition, “The Skull and Skeleton in Art.”

These exhibitions support and advance recognition of Lakeland’s fine arts academic programs; diversity efforts at the college; community arts groups; and local, regional and national artists.

All gallery shows remain free and open to the public and are wheelchair accessible.

Donations of any amount to the Arts at Lakeland are graciously accepted and always appreciated. Patrons can donate online through the gallery’s website.

Children 14 years of age and younger should be under adult supervision.

Gallery Hours:

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. | Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Sunday, closed

The gallery will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.

The Gallery at Lakeland is located at 7700 Clocktower Dr., Kirtland, Ohio, 44094, just off the I-90/State Route 306 exit. Free parking is available.

For more information about shows, patrons can contact Mary Urbas, gallery coordinator at murbas@lakelandcc.edu or call 440.525.7029.

By: Charles Hegedus, Mrktg and Commun Specialist