Village Artisans August Exhibition

"Extending Our Boundaries,"

a collection of bright, bold, beautiful abstracts from Sue Brezine (water color) and Leah Grommon (acrylic), is now on display in the Village Artisans lobby through Aug. 31

. Please join us for a celebratory reception on Friday, Aug. 20 from 6-9 p.m.

Village Artisans is located in the Corry Street Shops,

on the corner of Corry and Dayton Streets.

Eclectic Art Quilt Exhibit

HappenIngs in Yellow Springs Ohio
YS Art Space
Eclectic Art Quilt Exhibit 2009
Opening Reception Friday 16th Oct 6-9pm
108 Dayton Street

OODLES of Happenings this weekend starting with Friday Fling
Please Visit the Chamber of Commerce for info

Radical Craft Show

Group Exhibit: Radical Craft Show

dedicated to Tom Blake and the art of crafting beyond tradition.

Opening Reception Friday September 18th, 6pm - 9pm

YS Arts Space, 208 Dayton Street.

Who is Tom Blake

"Tommy's Tree"

A Special Tribute
by
Ellen Blake Hoover

My brother Tom Blake has disabilities, such as compulsive/obsessive disorder and autism; he does not speak at all, and has a form of aphasia. Tom turns 66 this year, but he's always been my big brother and childhood playmate/best friend, so we grew up understanding each other even though he didn't then (and can't now) speak. At the time, my parents thought he was deaf and he was treated as such, so his language and understanding skills suffered (turns out he is not deaf but certainly has hearing issues).

As a young adult, he started this knitting and I've always been appreciative of it and how he chooses colors, textures, etc., but I've been unable to use it except as noted below. He uses any threads he can - wool, cotton, and polyester blends. I did the tree because the "knit knot" art inspired me to do something to show Tom my appreciation of his work and besides - I have a barrel of his knitting rolls. I included some of his knots (which are very unusual) and a few of his safety pins that he uses for transitions (I am not always sure what the transitions mean, however - I think they are transitions between times he works on the chains), and I have a mandelvilla plant growing around it. He has not yet seen it, but he will be very happy when he visits to see the results. Tom lives in Sidney Ohio in a group home and works to support himself.

My sister, Barb Geuy - also of Sidney, and I are Tom's guardians.

INFO About RADICAL CRAFTS
If you do work that uses traditional crafts/materials in non traditional ways or work that is done in a traditional way to make a social/political statement (craftivism) or non traditional materials for your crafts consider sharing it with us, we will be accepting work on the 15th September at 10am at the YS Art Space at 208 Dayton Street Upstairs

This will be an opportunity to show how traditional arts/crafts has evolved into a means of personal expression and is no longer confined to the traditional view of crafts, or gender, or used purely for utilitarian purposes.
There is no jury, or entry fee, but a commission will be given to the arts council for any sales.
Examples:

Radical Crosstitch and Seriously Seditious Stitching
Mr.XStitch contemporary embroidery
textile graffiti with political message

Yarn used for street art Knit Graffiti images
Peace Quilt

This blog entry "Handcrafting a New Society" at Radical Crosstitch has some great examples of work that makes a social statement.

Fortune Cookie Wisdom in Stitch
by Florence WangYou can see more examples of her work at
Florence Wang Designs

YS Arts Council Art Space 3rd Friday event

presents
GENO LUKETIC
Paintings Ceramics

Friday August 21st, 6pm - 9pm
208 Dayton Street

For a list of other venues on "3rd friday fling in the springs" please visit
Chamber of Commerce

John Bryan Community Pottery
Fall Class Schedule

Dog Days of Summer


Painting by Jennifer Float

Third Friday
August 21st
Village Artisans Presents
"Dog Days of Summer"
Wine and Cheese Reception
Original Art, Photography, and Mixed Media
featuring Man's Best Friend!
6-9pm
Village Artisans Gallery
100 Correy Street
Yellow Springs

3rd Friday Fling in the Springs

Town is always hopping this night and for good reason, LOTS to see and do and enjoy.
Check out the Chamber of Commerce for updates of events

Explore Public Art Around Town

View Public Art in Yellow Springs, OH in a larger map

Find the Nose
See our Gorgeous Ceramic Benches on Corry Street, outside the Library, along the Bike Trail
or
check out the wild and wacky world of Bento and see what a terrified sandwich looks like.

The 3rd Friday Fling in the Springs

The 3^rd Friday Fling in the Springs on February 20 marks an historic event for the community, the 10^th Anniversary of the Whitehall “Save the Farm” effort. As a result of the hard work, generosity and cooperation of citizens and elected officials in Yellow Springs and the region, this historic farm on the northern edge of Yellow Springs will remain agricultural. Join the festivities in Yellow Springs with shopping, gallery hopping and dining all evening.

Special events include a celebration of Tecumseh Land Trust during the wine tasting at The Emporium/Underdog Café where G. Scott Jones will perform starting at 6:30. Around the corner at Main Squeeze, you can learn how to your own wine from 7:30 - 9:30 pm.

The Art Space at 108 Dayton St. will be hosting an Open Mic Poetry Night hosted by John Booth and Matt Housh with an art exhibit by Sarah Strong. The reception starts at 6-9pm with refreshments and kids’ poetry crafts. Stop into Yoga Springs Studio next door to The Art Space for a session of Happy Hour Yoga at 6:00.

As a special treat, see Mr. Universe “Looking for Love in YS” from 2BSDesigns, a multimedia art display shown on the Short St. wall of Downing’s Hardware.

The critically-acclaimed movie “Slumdog Millionaire” will be playing at the Little Art Theatre at 7 and 9:25.
Painting by Peirre Nagely Little Art
Photo by C.Bayrak

Then head up to Sunrise Café for their Martini and Tapas Bar from 9:30 to 2:30. End the evening at Peach's Grill where The Spikedrivers will be playing Americana Roots Music starting at 10 pm. There is a modest cover charge.

Keep your eyes open for some free art around town by the JafaGirls

More info about events at the
Chamber of Commerce