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Brecksville Center for the Arts is always involved in new and ongoing art adventures.
Events include:
SPECIAL EVENTS 2010
UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 25-27 - Brecksville Home Days.
A great way to celebrate summer!
BCA this year will be serving homemade Strawberry Shortcake and slices of fresh watermelon prepared by Jane Petrie. BCA will be raffling off hand painted chairs and some very special collectibles stop by and see what we have! New this year, will be our Paint Splatter Booth. You will have a chance to help create art that will be raffled off at the end of Home Day. Join the fun throughout the weekend. Call our office for more information. 440-526-6232
August AP Art Show
Each year BCA hosts a show of work from the advanced placement art students from the Brecksville Broadview Heights High School. We are always amazed at the quality and creativity of the student in this show. Be sure to stop by our gallery in August. A reception date will be announced shortly.
March 8 - The Art of Metal Embossing.
This class will explore the process of Repousse, a metalworking technique first used by the French, in which a metal surface is decorated by hammering or pressing a form form the reverse side. Color can be added. Create your own design or reproduce an available pattern. Class will be held from 7 - 9 pm at Blossom Hill and taught by Christie Kluncik. Cost is $28 for members and $30 for non members and includes supplies. Please call 440-526-6232 to register.
April 9th - Studio B - Brecksville Center for the Art's Art Club will hold an art show in BCA's gallery during the month of April. Come and view works of art from several accomplished local artists. Many pieces will be offered for sale. The show is free and open to the public.
Gallery Opening - A reception will be held on Friday April 9th from 6 - 9...PM. Join us and enjoy a variety of creative work by the local artists of Studio B. View paintings, drawings, photographs, spring wreaths, wall hangings, note cards and accessories for sale. Sample light hors d'oeuvres, desserts and refreshments while listening to live music. You're invited! Call for more information 440-526-6232 brecksvillearts@yahoo.com
8996 Highland Drive, Brecksville, Ohio brecksvillestudio.com
April 17 - Brecksville Center For The Arts Spring Concert
B.C.A. Youth Chorus & Community Chorus
A contribution will be made from the proceeds to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital in memory of Collin Ryan.
Donna Box, Director
Joy Fenton, Youth Director
Gail Wirick, Accompanist
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Spaghetti dinner served 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Concert begins @ 7:00pm
North Royalton United Methodist Church
13601 Ridge Road
North Royalton, Ohio
Tickets: $10 Adults, $5 Youth, Ages 3 and under free
May 1 - Student and Faculty Art Show and Gift Sale.
Come to Brecksville Center for the Arts on Saturday May 1st to see what we've been doing. Current instructors and students will display their work and much of it will be for sale. The Gallery will be transformed into a beautiful display of drawings, paintings, photography, ceramics, jewelry and more. We will have bakery and other items for sale too! This is a great chance to find unique gifts for Mother's Day or a great graduation gift. Join us!
Click Here to Download the 2010 Call For Entry Form
May 31 - Brecksville Center for the Arts will be open on Memorial Day.
If you have not attended Brecksville's Memorial Day, put it on your calender as it is a wonderful tribute to those who have served our county. The parade ends at the cemetery and Brecksville Center for the Arts is located just across the street.
June 25-27 - Brecksville Home Days.
A great way to celebrate summer. BCA always has a booth and we invite you to stop by and and join the fun throughout Home Days. Call our office for more information. 440-526-6232
SPECIAL EVENTS 2009
Brecksville Center for the Arts Presents:
Kathleen Forrest: Life Force - The movement of the forces in our lives.
Sunday, July 17th, 1-4 pm
Brecksville Center for the Arts is excited to annouce that Kathleen Forrest will debut in our gallery during the month of July her show: Life Force - The movement of the forces in our lives.
Kathleen is a commissioned artist, inspired by nature and driven to explore the physical universe in hopes that she may capture glimpes of the unseen. Through the creative process, Kathleen shares awarenss of how the visual images 
effect the human spirit.
A reception is scheduled for Friday evening, July 17th. On Sunday July 17th from 1-4 pm, we also hope you will join us in the -gallery for an interactive session for all age groups exploring how Hope dances 
through all of our lives with The Dance of Hope! Please join us.
Robin David Bauer, Executive Director
Brecksville Center for the Arts
8997 Highland Dr. Brecksville, OH 44141
Phone: 440-526-6232 Fax: 440-526-1214
E-mail:brecksvillearts@yahoo.com
Wine and Covered Bridge Tour Ashtabula and Lake Counties
Celebrate Fall this year as you take a “Progressive Wine” tour throughout Northeast Ohio’s beautiful wine region...Your first stop is Laurello’s Winery where you’ll be treated to a continental breakfast. Ferrante’s Winery, tucked in the heart of the vine-yards is where you will learn how to “Grill With Wine” and “Pair Wines” as you are served a gourmet lunch that will be specially prepared for you. “Pink Catawba Mousse” will be awaiting your taste buds at the Old Firehouse Winery. And, to top off your vintner’s delight, relax at South River Vineyard with a light wine and cheese fare. Throughout the day, take a guided narrated tour and see the variety of covered bridges in the area. Stop at Brandt’s Apple Orchard for your apples and pumpkins. Get on board for this “Wine-ding” trail of a day! Call 440-526-6232 to register or for questions.
Registration deadline:
Oct 4 $138 Mem / $144 Non
Oct 16 Fri 8 am 8 pm # 11349B1
Heartfelt Holiday November 14th and 15th
Heartfelt Holiday, BCA’s annual festival of the arts, gift items, music and food will be held on Saturday, November 14th and Sunday November 15th, 2009 at The Human Services Center in Brecksville, Plan to attend. Click here for more info.
Brecksville Center for the Arts Presents the 4th Annual
Art from the Heart: Featuring Artist: Susan Danko
February 8, 2009, 4-7 PM
Western Reserve Bank
8751 Brecksville Road
Brecksville, Ohio
The work may be previewed at Western Reserve Bank during normal business hours.
Tickets $40 available at Brecksville Center for the Arts (440.526.6232, brecksvillearts@yahoo.com) or from Trustees.
Art, Silent Auction, Heavy Hors d'oeuvre, Dessert, Wine, Soft Drink, Music
Ms. Danko's art is featured at the following galleries: Bonfoey, Cleveland; Harris Stanton, Akron; Cheryl Hazen, New York, NY.
www.dankoart.com
SPECIAL EVENTS 2008
Wine and Covered Bridge Tour Ashtabula and Lake Counties
Registration Deadline: Oct 4 $138 Mem / $144 Non
Oct 16 Fri 8 am 8 pm
Celebrate Fall this year as you take a “Progressive Wine” tour throughout Northeast Ohio’s beautiful wine region...Your first stop is Laurello’s Winery where you’ll be treated to a continental breakfast. Ferrante’s Winery, tucked in the heart of the vineyards is where you will learn how to “Grill With Wine” and “Pair Wines” as you are served a gourmet lunch that will be specially prepared for you. “Pink Catawba Mousse” will be awaiting your taste buds at the Old Firehouse Winery. And, to top off your vintner’s delight, relax at South River Vineyard with a light wine and cheese fare. Throughout the day, take a guided narrated tour and see the variety of covered bridges in the area. Stop at Brandt’s Apple Orchard for your apples and pumpkins. Get on board for this “Wine-ding” trail of a day! Call 440-526-6232 to register or for questions.
Cityscape by Hector Vega
Brecksville Center for the Arts has entered into an exciting agreement with renowned artist Hector Vega to create an artistic depiction of the City of Brecksville.
BRECKSVILLE HOME OWNERS - Become a part of Brecksville history! If you own a contemporary or historical home, Hector Vega might choose to include it in the Cityscape of Brecksville.
E-mail your name, address, phone number and a JPEG image of your home to: bcaphotos@yahoo.com and your home may be selected to be included in the original painting.
BRECKSVILLE BUSINESSES - You too can be a part of the original work by Hector Vega.
Five “spaces” are reserved for business buildings in Brecksville. These spaces will be sold to businesses for $1,000 each (one has already sold)! This will offset the costs of developing this project. Interested companies can e-mail us at brecksvillearts@yahoo.com and a form will be sent for you to complete.
Thousands of people will see you business building on line, at art shows, and throughout northeast Ohio. As part of the deal, we will send you one of the first 25 prints to thank you for your support.
All submissions need to be received by Brecksville Center for the Arts by August 31, 2008.
Mr. Vega's artwork (www.hectorvega.com) is collected throughout the US, and Brecksville residents will be able to own a limited edition signed and numbered print of 500.
THANK YOU for considering this exciting way of supporting Brecksville Center for the Arts! Call us with any questions 440-526-6232.
Sip and Swirl
To Benefit BCA Aug. 20 and Sept. 17
Would you like to learn a little more about wine while having fun?
Wine-n-Spirits (formerly The Village Bootlegger) is offering a mini wine tasting on two Wednesday nights, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 and Sept. 17, to benefit Brecksville Center for the Arts.
Learn why one type of wine appeals to you more than another in a fun, casual setting. Sign up as a single, couple or with friends by visiting the store in the Brecksville Shopping Center or at winenspirits@sbcglobal.net. Or, call 526-5885. Be sure to include your name and which BCA tasting you will attend. Cost is $20 per person, and half of that is tax deductible.
Participants must be 21 years of age. Space is limited. Light hors d'oeuvres will be offered.
Wine Tango - September 13, 2008 - 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
For reservations, please call 440.526.6232
A Diamond in the Rough - Sept 25th, 2008 Luxury Coach One Day Tour
Celebrate the picturesque landscape of majestic mountains and peaceful valleys in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania this fall. A lot of gems are in store for you! Tour the NEWLY opened Frank Lloyd Wright's Duncan House at Polymath Park Resort. This house was built in 1957 in Illinois and then moved to this pristine location. As a bonus, tour two other architecturally fascinating homes in this gorgeous wooded setting. Lunch awaits you at the prestigious Menacolin Woodland Resort. Take a tour at the Resort, enjoying the art collection of the Hardy Family, owner of the property and 84 Lumber. And, top off your trip with a wine tasting and tour at the Christian W. Klay Winery. Don't be left out Ésign up for this “gem” of a day!
Continental breakfast available for $12.
Registration Deadline: Sep 18, 2008 #2138A1
Sep 25 Thurs 7am - 9 pm
Course Fee: $149 Mem / $159 / Non
Facilitated by: Buckeye Beeline Travel
Home Days June 20, 21, & 22
BCA presents a feast for the eyes and taste buds at the Home Days Celebration for the City of Brecksville. BCA instructors hand paint various wood items, i.e. plant stands, chairs, children's table etc. These beautiful, truly unique items are then raffled off during the Home Days Celebration. You will find these items on display at Brecksville Center for the Arts prior to Home Days or at the BCA booth during Home Days. Be sure to stop by for some really fun youth art projects.
Art from the Heart 2008
Looking for something wonderful to do on what might be just a dull gray day in February? Come to Art From the Heart.
Brecksville Center for the Arts brings you a wonderful winter party on Sunday, February 10th from 4 -7 pm. The Western Reserve Bank, 8751 Brecksville Road, will host this special event to benefit programs at the Brecksville Center for the Arts. Mike Gorman, president of Western Reserve Bank and his wife Paula, who has been active with the Center, have graciously opened this beautiful facility to host the event.
The trustees of BCA think of Art From the Heart as a prelude to Valentine's Day. This is a chance to celebrate the arts and the special people in our lives through an intimate and unique party.
Sandra Dennison is the Featured Artist. Guests can meet Sandra in the parlor of the bank and learn more about her as an accomplished artist who works with many types of media and is a life-long member of the Whiskey Painters of America. Enjoy browsing the conference rooms of the bank filled with art and be tempted by the “must have” silent auction items that will be on display including a night at the Chateau at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, a golf package at the Shaker Country Club and a Blossom Package.
Leslie McCafferty, a board member and well-known artist will also display her works along with other local and regional artists. A portion of the works sold that day will benefit Brecksville Center for the Arts.
Also available for sale will be our historic Brecksville Afghans - great Valentine's Day gifts to help keep warm this winter.
Highlighting the afternoon will be a sumptuous supper buffet, including desserts, and a wine tasting. Music will be provided by Sue Sallings as she plays the dulcimer.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased from BCA trustees or by calling 440-526-6232.
BCA joins the Leo Politi 2008 Centennial Celebration
Brecksville Center for the Arts is pleased to offer classes celebrating Leo Politi. In 2007 our After School Arts Program (ASAP) read Politi's The Angel of Olvera Street and created artwork around that theme. Other classes are planned in 2008 to continue our salute to the Caldecott Award winning artist.
To read more about the life of Leo Politi go to www.leopoliti.com or www.leopoliti2008centennial.org
SPECIAL EVENTS 2007
Pittsburgh Chihuly at the Phipps Tour 2007
BCA sponsored a tour of the Phipps Conservatory's Dale Chihuly exhibit. Warm bagels and hot coffee accompanied a dawn bus ride to Pittsburgh. After touring the exhibit the group went to Lidia's for her signature pasta tasting lunch complete with biscotti platters.
To work off the wonderful meal the tour then headed to IKEA for two hours of 'retail therapy” and after wine, cheese and fruit on the return trip, the weary travelers arrived home in Brecksville. 
Young Artist Design Competition in 2007
Brecksville Center for the Arts held its first Young Artist Design Competition in 2007. Students were asked to create an original piece of art, in any medium, around the theme “Art is All Around Us.”
The winning image was drawn by 7 year old, Keerthi , who drew the view from her bedroom window. Congratulations Keerthi!
Keerthi was photographed in BCA's Shoppe for Art in front of “High Plains Cottonwood”, a photograph by Mark Braun.
5th Annual Student & Faculty Art Show and Gift Sale, May 5 2007
Once a year the walls and halls of BCA are lined with unique art and gift items. The annual Spring Art and Gift Sale offers items made by BCA instructors and students. Join us on May 5 and choose from watercolors, pastels, baskets, jewelry, acrylics, ceramics, mosaics, stained glass, wreaths and florals and more. Admission is free and all proceeds benefit the artists. Art will be on display in the Gallery, Shoppe for Art, and, weather permitting, outdoors at BCA. The 5th annual Student and Instructor Art Show will be held on May 5, 2007 from 10 am - 5 pm at BCA.
Call for Entry: All BCA students and instructors are invited to enter their work. A mere $5 entry fee allows students and faculty to enter as many works as they wish.
Fill out and mail the form with entry fee to:
Brecksville Center for the Arts
8997 Highland Drive
Brecksville Ohio 44141
Art from the Heart 2007
Brecksville Center for the Arts held the second annual Art from the Heart event at the Western Reserve Banks in Brecksville from February 11. The fundraiser was a success in 2006 and the trustees of BCA promised another wonderful winter party.
Marius Narbutaitis was the Featured Artist at this year's event. Guests met the artist in the parlor of the bank and enjoyed browsing the conference rooms where a smorgasbord of “must have” silent auction items were on display. Mike Gorman, president of Western Reserve Bank, graciously opened other areas of the bank for the display and sale of fine art created by local and regional artists.
A light supper of fine food and elegant desserts was the highlight of the festivities. Matt Kan provided piano accompaniment and Karen Pflaum, the 2006 Teacher of the Year, was honored for her years of quality instruction and volunteer service at BCA.
Chairperson, Joyce Wuerth, was pleased with the success of Art from the Heart, 2007. "Last year's Art from the Heart was our first February fundraiser. Our guests had a great time and we raised funds to support our many programs. It's a win-win event." Plans are being made for Art from the Heart 3.
Home and Garden Tours
Join BCA for a special series of summer events designed to inspire and entertain. Visit lovely area homes and gardens where you will enjoy great music and food while you help Brecksville Center for the Arts raise funds for its many fine programs. Call BCA for more information.
Home DaysIn June, BCA presents a feast for the eyes and taste buds at the Home Days Celebration for the City of Brecksville. BCA instructors hand paint various wood items, i.e. plant stands, chairs, children's table etc. These beautiful, truly unique items are then raffled off during the Home Days Celebration. You will find these items on display at Brecksville Center for the Arts prior to Home Days or at the BCA booth during Home Days. In addition, BCA also offers the 'Art of the Tart'. Friends of BCA will be making and selling delicious, homemade, freshly baked, apple, strawberry rhubarb, regular rhubarb and blueberry tarts. Entire tarts are available for purchase at $10 each with advance notice, call BCA to order. Be sure to stop by the BCA booth for your chance to win and eat!
Ann Arbor: July 19, 2007
Ann Arbor Art Fair is actually 4 award-winning fairs in one. The popular event, held simultaneously throughout Ann Arbor MI each July, attracts over 1,000 fine artists from across the country. Join us for our annual visit to Ann Arbor. We'll enjoy a continental breakfast en route and a wine, cheese and fruit break on the motor coach ride home. Call 440-526-6232 to reserve a place on our waiting list.
Chihuly, Lidia and Ikea: October 18, 2007
Mark your calendar and then join us for "Chihuly at the Conservatory: A Garden of Glass." The incredible, one-of-a-kind exhibit by world famous glass artist, Dale Chihuly will be on glorious display at The Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. We'll enjoy the exhibit and then, after lunch at Lidia Bastianich's popular restaurant in the Strip District, we will top off the day with a “shop 'til you drop” visit to Ikea. World class art, great food and “retail therapy”É.a winning way to spend a fall day! Call 440-526-6232 for more information and to join our waiting list of Art Travelers!
Heartfelt Holiday is November 10 & 11!
Every November, Brecksville Center for the arts presents its premier fundraising event. Join us for the 16th Annual Heartfelt Holiday, a juried, Fine Art & Handcrafted Gift Show on Saturday, November 10 (10AM-5PM) and Sunday, November 11 (11AM-4PM). Brecksville's beautiful Community Center is decorated and transformed by dozens of dedicated volunteers into an upscale marketplace of unique artistic gifts and collectible art for all ages.
Artist's booths are staged throughout the community center, in areas known as Merchant Square (the field house) and The Commons (community room). The Boutique (activity room) is a trendy and beautiful assortment of artist goods on consignment for the show. Dozens of artists' work are displayed, including jewelry, photography, evening purses, scarves, hats, dolls, and home accessories and décor. From funky to fabulous, the Boutique carries just what you're looking for!
Proceeds benefit Brecksville Center for the Arts (BCA), a non-profit regional arts center dedicated to the enhancement and appreciation of artistic skills through hands-on instruction and programming. BCA offers classes and programs for students, ages pre-school through adult, throughout the year.
Heartfelt Holiday tickets are $5 at the door, with BCA members free. Children under 12 are free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
The Brecksville Community Center is located on Community Drive off route 21, one quarter mile south of route 82. Limited parking is available at the Community Center. Free parking is also available at the city's municipal lot. For the convenience of patrons, a complimentary shuttle service will operate continuously during the hours of the show.
For information, call BCA Monday through Friday, 9:30am-4pm, Tuesday, 9:30am-6pm at 440/526-6232.
