UT staff, students, faculty show work in annual art exhibit

Thomas Thiery, of Adrian, won Best of Show for his painting 'Home From the Hill' in the Toledo Artists' Club's Let It Snow exhibit through Feb. 23 at Toledo Botanical Garden. Enlarge

More than 20 staff, students, and faculty in health science fields at the University of Toledo have contributed 50 paintings, photographs, and multimedia pieces to the seventh annual Health Science Campus Artist Showcase on the fourth floor of the Mulford Library, on view through Feb. 21.

Hours are 7:30 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to midnight Sunday. Information: 419-383-4218.

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A free docent-led tour for people who have mild Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers will look at chandeliers, some newly relit, at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Toledo Museum of Art. Information about this monthly event can be supplied by the Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter: 419-537-1999.

Also at the museum, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, a free talk, The Many Lives of Ancient Helike, will be given by Robert Weir in the Little Theater. Weir, of the University of Windsor, has participated in excavations on the north coast of the Greek Peloponnese at Helike, a vibrant commercial and religious center for almost three thousand years (2300 BC to 400). Ancient sources recorded how a vengeful Poseidon destroyed Helike one winter's night with a catastrophic earthquake followed by a tsunami, a disaster that may have inspired Plato's fable of Atlantis a few years later. However, excavations have shown that the lore is exaggerated: Helike suffered several destructions, but it also made comebacks. Weir's talk is co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America-Toledo Society.

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Larry Parker, Sr.'s work is displayed through March 15 at the Mott Branch Library, 1085 Dorr St.

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The undergraduate art and design exhibition will open with a 2 to 4 p.m. reception Sunday in the Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard Wankleman galleries at Bowling Green State University. The exhibition continues through Feb. 26.

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The American Gallery's seventh annual jewelry trunk show will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, featuring pieces by Susan Matych-Hagar, Chelsea Hall, Jane Lamanna, Michelle McKinney, Katy Mims, Hans Ruebel, and Heather Wolfe. Ruebel will display his cast-silver jewelry along with his handmade knives. Also on view is a new collection of glass hearts by John Sutton. The gallery is at 6600 Sylvania Ave. Information: 419-882-8949.

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Let It Snow is the current exhibit at the Toledo Artists' Club, through Feb. 23 in the club's gallery/studio in Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. Linda Sattler was the judge.

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Georgette's Grounds & Gifts is featuring art by eight members of Prizm Creative Community this month, and a portion of the sales of displayed work will benefit Sunshine Inc. of Northwest Ohio. Featured are pieces by Lylanne Musselman, Nancy Stonerock, Melanie Stinson, Ed Marks, Pinkie Lewis, Gene Guernsey, Jan Phleghaar, and Sue Karp The coffee shop is at 311 Conant St. in Maumee.

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Upcoming classes at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert are printmaking with Matthew Temple, starting Thursday, and Dynamic Watercolor with Pat Rayman, on Tuesdays through February. The center is at 643 S. Washington St. Information: 419-238-6837 and wassenbergartcenter.org.

Send items at least two weeks before the event to tlane@theblade.com.