New show at Bozarts to feature artworks by 8 men

11/1/2012
BY TAHREE LANE
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Wall Fragment with Flying Transport, by Dan Hernandez.
Wall Fragment with Flying Transport, by Dan Hernandez.

"All of Us," including 2-D, sculpture, and installation works by eight men, will open Friday with a 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. reception at Bozarts Fine Art & Music Gallery, 151 S. St. Clair St., near the Toledo Farmers' Market. Featured are Doug Solomon, Richard Reed, Jarod Christy, Dan Lund, Jesse Mireles, Mark Moffett, Will McCullough, and David McIntyre.

Two lectures and a film relating to the Manet exhibit will be on tap next week at the Toledo Museum of Art. Lawrence Nichols, who curated the exhibit, will discuss I Don't Look Like That! Portraits in the TMA Old Master Collection, at 7 p.m. Nov. 9. At 8 p.m. the same night, Madame Bovary, (1949, 114 minutes), about a sensual and provocative woman, will be screened in the Little Theater.

You Are What You Wear: Fashion in Portraits is the topic for Paula Reich's 2 p.m. Nov. 11 talk. Reich is the museum's curatorial projects and publications manager. Information: 419-255-8000.

Meet Me at TMA is a monthly program for people who have early-stage memory loss. Attendees will tour the Manet exhibit at the museum at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission to this exhibit is $8; $5 for people 65 and older. Information: 419-537-1999.

And Nothing Turned In On Itself, a solo show by Ian J. Welch, will open with a 6 to 9 p.m. reception Nov. 8 in Launch Pad Cooperative, 911 Jefferson Ave. Welch's paper works utilize ink, graphite, and other methods, along with various scales of drawing and animation. In addition, he'll host a talk and panel discussion about contemporary drawing at 7 p.m. Nov. 16. Raised in the Midwest, he says his work reflects that environment and the sense of the unknown, coupled with the ephemeral nature of his faith. "This work is about the anxiousness of simply existing, and having nothing else to hold on to." The gallery is also open 12 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Upcoming ARTalks at Bowling Green State University are on Recent Work: Kai Uwe Bergmann of the Danish-American architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group, at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Room 206 (the theater) of the Bowen Thompson Student Union. And at 6 p.m. Nov. 12, Jeff Pike, professor at Washington University in St. Louis, will talk about From Letters to Fictions: Heloise & Abelard, a collaborative letterpress book, in Room 204 of the Fine Arts Center. Information: 419-372-8525.

Prizm Creative Community sponsors Memories in Time featuring work of members Beth Ware, Norma Meier, and Chris Burch, at Starbucks in Levis Commons, 3145 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. It will continue through Nov. 30.

Opening reception will be 7 to 11 p.m. Friday for the Destiny of a Downfall: The Art of Joseph Angelo in the Collingwood Arts Center. Angelo's assemblages are based on an assortment of materials including paper, metal, and clay. He also creates lifelike masks. In addition, he'll sell his prints, posters, and a new book featuring his work. The center is at 2413 Collingwood Blvd. Information: 419-244-2787 and CollingwoodArtsCenter.org.

Kaleidoscope of Quilts XVI, sponsored by the Glass City Quilt Commission, is accepting entries for its summer show in Sylvania. Information: www.gcqc.org.

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