Escape to dance, demos, and drawing at the museum

12/20/2012
BY TAHREE LANE
BLADE STAFF WRITER

The Toledo Museum of Art will feature the Great Art Escape Dec. 26 to 30 with art "searches," dance and musical performances, storytelling, glass-blowing demos, and drawing in the galleries. At 11 a.m. Dec. 27, the 1936 musical comedy Swing Time, starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, will be screened in the Peristyle, and from 2 to 3 p.m., swing dance instruction will be given. At 6 p.m. Dec. 28, Mary Gaynier will demonstrate paper-cut portraits in the Family Center. Also at 6, glass artist Danny White will give a talk about his work in the GlasSalon, followed by a 7 p.m. demonstration. Visitors can make glass icicles ($15), using the flamework method of melting glass rods. The complete schedule is at toledomuseum.org/calendar.

Who would have thunk that bicycle racks would become art? Ten are sited in the Uptown area around Adams Street. Another 10 designs were recently selected from 123 submissions for racks that will be built and installed in the spring in the Warehouse District on downtown's south end. People whose designs were selected by the Arts Commission will receive $500 each. The winning designs were by Brent Lohmann, Amy Fidler, Jefferey Rodriguez and Dale Lehmann, Clifton Harvey, Streetspun Yarnbombing, Debi Heiks, Michelle Dunoski, Mr. Taylor, and two by Brien Strancar.

The Salon des Refuses show is accepting entries from people whose work was rejected from the annual Toledo Area Artists' Exhibition. Organized by Prizm Creative Community, the Salon will be open Feb. 1 through March 15 in the Parkwood Gallery at the Arts Commission offices. A prospectus is at myprizm.com. Entrants may receive pre-show publicity if their application is postmarked Jan. 7. Drop-off of works and late walk-in registrations will be accepted Jan. 18 from noon to 4 p.m. and Jan. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Parkwood Gallery.

Mixed Media Workshops for teens and young adults will be 2 to 5 p.m. the first and third Sundays in January and February at the Art Supply Depo. Projects can incorporate old, found, and other objects from home or from the store. Courtney Fillion will lead sessions. Fee: $12; $10 with a friend. The store is at 20 S. St. Clair St. Information: 419-720-6462 and artsupplydepo.com.

Deadlines are looming for individuals and organizations who want to apply for Ohio Arts Council grants. Jan. 15 is the deadline for Traditional Arts Apprenticeships and Ohio Heritage Fellowships. Feb. 1 is the deadline for Artists in Residence and Sustainability grants. March 1 is the deadline for Arts Partnership and Arts Access, and the quarterly deadline for Building Cultural Diversity. The OnLine Grant Applications (OLGA) system is at www.culturegrants-oh.org.

A Winter Salon of Gallery Artists & Friends, with nearly 200 objects by 22 artists on view through Jan. 25, is at River House Arts, 115 W. Front St., Perrysburg. Information: 419-874-8900.

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