[NEohioPAL]Three Openings Show at the Galleria at Erieview 1/20/06

[Marcus Bales]

THREE OPENINGS SHOW at the Galleria at Erieview, January 20, 
2006.

See three gallery's art openings, and the ongoing Glacial Erratica, The 
Art Of Charles Herndon Show, at the Galleria at Erieview, 1301 East 
Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Openings are 5pm to 9pm. Free 
Parking with validation from a gallery. Shows run from January 20 to 
March 10, 2006. For more information call 216/780-1522.

Bruce Conforti, New Work, A One-Man Show will open at the Gallery 
324 in the Galleria on January 20th at 5pm as well. Featuring the work 
(surprise!) of Bruce Conforti, a widely known artist whose vivid and 
powerful abstracts are in museums and private collections all over the 
country. A strong color sense and an athletic kineticism characterise 
Conforti's work, on canvases from 24 x 24 to 72 x 60. The show is at the 
top of the escalator from the heated underground free parking garage at 
the Galleria, right in
the  middle of the mall, at Gallery 324. Adrienne Younger and George 
Kozmon will also have works at the show. Free to the public.

Jean Balbin with have an opening with 16 works displayed in the 
Galleria at Erieview on January 20, 2006 at the 324 Gallery. Jean's work 
is exceptional, from the Rembrandt-like hooded lighting of "Harris Hawk" 
to the after-light of "Ending Storm" to the brilliance of "White Egret". You 
can also enjoy her wicked sense of humor in such pieces as "Tiger 
Lilies" and "Toad Stools"., all immediately outside Gallery 324 in the 
Galleria. Gallery 324 is in the middle of the Galleria at Erieview Mall. 
Free parking with validation. Free to the public.

The Fifth Annual Great Lakes Publishing Staff Art Show (Cleveland, 
Ohio, and Inside Business Magazines) will be held at the Galleria at 
1301East Ninth Street on Friday, January 20th from 5 - 9 pm. There will 
be 48 artists, showing between 60 and 100 works for sale. Previous 
shows have been enormously successful, but this year we offer free 
parking at The Galleria, and the chance to rediscover the Galleria itself. 
The Show is in the former Limited and Victoria's Secret space at the  
East, or 12th Street, end of the mall. $10 at the door.

Paul St Denis and Mary Deutschman, together with a variety of 
prominent Ohio artists such as Alice Kiderman, Walter Allen Rogers Jr. 
George Whitten, Jill Hungerford, Billy Nainiger, Vadim Nemirovsky, 
Brock Winans, Carl Snyder, Gary Roberts, Marcus Bales, and Omar 
Vizquel will show works in a wide variety of media. The show will be in 
the Art Studio, across from Ann Taylor, at the West, or 9th Street, end of 
the mall. From stainless steel to glass to oils, watercolors, collage, and 
more, this show promises to have a big impact.  Free to the public

The Charles Herndon Show, Glacial Erratica will also be running in the 
East Palm Court and at Gallery 324. Herndon's strong sculptures are 
erotic, powerful, and amusing, sometimes all at once. You can see them 
at the  East 9th and East 12th street entrances outside, and in the 12th 
Street lobby, as well as the East Palm Court and at Gallery 324. Free to 
the public.

Enter for any show at the 12th Street Valet Parking which is NOT free, 
or off Lakeside into the Gallery Parking Garage for free parking with 
validation at any of the three gallery openings.