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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center For The Arts Displays Work of Local Artists in
<i>Art Treasures 2022<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Available To View Now Through January 3, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Lakewood, OH</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">–</span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is thrilled to display
<b><i>Art Treasures 2022</i></b>, an exhibition by visual artists who bring a wealth of creativity and talent to their work.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The art on display has been created by
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tatydavis/"><b>Tetyana Davis</b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, a Ukrainian-American artist. Her medium, <span style="color:black;background:white">fluid acrylics on a stretched canvas, allows for the alignment of creative intention with the
laws of physics. Tetyana believes that original art should live in every room of every house. She strives to capture a burst of emotion with honesty and kindness in her every piece.
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proceeds from the sale of Tetyana’s artwork will go directly to humanitarian aid for those affected by the war in Ukraine.
<b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessicafm_creates/">Jessica McGrath</a> </b>
<span style="color:black">Jessica’s artwork focuses on animal conservation, reestablishing native habitat, and environmental awareness. Her style is playful and whimsical, while honoring the animals for which she depicts. She is influenced by the art of illustration,
comic books, and the natural world.</span><a name="_Hlk118540043"> A special focus of this exhibition is
</a><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/owen-mccafferty"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><b>Owen McCafferty</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043">, a Rocky River based artist
with visual impairments who has advanced his skills working with acrylics and digital art over his years working as a professional artist. His art work has been in numerous local shows and expositions and toured the state with Art Possible Ohio’s Accessible
Expressions. </span><a href="https://www.artbyryanfinley.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><b>Ryan Finley</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"> is a
<span style="color:black">Cleveland-based freelance hand-drawn artist. He is also a</span><span style="color:#050505"> sketch card artist for Topps, Upper Deck and Dynamite.</span> Ryan and his daughter
</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kfin_art/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><b>Keira Finley</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043">, also featured in this exhibition, recently
presented <b><i>Side by Side: The Art of Ryan and Keira Finley</i></b>. </span><a href="https://case.edu/lifelonglearning/about/meet-our-staff/instructors-lecturers/patricia-sigmier"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><b><span style="color:black">Patricia
Sigmier</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><span style="color:black">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">studied</span></strong><span style="background:white"> art and architecture at Saint Mary’s College in Indiana and has over 20 years of experience as a professional art
instructor – including many years at Beck Center. Patricia is a regular exhibitor and a signature member in the juried exhibitions of the Ohio Watercolor Society, where she won the prestigious North Coast Award in 2005.
</span></span></span><a href="https://wavespacestudio.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><b>Julie Schabel</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><span style="color:black"> runs Wave
Space Studio, a printmaking studio and art gallery located in the Screw Factory. She teaches art in the Cleveland Municipal School District and works with local artists to bring fun events to the area. She may be followed at
</span></span><a href="https://instagram.com/wavespacestudio?utm_medium=copy_link"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><span style="color:black">instagram.com/wavespacestudio</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><span style="color:black">.
</span></span><a href="http://www.jennywhitehead.com"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><b><span style="color:black">Jennifer Whitehead</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk118540043"><span style="color:black">
is a <span style="background:white">poet, illustrator, and creative thinker who finds endless ideas for children’s book stories and poems in the world around her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/about/leadership">Ed Gallagher</a>, Beck Center Director of Education says, “Art Treasurers features the amazing talents of numerous local
artists – from those new on the scene to others who have been creating impactful work for years. The original works include greeting cards, and digital prints to original art work created with acrylics, watercolor, ink based paints, pen, pencil and more, as
our walls are filled during the holiday season – enjoy when visiting Beck Center and when purchasing for yourself or as the perfect gift.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours, performances, and classes just outside the Senney Theater in the main
building, the Hoffman-Stach Gallery, and Daniels Lounge in the main building on the campus at 17801 Detroit Ave. All are invited to a free opening art reception on Friday, December 2, 2022, for a chance to see the items early in the sales process, and meet
the artists. <span style="color:black">The time of the reception is 6:00-7:30 PM.
</span>The campus will be buzzing with performances of the professional theater production of
<i>Elf the Musical, </i>running December 2, 2022 to December 30, 2022, the youth theater production of
<i>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, </i>running December 9 to 18, 2022, and in the Music and Creative Arts Therapies Building,
<i>Babes in Toyland, </i>being performed December 3 to December 11, 2022. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These handcrafted works are available for purchase at Customer Service at Beck Center for the Arts located at
</span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps?q=17801+Detroit+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17801 Detroit Avenue</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in Lakewood,
just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit
</span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beck Center for the Arts also offers arts education for all ages, all skill levels, and all abilities with classes and lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and theater, as well
as creative arts therapies. Financial assistance is offered for qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center gratefully
acknowledges the generous funding provided by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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