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2928 West 13th St. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 phone: 440-964-3396 Search This Site: September Exhibit: Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 Textile Art & Functional Stoneware by Ellen Dieter & Robert Galick The Ashtabula Arts Center will host a joint show by artists Ellen Dieter and Robert Galick throughout the month of September. Ellen Dieter’s works include several pieces of textile and fiber art from her “The Woven Passage” and “Just Passing Through” series, both of which were inspired by her study of the ship cloths of Sumatra. In her artist’s statement, Dieter explains that “these Indonesian textiles served as visual and spiritual resources for guiding the community through troubled times.” Inspired by her view of the topography of the land during a flight home from Boston, Dieter’s “Just Passing Through” series uses color, patterns and textures to suggest the many twists and turns that life brings to each of us. The pieces in her “The Woven Passage” series use architectural lines and geometrical figures to suggest changes and transitions in the lives of women. Robert Galick brings to the exhibit works of pottery which are rooted in the ancient philosophies and traditions of Zen Buddhism and Shintoism. In his artist’s statement, Galick says: “I attempt to create pottery that will give the viewer a glimpse of the pure, unadulterated and unpretentious world that these philosophies exemplify. These pieces echo back to a time when the pottery itself and not the potter or some transient movement dictated the pottery’s worth.” Dieter obtained her BA from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH, and her MFA from Kent State University. Her works have been featured in juried shows at the Butler Institute of Art (Youngstown, OH), Beck Center (Lakewood, OH), Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, OH), and Trumbull Art Gallery (Warren, OH). Galick obtained both his BA and Masters of Education from Youngstown State University. He spent 30 years as an art teacher for Warren City Schools, and currently owns Northcoast Bonsai, a business specializing in landscaping, pottery and Bonsai instruction. In 2002 he received a First Place Award at the National Bonsai Foundation’s North American Pottery Competition. The exhibit of works by Dieter and Galick will be on display September 4 - 30, with an opening reception for the artists being held on Friday, September 12, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. October Exhibit: Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 CHINA: Exploring the Interior, 1903-1904 The Ashtabula Arts Center will host an exhibit of photographs from early 20th Century China throughout the months of October and November. Entitled “CHINA: Exploring the Interior, 1903-1904,” the exhibit is a travelling exhibition of works by late photographer R. Harvey Sargent of Sargentville, Maine. The photographs were taken by Sargent during a two year Carnegie Institute expedition to the remote interior of China. Accompanied by a geologist and a student, Sargent traveled nearly 1,800 miles across rural lands during his trip. Many times the group had to be escorted by soldiers because of the unsettled conditions in the country at that time. These photographs document the places, people, lifestyles and personalities of China during the years 1903-1904. The exhibit has been essembled by Sargent’s grandson, Robert Sargent. All total, the exhibit consists of 49 museum quality photographs, in addition to artifacts and related materials from his travels. The exhibit is produced and sponsored by the Chinese Room of the Newport Public Library in Newport, Rhode Island. “CHINA: Exploring the Interior, 1903-1904” will be on display in the gallery October 3 - November 21. An opening reception will be held Friday, October 3, from 7 - 9 p.m. Admission is free.