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 News from the Red Brick Center for the Arts

February 2008

Now On Exhibit: the Nature Photography of Megan White and Chris Osborne

On Friday, February 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Red Brick Center for the Arts will host a reception featuring the nature photography of Bay High Students, Megan White and Chris Osborne, at Mojo’s Coffee and More, 600 Dover Center Road in Bay Village.  Join the artists and the Red Brick board and staff for great conversation and refreshments. Admission is free and open to the public.

Photographs will be on display and available for purchase February 1-March 4.

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Are you an aspiring photographer who would like to share your work with the community? Then check out our next event: F O C U S 2008, an exciting amateur photography exhibition and competition hosted by the Red Brick Center for the Arts in collaboration with the Solon Center for the Arts, Valley Art Center, and Fairmount Center for the Creative and Performing Arts.

For an entry form and information about how to enter your photographs to win one of 13 possible prizes, click here. Entry forms can also be obtained at the Westlake Porter Public Library, the Bay Village Public Library and at Dodd Camera in Westlake. 

The competition is open to both adults and students! If your entry is accepted, it will be displayed at one of four gallery locations in Northeast Ohio.

If you’d like to view the entries chosen for display by the Red Brick, visit Mojo’s in Bay Village after March 10th. Then join us on Sunday, April 27 from 2 to 4 pm, for the local Judge’s Choice Awards and a reception for the artists.

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Help Us Save the Red Brick and Bring the Arts Closer to Home!

Did you know that transforming Westlake's Red Brick Schoolhouse into a thriving arts hub will cost at least 3 million dollars?  Although soundly structured, our treasured landmark is in need of extensive renovations to make it safe and accessible for everyone coming to enjoy arts classes and activities. We believe the expense will be worth it when the Red Brick is a permanent, exciting arts center that attracts new residents, visitors, and businesses to our area!

You can now donate to the Red Brick Center for the Arts online. Making a donation is simple, secure, and will only take a few minutes of your time. Please consider supporting this worthy cause with whatever donation you are able to make. Become part of the dream that will inspire Westshore artists for generations to come! Click here to make your donation today.
 

Calling all Volunteers, Interns, Instructors... and of course, Artists!

We need your help! At the Red Brick Center for the Arts, we consider ourselves lucky to have an indispensable core of magnificent volunteers. Please consider joining the ranks by donating as much or as little time as you can spare. In Spring 2008, we will begin programming, classes, and events in the Westshore area. We will need volunteers to help us with exhibition installations and receptions, community outreach, fundraising events and general administration. We welcome participation from community groups and students.  To get involved, send an email to volunteer@redbrickarts.org.

Opportunities are also available for:

  • college interns who would like to gain experience in non-profit management & community development. Send an email to intern@redbrickarts.org or call RBCA at (440)527-0627 if you are interested.
  • art instructors & performers!  RBCA is currently developing our class and program schedule for 2008 & 2009.  If you are an instructor or performer and would be interested in teaching or presenting, please give us a call or send an email to teach@redbrickarts.org.
  • visual artists who are interested in exhibiting their work at Mojo's in Bay Village.  To share your work with the community, please call us or send an email to exhibit@redbrickarts.org.

About the Red Brick Center for the Arts

At the Red Brick Center for the Arts, we believe in sharing the transformative power of the arts with people of all ages and skill levels, and in building strong relationships with other local arts organizations. Our goal is to enrich lives and strengthen our community by creating an innovative and comprehensive arts education center located in Westlake’s oldest surviving public building, the "Red Brick" Schoolhouse. To learn more, please visit our website.

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Red Brick Center for the Arts
PO Box 451226
Westlake, Ohio 44145
Phone/Fax: 440-527-0627