St. Clair Lofts, 35 S. Saint Clair St.

Masks | By Shulamit H. Adler

Shulamit’s recent showings include the following:

May – Jun 2011, Restoration (submitted), Gallery Saint John, MEEC, Beavercreek
Mar – Apr 2011, Visions of Experience, McGinnis Centre, University of Dayton
October 2010,  Art at the Arb, Zorniger Education Center, Cox Arboretum MetroPark, Dayton
September 2009, Art at the Arb,  Zorniger Education Center, Cox Arboretum MetroPark, Dayton
Aug-Sep 2009, Dayton Women Photographers Exhibition, ArtStreet Studio D Gallery, Dayton
Mar-Apr 2009, Visions of Experience, Spring show, McGinnis Center, University of Dayton
Jan-Feb 2009, Visions of Experience, Winter show, McGinnis Center, University of Dayton
Mar-April 2008,  Peaceful Earth Works, Gallery Saint John, MEEC, Beavercreek
Oct 2008, Visions of Experience III, venue 2, Cannery Art and Design Center,  Dayton
Oct 2008, Visions of Experience III, venue 1, ArtStreet Studio D Gallery, Dayton
Mar-Apr 2007, What in the World is Missing?, Gallery Saint John, MEEC Beavercreek
Jun 2008, Dayton Women Photographers Exhibition, Color of Energy Gallery/Pacchia’s, Dayton
Nov 2007, Visions of Experience II, venue 2, Cannery Art and Design Center,  Dayton
Oct 2007, Visions of Experience II, venue 1, ArtStreet StudioD Gallery, Dayton
May 2007, Experience the Beauty of Our Rivers, 2nd Fl Gallery, Roesch Library, University of Dayton

Talbott Tower, 131 N. Ludlow St.

Oil Painting Reproductions | By Warren Buckler

Warren Buckler is a retired accountant from General Motors in Michigan. He is a self-taught painter and has completed well over 200 paintings, all in oil and mostly reproductions. He moved to Dayton in 2005 to be closer to family. He has a large volume and wide range of painting subjects, many of which are applicable to the different festivals held in the Greater Dayton area.

Talbott Tower, 131 N. Ludlow St.

Painted Panels of Various Festivals | By Robin Dakin

Robin’s artistic pursuits started at Stebbins High School where art teachers encouraged him to explore and express himself through a wide variety of art.  He received a degree in Fine Arts from Wright State University.  He has had experience working with so many different media.  He taught ceramics, jewelry and multi-media classes at the Toledo Museum of Art.  After spending some time in the Army, he came back to Stebbins High School where he taught painting, ceramics and drawing.  He was later hired to teach arts and crafts, photoshop and photography at Northmont High School.  He received his Masters in Ceramics from Antioch University and has spent several years teaching ceramics exclusively.  From 2001 to 2005 Robin was actively participating in galleries and art shows with his pottery.  He also found time to teach ceramics at Sinclair for a year.  He has recently began to work more extensively on adding painting to his pottery and looks forward to sharing his art with Dayton through Activated Spaces.

401 E. Fifth St.

Frame Wall Collage | By Tracy Kraft

Tracy is an energetic designer with strong space planning skills and an eye for color.  She has both commercial and residential design project experience.  She has received Associates Degrees from Sinclair Community College in both Commercial Art Technology and Interior Design.  Most recently she is the winner in two categories in California Paints color challenge in 2011.  Tracy has participated in the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association’s Designer Show House in 2010 and 2009.  She is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers and Dayton Society of Interior Designers.  She is an active member of the South Park Historic District and participated in the AIA 150’s Blueprint for South Park.

110 W. Fifth St.

Local Food Products Artistic Display | By Lea Richards

Leah Richards states, “While not an artist in the technical sense, I do consider myself a lover of Dayton and of all things edible.”  And what is a festival without the food and drink characteristic of a culture?  Richards is a local food business owner and hopes the Activated Spaces project will act as a catalyst for inspiring new food products, companies and restaurants to the downtown Dayton area. Richards was born and raised in Dayton and is the founder and owner of Pig of the Month BBQ. For more information, please visit: pigofthemonth.com.

St. Clair Lofts, 35 S. Saint Clair St.

Artists in Training Urban Nights Painting | By K12 Gallery

Kelly Sexton, Program Director

The artwork represented by K12 Gallery and TEJAS (Teen Educational and Joint Adult Studio) is a series of Self Portraits created by the Artist In Training program students.  The Artist In Training program is a an after school art studio for serious young visual artists.  These artists consist of 6th-12th grade students from the Dayton area.  The Artist In Training students work on individual projects, such as the self portraits, as well as large-scale community projects.  Last year the students in the Artist In Training program completed a 450 square foot mosaic mural as part of a beautification project for the City of Dayton and St. Anne’s Hill Historical Neighborhood.  Kelly Sexton has a B.F.A. with an emphasis of Painting and a minor in Women’s Studies from Wright State University.  She has also taken art classes at The Ohio State University.  Kelly has worked with K12 Gallery since 2003.   Starting as a volunteer, she worked her way from interning to teaching Saturday Classes, After School Programs, Summer Camps and coordinating Community Outreach Projects. She now serves as Program Director and teaches K12’s Artist In Training Program.

The artists who have completed self portraits for the Activated Space project are:

B.K. Elias- student at Stivers School for the Arts (junior)
Kristen Wagers- student at Stivers School for the Arts (8th grade)
Dante Barker-student at Eastmont Pre-k-8th  (7th grade)
Jermaine Blocker-student at Richard Allen School (6th grade)
Luke Bergeron-student at Stivers School for the Arts (junior)
Samantha Enright- student at Stivers School for the Arts (sophomore)
Jonathon Winford- student at Stivers School for the Arts (junior)
John Moshe Henderson-Dayton Technology Design High School (senior)
Edward Finnicum- ECOT online school (junior)
Alan Finnicum- ECOT online school (freshman)
Markus Brown-Richard Allen School (6th grade)

St. Clair Lofts, 35 S. Saint Clair St.

Jimagua | By Terrianne Swift

Terrianne Swift has a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati.  She has published art and poetry online at Loch Raven Review, Eye On Life and Hazard Cat.  Her “Jimagua” (in Spanish, ‘twins’) series pairs human and animal portraits to create a complex whole. “On a Dayton television station website, I came across, side-by-side, two galleries of photos.  They were ‘mugshots’, from the Montgomery County jail, and from out local Humane Society.  I was struck by the similarity of expression on both the human and animal faces.  For this drawing series, “Jimagua” (which means ‘twin’, in Spanish) I’ve paired portraits of musicians, several of whom will be playing our Dayton festivals, with animal portraits.  My intention is to create a subtle echo: in form and emotion, the animals will sometimes emphasize, and sometimes reveal an aspect which contrasts the human portrait.”