an opening, two talks and something to do with food ... Karl Anderson; VAT Coventry Center and Thu Tran

Degrees of Separation
"noman" by Noah Hrbek
LOF - Karl Anderson
Thu Tran from Food Party

This Friday … September 10, the Lunch on Fridays lecture series returns with free pizza and a lunchtime filled with people talking about what you’re most interested in … all things even vaguely art related.

This Friday the series hosts CIA Drawing alum, gallerist and artist, Karl Anderson. An up and coming talent both as an art-maker and an exhibition curator, Anderson, along with fellow artists Michael Abarca (CIA ’09), Nicholas Gulan (CIA ’09) and Paul Woznicki (currently at the University of Akron) is the co-founder and co-director of Forum Artspace, the current site of some of Cleveland’s most innovative and fresh art programming.

Friday, September 10, 12:15
Ohio Bell Auditorium
CIA Gund Building – 11141 East Blvd.
Cleveland
- free and open to the public

Anderson most recently conceived of and worked to organize the VAT Coventry Center show, “Degrees of Separation” … which coincidentally opened last night,

Thursday, September 9, 6 to 9 pm,
“Degrees of Separation”
CIA’s VAT Coventry Center
1854 Coventry Rd. – Upper Level
Cleveland Heights

Five young artists and CIA alums come together for an exhibition to see how they relate, and create in the new environment of a professional life. Themes of interaction, and connectivity run strong, whether it be through performance, bringing people together, or questioning the social construct of materialism - these artists are interested in sparking more than just thoughts, but conversations.

Featuring the work of:

Karl Anderson, Drawing, 2009
- http://www.forumartspace.blogspot.com/
- Karl is a locally based artist and gallerist and is one of the founders and co-directors of Forum Artspace frequently acting as curator.

Jerry Birchfield, Photography, 2009
- www.jerrybirchfield.com
- Jerry is a locally based artist who has exhibited widely including the Toledo
Museum of Art and the Print Center in Philadelphia, PA. His work has been included in the permanent collections of the Cleveland Clinic, Dealer Tire, LLC and the Avery Denison Corporation.

Noah Hrbek, Sculpture, 2007
- http://www.laughterleague.com/noah-hrbek/
- Noah is a locally based artist and improvisational comedian and talented musican

Ben Kinsley, TIME, 2005
- http://www.bkinsley.com/
- Ben is currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a multidisciplinary artist who creates site-specific responses to particular situations, often through collaboration and playful exchange with local residents. He received his MFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008.

Shoko Yamamura, Painting, 2008
- http://sites.cca.edu/gradthesisevents/2010/finearts/Shoko_Yamamura/3.html
- Originally from Japan, Shoko is an artist based in San Francisco. Her career has previously been marked by a questioning of the lines between art, “non-art” and life. Today she has moved beyond “what is art?” to “How can an artist be?” She received her MFA in Studio Art this past spring from the California College of the Arts.


and ...

7 pm Sunday
Thu Tran
Cinematheque

CIA grad Thu Tran ’05, the creator and host of the Independent Film Channel’s award-winning Food Party, will appear in person on Sunday, September 12 when the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque presents the special program “A Food Party Party with Thu Tran” at 7pm in CIA’s Aitken Auditorium. Ms. Tran will show highlights from her hit TV series and answer audience questions about it.

Tickets to “A Food Party Party with Thu Tran” cost $10 (Cinematheque members $7) and must be purchased at the door on Sunday, September 12 between 2:45 and 3:45pm or after 6pm. Free parking is available in the Cleveland Institute of Art lot. The program is presented courtesy of IFC with special thanks to Douglas Marshall. For information or images, call Tim Harry or John Ewing at 216.421.7450 or go to CIA Cinematheque