The Arts Commission Announces Brown, LaBay, LaValley & Yager Exhibition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Brown, LaBay, LaValley & Yager Exhibition will be on display January 17 –February 24, 2012 in the Parkwood Gallery.  The public is invited to joinus for a reception for the exhibition on Friday, February 3 from 6 to 8 pm.

The artists in this exhibition are united in a conceptual approach to art making.

Alyssa Brown uses photography as a documenting tool to explore how identity is created in one’s personal space and attire.  Sherepresents the memories that are attached to a single piece of clothing.  Thisseries pairs a journalistic photograph with a written statement recording a personal reflection from the subject of the photograph.  Alyssa is pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentration in New Media at the University of Toledo.

Another University of Toledo artist, Julia La Bay, uses casts of her own body to represent the raw emotion of specific life altering decisions. She captures the struggles that any woman may go through from relationships to abuse to motherhood.  Julia is completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree concentrating in Sculpture with a minor in Printmaking.

The artwork of Antoinette LaValley, M.D. reflects upon life of the individual and family through their bones. She connects the transformation of bones during life to the impact left on thebones at death.  Dr. LaValley has worked as a diagnostic neuroradiologistsince 1990.

Last, but certainly not least, the installation of Michael Yager provokes curiosity.  He encourages the viewer to interactwith his so-named space coconuts.  Interaction elicits light and soundresponses from this interactive installation.  Michael currently teachesas adjunct faculty at OwensCommunity College.

The Parkwood Gallery is open Monday thru Friday 8:30 am – 4:30pm and is located at 1838 Parkwood Avenue,  Suite 120 off of Monroe Street in Downtown Toledo.

The Arts Commission is the longest standing arts commission in the state of Ohio that develops and promotes the arts in thecommunity, serving Northwest Ohio since 1959.www.theartscommission.org. 419-254-ARTS

Ohio's March Against Madness at the University of Toledo

Ohio's March Against Madness is a protest tournament that starts today, Saturday, March 26, 2011 and will continue on Saturday, April 2, 2011 and Saturday, April 9, 2011. The local protest starts today, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, at the University of Toledo in front of the Student Union.

According to the Facebook page for the Univerity of Toledo event, it is "a grassroots effort of college students, teachers, and workers to stop Governor Kasich’s attack on Ohio’s middle class. From Senate Bill-05 to his job-killing budget, Governor Kasich has shown in less then 90 days how out if touch he is with the values of Ohio’s working families.We stand united with workers everywhere to save our schools, save our jobs, and save our state."

The tournament will be held "on 16 Ohio campuses, we will be protesting the governor’s destructive policies and budget. The protests will start at noon at each school’s student union and will be organized by each school’s/communities progressive organizations.

The goal is to attract more protestors to your school than the school you are matched against. Make it fun, do what you like and always keep it peaceful!

The protests will grow as campuses are combined at the previous winner’s home site for the next two rounds." So if you have off of work today and want to stand up for Toledo's middle class get out there and make a difference!