Apocalypse Town Disccusion - CSU Levin College Forum

In This Issue Apocalypse Town Consider a Gift to the Forum                      January 2, 2013 About the Forum Subscribe to Our Newsletter! Donate to the Forum

Upcoming Forums Apocalypse Town: Tales from the End of an Urban Civilization       Tuesday, January 15, 2013   4:00 pm - 6: 00 pm 1717 Euclid Avenue Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Roberta Steinbacher Atrium Cleveland State University About the Forum: The consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Levin College Forum Program and the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs are please to present Alessandro Coppola, author of Apocalypse Town. Mr. Coppola will discuss his research into urban shrinkage and revitalization efforts in Detroit, Youngstown, Philadelphia, New York and Cleveland. Special introduction by Steven Litt, Art and Architecture Critic, The Plain Dealer About the Author: Alessandro Coppola is a post-doc fellow in the Department of Planning and Architecture at Politecnico di Milano where he teaches Urban Ethnography in Master Planning. Mr. Coppola was an International Fellow in Urban Studies at John Hopkins University. This forum is free and open to the public. To register please call 216-523-7330 or visitLevin College Forum.

PechaKucha Night Cleveland - Vol 17: Jan 11th, 2013

PechaKucha Night Cleveland – Volume 17

Friday – January 11^th, 2013 – 7:00pm Doors Open  8:20pm Presentations Begin

New Year – New Building – New PechaKucha Presenters

Come ring in the New Year with an unbelievable array of “creative resolutions” brought to you by PechaKucha Night Cleveland and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland!

On Friday, January 11^th,  2013 PKN Cleveland is partnering with MOCA to bring you 12 brand new presentations! For those that have already seen the building, you won’t want to miss these presentations. For those that haven’t had a chance to see the BRAND NEW museum building, this evening is a great chance to see both the building and the presentations!

WHERE

MOCA Cleveland – 11400 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

(Metered Parking is available across Euclid and there are nearby parking garages as well)

WHEN

January 11^th, 2013

7:00pm – “Doors” open

8:20pm – Presentations Begin

9:10pm – Beverage Break

9:30pm – Presentations Resume

10:20pm – Presentations End

As always, PechaKucha Night Cleveland is FREE. This event is completely open to the public and anyone can attend!

CONNECT:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pkncleveland

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/539953666033268/

Twitter: @PechaKuchaClev

Event Tag: #PKNCLE17

Presenters (in no particular order):

Sean Watterson, Owner, Happy Dog

Justin Glanville and Julia Kuo, New to Cleveland (Authors/Illustrators)

Jeffrey Conrad, President and Chief Creative Officer of American Greetings Properties

Michael Furlong, Art of Kayak Design

Diedre McPherson, SistaSinema Founder

Mike DeFabbo (data)

Jeremy Smith, Cleveland Architectural Coloring Book 

Rose Bouthilier, Assistant Curator, MOCA

Richey Piparinen and Anne Trubek, Rust Belt Chic

Dan Hildebrant & Paul Cibul, REACH Trade Coffee

(We will likely be adding at least one more, if not 2 presenters)

W2S 2014 Call for Artists deadline approaching - Jan. 6th!

THE SCULPTURE CENTER IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT W2S, OUR KEYSTONE EXHIBITION SERIES, IS NOW OPEN TO EARLY CAREER SCULPTORS OF OUR ENTIRE REGION. THE REGION  Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania (the western half of the state), western New York (Rochester and west) and Ontario, Canada. THE EARLY CAREER ARTIST The sculptor, installation artist, or expanded media artist must have a connection to the region by birth, residency, or schooling, but does not need to be currently residing in the region. By the application deadline (January 2013), the sculptor must have completed his/her schooling, apprenticeship or period of equivalent self-taught experience and be no more than ten years into h/her career. Submitted images should be of sculpture, installation or other expanded media that indicates current work and, if possible, the nature of the proposed W2S exhibition. The W2S artworks or installations may not have been previously exhibited in northeastern Ohio. The creation of a new or further developed body of work for the W2S series is encouraged and preferable.    THE DEADLINE  Sunday, January 6, 2013, at midnight! FULL INFORMATIONFor the complete Call for Artists, eligibility, responsibilities, application requirements and application form,  click here.       APPLY HERE QUESTIONS? Email or call Ann Albano at 216.229.6527