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May 2012 - Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club with guest speaker Jay Stock

Master Photographer Jay Stock of Martins Ferry, Ohio will speak on May 1, 7:00 p.m. at the Center of Music and Art for the Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club’s Exhibit opening which is being held at the center. Stock is recognized worldwide as a premier photographic artist. He has traveled to 5 continents photographing diverse people all over the world and has published 7 books of his photographic artworks.

Stock began his interest in photography at age 18 as a hobby while he served in the Army. Sometime after the military, Stock attended the Progressive School of Photography in New Haven, Connecticut. After his schooling, he returned to Ohio and to his previous job in the coal industry having photography as a part-time job in his home. When his clientele grew, he opened a studio in Ohio and it was the beginning of his specializing in photographing people.

Stock has the distinct honor of being a member of the Photographers Hall of Fame. The Professional Photographers of America awarded him their Master Photography and Photographic Craftsman Degrees as well as their Professional Photographers National Service Award. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Professional Photographers, the British Institute of Professional Photography and British Royal Society of Arts. In addition, he won other prestigious awards.

For more information, visit Jay Stock's website at www.jaystock.com and the Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club at www.uovcc.org

February 2012 Art Show - MaryClare Recznik

The Center of Music and Art, 264 Main St., Wintersville, has announced a new artist taking part in the monthly art show. The center is showcasing art work from local artists each month and making the work available for purchase. The artist for January is MaryClare Recznik.

MaryClare is currently a freshman at Franciscan University of Steubenville majoring in French with a minor in history. Very early on in her life, Recznik was interested in a variety of arts and cultures. Someday, she hopes to be a freelance artist so that she can draw, ink, and paint in the same vein as some of her favorite European influences.The works displayed this month are a few of her favorite pieces which she composed during her high school years. 

She would like to thank the CMA for the opportunity to share her work, and reminds onlookers that, as the famous Edgar Degas once said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

The current show will run through February 25 and is open to the public for free viewing during business hours at the center.

Area artists interested in showcasing their work in future shows may contact the center at (740) 264-3111.

August 2011 Art Show - Gerald Van Scyoc

The Center of Music and Art has announced a new artist taking part in the monthly art show. The center is showcasing art work from local artists each month. For the month of August, artist Gerald Van Scyoc will be featured.

Gerald Van Scyoc (pronounced van-cy-awk) was born in 1969 in Wheeling, West Virginia. At first, Gerald wanted to grow up to be an archaeologist, then an astronaut, then, after realizing that he was quickly running out of careers that began with the letter "a," he finally settled on being an artist. This was about 1982 or 1983. He hasn't looked back since; although he's sometimes wondered what it would be like to be an anchorman or aardvark farmer.

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November 2011 Art Show - Richard Stassguetl

The Center of Music and Art has announced a new artist taking part in the monthly art show. The center is showcasing art work from local artists each month. For the month of November, artist Richard Strassguetl will be featured.

Richard Strassguetl was born in Munich, Germany in 1988. Ever since he was exposed to the history and art of the Byzantine Empire in a high school class, he has been captivated by its turbulent past, its rich culture, and especially, its Orthodox Christianity and Byzantine icons.

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