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Local Artists to Auction Art To Support Levitt Pavilion

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Dayton artist Amy Deal opens her studio tonight to invite people to learn more about the Levitt Pavilion coming to Dayton..  Friends of Levitt Dayton have raised all but $300,000 of the $5M goal and at tonights event you can bid on local art featuring Dayton’s own MB Hopkins and Doug Fiely, and Nigerian Artist & Dayton Friend, Ben Ibebe as well as art by Ms. Deal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the art that will be up for bid in the silent auction:

This beautiful 11″ plate created and donated by

Esther Kadash of Rising Moon Glass Studio,
also located in the  Davis-Linden Building

It’s titled “Bird Love.”

 

 

Retired Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Engineering Researcher turned Photographer Lew Hann has graciously donated a beautiful 20″ x 30″ framed, one-of-a-kind, giclée.  Hann, a true lover of the arts sang with the  Bach Society of Dayton and Musica!, recorded German soundtracks for American movies and was a disc jockey for Dayton Public Radio for about 15 years. He’s taught
photography classes at  Bethany Lutheran Village, where he currently resides.

Because of an anonymous donor all funds raised this Friday will be doubled. All art sales will be doubled! Make sure your calendar is marked for this Friday 5-8:00pm. F

Open Studio @ Deal Studio
Music, Drinks, Nosh, and Friends
Art for Sale – ALL proceeds go to Levitt Pavilion Dayton
Your chance to GIVE to the Dayton Levitt Pavilion
Parking at 116 Davis Avenue and follow the signs. Your vehicles will be monitored. No parking in the courtyard.

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Artist Amy Deal Depicts Dayton

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Amy Deal with her winning designs. Photo by Val Beerbower

Oakwood artist Amy Deal’s art continues to decorate our city.

In 2015 her design was selected as the winner from over 80 submissions to grace the flood wall at RiverScape.  Her 1000 foot mural that depicts biking, hiking and paddling also pays homage to the Wright brothers and the Dayton area’s history with bicycles.

You may have also seen her work on the walls of White-Allen Chevrolet on North Main Street.  This two year project has gone up in stages, with the south side wall being put up last November.

K12/TEJAS is transferring art this week for the North side of building.  It will be a mural of Dayton inventions. In this section you can see a stackable precast concrete stairwell unit, backpack parachute, all steel propeller, part of the self-starter, and part of the pop top. Here’s a sneak peek from Amy’s Facebook page:

Just this week the brand new Kroger in Centerville has installed a piece of  Amy’s work “A Great Place To Live.”  This project in conjunction with Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC) represents Amy’s vision of the region’s great assets, including stone buildings, paved bike paths, parks, fishing, and our rivers.

A sign hanging next to the installation reads:

Amy Deal was born and raised in St. Henry, Oh, received her BFA from Kent State University, and resides in Dayton.  She is a fine artist and freelance visual communicator.  Amy’s work weaves typography and pigment to create poetic, layered landscapes.

A Great Place To Live illustrates the welcoming spirit of Centerville, alone with nearby Bellbrook and Sugarcreek Township.  Taking great pride in the excellent schools, parks and historic buildings and bridges, recreational offerings, and events, our residents are devoted to our community. Scenes of blue skies, neighborhood concerts, sugar maple tapping, fishing, canoeing , and its celebrated network of trails, are painted atop vintage cookbook pages from Centerville schools, churches and lady’s organizations.  The cookbook pages are also used for cut letterforms that spell out some of the area’s favorite activities and events.  See if you can find ART ON THE TRACE or SUGAR MAPLE FESTIVAL.

Want to see more of Amy’s work?  The Dayton Society of Artist (DSA) Spring Show is on display through Saturday at 48 High Street.

Thanks to Bill Franz for the cover photo for this story. Mural pictures came from Amy’s Facebook page.

River Run Mural Design, Artist Announced

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Big changes are coming to the nearly 1,000-foot-long floodwall across from RiverScape MetroPark this summer. A colorful, active living-themed design, created by Oakwood resident Amy Deal, has been selected for the River Run mural in downtown Dayton.

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Amy Deal with her winning designs. Photo by Val Beerbower

“My vision was to approach the project by including what is happening on and near the river, as well as showcasing that our river is healthy with an abundance of beautiful nature and wildlife,” said Deal, whose design was among more than 80 submitted. “The bike/running/walking trails in Dayton are spectacular. The impending River Run project is exciting and will only enhance river activity. I also included historical significance by symbolizing the Wright Brother’s Wright Flyer with graphic use of lines, which represent bridges. The circles represent Dayton’s history with bicycles. Dayton is active with cycling, walking, running, rollerblading, canoeing and kayaking to name a few. Dayton has opportunities for everyone.”

The Downtown Dayton Partnership (DDP), Miami Conservancy District (MCD), and Five Rivers MetroParks led the search for artists/designers to submit ideas to be painted on the 953-foot-long, concrete floodwall on the north side of the Great Miami River.

“The goal of the project is to commission a design that highlights or reveals something unique about the recreational, environmental or aesthetic beauty of the river,” said Bear Monita, chair of the design selection committee. “Amy Deal’s design does just that.”

Production of the mural will begin this summer. Downtown art programming and education services provider K12 Gallery will serve as the contractor, tasked with applying Deal’s design to the floodwall.IMG_20150618_111225

“We believe the mural will add to the attractiveness of Dayton’s riverfront and transform our floodwall into a piece of artwork for thousands to enjoy on a daily basis,” said Janet Bly, general manager of MCD, the agency managing the Dayton region’s flood protection system since 1915.

The River Run Mural will complement RiverScape River Run, a project that seeks to improve riparian habitat along the Great Miami River by removing dangerous low dams and replacing them with in-river flow control structures that double as recreational paddle sport channels.

RiverScape River Run is the signature project of the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan, a multipronged economic development initiative and strategic blueprint for Dayton’s center city. A vibrant, thriving center city is crucial to the prosperity of the City of Dayton and Dayton region. The Greater Downtown Dayton Plan calls for building on downtown’s strengths to create the type of bustling city in demand today and to attract the young, talented workforce needed to propel Dayton’s economy.

The River Run mural project began when MCD rehabilitated the 90-year-old wall last fall and is made possible through the support of the CareSource Foundation, The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, and Cox Media Group Ohio. Visit www.downtowndayton.org for more information.

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“Think No More” by Amy Deal, Mixed Media on wood 24×24  In her most recent series of work, Amy Deal explores layering typography to create visual texture and pattern. She appreciates typography as an art form that lends itself to affecting imagery and enjoys the balance that can be achieved between visual and verbal designs. Deal is a national award-winning, professional visual communicator living in Oakwood, Ohio. She took a break from fine art to raise a family for the past 18 years, but is now reuniting with her love of painting.

 That’s the word on the street about DVAC’s annual gala Art Auction, which will be held April 26th at the Ponitz Center at Sinclair, silent auctions starting at 6:30pm, live auction begins at 8 pm.

For the 19th year, the Dayton Visual Arts Center is calling on members of the community to help celebrate the vibrant art and artists of the Dayton region. Gear up for an evening of exciting silent and live auctions, good friends— new and old— abundant hors d’oeuvres, wines, and lively music by Puzzle of Light.  And above all: a night of making a big difference to DVAC’s ability to provide programs and exhibitions that support area artists. Of all the fundraising events in town, DVAC’s Art Auction is the only one that features art and only art. It’s the biggest art buying party of the year and DVAC’s most important fund raiser.

This year, 118 DVAC member artists have generously donated work for the auction. This adds up to a genuine feast for the eyes and soul: paintings, photographs, sculptural pieces, and works in ceramic, glass, metal and mixed media. Simply viewing everything in this exhibition is a treat; but it’s even more fun to bid and win a piece or two to grace the walls of your home or office, give as a gift, or wear with style.

If you haven’t already purchased your tickets to the best art party of the year, call DVAC at 937.224.3822 or visit dvacartauction.com to get in on the excitement. See you there!