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SUMMARY:New Shows Spark 78th Street Studio's Third Friday
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  "A Moment of Silence for the Boy in Blue" by Davon Brantley[/caption]\nFr
 i 6/19 @ 5-9PM\nThere are some new things at 78th Street Studios happening
  this Third Friday that you’ll want to check out.\nNew Heights\, at the 
 Derek Hess Gallery\, is the first of a series of exhibitions the gallery i
 s planning to showcase the work of early and mid-career artists. It was cu
 rated by Megan Alves\, whose goal was to present the work of Black artists
  with ties to Cleveland who are starting to make an impact. They’re also
  tied together because they are all figurative artists who explore their i
 nterior and exterior worlds as people of color through imagery of the huma
 n figure. There will be at least one new piece by each artist with some pr
 esenting entirely new work.\nThe best known is Davon Brantley\, a young bu
 t much exhibited painter who himself is a curator: a show he put together 
 called Blooming Tides is currently on view at Waterloo Arts. He’s also b
 ecome active as an organizer and advocate in the local arts scene. Clevela
 nd’s Stina Aleah is also beginning to get known locally. As self-taught 
 artist\, their work in this show will include four new pieces from their s
 eries The Childhood I Carried\, recalling quiet\, joyful moment of Black c
 hildhood.\nNot so well known here yet is Brooklyn-based Amani Williams\, o
 riginally from Columbus\, who attended the Cleveland Institute of Art. Her
  recent drawings look at the ups and downs of coming on age as a Black wom
 an\, and address stereotypes of Blackness in art history and popular cultu
 re.\nFinally\, Nate Austin\, who attended the Cleveland School of the Arts
 \, creates photorealistic images against bold backgrounds. He’ll have a 
 brand-new painting in this show\, which will be on view through July 17.\n
 \nNew work will also be going on view at HEDGE Gallery\, featuring new wor
 k by two well-known area artists. One of them  will certainly be familiar
  to gallery regulars: Hilary Gent is the gallery’s owner in addition to 
 being a talented painter. And she’s paired herself with an interesting f
 ellow artist —sculptor Edward Raffel who makes abstract works out of fou
 nd objects — for the show titled Managing the Darkness. Its overall them
 e is light breaking through darkness.\nGent’s own work reflects her obse
 ssion with water. In layers of poured latex paint\, she captures the almos
 t endless variety of shapes\, colors and tones that water creates. Lately\
 , she’s focused on the interplay of light on water and the reflections i
 t creates. Meanwhile\, Raffel’s work has a solid feel\, as he amasses mu
 ndane objects in unexpected ways. His pieces include light boxes with ligh
 t passing through acrylic sheets and his non-reversing mirror dyad pieces 
 correct image reversal. Waring: HEDGE Gallery closes at 8pm\, an hour befo
 re Third Friday.\nThis will also be the last day to see Emergence\, a two-
 artist show featuring painting by Tessa LeBaron and photography by Johnny 
 Joo in the Gallery 215 on the second floor.\nThere’ll also be guest arti
 sans in the events spaces\, courtesy of Cleveland Bazaar\; drinks on the R
 AMP level from BARneo\; and food trucks stationed outside the side main en
 trance. Third Friday is free and open to all\, including well-behaved kids
  and dogs.\n78thstreetstudios.com\n[mappress mapid="140"]
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