Join us for a great, big, giant sale!  We’ll see you then.  Prize drawing will occur the morning of January 20, 2009. 

Special Holiday Hours:

Thursday, December 24, 2009:  10am-5pm

Friday, December 25, 2009:  CLOSED

Thursday, December 31, 2009:  10am-5pm

Friday, January 1, 2010:  CLOSED

Have a great and safe holiday! 

Cleveland Heights Utrecht associate, Bailey VanKirk, recently placed first in the representational category for the first Utrecht employee art competition.  Competition was stiff throughout all of the Utrecht stores, corporate office, manufacturing facility, and warehouse.   This award was well deserved, and we are very proud of her accomplishment.

 Pictured is her award winning painting.  You can see more of her work on her website. 

Thursday, November 12, 2009, from 6:30-8:00PM will be the final demonstration for Utrecht artist in reisdence, Joe Gyurcsak, at our store for the year.  Don’t miss out.  He will be demonstration an oil painting self-portrait.  This will be especially helpful for students who are required to do one in their art programs, but everyone can benefit from this demonstration.  Everyone can benefit from doing their self-portrait.

 Here are a few photos from last night’s lecture.  Such great, interested artists came in with such smart questions.

Everyone who comes again tonight will receive a 25% off non-sale items coupon.  It’s one of our best deals of the year!

Please come early to ensure you get the best parking space.  You could also ask about the 8 problems that can happen with oil painting, how to avoid them, and how to solve them.  They include Blooming, Yellowing, Cracking, Ghosting, Pealing, Sinking, Chipping, & Darkening.

Don’t forget that Joe Gyurcsak is coming for 2 special in-store events this week.

Joe is the artist in residence for Utrecht and an accomplished artists in his own right.  He’s very knowledgeable about all types of art supplies and techniques.  Feel free to come either or both night with any of your questions.

 Wednesday, November 11, 2009

7:00-9:00PM

Oil paint history and usage lecture

25% off non-sale/in-stock items to all attendees (discount cannot be combined with any other sale or discount or used on gift cards/drop ship items)

Thursday, November 12, 2009

6:30-8:00pm

oil paint/self-portrait demonstration

25% discount to all attenedees on non-sale/in-stock items (cannot be combined with any other discount, cannot be used on gift cards/drop ship items)

Stop by the store, because we have a limited amount of $2.00 off one adult admission to the Paul Gauguin: Paris 1889 exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  The coupons will expire on November 1, 2010, so don’t wait to see this incredible exhibit.

Join us for another free Joe G demonstration.  This year he’ll be doing an oil, self-portrait demonstration. 
Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 6:30-8:00pm.  Seating is limited.  Reservations are limited to those physically unable to stand. 

Join us for the Salty Not Sweet trunk show on December 3, 2009 from 6:30-9:00PM in our store.  They will have available a lot of great and funky handmade items for sale, just in time for Christmas.  Salty Not Sweet is a group of Cleveland indie crafters.  They do traditional and non-traditional arts and crafts with a great edge. 

 Salty Not Sweet will be donating 5% of proceeds to Heights Arts, a non-profit organization that fosters the arts in the entire Heights area.  You’re probably familiar with their gallery near the Cedar-Lee cinema, their studio in the library on Lee, and their parking meter cozies that have popped up around the area.

For more information, please feel free to contact Candra at Salty Not Sweet. 

Join us for a sketchcrawl on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 2:00-4:00pm at Algebra Tea House:  a gallery of arts, culture, and food.  Algebra is located at 2136 Murray Hill Road in Cleveland.  If you are traveling west on Mayfield Road, it will be a left turn in the Little Italy area, a short drive from our store.

If the weather permits, you’ll be free to explore the Murray Hill/Little Italy area to draw, or you can settle into the cozy tea house to draw and explore.

This sketchcrawl will coincide with the Worldwide Sketchcrawl.  Feel free to browse their forum for examples of what other artists have done in their cities.  Feel free to become a member there, and then you can post your sketches in the results after the sketchcrawl.

We also would like to take a moment to thank Algebra Tea House for being so accommodating to our group. 

Don’t forget tonight’s Mat Cutting Demonstration.  It runs from 7:00-9:00PM and offers special discounts on Logan mat cutting supplies and all types of boards for your mat cutting adventures.

 No Band-Aids required.