Inspirations and the Feeling of Yes!
Exhibition with the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, Ohio

Opening Reception: July 10, 6–8 PM
The Arts Garage (TAG), 317 W. Perry St., Port Clinton
Exhibition Dates: July 3–31

The Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council’s next exhibit at The Arts Garage (TAG) is sure to inspire lovers of nautical, floral, and nature-inspired art. Three artists—Gregory Ehmann, Nicolette Tolomeo Germain, and Susan Walker—will be on hand to preview their work at a public reception on Friday, July 10 from 6–8 PM.

Susan Walker’s featured series, The Feeling of Yes, explores the quiet yet life-changing power of a single decision. Saying yes can be a commitment—to a relationship, a job, the military, or to faith. It can mean taking a chance on something or someone, stepping into the unknown, or choosing trust over hesitation. Often, it is a simple word, but it carries weight, direction, and possibility.

Through layered, expressive paintings filled with movement, color, and intuitive mark-making, Walker reflects these moments of decision—the turning points where courage meets openness. Some yeses are bold and immediate; others are quiet and unfolding. Each piece invites the viewer to consider their own experiences of saying yes, and how those choices have shaped their path, opened new doors, and created space for growth.

Rooted in both emotion and intention, The Feeling of Yes is an invitation—to notice, to reflect, and perhaps to embrace the next yes waiting to be spoken.

The hours for the CAN Art Gallery in the Cranberry Township Municipal Center are : Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM. Saturday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Sunday closed

For more information about CAN visit the website at www.cranberryartistnetwork.cm

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Join me, Tiffany Budzisz, for the Guild of American Papercutters conference, August 15-17, in beautiful North Carolina! I'll be teaching a workshop and sharing all of my techniques to create dimensional paper sculptures. Out of town rate of $500 includes meals and accommodations!

https://conf2025.papercutters.org/

Artist Gerry Florida Revives "Why Art Project" with Highland Detention Center

Sans MOCA Art Gallery

172 Main Street, Greenville PA

February 8 through March 20, 2025 

Archives & Special Collections (A&SC) within the University Library System (ULS) is pleased to announce the opening of two recently acquired photograph collections by father (Frank Russell Hightower) and son (Frank Floyd Hightower). His son, Frank Floyd, followed in his footsteps to also become a professional photographer as well as a playwright and artist. His photos from the 1960s to the present document Black Theater in Pittsburgh, including the work of August Wilson, Rob Penny, Bob Johnson, Maisha Baton and Hightower himself. Community activities such as Black arts festivals and meetings held by community organizations like the Manchester Citizen’s Corporation are also documented. As a whole, these collections provide a remarkable visual representation of the African American community in Pittsburgh over eight decades.

On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 4 PM Miriam Meislik (A&SC Media Curator) will host a conversation with Frank Floyd Hightower to talk about his career and highlight significant photographs.

event takes place at the Hillman Library in Oakland.

I have published a new book, THE ASTOUNDING BRIDGES OF PITTSBURGH, which contains 30 of my plein air watercolors of our regions bridges plus 5 others of note. It is 32 pages, 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", soft cover, price is $20.00. In coordination with the book is an exhibition of 22 of the paintings at The Concept Gallery in Regent Square. The exhibition will close on May 27. 

"Mill Memories" opens Saturday April 15, 1-4 pm.  at BE Galleries, 3583 Butler St. , and runs through May 27. 

Artist Jack Puglisi displays thirty years’ worth of unique pointillism artwork

Lifelong Pittsburgh native Jack Puglisi will be displaying his creations of highly detailed pen-and-ink drawings from Thursday, April 6, through Friday, April 28, 2023, at Spinning Plate Gallery, 5720 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A meet-the-artist opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 5:00 to 8:00. Puglisi will also host a special artist talk at the gallery in which he will discuss his artwork, themes, methods, and related topics on Saturday, April 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

His primary medium is pen and ink, and the technique of pointillism is the expression he favors most. Pointillism is the method of composing pictures from thousands upon thousands of hand-placed dots of ink, creating colors and shades by the juxtaposition of the dots. A large picture can take up to three months to complete, with countless hours invested in the finished piece.