The happy news is that Yalkut’s wife, Peg, recently reached out to see if the K12 & TEJAS Gallery in Dayton would like to have an art sale and exhibition of her husband’s artwork. “Visionary Views: Works of Jud Yalkut,” will have a First Friday opening from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, and will continue to be exhibited at the gallery through Dec. 22. Among the 30 works on display are black-and-white collages, color transfer collages and water colors.
“Jud was always cutting-edge — he seemed to understand and live a life of assemblages,” says K12 founder and executive director Jerri Stanard. Wrote Yalkut in an artist statement: “Collage can be a unique blending of lyricism and social satire.”
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Jud, who lived in Waynesville, was a native of New York who spent several years in Big Sur, Calif. He taught film and video in New York at the School of Visual Arts, the City University of New York in Queens, and New York University before moving to Ohio to help establish the film and video program at Wright State University. He later taught at Sinclair Community College and Xavier University. He was a four-time recipient of Individual Artist Fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council.
Prices for the artwork will be $150 and up. The gallery is at 341 S. Jefferson St. in downtown Dayton.
Want to buy more original art?
A number of the Miami Valley’s most talented artists will be offering their work for sale when The Dayton Printmakers Cooperative hosts a print sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 901 N. Keowee St. in Dayton.
The sale, an annual fundraiser for the organization, features hand-pulled prints by members and will include lithography, intaglio, woodblock, monotype and more. A raffle will be held at 3 p.m.
Participating artists are David Leach, Doug Fiely, Sherraid Scott, Micah Zavacky, Al Lochtefeld, Ernie Koerlin, Doug Taylor, Ray Must, Abby Rose Maurer, Jaime Pacheco, Gretchen Durst Jacobs, Kathryn Pitstick, Diane Stemper, Debra Richardson-Wood, Megan Brandewie, Barb Weinert-McBee, Carrie South, Deborah Dixon, Patricia DeWeese, Sarah Moran, William Worley, Miranda Taylor, Clarissa Dickey, Shannon Grecula, Patrick Mauk and Kim Vito.
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A portion of the proceeds will help support the non-profit printmaking facilities and studio environment for artists to pursue their creative work. The print studio is equipped with presses, equipment and supplies to assist artists in making their artwork.
Wright State prof wins national competition
Steven Aldredge, music coordinator of Wright State University’s Class Piano program, has won a national competition to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the religious and cultural movement that helped define the modern era.
Aldredge was chosen as the winner of the Reformation 500 Choral Composition Competition sponsored by the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The work was selected from 32 entries from around the nation.
Aldredge’s composition, titled “O Glorious Word of Life,” had its world premiere Nov. 1 at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, S.D. It was part of a worship service and commemoration that featured hundreds of singers and was attended by nearly 5,000 people.
At Wright State, Aldredge teaches class piano, music of western culture and music theory. He says his greatest satisfaction in teaching is seeing students who don’t think they can learn to play the piano do just that. Every music major at Wright State knows how to play the piano in some capacity by the time he or she graduates.
Persian pottery at The Winds
More than 100 platters and large bowls by artist Naysan McIlhargey of Miami Valley Pottery will be on display at The Winds restaurant in Yellow Springs through Dec. 31. The opening reception is slated for 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3.
Entitled “Persia,” the handmade and hand-painted platters are Miami Valley Pottery’s interpretations of pieces in museums and private collections worldwide. “Most of the pieces are inspired by kiln sites in modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria and focus on 10th to 14th centuries,” explains McIlhargey. “All of the platters were recently fired in the 450-cubic-foot, wood-fired kiln at my studio.” Prices range from $200-$600.
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Miami Valley Pottery is also having its Holiday Kiln Opening Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 24, 25, 26 and Dec. 1, 2, 3. The studio is at 145 E. Hyde Road in Yellow Springs. For information: (937) 767-7517.
Doll Tea at the Dayton Women’s Club
Little girls and their mothers, aunts, grandmas and friends will once again be welcomed at the Dayton Woman’s Club when the organization hosts its annual Doll Tea.
The special afternoon will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 225 N. Ludlow St., Dayton. “The tea is becoming a favorite of girls in the Dayton area because they can bring their favorite dolls with them and enjoy delicious tea and delicacies, entertainment, door prizes, and a Doll Parade,” says the organization’s Diane Phillips. “The Dayton Woman’s Club loves to share its beautiful 1840s Victorian home with our community. “
The cost is $10 for girls under 12 and $20 for “girls” over 12. For reservations, call (937) 228-1124.
Arts writer Meredith Moss writes about the people and events making arts news in our region. If you have news you would like to share with our readers, contact Meredith: MMoss@coxohio.com
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