The 2026 NewNow Opening Reception

2026 NewNow Opening Reception: Thursday, September 3, 6-7:30pm Dates: September 3 – October 22, 2026 Exhibition Location: Tri-C’s Gallery East, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122 The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) is proud to present the 2025 NewNow, Northeast Ohio’s premier competitive art exhibition. This year’s exhibition was juried by Jimmy Baker, Associate Professor, and head of the Painting and Drawing department at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Congratulations to the selected artists: Keegan Adams – Civil Liberties Claudia Berlinski – COVID Hand Broom Claudia Berlinski – COVID Angel Broom Michael Boich – Writer’s Block Denise Buckley – Sandros Venus David Buetsche – Ghost Pot Raymond Bugelski – Nude Study #2 Catherine Butler – Dualities Lou Camerato – Duet Haley Cavotta – The Sower Kimberly Chapman – Objects of Provision: The Canteen Girls David Cintron – Primordial #2 Donna Coleman – Incel Date Night at the Mall Donna Coleman – Women Painting Shyvonne Coleman – Bogolanfini Robe Sea Dax – Disjointed Masculinity Sea Dax – For the Dolls Kathleen Fleming – The Chase Kathleen Fleming – Thoughts and Prayers Kathleen Fleming – Business as Usual Doreen Grasso – Pierce II Denise A Harrison – 91519631024 Timothy Herron – Dunham Tavern Museum Sighting Marti Higgins – Pecadillo Paul Jacklitch – Sheeple Chase Paul Jacklitch – Spud Game Judith Khaner – At the Fair George Kocar – The Wheel Charlotte Lees – My World Nancy Lick – Neo Baila Litton – Years of Living Dangerously #3 Madeleine Lovell – Settling In Dale Malner – Red Rock 1 Dennis Mastrangelo – Sunset #1 Dennis Mastrangelo – Morning Sail Steven Mastroianni – Cosmogonia Series CT1 Nathan Mayfield – Creep Wayne Mazorow – A Day at the Beach Victor Melaragno – MoonSkull: SoonMoon with “Neon” Tom Millward – River Rendezvous Charles Mintz – Ohio Guide – US6 – Huntington Park – Princess Anthony Mitri – Strawberry Pickers 3, Ile d’Orleans, Canada Clare Murray Adams – Haiku no.10 Nancy Notarianni – Jennifer William Pappas – It’s a Lot to Clean Barbara L Pennington – The Weight of the Mask Elia Margarita Pestana Knight – Summer Tree Joan Pogalies – Who? Helena Sarah Richardson – Catching Oil Stefanie Rivers – Ghanaian Garden Priscilla Roggenkamp – Immigration Quilt Rick Rollenhagen – Muscular Tension Jordi Rowe – Tilt John Saile – Charites John A Sargent III – Time Will Tell John Scavnicky – Portrait of James Burnett Lisa Schonberg – Sea Treasures, Beneath the Surface, No. 2 Lisa Schonberg – Oceana’s Joy, The Accidental Discovery, No. 2 Patricia Schroeder – A Nose for The News Ron Shelton Plastic – Jungle Quilt Martha Shiverick – Madonna on her Ciggie Break Out Back of CostCo Kathy Simone – In Perpetuity Bella Smith – Actually, She Loves It Bella Smith – The Three Graces Jerold Smith – Happy Dresses, pg 1-2, Twist and Dip Judy Takacs – Chiaroscuro, Titan Goddess of the Eclipse Barney Taxel – Crystal Cove 4-1-2026 Rima Tessman – Sunbaked Eric Tuck-Macalla – With a Full Heart Austin Turner – After Perugino Gwen Waight – Black and Blue Jean Weigl – Off Balance Jean Weigl – Saku and Suga Ann Dale Weiss – Untitled Robert Wright – Civil Disobedience.10 Film and Video Participants Andrew Reach – Machina Curvarum We are very pleased to continue our community partnership with Tri-C East to once again hold this exhibition on their beautiful 3,000 sq. ft. Gallery East, located at 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122 beginning with an opening reception on Thursday, September 3, 6-7:30pm.