CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Join Beck Center's Year-End Card Contest - Our donor appeal always includes a card featuring the artwork of one of our students. This year, it could be YOU!

Submit a 5x7 inch drawing and registration form in the entry box located in the Beck Center lobby by October 15 and you may be our next featured artist!

Things to keep in mind:

• Only Beck Center students age 12 and under may participate.
• Please make sure your drawing fits in a 5x7 inch space.
• Keep your art to winter-related subject matter. Traditional holiday scenes will not be considered.
• Keep your work colorful, creative, and seasonal.
• Do not include words in your drawing, let your pictures lend themselves to being fabulous!
• Please do not sign your drawing. Write the artist’s name, age, phone number, email, and title for the piece on the back of the drawing and on the registration. Do not staple registration artwork to form.
• Winner will be notified by November 1.
• The winner’s drawing will be on display in the lobby from November – January. The winning artist will also receive 4 tickets to the youth theater production of Willy Wonka in May 2012!
• Be sure to submit a registration form with a parent's signature or we cannot use the work.
• ENTRY DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 15

Beck Center's landscape changed on Sunday, September 18 when art dealer Paul Sykes and his wife Lorraine arranged for the installation of  a 34’ x 17’ canvas art mural by internationally acclaimed artist, Natasha Turovsky. The mural, entitled "A Night at the Opera" was installed on the  west side of Beck Center’s Creative Arts Building.

The new mural replaced  Turovsky’s “Beck Stage”, which was moved to the east side façade of Beck Center’s main building, making the combined murals, what Sykes believes to be, the largest outdoor public art canvases in the state. “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase both murals along with Beck’s new state-of-the-art marquee, providing even more visibility with high-level art form,” said Sykes.

Thomas Mulready of Cool Cleveland spoke to Sykes about the artist, the Beck Center, and what might possibly be the largest outdoor public art canvases in the state. Watch interview here.

Sykes and Beck Center will host a Meet the Artist reception on Thursday, October 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. where guests will get a preview of Turovsky’s exhibit that will run through November 13. The collection will be on display in the Jean Bulicek Galleria, Beck Café, Skylight Walk, and Virginia Q. Foley Gallery at the Beck Center.

Photo courtesy of Jim O'Bryan, Lakewood Observer

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The 4th Annual Mayor's Ball was a tremendous success thanks to the support from Lakewood Mayor Michael P. Summers, our terrific sponsors, committee, caterers, restaurants, volunteers and guests. On behalf of the Beck Center for the Arts....a heartfelt THANK YOU!

The 4th Annual Mayors Ball was proudly sponsored by:

Gary and Maureen Arbeznik
State Representative Nickie J. Antonio
Jenni and Tom Baker
Law Offices of Kevin Butler
Joel and Bonnie Egertson
Mary Kim Elkins and David Greenspan
Fifth Third Bank
Dan and Caroline Flannery
Folicle (a salon)
Georgetown
Ken and Kathy Haber
Hinkley Lighting
Jennifer L. Howell
Gail and John Jackson
Lakewood Animal Hospital
Lakewood INA/Bailey Building
Mellino Law Firm
Brad and Margaret Richmond
Regency Construction
Frank J. Ross, D.M.D., Inc.
Virginia Marti College
Wine Trends
WineStyles
Zaremba Group

Special Thanks to the Ranger Café!

Homepage photo by Cory Schaffer/Lakewood Patch.

Our sincerest thanks to the many supporters who have responded to our Save Our Seats (S.O.S.) campaign. Their generosity has helped us nearly reach our goal - only9 seats remain! Many of the "saved" seats in the Mackey Main Stage Theater have been refurbished and more will be completed before our next production in February.

Please help us finish our theater by donating to the S.O.S. Your contribution of just $75 will re-cover one of the remaining seats. To show our appreciation, the names of all donors will be listed in the lobby outside the theater.

For more information, contact Sally Weakley at 216.521.2540, x18 or sweakley@beckcenter.org.