There are those who wait for things to happen and those who make things happen. The latter applies to a local plastics artist/teacher/hat maker with international ties – Ron Shelton. Shelton’s latest work, created from a multitude of kitty litter containers – he refers to it as “Wasp Nests” – will be on view at […]
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Our impact on the world around us is questioned in Akron Soul Train’s exhibition, Woven: The Human x Nature Relationship, on view from September 8th through October 23rd, 2021. The exhibition features Ron Shelton and Nicole Condon-Shih. Both artists completed a residency program through the gallery with their use of plastic, tying the two bodies of work together.
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Urban Bright at Art House: Plastic Trash into Art Working with children has been an exhilarating experience for Ron Shelton. Their inventive, sincere way of processing information is in keeping with his creative practice. In his recent ten-week residency with twenty 3rd graders from Dennison Elementary School, Cleveland Ohio, Ron provided information and hope within
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HAF Connects: Art Hat Workshop Plastic. It’s everywhere. It’s in our homes, our waterways, our schools, and even in us. While the challenges of plastic can feel overwhelming, the conversation about it doesn’t have to be. We invite you to join us and a few of our friends for a virtual workshop to learn how to
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chalk on slate drawings: Ron Shelton’s art is political in both process and content. The fact that he uses perishable materials reflects his feelings about the aesthetic experience; “precious”, contrasted with the ordinary entering the world of the sublime. Using a slate board and various kinds of chalks, he transforms the drawing surface into a
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BBC News: “In Pictures” 7.18.2019 Artist Ron Shelton’s photograph of “Our Plastic World” was designated for display in the BBC News photo gallery, “In Pictures.” Each week BBC News selects a different theme for its readers in the Thursday gallery presentation. Plastic was the theme for the July 18, 2019 gallery. Ron’s image was one
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“War and Separation” at the time of Coronavirus [kopa_blockquote border=”left”]The universal subject of displaced families and individuals seeking refuge and homes in parts of the world that are distant and culturally different from their roots was the original theme of this exhibition. The spread of the coronavirus in recent weeks has suggested the inclusion of
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The HAF article: “Art Now… as Historical Commentary on HAF: Greco-Roman” is a revelation, a Rosetta Stone deciphering the hidden African presence in Greco-Roman art. As an environmentalist who champions JEDI principles, I see a chilling parallel in the erasure of African contributions to art and ecology. “History is written by the victors,” Ron Shelton
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For Ron Shelton, 2023 has been a year of opening minds – both at home and abroad – to sustainable art’s creativity and importance. On Thursday, November 16, from 5-7 pm, a sustainable art exhibition comprised of pieces created in a series of workshops held in Cleveland at the Cuyahoga County Youth Justice Center, Bolton
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circular economy in ghana: widening the weave Posted onJune 26, 2023October 20, 2023 HAF expands its sustainability reach by conducting art workshops in Ghana Plastics artist Ron Shelton has taken his show on the road – to West Africa! While he continues to … the interview: artist Kofi Setordji, ghana Posted onJune 8, 2023June 8,