The Art Lesson, by Diane Fleisch Hughes- June, 2025
Artist Bio
Diane Fleisch Hughes LPAT, ATR-BC, LPCC-S is an Ohio licensed Art Therapist and contemporary working artist based in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She currently maintains her artist studio in Willoughby, Ohio as part of Stella’s Art Gallery. Diane is the Art Therapist at Julie Billiart School in Lyndhurst, Ohio and Adjunct Faculty in the graduate program at Ursuline College with which she participates in service learning trips around the world with her students.
Diane’s work is primarily mixed media figurative painting but she likes to experiment with all media. The work is intuitive and loose, often combining realistic images with areas of emotional color. Her mixing of mediums and painterly mark making creates visual excitement on paper and canvas.
She has completed residencies at the New York Studio School in NYC and Wildacres in NC. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally and is in many private collections around the country including Mercyhurst University and Progressive Insurance. As part of the Stella’s Art Gallery community of artists, Diane curate’s gallery shows, facilitates bi-weekly life drawing sessions for local artists and just wrapped up a successful solo show of her work in Columbus, Ohio in January 2025.
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Overview:
We are excited to announce a Call for Art for the design of a vibrant, colorful crosswalk mural in our city! This project aims to enhance the visual appeal of our streets and celebrate the creativity of local artists. The goal is to design a crosswalk that is FULL OF COLOR, with an emphasis on bold, eye-catching patterns or imagery that could be abstract or realistic—whatever brings the most dynamic and vibrant energy to our community!
Details:
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Project Scope: The city will prepare the crosswalk area, and all necessary paints will be provided. The selected artist will be responsible for painting the design onto the street.
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Support: Volunteers from the WAC (Willoughby Arts Collaborative) will be provided to assist the artist in painting the design. You may choose to create a stencil or outline the crosswalk mural in whatever way you think will best guide the team for a successful completion.
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Prize: The winning artist will receive a $500 prize.
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Installation Deadline: The first crosswalk mural must be completed with dry paint by June 7th. This coincides with the grand reveal of Color Theory, a mural located behind Domino’s on the same day. We will be hosting a mini art festival on June 7th with live art, music, and food trucks. The crosswalk mural will be unveiled as part of the festival! WAC will contact the artist to schedule date/time.
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Eligibility: Open to all artists.
How to Apply:
Submit a digital proposal of your design (JPG or PDF format) along with a brief description of the concept and approach. Include any notes on materials or techniques you’d like us to know regarding your mural.
If you have any experience with street murals or large-scale projects, please include examples of previous work.
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Submit your entry to Stellasarts@gmail.com with "Crosswalk" in the Subject box.
Deadline to Submit April 28th
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We can’t wait to see your creative vision and how you can transform one of our city’s crosswalks into a colorful work of art! For any questions, please contact artscollaborativewilloughby@gmail.com.
Let’s make the streets come to life with color!
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Prize for winning artist: $500
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Submission Deadline: April 28, 2025​
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Crosswalk must be completed with paint dry before June 7, 2025
Painting Willoughby Crosswalks
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