Rick McMeechan
Learning & the Arts
Experience Your Park through Workshops and Art
Our approach to teaching and learning is expansive and ever-evolving. The Conservancy is committed to providing opportunities to enhance your connection to Cuyahoga Valley National Park that allow you to deepen your knowledge about the park’s natural wonders and history through workshops, public lectures or discussions, and art in the park (Seiberling Gallery, Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society).
NPS/Sue Simenc
Cuyahoga Valley Institute
Come out for a day or spend the whole weekend in Ohio’s National Park to expand your knowledge. The Cuyahoga Valley Institute is a series of adult experiences that provide meaningful immersive opportunities to engage with the valley’s natural surroundings of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
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NPS / Ted Toth
Seiberling Gallery in the Park
Named in honor of Congressman, photographer and CVNP advocate John F. Seiberling, the gallery features exhibits by local artists. Free and open to the public Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at 1403 W. Hines Hill Road, Peninsula, OH 44264.
Current Show: Marvelous Nature, Debbie DiCarlo
Dates: January 14 – April 13, 2018
About: Debbie DiCarlo’s photography exhibit showcases the visual cornucopia of our natural environment. The imagery was created over several years and in many locales. The works highlight her fascination with the diverse beauty of our marvelous natural world.
Upcoming Show: Marvelous Nature, Debbie DiCarlo
Dates: January 14 – June 1, 2018
About: Julie C Brannigan’s passion for the outdoors started as a young child hiking Cuyahoga Valley National Park, with her family. This Cleveland based environmental photographer has turned her outdoor passion into community awareness with her current body of work, Beauty and the Beast, an examination of Ohio’s top invasive plants artistically repurposed.
Nicole Night
Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society
The Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society is an affinity group of the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Photographic Society promotes CVNP and the photographic arts by providing educational workshops and presentations throughout the year. Membership benefits include discounts on workshops, tours, and events, as well as invitations to attend quarterly photographic walks. For more information about the Photographic Society, please visit www.cvps.org, email info@cvps.org, or call 330-657-2909.
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Jerry Jelinek
Learning Events
Cuyahoga Valley Institute: Writing About Nature, with Lee Chilcote
August 14
Literary Cleveland’s Lee Chilcote will be your guide to explore poetry and personal essays…
Inspired by the Parks: A Reading of Prose and Poetry
September 6
Poetry reading hosted by Nancy Cook and Literary Cleveland. Three National Parks Artists-in-Residence will…
Cuyahoga Valley Institute: Ted Zalewski, Teddy Roosevelt: Mind, Body and Spirit
September 24
One man. One hour. One unforgettable show. The Conservancy and the Akron Garden Club…
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