First Friday showcase: Patina Arts Centre featuring Eakin, Dingwell and resident artists

CANTON − Patina Arts Centre will showcase the work of about a dozen resident artists during First Friday activities this week in downtown Canton.

Patina, 324 Cleveland Ave. NW, opened the exhibition late last month, and it will continue during gallery hours through Jan. 21. Patina will be open 5 to 10 p.m. Jan. 6 during the monthly downtown First Friday event.

Live music by Jean P starts at 7 p.m. at Patina.

Comedy night will be hosted by Lydia Carmany in Patina's basement events venue starting at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m.

First Friday also includes ice sculpture demonstrations outside 20 downtown businesses, shops and other locations, including at Patina. The popular animated 2013 movie "Frozen" will be shown at 5 and 7 p.m. on a large screen outdoors at Centennial Plaza, which is along Market Avenue N and Court Avenue NW near Jerzee's Cafe and Arcadia Grille.

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This is Patina's first resident artist showcase.

"An important part of our mission has always been to support the development of both emerging and professional artists," said Alaska Thompson, Patina's gallery director. "And we are thrilled to welcome the artists who have joined us in our first year of operation."

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Artwork, displayed in the main gallery, will include painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and mixed media creations.

Patina resident artists include David Dingwell, Tim Eakin, Steve Ehret, Zach Finn, Kat Francis, Melissa Goff, Dr. Tim Hirst, Kagey Ironworks, David Martin, Drew Myers, Joe Ostrowske, Derick Rose, Alaska Thompson, Kaley Weaver, Shari Weygandt and Jess Wilhelm.

Eakin, a tattoo artist at the Inkeeper’s Tattoo parlor, has designed logos and packaging materials for businesses. Projects also have included several large-scale murals across Northeast Ohio and creating album cover art for different bands.

Tim’s exhibited artwork has been influenced by the process, design and style of tattoos, Patina Arts Centre said.

Dingwell is a photographer based in Massillon. The local attorney's work has been focused on cityscapes and architecture. More recently, he's specialized in emotive portraiture.

The Colorado native said his work and passion for photography are inspired by his father, who was an accomplished film photographer.

Martin, a 2000 McKinley High School graduate, received a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree at the University Of Akron and received his Bachelors of Fine Art Degree in fine art photography while minoring in professional photography and painting.

Martin worked as a naval photographer in the U.S. Navy, and he uses art as therapy.

He works from Kolp’s Attic, a collective of art studios in downtown Canton, and also has a gallery space at Patina.

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