New Public Art Mural On Display At Beck Center
Possibly the largest outdoor public art canvases in Ohio are on display at Beck Center in Lakewood. (Photo courtesy of Lakewood Observer)
If you’ve driven past the Beck Center lately, you may have noticed a new outdoor mural on display. Measuring 33 feet by 18 feet, it’s hard to miss! The canvas art mural, entitled “A Night at the Opera,” is a replica of an original work by internationally acclaimed artist Natasha Turovsky. The mural was installed on the west side of Beck’s annex building on September 19. Art dealer and Beck Café owner Paul Sykes worked in collaboration with the Beck Center to bring this impressive piece of art to Lakewood.
The new mural replaced Turovsky’s “Beck Stage,” which was moved across the driveway to the north entrance 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,” said Sykes.
The murals give passersby just a glimpse of Turovsky’s amazing artwork. Sykes and the Beck Center will host a reception on Thursday, October 13, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. where guests will meet the artist and preview a $2 million exhibition of Turovsky’s work which runs 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 for the Arts.
Born in Russia, Turovsky is a Montreal-based surrealist artist, professional musician and filmmaker whose work has been acclaimed throughout the United States and Canada. Since 1996, she has held tenure with Cleveland Exhibits and local Art Collectors. Cirque du Soleil hosted an art exhibit of her works at their corporate headquarters in 2006. An award-winning movie based on her talents, “Pictures at an Exhibition," was recently accepted into the Cannes Film Festival.
Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. For exhibit hours and more information, call 216.521.2540 x10 or visit www.beckcenter.org.
Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits.