A
new
street
art-inspired
exhibition
has
BW
alumni
"tags"
all
over
it.
Rich
Cihlar
'02
(who
uses
R!ch
as
his
artist's
moniker)
and
Bob
Peck
form
the
art
duo
"Don't
Panic!"
The
pair's
latest
exhibition,
"Don't
Panic!
Brace
for
Impact!,"
runs
Nov.
12-Dec.
3
at
BW's
Fawick
Gallery
and
will
feature
several
contemporary
street
artists
with
ties
to
BW
in
a
one-stop
immersive
art
environment.
More
than
just
a
name
Cihlar
and
Peck
devised
the
title
"Don't
Panic!"
for
their
art
collaborations
based
on
their
collective
approach
and
as
advice
for
the
viewer.
Their
use
of
spray
paint
seamlessly
morphs
their
styles
into
unified
street/pop
art
installations
that
pay
homage
to
the
idea
of
unseen
forces
colliding
with
each
other.
The
exhibition
ranges
from
a
variety
of
designer
toys
and
spray-painted
works
to
other
forms
of
street
art.
Art
for
Graffiti
HeArt
To
help
with
this
"Don't
Panic!"
endeavor,
the
duo
solicited
fellow
artists
with
ties
to
Baldwin
Wallace
alumnus
and
Graffiti
HeArt
founder
Stamy
Paul,
MBA
'94.
Graffiti
HeArt
connects
professional
artists
with
mural
and
public
works
projects
while
also
raising
money
to
fund
art
education
scholarships
through
those
commissions.
The
exhibition
will
extend
its
"impact"
by
giving
people
the
opportunity
to
purchase
original
art
from
a
vintage
cigarette
machine
to
benefit
Graffiti
HeArt
scholarships.
Refurbished
by
Cihlar
and
dubbed
the
Cleveland
Artifact
Machine,
it
can
hold
over
600
pieces
of
art
and
will
be
filled
with
works
by
regional
artists.
Cihlar
said,
"I
wanted
to
do
something
extra
special
with
this
exhibition.
As
a
BW
[studio
art]
alumnus
and
employee,
I
wanted
to
share
some
of
my
alumni
collaborations,
my
friends'
talents
and
pay
it
forward
in
the
form
of
art
scholarships."
After
the
exhibition,
the
machine
will
be
donated
to
the
Graffiti
HeArt
Museum
for
continued
use
in
promoting
the
arts.
About
Fawick
Art
Gallery
Fawick
Art
Gallery,
Kleist
Center
for
Art
&
Drama,
hosts
multiple
exhibitions
during
the
academic
year,
culminating
in
shows
featuring
student
work.
Visit
fawickgallery.com
for
information
on
upcoming
and
past
exhibitions.
For
more
information
about
this
exhibition,
contact
the
Fawick
Art
Gallery
at
ArtGallery@bw.edu
or
(440)
826-2152.
