In March of this year, Waterloo Arts facilitated a mural in the Waterloo Arts District, which caused strong community reactions and was ultimately painted over by the building owner. The mural titled, No Convictions, was of a large “137” painted vertically down the side of a two-story building. The numbers were faceted in translucent blue and red to reference police […]
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Cleveland’s fourth DayGlo exhibit is coming to Waterloo! A show spearheaded by artist John Saile and shown previously at Doubting Thomas Gallery, the DayGlo exhibit features new work by 40 local artists experimenting with fluorescent paint. Generously donated by DayGlo Color Corporation, this paint has unique qualities that add a new dimension to every artist’s canvas and it isn’t […]
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By Amy Callahan, Hilary Gent, Michael Loderstedt, and Liz Maugans We have all been recent witness to significant development in the cultural sectors of our region, with the impressive renovation of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the new construction of MOCA Cleveland, continued development of world-class health services and the downtown corridor, the rising status of our culinary industry […]
Read moreIn early February, when I see a City of Cleveland truck pull up in front of Waterloo Arts, an employee hop out and jog toward the gallery, I know what they are looking for. I grab a registration form and meet them at the door. After years of participating, they know it is time for the National Arts Program exhibit. […]
Read moreCall for Trans* Artists A healthy glow of pride seemed to envelope our city during last summer’s Gay Games, as Cleveland excitedly welcomed thousands in a celebration of our diversity. Waterloo Arts would like to build on the success of that event and continue the conversation about gender and diversity, with a trans* exhibit, opening April 2015. The exhibit […]
Read moreThe 12th Annual Waterloo Arts Fest will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2014, and will feature an exciting mix of innovative art and music experiences for all ages–plus the hippest local art vendors, CLE’s best food trucks, and our newest ARTS ALIVE program, which encourages attendees to roll up their sleeves, get their hands dirty and give art a […]
Read moreLast year over coffee, Cleveland Institute of Art professor Lane Cooper succinctly summarized my babbling by saying, “Oh, so you are about real art in a real neighborhood.” As we head into spring and the street comes to life again, I found myself reflecting on our changing community and what that tag line means. The words ‘real’ and ‘authentic’ […]
Read moreThe issue of vacancy has been prominent in the North Collinwood neighborhood that hosts the Waterloo Arts District and the Waterloo Arts Gallery. Homes, storefronts and even churches have gone long stretches of time unoccupied—still reeling from the effects of a real estate bubble burst after barely inflating here to begin with. But as the gallery itself attests, vacancy also presents […]
Read moreWaterloo Arts’ latest program, Zoetic Walls is a street art project in which artists from around the world will enliven public spaces in Cleveland with new murals. The first paintings are concentrated in the Waterloo Arts and Entertainment District, in order to create a visual impact and further define our district as an ‘art-space’. We are thrilled to be […]
Read moreOpening in April is “Das Wird Sich Alles Finden (Everything Will Turn Out Alright)”, an international group show that includes 19 artists from 7 countries. The collection of work addresses how artists and people across the globe connect to the many uncertainties of contemporary life. In May, the Gallery hosts a C.I.A. Biomedical Art Exhibition. The Cleveland Institute of Art is one of only a handful of colleges […]
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