Sculptor Charmaine Spencer says she remembers the specific moment when she decided to become an artist: she was sitting under a kiddie slide as a young child, making mud pies. At that time, she thought making art meant painting. So she did that for a while, especially in high school, mostly making abstractions. One of those hangs now in her […]
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Wednesday night at its annual awards ceremony, the Cleveland Arts Prize recognized 9 artists and advocates for their contributions to the arts in Cleveland. It was a joyous occasion, even if–as out-going CAP board chair Howard Freedman noted in comments–“Cleveland Arts Prize has been called “staid.” If the word “ceremony” or anything about this sounds stodgy, though, it might be […]
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In a locally unprecedented bonanza of public art, Summer 2021 brought Cleveland three city-wide series of installations, presenting work by more than 30 artists in 48 locations. Each of them– The Sculpture Center’s Crossroads: Still We Rise, Midtown Cleveland, Inc.’s CLEVELAND WALLS!, and Graffiti Heart’s How Do I Love Thee tour by the stencil artist WRDSMTH–amounts to an important outdoor […]
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Readers of CAN Blog and CAN Journal know the Arts sector has had enormous impact on Cleveland’s economy, neighborhoods, and quality of life. And for the first time in 16 years, the city is about to have a new Mayor. In Fall of 2021, voters will first narrow a primary field from seven candidates to two, and then in November […]
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In the old Looney Tunes Road Runner cartoons, there’s a recurring idea of suspense: that some dramatic action is about to happen, often involving gravity, but sometimes due to some other form of tension retained. We know from experience that something is probably going to go wrong for the Coyote. He has balanced a gigantic boulder precariously, high up on […]
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If you live in Cleveland and drive a car, you have almost certainly seen Goodrich Kirtland Park. Driving the Shoreway just east of Dead Man’s Curve, you’ve probably craned your neck to get a better look at its terraced amphitheater, cut into the bluff on the south side of the highway. But you’ve probably never been there. That’s because the […]
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Just over a year ago, CAN Blog noted that no fewer than seven Northeast Ohio art organizations in the summer of 2020 had “room at the top.” At the same time as people were in the streets calling attention to the nation’s history of racism, seven of the region’s prominent art institutions had recently seen their executive directors resign. […]
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Tr. Damaris Punales Alpizar A medida que las elecciones para la alcaldía y el Congreso en Cleveland están más cerca, comienzan a aparecer más y más letreros que promueven a los aspirantes a esos puestos. Este año, además, los letreros añaden competencia visual adicional debido al trabajo de los artistas participantes en el proyecto “Una señal de estos tiempos”, patrocinado […]
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As mayoral and congressional elections approach in Cleveland, yard signs promoting the candidates have already begun to proliferate. This year, the candidates have some strong visual competition from artists chosen for MetroHealth’s Signs of the Times project, sponsored by the Cleveland Foundation through its Creative Fusion program. In styles as diverse as the community, the artists’ signs call the community […]
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Tr. Damaris Punales Alpizar Era un miércoles de julio. Ana Quiroz estaba en su segunda semana de trabajo con estudiantes de la Academia para Recién Llegados Thomas Jefferson. El salón estaba repleto con las voces de los casi 25 chicos de escuela secundaria; la mayoría de ellos hablaban en español, aunque otras lenguas podían también escucharse. Quiroz les pidió […]
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