A chronological listing of openings and art events around Northeast Ohio, including your Festival Guide, highlighting Festivals from June to September. CONTINUING Through May 30 28th Annual International Exhibition Harris Stanton Gallery, Akron Through June 6 Syncope Heights Arts Through June 27 Reemergence AAWR Through July 3 Recent Acquisitions: 2012-2015 ARTneo Through July 10 Bounce: Keegan and Nick […]
Read moreThis summer the Harris Stanton Gallery is celebrating its one year anniversary at our Cleveland location. It has been an exciting year and we have enjoyed sharing our exclusive international and local artists with the Cleveland community. Opening May 29 and running through June at our Cleveland location, is our Tribute Exhibition honoring and celebrating our late artist Phyllis J. […]
Read moreWho among us doesn’t think about money? Josh Usmani’s “Funny Money” series began as political activism in the months following the economic collapse of 2008. “I drew Joker faces on a few one dollar and twenty dollar bills. They were simple, and I would say now, more clever than wise. Once I heard of the punishment for defacing U.S. […]
Read moreI Am Trans at Waterloo Arts is a group show that deals with the struggle between bodies and psyches—paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture and collage illustrating the internal discord when a person’s gender identity doesn’t align with physical parts. Dealing with the primal urge to make the body agree with one’s perception of oneself might not inevitably lead to graphic realistic […]
Read moreCAN benefits mean getting involved –directly, hands-on–with people in the Northeast Ohio Art Scene. This year, that means: Competitive karaoke! We promise a party featuring art and music you will never forget. We promise something else, too: Artists have been incredibly generous to CAN and to scores of other organizations, both arts-related and those having nothing to do with the […]
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Late in 2014 the Board of the Cleveland Arts Prize unanimously endorsed Alenka Banco as Executive Director. Barbara Robinson, Chair, Cleveland Arts Prize Board of Trustees shares, “Alenka not only has a thorough knowledge and long involvement in the Cleveland Arts Prize, she is highly respected by the community of artists and brings professional experience in business and community development.” […]
Read moreI love our city. Having traveled, I’m curious as to why some residents don’t see the treasure we have in Cleveland. I’m reminded of the words my mother liked to quote: “Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw mud, the other stars”. I’ve always been a fan of Cleveland. I frequently promote it as the subject […]
Read moreOnce again, in an effort to spread awareness about women in art, Lakeland Community College art gallery coordinator Mary Urbas has led an initiative to engage galleries and studios, curating a show dedicated to female art and artists, coinciding with Women’s History Month. This marks the eighth year Urbas has presented her women-focused exhibit at Lakeland. From Woman VIII: […]
Read moreThis March the Akron Harris Stanton Gallery will present new oils and three dimensional works by Cleveland artists, Mark Common and Charlotte Lees. These pieces, all inspired by the natural world, reflect two very different approaches: while Common’s paintings display a traditional, quasi photographic technique, Lee’s are more interpretive and suggestive, using traditional materials in very imaginative ways. Common’s subjects […]
Read moreSinead Vilbar, Cleveland Museum of Art curator of Japanese and Korean Art, tells why she chose her live-work space in the city. The main reason we chose to live in the 1400 building was the promise of a community of people who are also active in creative fields–and we have not been disappointed. We really enjoy our time with […]
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