“Breading” is not a word often associated with artistic technique. And neither are oatmeal or quinoa often cited as media for use in painting or sculpture. Nonetheless, those have been central to Jonah Jacobs’ abstract sculptural practice for 19 years. And he’s been in a lot of group shows and juried shows, and even won a lot of prizes, including […]
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Assembly for the Arts recieved more than 400 applications for its $10,000 Creative Impact Fund grants. The organization announced winners Tuesday, September 17. The grants are made possible by the people of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the public entity that administers the cigarette tax for the arts. The individual artist grants represent a tiny fraction of CAC’s […]
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Even if you keep flowers in your home, even if you grow them and cut them all summer long, odds are against your taking note of the kind of detail you’ll see in Ron Kretsch’s Flora, a collection of photos on view at Bryon Miller Photography Studio and Gallery in Collinwood. In a statement, Kretsch says in the work he […]
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BAYarts Executive Director Nancy Walters Heaton will step down after twenty years, and it’s not exaggerating to say she and a team of women who were not soccer moms saved the organization. BAYarts Board President Mary Conway Sullivan says she and Executive Director Nancy Heaton met before either of them was actively involved at the gallery and community art center. […]
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What did you do over the Summer? As the kids head back to school, either by standing up in front of the class or putting pen to paper, or clicking away at a keyboard—thousands of them will answer the question, “What did you do during Summer Vacation? CAN Journal visited London and Wales in June, and while this was technically […]
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The phrase “preaching to the choir” is made for moments like this: CAN Journal’s endorsement in favor of Cuyahoga County’s cigarette tax for the arts might seem completely unnecessary. Our readers are interested in art and artists, and the organizations that support them, and Collective Arts Network (CAN) has benefitted directly from the tax through general operating support for the […]
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After a little more than three months of deliberation, the City of Cleveland announced winners of Transformative Art Fund grants–seven awards ranging from $312,000 to $482,000, which together at nearly $3 million represent one of the city’s largest-ever investments directly into the local arts community. Money for the grants came from the City’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds from […]
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Artists are most celebrated for their big shows at major institutions. Nonetheless, measured in terms of impact on the world, commercial artists and teachers give big names a run for the money. Commercial artists are the image makers who define the look of the world—from the way people are remembered in portraits to the way landscapes are perceived, to how […]
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“Two elder bohemians” is how Stephen Calhoun described himself and John Saile while introducing their exhibit, Luxuries of Being, which opened at Doubting Thomas Gallery June 14 and closes June 29. It’s a quickie, and the middle weekend of the short run was closed in response to Northeast Ohio’s sweltering heat, but you’ve got one weekend left to see their […]
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After posing questions that the arts sector has faced for years, Cuyahoga County Council unanimously moved Tuesday night (June 4) to put before voters the option to replace the current cigarette tax for the arts. The third reading by County Council makes it official: the opportunity to approve or deny an increase from 1.5 cents to 3.5 cents per cigarette […]
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