A Renaissance Is Now: Documenting Everyday Black Life, Beyond the Struggle

The exhibition A Renaissance is Now opened on December 10, 2022 at Deep Roots Experience Gallery. The preview the night before the public opening gathered some of the artists, curators and special guests for a dinner and discussion about the collection of photographs and its intended impact. Deep Roots Experience Gallery owner David Ramsey called the collection of photographs an […]

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IMAGINE OTHERWISE, OTHERWISE IMAGINED

Review by Vince Robinson Places for art can be found in a myriad of eclectic spaces. Curator / organizer LaTanya Autry’s  Imagine Otherwise,  presented by moCa Cleveland, creatively demonstrates what happens when boundaries are stretched beyond the figurative and literal walls in Cleveland’s art ecosystem. The show challenges the status quo and offers opportunities for artists and patrons who, for […]

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LaTanya Autry’s Imagine Otherwise, at moCa, MOCHA, and Third Space Action Lab

Places for art can be found in a myriad of eclectic spaces. Curator / organizer LaTanya Autry’s Imagine Otherwise, presented by moCa Cleveland, creatively demonstrates what happens when boundaries are stretched beyond the figurative and literal walls in Cleveland’s art ecosystem. The show challenges the status quo and offers opportunities for artists and patrons who, for a variety of reasons, […]

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Proof: A Pictorial on the Politics of Exclusion

  The events of 2020 have been quite revealing when it comes to matters of race in America. There is a global consciousness of the tensions here, as the world virtually watched life escape Minnesotan George Floyd on May 29th. Corporate responses came moments later. New terms like “anti-racism” accompanied pledges to give greater thought to ways to acknowledge and […]

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Seeing the Unseeable, Magnificently at Gallery+

When one hears the term “infrared photography,” one often thinks of technology that allows things to be seen in the dark.  The word “Infrared” refers to a range of waves on  the light spectrum that are unseeable by the human eye.  Thanks to modern photography, images can be brought to life with spectacular results. Gallery+, located in 78th Street Studios, […]

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Artography, at East Cleveland Public Library

A typical photography exhibition features pictures taken by a professional, or a group of them.  What happens when you give disposable cameras to everyday people and a few pros?  The answer has been brought to life in an exhibition at the East Cleveland Public Library, thanks to LYLESART. The Artography Cleveland Street Photography Project is the brainchild of artist Julius […]

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Unapologetically Photographing Black Reality

In today’s times, everyone with a phone has a camera and for that reason, many consider themselves photographers.  Then there are those who use cameras, preferring them to cell phones for capturing images.  Many camera users are professional photographers who utilize expensive camera bodies and expensive glass, taking their craft seriously enough to take advantage of the latest technology to […]

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UPDATED: CAC’s Re-tooled Support for Individual Artists

Nearly two years after the sunset of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s Creative Workforce Fellowship program, a new version has been birthed.  Its creation follows the instigative energy of public discord resulting from a change in the status of the program (formerly administered by Arts Cleveland / Community Partnership for the Arts and Culture), which awarded $15 and $20 thousand-dollar unrestricted […]

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Rock and Roll Perspectives at Loftworks

Cleveland’s Loftworks Gallery had the look of a miniature Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with its recent Rock and Roll Perspectives 2 show. The exhibition featured the works of Cleveland-area concert photographers Joe Kleon and (CAN contributor) Anastasia Pantsios. Gallery walls were plastered with mostly 16×20 matted prints of rock and roll legends from Paul McCartney to Tina Turner […]

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