Dear COVID-19, Every spring in Northeast Ohio, we joke about the sprouting of orange barrels as road construction starts. We joke about how mother nature truly doesn’t know what she wants with temperature swings of 70 degrees one day dropping to 35 degrees the next. Well COVID-19, this spring you threw a curve ball. Everything ground to a halt, like […]
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INTERGENERATIONAL ART CLASSES We have good news! EEPMOA will be hosting our second intergenerational art class this summer. The class is open to all age groups, and pairs family members together to complete projects using a variety of materials and mediums. At class’s end, a free community exhibition will be held to display completed work. Classes will be held each […]
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The Cleveland Museum of Art’s strategic plan Making Art Matter: A Strategic Framework for Our Second Century (2017) distills the myriad elements of a museum experience into three essentials: Art, Place, and Audience. Collectively, the three activate engagement, inspire wonder, and advance the CMA’s mission to “create transformative experiences through art, for the benefit of all the people forever.” What […]
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The Cleveland Institute of Art has always touted the problem-solving skills of its artists and designers. Coronavirus gave the CIA community a dramatic chance to prove it. When the virus first hit Ohio in March, state restrictions on public gatherings affected everything from the education of its bachelor’s degree students to delivery of continuing education and Cinematheque films in the […]
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As the community works together to keep COVID-19 at bay, Stark and Tuscarawas County museums have organized to present content to their audiences in the comfort and safety of their homes and offices. To stay informed, engaged, and entertained, go to the Facebook pages of the McKinley Museum and Presidential Library, Massillon Museum, Canton Museum of Art, National First Ladies’ […]
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Eileen Dorsey has been a fixture in the Cleveland art scene for nearly a decade and has gained both critical and popular acclaim. Eileen is known for colorful and pigment-rich forestscapes and landscapes. Her work draws you in with her use of light and well-composed canvases. Eileen’s new works will be featured at Cain Park this summer, and they are […]
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CAN Journal has asked us to provide an overview of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Bonfoey Gallery. At this point, March 30, 2020, it has stopped us dead in our tracks. For those unfamiliar, Bonfoey is an art gallery providing representation of the works of over seventy-five regional artists, along with custom framing, gilding, carving, art installation, […]
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BAYarts’ initial, optimistic response to COVID-19 was that we would continue to remain open as requested by many of our students. Even if local schools closed, we thought BAYarts would be a sanctuary for community to gather. But as the news became more grim, and restrictions were rolled out, provisions had to be made: seventy percent of BAYarts’ income is […]
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For Christine Ries, color is everything. In Colorscapes, on display this June at BAYarts, Ries will be showcasing her long study of the colors that build her world. Does she have a favorite color? As expected, such a question is impossible to answer. Still, she concedes, “I think I’ve mastered green.” Ries elaborates, “If you look at my palette, you […]
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Like everyone, everywhere, we are dealing with the coronavirus on a multitude of levels: physical, psychological, and emotional. The landscape we all navigate at this time is a shifting balance of forced separation and the need for human contact. Speaking for myself, as an artist who enjoys creating in solitude, but is also accustomed to job-related social interactions, this balancing […]
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