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FRONT Art Futures Fellowships for BIPOC Artists: Kind of a Big Deal

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Applications are open for the FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art’s Art Futures  Fellowships. These may be the most substantial fellowships offered in support of Northeast Ohio artists by an organization in the region.  The Fellowships are specifically built to support emerging Northeast Ohio-based visual artists of color, which in this context is inclusive of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and […]

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Asia Armour: In Bloom

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Asia Armour’s In Bloom, on view at Deep Roots Experience, does something the gallery as a whole has done since it opened several years ago: It celebrates Black and Brown heroes, and in this case specifically women. Deep Roots manifests those ideals overtly in shows like the annual SheArt, which presents works by Black and Brown women, and the show […]

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Crucifixion of the Heart

I want to say I don’t know why I like Caravaggio’s The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew (1606-7) so much, but I do know. And while it’s connected to my Catholic upbringing, it’s so much more primal as I stand at the Cleveland Museum of Art and stare at it, like a gut punch that I’m okay with, even masochistically welcoming […]

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Visible Kin

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There is power in the history of the daily, when exposed. Worn, folded, kept secret, and loved, a collection of found photographs and handwritten narratives present the horror and delight in the ordinary in Christopher Mason’s exhibit, “Objects and Tales of Fascination, African American Migration 1919 – 1980” on view at the Cleveland Print Room through April 16, 2022. It’s […]

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Passion & Joy at Emily Davis Gallery

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In March 2020, Gallery Director Arnold Tunstall was eager to bring an exhibition titled Passion & Joy to the Emily Davis Gallery at the University of Akron Myers School of Art. Then the pandemic swept in, bringing the exhibition to a screeching halt, and robbed many of both passion and joy in the process. Two years later, the show has […]

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Perris Mackey: The Pieces that Fit

Perris Mackey’s figurative collage has been a steady presence on social media, and his current exhibit, The Pieces that Fit, at Patina Arts Centre in Canton shows potential for an interesting contribution to current dialog about the people we look up to as heroes, about consumer culture, and –in light of his recently stated goal to create an exhibition of […]

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Scouting the BAYarts Juried Show

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Juried shows are gateways for artists to get a foot in the door and show their stuff. They cast a wide net, attract a range of artists, and create a buzz that draws large audiences to see diverse works on display at one time.  For this year’s Juried Show at BAYarts, artists Sarah Curry and David King were tasked to […]

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