Almost thirty years ago, Mary K. Thomas was in the fight of her life. She suffered a massive stroke followed by a ruptured brain aneurysm. It bled for two days. When she woke up three weeks later, she could no longer read or speak very well, and she had memory damage. That, in her words, left her with two things: […]
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Curator’s note: Cline’s photography takes us into the fearlessness, and determination to make communal space, building community around experimentation and exploration. These students are getting to know their city in a magical way, exploring remnants of the city’s former architecture, and documenting their perspective full of wonder and curiosity. Artist Bio: My name is Garvey Cline. I am majoring in […]
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Fall 2026 Events Listing is your easy, chronological guide to exhibits and opportunities at Northeast Ohio galleries, studios, and museums coming in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN Journal. These listings are based on announcements from each presenting organization, at press time. Check the CAN Weekly […]
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As summer winds down, Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) continues to ramp up, presenting seven individual exhibitions for the autumn months. First, and currently on display at AAWR, we feature inaugural solo exhibitions from newly archived artists Mona Kolesar and Joyce Morrow Jones, alongside work by archived artist Evelyn Ward pulled from our collection. Next up, and opening […]
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Since 1931, artists have gathered to learn, create and grow as the Akron Society of Artists (ASA). A show by “fourteen men of Akron” at the Akron Art Institute (now Museum) sparked the group’s creation, and the first studio was on the top floor of the YMCA building. Now ASA meets on Wednesday nights, September to May, at Mustard Seed […]
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When the Akron Black Artist Guild unveiled Redlining Redefined in June, the mural marked the completion of a public art project and, more importantly, demonstrated what happens when artists are trusted to lead community conversations. The mural explored Akron’s history of redlining through archival photographs, historical research, and community storytelling. Residents shared family photographs, memories, and lived experiences, transforming the […]
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by Rebecca Kempton and Thalia Arias Each summer, Art House, Inc. comes alive with curiosity, innovation, and community. Through free, week-long camps, children from Brooklyn Centre and surrounding neighborhoods explore art in a hands-on environment that encourages imagination, confidence, and creative expression. This summer, light and nature have inspired projects ranging from cyanotypes and seed mandalas to kinetic sculptures dancing […]
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ARTFUL is well into the second year at its new, fabulous location. It has been a whirlwind year of cleaning, building, and renovating, after purchasing the former St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in May of 2025. We were able to divide the space into 33 studios, including a fully outfitted ceramics studio. Forty artists now have dedicated, safe and inclusive art […]
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Article Gallery is pleased to present the multifaceted work of artist Lee Waldman, the recipient of the 2024 Tilkkanen Painting Prize. Lee has been making art for most of his life, and his Cleveland Heights home is a total studio environment, bursting with his paintings, drawings and wood sculpture. Lee’s drawing table, easels, and well-worn armchair are the first things […]
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My fascination with plein air painting (French for “in the open air”) began when I traveled to Monhegan Island in Maine several years ago. As a longtime studio painter, I was looking for inspiration and ways to improve my painting. I longed to paint on location, immersed in nature. I took a workshop with a wonderful group of people, in […]
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