Collective Arts Network – CAN Journal

  For three quarters of a century, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s May Show was an opportunity to view new works by the leading regional artists. The experience was enhanced by the context–the juxtaposition of known and unknown artists, of great works alongside lesser ones–at the most prominent art institution in the state. The May Show was a juried show […]

Artists can’t help but explore the connections between their ideas and the materials they use to express them. As we make, we test materials to see how they perform. Sometimes the material becomes the idea. We travel the same line as poets do, first delving into the relationship between what Laurence Perrine called Sound and Sense, and then maybe arriving […]

For opening receptions, hours, and other details, see each organization’s page   Ongoing   Revive & Renew: Contemporary Artists and Eastern Papers Through September 20 Morgan Conservatory   Lost & Found: Vernacular & Found Photography Through September 20 Cleveland Print Room Solid Movement, works of Jenniffer Omaitz Extended through September 30 1point618 Gallery Warm Heavy Lift, works of Qian Li […]

Waterloo Arts is gearing up for an amazing year. Opening September 5, will be the exhibition De Materia, curated by the artist and member of the Cleveland Institute of Art Painting faculty, Lane Cooper (yes that’s me). De Materia refers to Leon Battista Alberti’s historic work on painting, De Pictura. Like that seminal work, it sets forth a treatise on […]

I was the kid who never left my scabs alone: I picked at them. I’m not sure if I was attracted to self-inflicted pain, but what I do know is that I was attracted to the breaking of patterns on my skin, and the mark that would be left behind. I liked the permanence and mystery of scars. Then there […]

It is a gallery rule not to ever suggest to artists that they collaborate with each other. It’s one of many rules I have to keep the gallery from intruding in the creative process. This is not a matter of virtue as much as wanting the best for exhibitions. To be authentic and successful, the collaborative venture works best when […]

The Sculpture Center’s whirl of a fall season presents performances and exhibitions that are multi-sensory, tactile, sensual and fiber-based with a strong emphasis upon technology. Early career artist Jenny Fine’s not-to-be missed performance is a haunting and out of body experience with live musicians and music composed by FiveOne Experimental Orchestra’s John HC Thompson. Next, we’ll look at Japanese miniature […]

The Screw Factory Artists will open their doors again on Saturday, November 1st annual holiday open studio event. The building houses over forty artist studios. Resident artists also invite artists into their studios to exhibit work. Over sixty artists will be participating in this kick off to the holiday shopping season! This year the artists have invited the Five One […]

We love autumn at the Orange Art Center. It is our busiest time of the year, and this year is no different. The fall season will kick off with the return of the OAC’s Community Art Show, our first since 2006. Followed by a new schedule of art classes and workshops for children, teens and adults. The OAC is very […]

Thirteen contemporary North American artists inspired by centuries-old Eastern papermaking traditions display their cutting-edge work in an inaugural exhibition celebrating the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation’s new Eastern Paper Studio. Revive and Renew: Contemporary Artists & Eastern Papers will be presented from August 1 through September 20. The exhibit brings together visionary artists from thousands of miles […]