Collective Arts Network – CAN Journal

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 […]

Anyone who has ever had even a small taste of the visual arts in Cleveland has seen the work of two artsts – Cathie Bleck and Amy Casey. Despite their ubiquitous presence at benefit auctions, gallery group shows and in collections all over town, the work of Cathie and Amy is rarely exhibited in Cleveland. Galleries outside of Cleveland represent […]

  First, it is necessary –yet impossible– to show the extent of my gratitude to all the friends, members of the community, and people of the art world for their unrelenting support as I navigate the waters of my unique situation. To recite names would be impossible. Real friends, Facebook friends, Ohio City Inc., artists, galleries, arts administrators, members of […]

Cinema 05 International Group Exhibition September 19 – November 15, 2014 Opening Reception: Friday, September 19th, 5-9pm A house is borne away by a tornado, a Knight plays chess with Death, a B-52 bomber pilot rides a nuclear bomb like a bucking bronco to oblivion: these captured moments have a distinctive means of imprinting themselves upon our memories, catching in our filters […]