Regular readers of CAN’s blog–or regular visitors to Deep Roots Experience Gallery at East 79th and Central Avenue–will recognize the bright palate of Christa Freehands. Her work has stood out for its vivid color and sometimes for its sharp social and cultural commentary, consistently in the last several years. Recently the artist collaborated with DayzWhun on a mural as […]
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As we finish 2021 and start a new year, it’s that perfect opportunity to start anew. At Flux Metal Arts, our 2022 mantra is Learn, Make, Give! We’re winding down a long year; and whether it was a big year of change or a continuation of life’s projects, we want to invite you in to learn something new, make something […]
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La Cosecha Galeria has welcomed artists to develop, not only as studio artists, but as creatives who collaborate and co-design around a defined aspiration as entrepreneurs. As of November, we are totaling ninety pieces sold since our doors opened May 2021! That is original artwork sold—meaning multiple local artists in a multitude of genres earned income—and I must thank you […]
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Who is Sankofa Fine Art Plus? Sankofa Fine Art Plus serves and advocates for African American artists, which presents African American art as a credible and meaningful art form for neighborhood revitalization. Through intergenerational community education, and collaboration, via participatory public art, we inspire change in people, place, and practice. In doing this we create opportunity for a more just […]
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The West 117 Foundation, Inc. was established in 2020 with a mission to provide leadership to Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community to raise private sector funds, steward the assets received, and make grants in support of entrepreneurship, arts, culture, health and human services, and other relevant programs. From rental subsidies to arts and cultural programming to entrepreneurship and upskilling opportunities, the foundation aims to help […]
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Zygote Press is happy to announce that we will be opening our doors to the (masked) public for our Off the Wall Holiday Show & Members Sale! Our annual Holiday show has become something of a tradition, featuring handmade, local, original works of art by some of the area’s best artists, as well as Zygote members, shop artists, and interns. […]
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Note: I met people who thoroughly loved the Immersive van Gogh experience. They really got lost in the atmosphere. And really, whatever you get lost in–whether it’s nature or movies or what have you– if it makes people feel better, fantastic. I resisted telling people who I knew had tickets about my response, so as not to be a Debby […]
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Wednesday night at its annual awards ceremony, the Cleveland Arts Prize recognized 9 artists and advocates for their contributions to the arts in Cleveland. It was a joyous occasion, even if–as out-going CAP board chair Howard Freedman noted in comments–“Cleveland Arts Prize has been called “staid.” If the word “ceremony” or anything about this sounds stodgy, though, it might be […]
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The Five-Mile Crib, ironically located about three and a half miles off Lake Erie’s shore, is something on which locals can depend. Every time we open a spigot, the flowing water is in part collected at the crib. Of the four Cleveland-area water intakes, it is the only one that has a visible component. Hence, while freighters and recreational vessels […]
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As the name implies, Lauren Kalman’s solo exhibition Flourish with excerpts from Devices for Filling a Void, which is on display in the center’s Euclid Gallery, is divided into two distinct parts. In 2016, Kalman travelled to Germany for a residency at the Jakob Bengel Foundation, a jewelry factory established in 1873. There she found a multitude of the historic stamping […]
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