At Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center (JDBCAC), flamenco isn’t just a performance—it’s a language. A language of rhythm, resilience, and expression that speaks across generations and art forms. Alice Blumenfeld, founder of ABREPASO flamenco and an Unidos por el Arte artist at JDBCAC, has built a career expanding what flamenco can mean in contemporary contexts. Rather than approaching flamenco […]
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Several years ago, Aubrey Rhodes embarked on a challenge to paint the largest canvas of her career. The daunting size of the blank canvas beckoned for a subject that would carry its heroic scale. Ideas manifested incrementally. Individual faces of women emerged, one at a time—women of different races, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Some women were in blissful states of […]
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As we transition from Summer to Autumn, let your creative energy fly as we Fall into the Morgan! Following the success of our first year, the Morgan Conservatory is hosting our second annual paper fashion fundraiser, Dress to IMPRESS, a night of exotic and wild paper fashions and wearable art. Join us from 6 to 10 pm on Saturday, October […]
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Involved in the contemporary spheres of politics, culture, and the increasingly introspective social media apparatus is the need for a new kitsch. Josie Krampitz and Nate Rouse seek to explore playfully and seriously. Centered in their work, on view at Praxis Fiber Workshop from October 3 until December 15, is wallpaper, as an object that has existed historically, and as […]
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SPACES is pleased to welcome Everlasting Plastics back to its Cleveland home. Originally premiering in the U. Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture, and then travelling on to the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh in 2024, this compelling group exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists and designers to examine our complex relationship with plastic. This […]
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Summit Artspace begins a transformative construction project to expand creative access in August, updating a host of areas throughout the building. Gallery spaces, the third floor event space, storefront, and even stairwells will be refurbished. The spaces will be better equipped and more accessible to serve the organization’s 30 resident artists, 400 exhibiting artists, and 9,000 annual visitors. Due to […]
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Sports, spectacle, and social critique converge at UNDERSTORY in And the Crowd Goes Wild, running October 15 through November 29. Co-curators Susan Snipes and Naomi Even-Aberle present artists who question the structures behind athletic culture and reframe sport as a vehicle for storytelling, resistance, and social commentary. Sport is far more than a game. This exhibition positions the athletic arena […]
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Valley Art Center will usher in a dynamic new chapter with both the appointment of Austin Wieland as executive director and the upcoming exhibition Crafted Couture: A Wearable Art Showcase, opening September 12. Wieland brings a strong foundation in studio practice, community engagement, and arts leadership. Originally from Bryan, Ohio, he holds a BFA in ceramics from Miami University and […]
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This fall, the Waterloo Arts Gallery and Cafe will be full with the works of Hadley K. Conner, Megan Dardis, and Paige L. Morris. Each artist will draw from their own experiences to highlight the social constructs which impact feminine expression. Hadley K. Conner’s mixed media Voyager series portrays female figures navigating their surroundings. Exploring the visual articulation of anxiety, […]
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OPEN YARDS III: YARDS Project Space at Worthington Yards, September 25–January 10, 2026 With a long-standing reputation for art-integrated development and historic preservation, the Dalad Group continues to champion Cleveland’s creative identity through its latest project, Franklin Yard, located in the heart of Ohio City. This ambitious third venture builds on the group’s legacy of transforming historic spaces into vibrant, […]
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