Summer Events 2021

  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. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many art events planned for this summer have limited admission, and while almost all of them […]

Read more

Authentic Surface: an Exhibition at the Mansfield Art Center

Visual authenticity or visual truth in a work of art has changed in its manifestation over time. In the Renaissance, authenticity meant a fidelity to nature and the representational appearance of the figure, objects, landscape, and narrative. Even within the parameters of this expectation, artists’ interpretations of veracity varied widely. As photography and film provided increasingly comprehensive documentation and visual […]

Read more

Resultados del programa Fusión Creativa: El Centro Pivote para las Artes será inaugurado pronto en el vecindario de Clark-Fulton

Varias organizaciones artísticas que han participado en el programa Fusión Creativa (Creative Fusion) de la Fundación Cleveland, se encuentran entre los inquilinos del edificio ahora conocido como El Centro Pivote para las Artes (The Pivot Center for Arts, Dance and Expression), en West 25th Street, entre las avenidas Seymour y Castle. La doble inversión de dinero y energía creativa que […]

Read more

Creative Fusion Outcomes: Pivot Center for the Arts Opening Soon in Clark-Fulton Neighborhood

It is only a coincidence that several arts organizations that have participated in the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion program are among the tenants of the building now known as The Pivot Center for Arts, Dance and Expression—on West 25th Street, between Seymour and Castle Avenues. However, the dual investments of money and creative energy that the artist residency program represented […]

Read more

Voltear la página: El arte para la comunidad ayuda a Kubra Al Hilali a construir una nueva vida en Cleveland

La artista Kubra Al Hilali se convirtió en ciudadana estadounidense en 2017. Está feliz de vivir en Parma con su familia y ve la oportunidad de participar en una residencia artística como la forma de retribuir a la comunidad que la recibió. La residencia, patrocinada por la organización de servicios sociales Building Hope in the City, como parte del programa […]

Read more

Flipping the Paper: Making art for her community helps Kubra Alhilali build a new life in Cleveland

  Artist Kubra Alhilali became a US citizen in 2017. She is happy to be living in Parma with her family, and sees an artist residency as a way to give back to the community that welcomed her. The residency is hosted by the social service organization Building Hope in the City, as part of the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion program. […]

Read more

Maria Neil Remembers Stephen Bivens

Cleveland is fortunate to have had the opportunity to know Stephen Bivens. A beloved figure, larger than life both literally and figuratively, Bivens was a prolific photographer whose work served as the historical memory for inner-city families, arts organizations, and neighborhoods. Stephen’s invaluable contributions to Cleveland’s artistic landscape had just begun to gain citywide attention and recognition. Sadly, we’ll never […]

Read more

Crossroads: Still We Rise at The Sculpture Center and on Twelve Outdoor Sites in Cleveland

The city of Cleveland and the metropolitan areas it anchors have a long history of racial exclusion and segregation. To this day, Cleveland remains racially segregated, with most of the Black population clustered in the eastern side. Compared to the rest of the country’s 100 largest metro areas, Cleveland ranks 98th in racial inclusion, with massive gaps in earnings, poverty, and employment.1 […]

Read more

Anthony Van Rooy Select Works 1994-2020 at 818 Studios in Tremont

Photographer Barbara Merritt opened 818 Studios in 2018 in the historic Tremont neighborhood as a photography studio, with an additional desire to showcase the work of local and national artists. Perched above the iconic Fahrenheit restaurant, 818 Studio’s early shows included three featured artists: Barbara Merritt, multi‐media artist Rebecca Yody, and painter Anthony Van Rooy. Van Rooy is back with a newly-curated […]

Read more
1 2 3 4 5