The COVID crisis has created a world in which outdoor public art has an important role. It’s visible to everyone, all the time, without subjecting viewers to gallery crowds or indoor air. It has a unique way of bringing a community together, providing common experience even when people are isolated. That’s what has happened with several of the Creative Fusion […]
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Las organizaciones de arte y cultura de todo el país han tenido que echar mano a la creatividad para poder continuar su trabajo en tiempos de pandemia. En este sentido, el Centro Cultural para las Artes Julia de Burgos, de Cleveland, no es diferente. Ubicado en el oeste de la ciudad, la misión del centro es preservar y promover la […]
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Arts and culture organizations throughout the nation have had to get creative about how to continue their work through a pandemic, and Cleveland’s own Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center is no different. Located on Cleveland’s Near West side, Julia De Burgos’ mission is to transform lives by preserving, educating and promoting Latino heritage through the teaching and practice of […]
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HEDGE Gallery is looking forward to a compelling new year! We will be kicking off 2021 with an exhibition of Justin Brennan’s prolific paintings. Justin has been producing a multitude of works in his eclectic mix of mediums: oil paint, oil stick, enamel, collage, latex and spray paint. Themes of Pop Art-inspired portraits were evolving in 2019, but as COVID-19 became […]
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Heights Arts presents its annual Holiday Store from November 1 through December 30 featuring local artists and their unique creations, including glass, metal, ceramics, jewelry, prints, paintings, ornaments, holiday cards and other unique, hand-made items. Heights Arts staff has worked to make sure that shoppers have a safe visit to the store, with more space to be able to view and purchase […]
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HAF Connects: The Sustainable Art of Plastics began in 2019 under the auspices of the Urban Bright Art Residency at Art House, Inc. Ron Shelton, artist and publisher of the online arts magazine High Art Fridays (HAF), engaged 23 energetic third graders about how plastics are invading our culture, our environment, and our lives. The theme of this project was centered […]
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Like many good things, the recent collaboration between Judson Manor and Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) was launched over lunch. Judson Manor resident Mark Corcoran had invited his friend Kelly Pontoni for a meal at the historic residence in the heart of University Circle. During a post-prandial stroll through the beautifully restored gem, Kelly, AAWR’s collection registrar, found […]
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The Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery of Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College will be hosting virtual slideshows and exhibits currently and through Spring Semester 2021. Currently on view as slideshows are the student entries that would have been in the gallery in April and May of 2020. These slideshows, which will be added to as the year progresses, can […]
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Timothy Frerichs has spent the past 25 years using his artwork to address the impact humans have on the environment. His current work addresses human activity as the dominant influence on the environmental problems plaguing Lake Erie and the Great Lakes system. Frerichs writes: “Climate change coupled with other human manipulations are altering the Great Lakes system at an unprecedented level. […]
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“The only constant is change.” Heraclitus: a prophetic quote that resonates so profoundly today given the time that we are enduring and living in. The Orange Art Center (OAC) has been working diligently to develop new programming and create new initiatives that will support OAC, while keeping the integrity of its core fine art curriculum. On average, the OAC […]
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