This past year at Bonfoey Gallery, we have proudly celebrated a milestone of 130 years of enduring business success. Our journey has been marked by a noteworthy ability to bridge generations, skillfully adapting and evolving to stay ahead in a dynamic and ever-changing world. As we maintain our commitment to honoring our rich heritage while embracing future possibilities, we are […]
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Work by Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) students that demonstrates their prodigious creativity; a show organized and mounted entirely by some of those same CIA students; and, Reinberger Gallery filled with work representing a wide range of mediums and perspectives. These qualities and others make CIA’s annual Student Independent Exhibition (SIE) one of the college’s most popular exhibitions. And, every […]
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“If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes.” This quote by director Agnès Varda refers to the connectedness between people and place. Barbara Bosworth’s landscape photographs acknowledge this bond between humans and the natural world that often goes unnoticed. Timed to coincide with the total solar eclipse visible in Cleveland in April 2024, Sun Light Moon Shadow explores Bosworth’s photographs […]
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While we at Cleveland Print Room continue readying our new facility for future exhibitions, classes, and other events, we have ramped up our photography and darkroom offerings at Cleveland State University and Tri-C. The spacious, well-appointed darkroom at CSU’s Middough Building (1901 East 13th Street) is the site of our regular open darkroom hours, as well as the spring sessions […]
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In 1995, months before the grand opening, I began working as preparator at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. As preparator, my job was to mount, frame, lay out and install exhibits. The new I. M. Pei-designed building was still under construction and I had no tools or fabrication shop to do this work. I was tasked […]
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Bare My Soul is a collection of canvas works exploring vulnerability, truth, identity, and the space where they intersect. The works in this collection are interpretations of two nude models while exploring a series of journal questions designed to engage the creatives’ relationships with the above-mentioned concepts. As a result, the works are conscious imagery of our engagement with vulnerability […]
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Beginning in March, East Ave Market & Gallery will display a thought-provoking exhibition, I Had Been Young Vol. 3, by Meryl Engler. Engler is the programming and exhibitions coordinator for the Akron Soul Train, “an artist residency program connecting and empowering the community and artists by granting residencies that provide resources for all creative disciplines.” Her exhibition at the gallery […]
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We celebrate Black History every day at EEPMOA. Our current celebration of excellence will remain on display all year, with additions made over time. The stories of notable creators, artists, musicians, and business people accompany obscure historical facts. The ingenuity, dedication, and resilience that people of color have exhibited throughout history will be observed. The Gift of Art The Gift […]
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This Spring, HEDGE Gallery presents a solo exhibition of Rebecca Cross’ most recent projects, Mapping the Sensorial, opening March 15. Rebecca manipulates silk fabric to create experimental “scores” that move across or around space, undulating with delicate crests and waves. The dyed and embroidered silk is sewn directly onto wooden surfaces that she has also drawn and painted on. Others […]
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From furry walls to billowing fabric eyes, the landscape of Irrational Objects: Backwards into the Future envelops its viewers in the surreal. A “fruit basket” is a baby doll. A “housewarming gift” shifts from soft to sharp. The Venus de Milo floats, suspended, over waves of sand. Born of No Exit New Music Ensemble’s yearlong exploration of Surrealism, Irrational Objects […]
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