Praxis Fiber Workshop connects our community to a broad picture of the contemporary and historic textile field. We share about textiles as they grow from the land all the way to the most advanced technological equipment. When it came to growing, we were complete novices. It wasn’t until meeting Rowland Ricketts in 2016 that we knew we had to grow […]
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“When the gales of November” come early and the long winter months are upon us, ’tis the time to reawaken your creative desires and return to a time when art class meant creating just for the joy of it. I am offering two separate Watercolor classes at my studio from 1 to 3:30 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Wednesday’s class […]
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Each year The Sculpture Center invites early career artists of the greater Ohio region (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, Western New York, or Ontario, Canada, by birth, residency, or education, but need not be currently residing in the area) whose practice includes sculpture, installation, mixed and expanded media, relational aesthetics, and performance to apply for inclusion in […]
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Since 2002, the Arts Alive Awards, presented by Summit Artspace, have recognized outstanding artists, educators, administrators, and patrons who strengthen the arts and culture sector in Summit and surrounding counties. The Arts Alive Awards honor recipients in the following categories: Emerging Artist; Outstanding Artists in Theatre, Dance, Music, Literary, and Visual Arts; Arts Educator; Collaborative Project; IDEA Leader; Rising Arts […]
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Winter offers a number of opportunities to engage with powerful, innovative, and thought-provoking creations at Tremont’s galleries and bars. Stop in during Walkabout Tremont (second Friday of each month) for multiple opening receptions, or any other time to see all that’s on display. Here are some highlights: Kaiser Gallery Offers Several Distinct, Thought-Provoking Exhibits2418 Professor AvenueArts Leadership Residency Cohort Exhibition, […]
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When I was a young boy, my grandmother would encourage my interest in sewing. She’d give me scraps of Army surplus wool blankets, and I’d fashion them into tents for my GI Joes. Life on a rural island afforded me lots of time to learn to use a sewing machine, and later woodworking tools as well. That spirit of resourcefulness […]
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In 1796, Moses Cleaveland probably wasn’t thinking about how art would play a vital role in the cultural development of the city. It took about eighty years for artists to develop a presence in Cleveland. In 1876, Cleveland painter Archibald Willard exhibited his work The Spirit of ’76 at The Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and returned to Cleveland to form […]
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In case you haven’t heard, last year Zygote joined forces with Praxis Fiber Workshop and SPACES Gallery to have a group Holiday Sale – and just recently, the Morgan Art of Papermaking joined too! That’s right, all FOUR organizations will be holding a Holiday Members’ Showcase across all four locations! The exhibitions open Friday, December 1 and run through Saturday, […]
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Valley Art Center (VAC) is thrilled to announce the 52nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, where visual art and poetry converge, running through December 13. Artists hailing from a 250-mile radius submitted their works to be juried by an esteemed panel: McKenzie Beynon from Kink Contemporary, Anastasia Pantsios of CoolCleveland.com, and Gina Washington of The Visit Arts Collective. Returning this year […]
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Utility. How can a work of art be used beyond decoration? Ideas set forth by the Arts and Crafts movement, Constructivism, and the Bauhaus still largely influence how artists today approach their work to create unique objects meant to perform dual functions: that of use, and that of aesthetic and artistic beauty. Functional Geometries brings together works in ceramics, glass, […]
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