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Yards Project Space Reimagines the Portrait as a Living Archive, in Past Present Portraitsfrom the LAND

Past Present Portraits from the LAND reimagines the portrait as a living archive—a space where identity, place, and memory intersect. The exhibition considers how Cleveland’s artists chronicle both individual lives and collective histories, shaping a visual record of resilience, creativity, and transformation. The featured works traverse time and medium: black-and-white film, digital photography, hand-tinted images, and experimental processes converge to […]

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Ohio Now: The State of Nature

The idea that Ohio’s art scene looks to New York for validation has some sad truth, but sometimes Ohio brings both the spark and the fuel, and New York is just the place where they meet. Such was the case for an upcoming exhibition at moCa Cleveland, which was conceived during a conversation at Frieze—the international contemporary art fair that […]

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Robert Banks’s Filmmaking Odyssey

Despite having made more than 35 films, Robert Banks still has a couple more celluloid/cinematic mountains he wants to climb. Despite all of the compelling and entrancing images he’s put on film, whether for motion pictures or still photographs, he remains haunted by the litany of needling comments from his colleagues, fans and followers for the last thirty years: Why […]

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Connecting to Futures, Diversify to Amplify: Aireonna McCall-Dubé

Aireonna McCall-Dubé proceeds at full throttle: as the founder and owner of three intertwined businesses—Extraordinaire Photos, EP Events, and EP Studio—she also holds a full-time day job as community manager for a Tremont real estate developer, Sustainable Community Associates. “Going into every day with open arms is fun,” says McCall-Dubé. “It keeps me excited about what I do every day.” […]

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Photo Poets: Carmella Orban

Carmella Orban’s documentary-style digital street photography shows respect and admiration for the intricacies of strangers and their impact on environments, with many of her photos not showing explicit faces or identities. Coupled with her close compositions and tight framing, the images feel like glances you take while waiting for a friend to meet up with you. A moment in someone […]

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Events, Winter 2025 – 2026

This listing is 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. These listings are based on announcements from each presenting organization, at press time. Check the CAN Weekly e-newsletter for […]

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Holiday Market Guide 2025

THROUGH DECEMBER 15 ART AND CRAFT HOLIDAY MIX – GIFTS TO-GO For a month, the gallery at Lorain County Community College will be filled with affordable handmade items—everything under $100!—during its Art and Craft Holiday Mix – Gifts To-Go. The event opens with a reception from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday, November 13, where you can mingle and get […]

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NEW WORK–The FRONT Fellows, at Transformer Station: a milestone, or an example that will be followed?

The exhibition New Work: Amanda D. King, Charmaine Spencer, Erykah Townsend, Antwoine Washington at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Transformer Station, is one ofthe key events in recent efforts by arts institutions, philanthropists and artists to advance contemporary art and support the careers of emerging artists in Northeast Ohio. Coming out of the FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art […]

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