Framed Gallery on Waterloo presents two new shows this fall, first introducing Cleveland artist Nathaniel F. Austin, and then showing new works of two artists familiar to the gallery’s regulars—Hampton Olfus and Michael Gibson. Nathaniel F. Austin, Opening October 6 As Nathaniel F. Austin says, “An Artist is a problem solver for an equation that has no definite solution.” Austin’s […]
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This September, HEDGE Gallery is thrilled to open IN COLOR, an exhibition of new work by Mark Howard. His recent projects include further investigations of abstraction and the interaction of color and shape. Expressive forms reflecting a wide range of emotions are carefully balanced in paintings and collage. While Howard attended the Cleveland Institute of Art from 1981 to 1986, […]
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The multi-mural, multi-media venture known as Inspire Your City continues to grow and evolve with Mr. Soul’s ambitions. First reported in CAN Journal in Spring 2023, when the first of five murals was completed at Uniek Kreations, 12814 Buckeye Road, the project will eventually result in five murals and a documentary, and its themes are spinning into other current projects. […]
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The Cleveland Public Library is in full bloom. British artist Rebecca Louise Law has transformed Brett Hall in the Main Library with one of her signature immersive installations. Law’s work is made from tens of thousands of individual flowers and interacts with a building’s architecture, while encouraging viewers to wander among different botanical specimens. Curated and managed by LAND studio, […]
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With an impressive collection permanently on view and new exhibitions opening every semester, the Allen Memorial Art Museum is considered one of the best academic museums in the country. Visit amam.oberlin.edu for details and associated events. RELIGIOUS ART FROM ASIA A new long-term installation of religious art from Asia is now on view at the Allen, bringing together familiar favorites […]
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A tradition since 1971, the Governor’s Awards showcase and celebrate exceptional Ohio artists, arts organizations, arts leaders and patrons, and business support of the arts. Award recipients are presented with the only arts award in the state that is conferred by the governor. Awardees were honored during a ceremony on May 17 in Columbus. Cleveland-based portrait and figurative artist Tricia […]
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In May 2021, Zygote Press hosted its first cohort of BIPOC residents in what was initially a one-month program, designed to give local artists of color the opportunity to expand their artistic practice into the printmaking realm. Now, two years later, the program has evolved from a one-month residency to a three-month fellowship, with pending funding for a year-long fellowship […]
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While we were in the early stages of choosing stories for the Summer 2023 issue of CAN Journal, the prospect of content generated by artificial intelligence was all the rage in media and social media. As an experiment, I considered illustrating the phenomenon by publishing a story generated via AI. How would artificial intelligence navigate the world of regional art, […]
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As this issue of CAN goes to press, curators Tizziana Baldenebro of SPACES and Lauren Leving of moCa Cleveland were on the verge of departure for Italy, where they would oversee the installation of Everlasting Plastics, the exhibition they have built for the US Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale Architettura. Their proposal, via Cleveland-based SPACES Gallery, was chosen by […]
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With an extensive collection of WPA prints, a long record of commissioning art installations and exhibits at the main library, as well as murals at its branches around the city, plus important collections of artist books, art catalogs, art objects, maps, and even chess sets, and with the Lockwood Thompson fund specifically supporting art programming, the Cleveland Public Library system […]
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