Qian Li speaks for herself. She recognizes the power of this, and the limits of that power. Her art is humbling to encounter. She has exhibited art in an impressively-diverse range of media. Li’s body of work includes painting, installations, prerecorded and interactive videos, live performance, and animation. The content of her work is more than equal to its technical […]
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Although she grew up viewing African and African American art in her parents’ and grandparents’ homes, Sharon Milligan, PhD, refined her appreciation for both as a student at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. As one of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Spelman’s Museum of Fine Art has long been devoted to showcasing the work of African American artists, […]
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The chance meeting of Sarah Kabot and Marianne Desmarais at Cranbrook might have been a lark. What emerged was a decades-long collaboration. Marianne Desmarais answered a classified ad that Sarah Kabot had placed in the fall of their first year together at the graduate-only Cranbrook Academy of Art. It seemed like a bizarre request. “I was looking to invade someone’s […]
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Your easy, chronological guide to art events, 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. For listings of Holiday Markets, visit our Holiday Market Listing on CAN Blog. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, some of […]
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Immersive Van Gogh –a multimedia experience of video projections and music built around the art of Vincent van Gogh—is on view in 20 cities, and in Cleveland through February 6, 2022. The spectacle created by Massimiliano Siccardi, produced by Show One Productions in collaboration with Starvox Entertainment, boasts 500,000 cubic feet of projections, 60,600 frames of video, and 90 million […]
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Afterimages: Geometric Abstraction and Perception features large-scale abstract paintings, sculptures, prints, and interactive artwork from the 1960s and ‘70s. Through glittering patterns and radiant colors, these works create experiences that are both visual and mental. The works in the show do not illustrate complicated ideas or messages because the art is all about visual sensation. Several artists in the show […]
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Material Reckoning is on display at Emily Davis Gallery, featuring the work of Sheila Pepe (Brooklyn NY), Rina Dweck (Brooklyn NY), Jamele Wright Sr. (Ohio-born; Atlanta GA), and Cleveland Art Prize Emerging Artist Lauren Yeager (Cleveland OH). These artists work with found objects and materials to explore how what we make and leave behind defines us. Celebrating cultural identity […]
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Summer at Art House: Creative Fusion artist Ana Quiroz worked with Thomas Jefferson International students and the Gum-Dip Theater group to create Memory Atlases. She presented at the Sister Cities Global Conference. Hector Castellanos Lara resumed his Gateway monument project in late fall. September: Art House began a year of NEA Big Read programming in schools, libraries, and other […]
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There’s something fundamentally moving about glass and ceramics. Familiar yet surprising, the media connect the viewer to the artist’s hand, viscerally transmitting ideas through a shared tactile experience. This November, the Artists Archives welcomes Kindred Objects: Ceramics & Glass from the Western Reserve, a group exhibition curated by Kent State University faculty Davin K. Ebanks and Peter Christian Johnson. The […]
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BAYarts adult programming may have been sidelined for a minute (or year), but it’s back to capacity with the same quality programming and great faculty BAYarts has been known for over generations. Frankly, the virtual option during the pandemic year was not a big hit with BAYarts’ adult students, who prefer the experience of a classroom community and the inspiration […]
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