Valley Art Center is proud to present the 50th Annual Juried Art Exhibit. For fifty years, this increasingly prestigious exhibit has spotlighted Ohio and regional artists. Historically, we receive approximately 300-400 submitted pieces of artwork. The art is juried to approximately sixty works in a wide array of media. Over $2,000 in cash is awarded for Best of Show; First, […]
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Regular readers of CAN’s blog–or regular visitors to Deep Roots Experience Gallery at East 79th and Central Avenue–will recognize the bright palate of Christa Freehands. Her work has stood out for its vivid color and sometimes for its sharp social and cultural commentary, consistently in the last several years. Recently the artist collaborated with DayzWhun on a mural as […]
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As we finish 2021 and start a new year, it’s that perfect opportunity to start anew. At Flux Metal Arts, our 2022 mantra is Learn, Make, Give! We’re winding down a long year; and whether it was a big year of change or a continuation of life’s projects, we want to invite you in to learn something new, make something […]
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La Cosecha Galeria has welcomed artists to develop, not only as studio artists, but as creatives who collaborate and co-design around a defined aspiration as entrepreneurs. As of November, we are totaling ninety pieces sold since our doors opened May 2021! That is original artwork sold—meaning multiple local artists in a multitude of genres earned income—and I must thank you […]
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Who is Sankofa Fine Art Plus? Sankofa Fine Art Plus serves and advocates for African American artists, which presents African American art as a credible and meaningful art form for neighborhood revitalization. Through intergenerational community education, and collaboration, via participatory public art, we inspire change in people, place, and practice. In doing this we create opportunity for a more just […]
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The West 117 Foundation, Inc. was established in 2020 with a mission to provide leadership to Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community to raise private sector funds, steward the assets received, and make grants in support of entrepreneurship, arts, culture, health and human services, and other relevant programs. From rental subsidies to arts and cultural programming to entrepreneurship and upskilling opportunities, the foundation aims to help […]
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Zygote Press is happy to announce that we will be opening our doors to the (masked) public for our Off the Wall Holiday Show & Members Sale! Our annual Holiday show has become something of a tradition, featuring handmade, local, original works of art by some of the area’s best artists, as well as Zygote members, shop artists, and interns. […]
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In September, the Akron Art Museum’s galleries will open an expansion of The 10,000 Things, an exhibition of murals and freestanding works by Jordan Wong. The first phase—four original pieces of Wong’s art—have stood in the museum’s Bud and Susie Rogers Garden since May. These outdoor works introduced Rubber City to Wong’s distinctive style—colorful, slyly referential, bursting with the enthusiasm of […]
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A trip to Snickerfritz, the Edward E. Parker Museum of Art, is an ascension into the mind of Edward Parker himself: his passions, his politics, and his process. Nestled in the heart of what was East Cleveland’s Millionaire’s Row and surrounded by a few of his rentals—including a bed and breakfast—this may be one of Northeast Ohio’s best-kept secrets. Every […]
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Grafton Nunes has a reputation in Cleveland that goes far beyond his role as leader of the 139-year-old Cleveland Institute of Art. Anyone that knows him will tell you he’s a “nice guy.” Nunes has been a constant presence in the local art scene since his arrival in Cleveland in 2010, and has been a vocal supporter of the CAN Journal […]
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