For over a year now, every discussion with women at art openings…and everywhere else… had us shaking our heads, wringing our hands, and lamenting dark times in Ohio since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Reproductive rights…then and now January 22, 1973: the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade guaranteeing the right to abortion. June 24, 2022: the six to three […]
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Medusa, Eve, Pandora, Mary, Isis, Venus, Athena, Thalia, God, and Satan will all be appearing at the Ashtabula Arts Center this July. These characters, and more, are part of figurative painter Judy Takács’ solo show and long-term project, The Goddess Project: Warriors. Opening from 6 to 8 pm on Friday, July 7, The Goddess Project: Warriors will remain on view […]
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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. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to check with galleries for current protocols. Some in-person indoor events require proof of […]
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To be in The Big Ass Art Show–on view at Lakeland Community College, Valley Art Center, Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, and BAYarts—a piece of art had to measure at least four feet on a side. It’s a simple rule that does a lot of sorting: a lot of artists have simply never made something that large. And for […]
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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. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to check with galleries for current protocols. Some in-person indoor events require proof of […]
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The rustle of silk in a graveyard, a cryptic puzzle leading you through the trees, and the thrill of edging out your fellow sleuths as you search for treasure among the moss-covered tombs. It’s a fantasy plucked straight out of the pages of an Agatha Christie novel or perhaps the cross-hatched dreamscapes of an Edward Gorey illustration. And soon, just […]
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Before the Summer of 2022, the Ashtabula Art Center was probably far from the minds of most Cleveland artists—and maybe even most artists of Northeast Ohio. But the recent announcement of winners of the inaugural Paul and Norma Tikkanen Prizes for painting may change that. There are two top prizes, $12,000 each—one for abstraction, and another for realism. There are […]
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Judy Takács has been one of the most prolific and visible artists in Northeast Ohio, for years. She’s a constant presence in group and juried shows, and has had multiple solo shows as well, including a current collection titled The Goddess Project: Innocents, on view in the intimate Chagrin Arts gallery in the center of Chagrin Falls. It’s on view […]
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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 ofthese exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN Journal. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, some of the indoor art events planned for the season have limited admission,and while almost all of them remain […]
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The process wonks bloom all over the walls in Slowhand, a new exhibit at the YARDS Project, a venue tucked down a side alley between West 6th and West 9th, around the corner from St. Clair Avenue. Weavers who unweave first, seedpods encased in copper, the fevered discipline of cut paper fantasies, and empathy revealed by charcoal around the white […]
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