Preserving the art and stories of our artists is the communal work of preserving our shared history. At the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR), we take this very seriously. In December 2025, the Archives will be closing down the exhibitions held within our home galleries for a potential five-month period as we create the Archives for the Future, […]
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Reunion In Summer 2025, the Archives partners with Mary Urbas, the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), and the Bostwick Design Center Gallery in presenting Reunion. This exhibition, originated and curated by the indomitable Mary Urbas, will open with a public reception from 5:30 to 8 pm on Friday, June 13, and continue through Saturday, August 9. Urbas has had a […]
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Buffalo artist Gary Wolfe met Cleveland artist John Sargent in 2012, when Sargent briefly lived in the Queen City. Both were involved with the Buffalo Society of Artists—an organization founded in 1891 to help advance the cause of artists in that part of the world. They got to know each other over the space of about six months, and kept […]
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Artists by their nature are prolific. They often leave hundreds or thousands of pieces behind when they die, and these works pose unique challenges for those who are left in charge of their estates. Works of art may be challenging to dispose of due to emotional ties, or perceived present or future monetary value. Storing, inventorying (which may include appraising), […]
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It was perhaps an hour after leaving George Kocar: A Retrospective, on view at Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, that I saw one of the artist’s best-known works silk screened on a T-shirt, worn by someone who didn’t know Kocar’s name. The art was the old Cleveland: You Gotta Be Tough graphic, featuring Cleveland’s skyline in the year of […]
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The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) is thrilled to announce the launch of the online catalog of its permanent collection of Ohio art. Featuring over 10,000 works from 89 watershed artists, the digital database positions the vast wealth of the region’s visual culture squarely at the public’s fingertips. “We hope that this database becomes a resource not only […]
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This September, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve will host Bridges and Barriers, a regional photography invitational which asks the question, “What brings us together or keeps us apart?” From the most divisive things in our society to unexpected moments of connectivity, each photographer offers a unique vision of the world, calling for awareness while evoking the common nature […]
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Like everyone, everywhere, we are dealing with the coronavirus on a multitude of levels: physical, psychological, and emotional. The landscape we all navigate at this time is a shifting balance of forced separation and the need for human contact. Speaking for myself, as an artist who enjoys creating in solitude, but is also accustomed to job-related social interactions, this balancing […]
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When our routine is shattered by emergency, we dial 911 and trust that someone will answer the call. That help is on the way. Whether we see those who arrive simply as heroes or as something more complicated, one fact remains: they are human. Underneath the exterior of austere authority, they are like us- spouses, siblings, friends, children, parents. Herbert […]
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