More than a Ceremony: Cleveland Arts Prize

The Cleveland Arts Prize recognized artists in its 2022 awards November 2 at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium, in what is called a “ceremony,” though that word does not seem quite right. While the purpose of the event has held steady—to recognize artists doing great work in the city—and while it is indeed a ceremony, complete with speeches […]

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Redefining Reality: Cleveland Arts Prize Winners Corrie Slawson and Lauren Yeager

Sculptor Lauren Yeager and printmaker Corrie Slawson are winners, respectively, of the 2021 Cleveland Arts Prize for emerging and mid-career artists.   Lauren Yeager, 2021 Winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize for an Emerging Artist Sculptor and photographer Lauren Yeager is recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for 2021, in the Emerging Artist category. Like the majority of fine arts […]

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“You Work.” Cleveland Arts Prize Celebrates Accomplishments

Wednesday night at its annual awards ceremony, the Cleveland Arts Prize recognized 9 artists and advocates for their contributions to the arts in Cleveland. It was a joyous occasion, even if–as out-going CAP board chair Howard Freedman noted in comments–“Cleveland Arts Prize has been called “staid.” If the word “ceremony” or anything about this sounds stodgy, though, it might be […]

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Cleveland Arts Prize Celebrates Greatness in the Garden

Cleveland Arts Prize celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2020 with a new project—Past Masters: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. On June 24, an outdoor garden party will kick off year-long programming designed to honor sixty legendary, and in some cases under-recognized, Cleveland artists of national and international stature, who made remarkable contributions in their arts disciplines years before CAP was […]

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Cleveland Arts Prize Nomination Process Evolves

Each year after the Annual Awards Event, the Cleveland Arts Prize (CAP) Prize Committee reviews both the awards process and the feedback. In the coming year, 2021, the committee will introduce the most significant change to the artist awards in CAP’s history. The sixty-year process of nomination-based consideration will be replaced by an open call for applications. After extensive review and […]

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A Feel-Good Moment: The 59th Annual Cleveland Arts Prize Awards

Last night at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium, broadcasting icon Dee Perry (CAP 2016) presented the 59th Annual Cleveland Arts Prize Awards to some of the region’s finest. Winners included poets, writers, musicians, composers, visual artists, dancers, leaders, and visionaries at what was a truly uplifting night filled with powerful speeches, delightful music, and extraordinary performances. It was what […]

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