Albanian by birth and a global nomad living between Toronto, Milan, and Tirana, Albania, Anila Rubiku is an artist who brings voice to important social issues. When her residency at Zygote Press begins March 1, her plan is to immerse herself in local culture and learn about daily life. “What is this city about?” she asks. “What is the political […]
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Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan, established in 1973, is widely considered the island’s premier dance company. The company has garnered its reputation due in no small part to the company’s founder, Lin Hwai-Min, who champions a hybrid dance of classical western modern technique and eastern movements that find their origins in the martial art of Tai Chi. It is […]
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Meng-Hsuan Wu came to Cleveland for a Creative Fusion residency at the Rainey Institute in Fall 2013. Her project—designed to engage visually impaired people in partnership with the Cleveland Sight Center– was to build an indoor pond, fill it with goldfish, and invite participants to allow the fish to nibble at their bare feet, recording their comments in the process. […]
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Blessing Ngobeni is a South African Artist from Tzaneen. He comes to Cleveland this Spring, hosted by the Cleveland Print Room–a community darkroom that engages the public through analog photography. During his Creative Fusion residency, using the Cleveland Print Room as a base, Ngobeni will be working with students in the painting and drawing departments at Cleveland State University and […]
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Taiwanese installation artist and digital engineer, Jia-Hua Zhan will arrive on her first visit to the United States with an extensive and captivating portfolio full of free-thinking constructions, 3-D interactive inventions, participatory collage, as well as virtual body movement installations. She will import a dynamic crusade for social engagement, both virtual and spiritual. Of digital space, Jia-Hua Zhan offers, ”there […]
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In 2008, The Cleveland Foundation created an unprecedented international artist residency program that has brought more than 70 foreign artists to Cleveland. Each year, Creative Fusion brings approximately a dozen accomplished or rapidly rising artists from underrepresented cultures to Cleveland. Each is hosted by a local cultural institution during two, three-month residency periods which take place in spring (March-May) and […]
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Window to Sculpture Emerging Artist Series March 18 – May 20 Opening March 24 @ 5:30 to 8 PM with artists talks Jim Leach: Being Healthy Leach’s installations form a synergy of shape, color, spatial arrangement, balance, and recognizable forms that suggest all manner of both formal aesthetics, underlying meaning, and potential narratives. Ashley Lyon: Weighing the Sunset Lyon’s […]
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What does 20 years look like? Over 100 exhibitions, hundreds of classes and thousands of students and audience members, and of course the myriad artists who have worked at the shop—both in our current location and our original spot on 72nd street. Artists from five continents have participated in programs, worked with our resident artists, staff and community, and have […]
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