REALITY SHOW: SCULPTURE CENTER’S CROSSROADS ARTISTS REIMAGINE CLEVELAND LANDMARKS

As an emergent artistic technique, augmented reality (AR) may seem like a pretty high-concept notion, long on what George W. Bush called “the Vision thing,” arguably a bit short when it comes to reality itself. But AR offers at least one hugely important advantage to artists and museums, anywhere and everywhere: a fresh and flexible way for audiences to interact […]

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IMAGINE OTHERWISE, OTHERWISE IMAGINED

Review by Vince Robinson Places for art can be found in a myriad of eclectic spaces. Curator / organizer LaTanya Autry’s  Imagine Otherwise,  presented by moCa Cleveland, creatively demonstrates what happens when boundaries are stretched beyond the figurative and literal walls in Cleveland’s art ecosystem. The show challenges the status quo and offers opportunities for artists and patrons who, for […]

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DAVID RAMSEY: WHAT’S BLACK, BROWN WITH ROOTS ALL OVER?

Sitting down with David Ramsey, owner of Deep Roots Experience, a Black-owned and operated art gallery at 7901 Central Avenue in Fairfax, Cleveland, who also has a second location (Wood and Green, 2905 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights) that he just opened. Ramsey talks about working only with Black and Brown artists, creating space for the artwork, and presenting artwork in a […]

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WHAT’S NEXT, WITH MORDECAI CARGILL

Interview by Amanda D. King For the fourth installment of “What’s Next,” Amanda D. King spoke with Mordecai Cargill, co-founder and creative director of ThirdSpace Action Lab. In the conversation, Cargill discusses place-making, critical fabulation and sonic character in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood. King: How has growing up in Cleveland shaped your understanding of culture? Cargill: I am interested in the ways […]

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CURRENTLY UNDER CURATION: WHAT TEENS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ART

The Cleveland Museum of Art is giving high school students a chance to express themselves through the curatorial arts. The pilot program, Currently Under Curation (CUC), was launched in 2018 as part of the Cleveland Foundation’s Arts Mastery Initiative. Curating is a word that’s been watered down in recent years as social media influencers “curate” their favorite things in their feeds, […]

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WHAT’S NEXT, WITH KELSI CARTER

For the third installment of “What’s Next,” Amanda D. King spoke with Kelsi Carter, cultural organizer, producer, and impact director of Shooting Without Bullets. Carter explains the role of artistic activism within social movements, the use of culture to encourage the abolitionist imagination, and discusses fostering BIPOC-led social innovation as a means to build power and impact within communities of […]

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INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL BROUGHT LETTERPRESS PRINTER SHADI AYOUB FROM BEIRUT TO CLEVELAND

Shadi Ayoub greets visitors to his 961 Collective in the parking lot of the Osborn Building on Hamilton Avenue. He then walks them through industrial space occupied by Ingenuity Festival, back to his small, rectangular studio. On one side of the room are machines: two Heidelberg windmill letterpresses, an industrial paper cutter, a desk. On the other side are three […]

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