W25th Diarios by Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez, Owner/Artist/Poet/Activist W25th Diarios La Cosecha Galeria (LCG) is proud to present W25th Diarios, a 1980s retrospective, hosted by Future Ink Graphics (FIG) and featuring the original artwork of Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez as he introduces new work with this upcoming series of paintings and a creative storytelling series, focused on the perspective of issues and […]
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La Cosecha Galeria is the place where artists meet to make use of what is available in the area, the fruit at hand. Instead of looking elsewhere for sustenance, to grow and feed off our own talent. In 2001 the first Latino-owned and -managed art gallery in the greater Cleveland metropolitan area was born: La Cosecha Galeria (The Harvest Gallery). […]
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Being an artist/entrepreneur takes much sacrifice and patience. Many times your mind wanders to the perspective of others: staff, artists, colleagues, and the community we reflect and serve. And then life makes things complicated, bringing personal struggles that feed our muse to absorb its blows. When I decided to reformat art shows, not only to survive a pandemic but to […]
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In 2020 the world changed, and the “new normal” became the death of many arts sector formats. From concerts to exhibits, we, along with the entire creative industry, were closed for the majority of 2020—receiving funding to keep the business going, but unable to share our passion in the conventional ways. Artists did what we do best: adapted […]
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La Cosecha Galeria has welcomed artists to develop, not only as studio artists, but as creatives who collaborate and co-design around a defined aspiration as entrepreneurs. As of November, we are totaling ninety pieces sold since our doors opened May 2021! That is original artwork sold—meaning multiple local artists in a multitude of genres earned income—and I must thank you […]
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Mural & Patio Project A mural is being created for the north wall of our building facing Pearl Road. It is no secret: murals make our neighborhoods beautiful! They add color to building walls and streets that would otherwise go unnoticed, which is a treat for locals and tourists alike. Murals attract new local businesses, help bring customers to pre-existing […]
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La Cosecha Galeria, a well-publicized art gallery owned by artist Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez, which has welcomed artists to develop since 2001, is moving from Storer Avenue to Pearl Road, and plans a new venture in a new location, housing its gallery, a second outlet for The Headshop boutique, and an added worldly café environment: the Creative Café. Being an artist/entrepreneur […]
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Gallery Reopening & New Art Venture Location La Cosecha Galeria introduces its inceptive market this holiday season, bringing together a diversity of people and art with original handmade crafts, sculptures, embroidery, paintings, photography, books, antiques and many other unique items for purchase during this gift-giving season. A variety of exotic delicacies, desserts and beverages will be offered for sale as […]
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“For a star to be born, there is one thing that must happen: a gaseous nebula must collapse. So collapse. Crumble. This is not your destruction. This is your birth.” —Zoe Skylar On Independence Day 2019, about 11:00pm, I started to receive texts, calls and messages from various people that something was happening at the gallery. I was at work, […]
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As I live and breathe art in the creative community of Cleveland, Ohio, and that is exactly what it is, a living breathing full-fledged 41-billion-dollar industry in the great state of Ohio, according to a study published earlier this year by Ohio Citizens for the Arts and Bowling Green State University. It finds “that the creative industries in Ohio support […]
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