Millions of jobs were lost during the Great Depression. Writers, musicians and artists were particularly hard hit as patronage dried up, markets withered and customers tightened their belts. Franklin Roosevelt’s “New Deal”—an amalgam of public work projects, financial reforms and regulations—was a godsend for workers in many fields, but especially the arts. In fact, one of the first back-to-work programs […]
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Plein air painting, simply put, is “painting out of doors.” However, the literal French translation of plein—“full”—does a much better job of summarizing the plein air artist’s mission. In effect, he or she seeks to capture a “full air” experience: painting the out of doors out of doors. The Tremont neighborhood has a rich plein air history. In 1874, mapmaker […]
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Part performance art, part display art, part work of art, Climb Cleveland in Tremont has created a unique art venue and an alternative showcase for emerging and more established local artists. At its core, Climb Cleveland is a rock climbing and bouldering gym, but creator Chick Holtkamp’s vision was to create a comfortable, welcoming space for the community—a “big house […]
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Arts and culture go inside for the winter in Tremont. But our artists don’t hibernate. They re-double their efforts, open new cultural venues and welcome visitors to witness the neighborhood’s ever-increasing creative diversity. Visible Voice Books, the renowned curated bookseller, re-opened on Professor Avenue with double the space, an intimate cafe, beer and wine tastings, author events and musical performances. […]
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one. A man walks into a bar. All around him, people are imbibing, socializing, noshing. Liquor bottles are colorfully reflected in a wall-length mirror. Tables and chairs are generic brown wood. Some furniture (like the occasional patron) is a bit unsteady—stabilized perhaps by folded napkins or matchbooks shoved under one leg. Soft light, non-descript […]
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Doubting Thomases are skeptics. They won’t believe without proof. The first Doubting Thomas was an apostle who wouldn’t accept the resurrected Jesus until he felt the latter’s wounds. In Tremont, doubting thomas is an art gallery. A venue one must see to believe. All-local artists? Commission-free? Raw and utterly non-commercial? Believe it. What’s more, doubting thomas is among Tremont’s most-long-lived […]
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After a long winter, the Tremont neighborhood comes alive in the spring. The cold pushed people inside the second Friday of every month to enjoy monthly art openings in warm venues during Walkabout Tremont, but that changes when warmer weather arrives. Tremont welcomes 2017 with wide range of art, fashion, food, music, outdoor markets, live music, festivals, and church and […]
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There’s a rumor that Tremont is no longer a haven for artists, a rumor that gentrification is not the artist’s friend. Not so in Tremont, where artists thrive and transform their community by reimagining what a creative lifestyle means. Beginning in the late 1970s, artist of all persuasions—painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians, chefs, arts educators, graphic artists—began moving in. By 2011, […]
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Tremont has been synonymous with art since the late 1980s. That was when gallery owners and artists began moving into the neighborhood, attracted by low real-estate prices, an edgy quality and the area’s central location. They soon banded together to attract more art enthusiasts, which led to the first Tremont ArtWalk in February 1993. In 2016, a second art […]
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