In Cleveland’s visual art community, it would be hard to find someone who has etched a broader, deeper line than Zygote Press director Liz Maugans. By the print studio environment she created there, and by her spinoff projects and advocacy, Maugans and Zygote have built community to a degree that not many artists or other organizations could claim. That is […]
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For many people, the blank page can be an intimidating place to start. Whether you are a writer or a visual artist, the bleached sanitized glow of a white piece of paper can be paralyzing and anxiety-inducing. Where do I start? Where do I end? The initial marks seem so important and influences every mark moving forward. Yet, Darius […]
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Last Year I was chosen to represent the Bunnell Street Art Center in Homer, Alaska in a residency exchange with Zygote Press, sponsored by the Rasmuson Foundation. I knew little about Cleveland when I arrived in June, and was unprepared for its vibrant arts community and my welcome at Zygote Press. The people at Zygote helped flesh out my idea […]
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Sure, some printmakers are traditional practitioners of a craft: They cling to techniques like rote prayers which, properly recited, will deliver them to the Promised Land, and Bless Them for that. But something about printmaking drives another set toward experimentation. It’s like the pursuit of alchemy, trying different ingredients and ways of mixing them, hunting some new recipe for gold. […]
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For centuries, printmaking has been considered the most democratic of all art forms. Starting with the invention of the Gutenberg Press, printmaking has allowed information to be disseminated to the masses so everyone could enjoy and understand the communication of political, personal and societal ideas. To leverage the political discourse motivated by the RNC, Zygote delivers countless ways to get […]
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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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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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Artists are Zygote’s driving purpose, and the co-founders, Joe Sroka, Kelly Novak, Bellamy Printz and myself (all artists) needed the space, the community, and the equipment to survive creatively. Opening the conversation and the physical doors to Zygote led to a movement of cooperative, shared maker spaces that now facilitate community projects and programs as well as community place-making […]
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By Amy Callahan, Hilary Gent, Michael Loderstedt, and Liz Maugans We have all been recent witness to significant development in the cultural sectors of our region, with the impressive renovation of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the new construction of MOCA Cleveland, continued development of world-class health services and the downtown corridor, the rising status of our culinary industry […]
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Zygote Press, Cleveland’s only nonprofit cooperative workspace for printmakers, promotes contemporary fine-art printmaking, advocates for the arts, and supports artists throughout the region and beyond. And while Zygote enjoys a certain amount of name recognition locally, we bet there a few things even you don’t know about us…yet. Ink House No, we haven’t moved! Ink House is Zygote’s satellite […]
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