The CAP Show: An Exhibition Celebrating Cleveland Arts Prize Winners

The CAP Show, on view December 12 – January 31 at Bostwick Design Art Initiative Gallery, is the first opportunity since 2009 to see works by generations of visual arts winners of the Cleveland Arts Prize all in one space. Curated by gallerist and Cleveland Arts Prize board member Michael Weil and H. Scott Westover, who is curator of the Progressive Art Collection, it includes works of Moe Brooker, Bill Brouillard, Clarence Carter, Laurence Channing, Kristen Cliffel, David E. Davis, Don Harvey, Masumi Hayashi, Mark E. Howard, Jennie Jones, Kasumi, Janice Lessman-Moss, Michelangelo Lovelace, Viktor Schreckengost, Judith Salomon, Barry Underwood, Piet van Dijk, Garie Waltzer, Lauren Yeager, and Brent Kee Young.

The exhibition occupies 5 rooms, with many interesting pairings and juxtapositions. A luminous textile by Janice Lessman-Moss, for example, draws the visitor past works by sculptor David E. Davis and recent Venice Biennale participant Lauren Yeager. Sparkling works in glass by Brent Kee Young and video creations by Kasumi share a dramatic dark space. One large room finds Viktor Schreckengost at one end and Julian Stanczak at the other—two incredibly influential luminaries from the Cleveland Institute of Art. In that same room, charcoals by Laurence Channing converse with paintings by Mark E. Howard and photographs by Garie Waltzer. The “scary room” finds a giant spider by Clarence Carter looming over spooky works by Kristen Cliffel and Bill Brouillard. The overall impression is one of inspired and technically virtuosic expression across diverse media and equally varied sensibilities.

Effie Nunes, Executive Director of the Cleveland Arts Prize, says “I thank Michael and Scott for curating this show—it is an incredible collection of past winners whose work may have been seen by the public in museums or private collections, but not together like this. We have everyone from 2025 awardees to two of our first visual arts winners, Piet van Dijk and Julian Stanczak, and they date back to 1969. And many works are for sale!” 

Since its founding in 1960, the Cleveland Arts Prize has celebrated the best in Northeast Ohio  art across many disciplines—not only visual artists, but also musicians, writers, dancers, and leaders in Northeast Ohio’s Arts community. The Cleveland Arts Prize is the oldest municipal arts prize in the country.

All proceeds from the purchase of the works will benefit both the artists and Cleveland Arts Prize.

The CAP Show: An Exhibition Celebrating Cleveland Arts Prize Winners
December 12, 2025 – January 31, 2026
Opening reception 5 – 8 pm Friday, December 12

Additional gallery hours:
Noon – 3 pm Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14,
and January 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, and 30
and by appointment, by contacting CAP director of operations Erin Jesson at ejesson@Clevelandartsprize.org.

The gallery will be closed December 20 – January 4.

Check the website clevelandartsprize.org for exact hours and special events.

Bostwick Design Art Initiative Gallery
2731 Prospect Ave East
Cleveland, OH 44115-2605