All Things Spring at the Morgan Conservatory

Spring is in the air and creative energy is flowing at the Morgan Conservatory. Step inside and expand your knowledge about everything paper, print, and book. There’s a reason people visit the Morgan—it makes them happier!

13TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, PUBLIC RECEPTION AND AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
This March, the Morgan Conservatory hosts its 13th Annual Juried Exhibition, Interwoven Aspects: Innovation and Tradition in Paper Art. Over thirty artists from 21 states explore the ever-changing landscape this quarter century brings with artworks that convey the rise of AI and other technologies, ideas of intersectionality, or the transformative nature of paper as a medium and substrate. This year’s thought-provoking and tactile exhibition was juried by Kelly Taylor Mitchell and Ashley Pastore.

Join us for our public reception and award ceremony from 5 to 8 pm Friday, March 28, at the Morgan Conservatory. This compelling exhibition is on view from March 7–April 29.

TALKING PAPER LUNCHTIME CHATS
Join us for our Talking Paper Lunchtime Chats featuring the Morgan Conservatory’s Spring Artists in Residence! The following chats are accessible in person, as well as livestreamed via the Morgan’s Facebook page, at 12:15 pm on the following Thursdays:

March 27 featuring E. “Oscar” Maynard
April 10 featuring Marianetta Porter
May 22 featuring Craig Fisher

SPRING WORKSHOPS AT THE MORGAN
April 5: Ryan Cermak: Intro to Western Papermaking $100
April 6: REAnderson: Intro to Bookbinding, part 1 $75
April 13: REAnderson: Intro to Letterpress $85
April 19: Ryan Cermak: Intro to Marbling $100
April 26: RE Anderson: Intro to Bookbinding, part 2 $75

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
On Saturday, May 10, the Morgan Conservatory is opening its doors for a free and fascinating family-friendly day to learn more about its studios and dedication to all things paper art. The Morgan’s talented staff will share the magic and joy of papermaking, letterpress printing, paper marbling, and more with take-home projects and exciting demonstrations. Be sure to tour the Morgan’s urban garden where we grow kozo, the paper mulberry plant that is used for traditional eastern papermaking. Join us from 11 am to 4 pm.

10TH INTERNATIONAL ARTIST’S BOOK TRIENNIAL, May 23–June 28
The Morgan Conservatory is proud to be part of the 10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024, an international movement dedicated to the promotion and cultivation of artist’s books. This year, the triennial invited artists to create conceptual works responding to the theme “To Be.” More than thirty artists have produced works contemplating the possibilities of existence, reflecting on the current state of the world with its conflicts, crises, and pandemics that find us deeply examining existential questions.

The Triennial is a touring exhibition and truly international experience. Since the first International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius in 1997, the exhibitions have represented nearly 1000 artists from 68 countries and have been shown not only in Lithuania, but also across cities in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Denmark, and this year in the US.
Be sure to join us for our opening reception from 6 to 8:30 pm on Friday, May 23, to celebrate an international love of the artist book.

THE MORGAN ART OF PAPERMAKING
CONSERVATORY & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
1754 East 47th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
morganconservatory.org
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EVENTS:
13th Annual Juried Exhibition / Interwoven Aspects: Innovation and Tradition in Paper Art Juried Exhibition through April 29. Public reception & award ceremony, 5-8pm Friday, March 28

Community Open House, 11am-4pm Saturday, May 10

10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius, May 23–June 28. Opening reception 6-8:30pm Friday, May 23