Author: Megan Alves

Collaboration, with the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve

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Collaboration is the lifeblood of any organization; it infuses them with fresh ideas and perspectives and provides invaluable opportunities to share their missions. This summer, the Artists Archives will create meaningful partnerships with art institutions across the region, as well as with one of the nation’s oldest organizations of creative printmaking. Beginning on May 18, the Archives will welcome an […]

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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve goes on a Scavenger Hunt in Lakeview Cemetery

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The rustle of silk in a graveyard, a cryptic puzzle leading you through the trees, and the thrill of edging out your fellow sleuths as you search for treasure among the moss-covered tombs. It’s a fantasy plucked straight out of the pages of an Agatha Christie novel or perhaps the cross-hatched dreamscapes of an Edward Gorey illustration. And soon, just […]

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AAWR honors recently archived artists

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                                              This winter, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve will return to its roots by honoring artists who have recently entered the prestigious 10,000-piece collection of Ohio art.  On November 17, the museum opened an exhibition dedicated to painter Rebecca Kaler. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Kaler uses bold, saturated colors and energetic brush strokes influenced by her extensive time […]

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AAWR explores Art, Chronic Illness, & Disability

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Many folks consider chronic illness and disability a “them” rather than an “us” problem—an unfortunate but distant reality which impacts only a handful of the population. This couldn’t be further from the truth. According to the CDC, an estimated 26 percent of Americans experience some form of disability, with women and People of Color being affected at rates much higher […]

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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve Launches Online Catalog

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The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) is thrilled to announce the launch of the online catalog of its permanent collection of Ohio art. Featuring over 10,000 works from 89 watershed artists, the digital database positions the vast wealth of the region’s visual culture squarely at the public’s fingertips. “We hope that this database becomes a resource not only […]

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Kindred Objects, at Artists Archives of the Western Reserve

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  There’s something fundamentally moving about glass and ceramics. Familiar yet surprising, the media connect the viewer to the artist’s hand, viscerally transmitting ideas through a shared tactile experience. This November, the Artists Archives welcomes Kindred Objects: Ceramics & Glass from the Western Reserve, a group exhibition curated by Kent State University faculty Davin K. Ebanks and Peter Christian Johnson. The […]

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LGBTQ Artists CONVERGE, via Artists Archives

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  CONVERGE–It’s here. The massive exhibition of LGBTQ art, held in partnership with the LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland, Lake Erie College, Judson Manor, and Cleveland MetroHealth. Shown across five venues and featuring 71 artists, CONVERGE brings together the diverse stories of the LGBTQ community, including the historically underrepresented voices of women, transgender people, and people of color. As Chief […]

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Lee Heinen: Interior Worlds

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In this time of social distance, the space inside our heads has become paramount, and often far more real than the remote, bewildering world that lies beyond our doors. While known for her innovative portraiture, Lee Heinen’s current body of work explores our interior realities during a moment of unprecedented isolation. Started in March 2020, the series began as a fortunate […]

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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve

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This January, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is pleased to announce the arrival of a new exhibition featuring Denise Buckley and Kathy Skerritt—two women who have been staples of the Cleveland arts community for over thirty years. Newly archived to AAWR’s permanent collection, both artists push the boundaries of their materials to unearth their subjects’ hidden internal realities. […]

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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve and Sculpture Center Partner to Present Davis Collection of African American Art

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This September, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve in partnership with The Sculpture Center, is proud to present seenUNseen, an exhibition which combines work from the Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art and a curated response of Northeast Ohio artists. The story of the Davis Collection begins in Atlanta, where Kerry worked as a postman […]

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