Cleveland’s Big Triennial Era reaches the finale of its long denouement in Fall 2025. After announcements early last year that neither the FRONT nor the CAN triennials would proceed for a third iteration, both had unfinished business. CAN Triennial Exhibition Prize shows, for example, continued to roll out, one season following another, with solo exhibitions by selected artists at the […]
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Celeste Stauber knows that if the zombie apocalypse comes to a neighborhood near her, she’ll be alright. “Visual art is just about problem solving,” says Stauber. “In any job I’ve had, I’ve been the problem solver and figured out a solution creatively. Plus I can make paper and rope from plants. If I found a team of people I wouldn’t […]
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“Think Art for social development” is the EEPMOA motto because exposure to the arts has a wealth of social, educational, and emotional benefits. This motto shapes the programs we offer—like the intergenerational art program. The student exhibit was amazing. Special thanks to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture for their support. It’s extremely fulfilling to witness the growth of our returning students. […]
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As we transition from Summer to Autumn, let your creative energy fly as we Fall into the Morgan! Following the success of our first year, the Morgan Conservatory is hosting our second annual paper fashion fundraiser, Dress to IMPRESS, a night of exotic and wild paper fashions and wearable art. Join us from 6 to 10 pm on Saturday, October […]
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We’re late to this party, but an exhibit recently closed at BAYarts–Erjon Hajnaj: My Light & Shadow—makes us wonder how many highly skilled artists are out there, operating below the radar, actively practicing their craft, either working toward their first shows or just rarely showing their work. Hajnaj was born in Fier, Albania—one of the Balkan countries, directly across the […]
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Nostalgia gets a bad rap. We think of it as sappy, perhaps, a self-indulgent waste of time. But there’s another aspect of reveling in one’s past, of longing for one’s roots: For a person who has left one place for another in search of opportunity, or one who has blood connection to a place they’ve perhaps never known, it’s reconnection […]
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No one goes to an art exhibition expecting to be able to touch the art. But at the 10th International Artist Book Triennial Vilnius, on view at the Morgan Conservatory, it’s necessary to remind people. The reason, of course, is that books are best experienced by turning their pages. Artist books, though, are art, and fragile, and unless otherwise noted […]
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The local impact of NEA grant cancellations has been a mix of real financial damage, fear and uncertainty, along with tentative hope due to the timing of the cancellation, and the timelines of affected grants. The whole dynamic is complicated by the slow pace of bureaucracy, the requirement of matching funds, and the lag time for the period of activity […]
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Mark Common paints landscapes almost exclusively, and he says in a statement on the wall at ArtiCle Gallery, “I sometimes derisively mock my work as just pretty pictures.” He adds, “on a certain level, I hope that is true.” And in fact it is, as you can see if you check out Mark Common – Oil Paintings at Article Gallery […]
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Before 2025, Shawn Mishak’s most recent solo show took place at Brandt Gallery in 2008. So for the last decade and a half, Mishak has been best known for putting together exhibitions of other people’s work, especially at doubting thomas gallery—notably his multi-year project built around the classical elements, earth, air, fire, water, and spirit—and also for his long-running band, […]
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