When my wife Laura and I opened Transformer Station in early 2013, we hoped it would be an artistic success. After almost five years, 20 exhibitions and scores of concerts and events, I think we can claim progress towards that goal. The success that we didn’t expect was the impact our investment had in the neighborhood. The lively sidewalk scene […]
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In 2006, the voters of Cuyahoga County made a bold and historic decision: they approved a 1.5 cent-per-cigarette tax that generates more than $15 million each year to support arts and culture organizations and projects. The levy was an innovative idea designed to help Cleveland reclaim its historic role as a cultural hub for the nation. Its impact has been […]
Read moreThere is a framed certificate in my office that recognizes that Fred Bidwell was awarded an honorable mention for a photograph exhibited in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s 1976 May Show. It is signed by Sherman Lee, then the Museum’s director. I can’t remember a thing about that photograph. But now, by a twist of fate, I am sitting in […]
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