Cleveland Print Room’s (CPR) free Camera Share Program opens a pathway into exploring analog photography, even for aspiring beginners who have yet to acquire their own cameras. Participating members can borrow a film camera from CPR’s collection for two weeks—just like checking out a book from a library. Each participant receives one color and one black-and-white roll of film. CPR […]
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This January, Cleveland Print Room will be presenting special off-site exhibitions in two locations. Opening Friday, January 3 at Praxis Fiber Workshop, experimental analog photographer Mary Defer’s exhibition, Secret Family, is a photographic project using the discovery of a family secret as a springboard to explore social censorship, the region of Appalachia, and the “slow violence” (a term coined by […]
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This fall, Cleveland Print Room (CPR) begins a year-long project partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Property Inventory, a photography and data-visualization effort centered on Cleveland’s built environment, is inspired by the City of Cleveland Building & Housing Department’s partnership with Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s initiative to inventory 160,000 Cleveland properties to assess conditions and raise awareness […]
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During the transition to our new building at East 38th and Lexington, Cleveland Print Room (CPR) has formed a partnership with Cleveland State University to provide lab access for members and classes. While working in the Middough Building at 1901 East 13th Street in Room 221, our members have been enjoying our temporary new digs, which offer critique/presentation and classroom […]
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While we at Cleveland Print Room continue readying our new facility for future exhibitions, classes, and other events, we have ramped up our photography and darkroom offerings at Cleveland State University and Tri-C. The spacious, well-appointed darkroom at CSU’s Middough Building (1901 East 13th Street) is the site of our regular open darkroom hours, as well as the spring sessions […]
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As the Cleveland Print Room (CPR) continues to grow, we are happy to announce our first iteration of ⨏/2 (F-stop Two), a community-based pop-up project focused on deepening relationships with the community through exhibitions, educational workshops, partnerships, and experimental programs. ⨏/2, which opened this July, will be creating space for members of the community to engage with artists and photographers […]
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The summer of 2023 brings transformational change, renewed energy, and excitement to Cleveland Print Room (CPR). Continuing our work with dedication and rigor, we are diligently curating a place-based identity to give CPR a more permanent home—a place where CPR can more deeply support its mission, vision, and values. During this transition, our programming will continue to be on display […]
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March 2023 will be the last month that Cleveland Print Room will be occupying its original home at the ArtCraft Building, fated to become the new Cleveland Police Department headquarters. Before transitioning to our new location, a handful of blocks away, we will be going out with a bang. On Saturday, March 4, from 11am to 6pm, we will be […]
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January 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the opening of Cleveland Print Room. After growing tenaciously over the past decade from a small nonprofit startup, the Print Room remains an artist-led project still today. Centering on photography, we are committed to supporting the practice and development of artists of all ages. Through experimentation, gallery exhibitions, residencies, educational opportunities, and affordable […]
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Artists Sydney Nicole Kay and Camilo Gonzalez Barragan, recipients of the 2021 Stephen Bivens Fellowship, will be presenting work created during their residencies at an exhibition in the Cleveland Print Room gallery from August 27 through September 17. Started in 2021, this memorial fellowship is a project housed at the Print Room. This annual two-month residency provides two artists with […]
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