Artists Archives presents inaugural exhibitions of George Kocar and Karen Beckwith as Archived Artists

We round out our fall into winter exhibitions with a solo retrospective for new Archived Artist George Kocar, and an exhibition Kocar has curated, Funny Stuff, based on his own personal collection of artworks by regional artists. Funny Stuff includes painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media and much more. The show explores distinct aspects of humorous art, from whimsical to dark, […]

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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve presents The Beauty and Influence of Appalachia, and The New Now 2024.

The Archives will open a number of must-see exhibitions for the 2024 fall season. We start off in September with The Beauty and Influence of Appalachia, a large survey exhibitionof artistscurated by Lisa Kenion. Her hope as curator of this exhibition is that the influence and beauty of the region can be appreciated through the art created by those who […]

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AAWR Presents Floating Worlds, featuring Jean Kondo Weigl; Transference & Translation, works of Baila Litton; and Flaunt, works of Arabella Proffer

The Artists Archives is excited to start our summer exhibitions with the arresting paintings and mixed media works of three new Archived women Artists in our newly renovated galleries. Floating Worlds, Jean Kondo Weigl; Transference & Translation, Baila Litton; and Flaunt, Arabella Proffer will all grace our gallery walls May 16 to June 29. Each of these accomplished artists presents […]

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Celebrating our Members & Three Newly-Archived Women Artists

 The Archives is revealing its new look, with a Grand Reopening on Friday March1, from 5:30 – 8:30pm at the opening reception for our 2024 Annual Members Exhibition.  Now in its 10th year, this show has become the museum’s most anticipated yearly event. Active members are invited to contribute one work in any medium including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, assemblage, […]

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The Archives: Past, Present and Future

Change is difficult. It can also be exciting, invigorating, revealing and necessary. And it’s in the air here in Cleveland, and The Archives—like a lot of arts organizations at this moment in time—is changing. In 1999, through the generosity of David and Bernice Davis, a building was erected on the David E. Davis Art Foundation (DAF) Campus, which until now […]

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Physical, Psychological, Emotional

Like everyone, everywhere, we are dealing with the coronavirus on a multitude of levels: physical, psychological, and emotional. The landscape we all navigate at this time is a shifting balance of forced separation and the need for human contact. Speaking for myself, as an artist who enjoys creating in solitude, but is also accustomed to job-related social interactions, this balancing […]

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Table for Two

THE HUNTINGTON CONVENTION CENTER is pleased to continue its partnership with The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) through 2019 and into the spring of 2020. In February, The Foundations show will be replaced with Table for Two: Harriet Moore Ballard and Patricia Zinsmeister Parker. Ballard and Parker have long enjoyed a friendship, and that common bond, combined with […]

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Cleveland Convention Gallery Showcases Artists Archives of the Western Reserve with Foundations Exhibit opening November 7

The Huntington Convention Center is pleased to continue spotlighting the talent of Northeast Ohio’s regional artists by inviting the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) as a guest exhibitor for the 2019 fall and winter season. The mission of the Cleveland Convention Gallery matches closely with that of the Archives, a unique facility and regional museum founded by noted […]

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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve: Celebrates Shirley Aley Campbell, Members, and Military Veterans

This spring marks a time of celebration and collaboration for the Artists Archives. We begin the season honoring one of the region’s most important figurative painters, Archived Artist Shirley Aley Campbell (1925–2018). Campbell’s attentive portraits of marginalized subjects earned her a respected place in the Cleveland arts community for over fifty years. In tribute to Shirley’s legacy, a pop-up exhibition […]

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End of an Era: Mansfield Art Center and Artists Archives of the Western Reserve Look Back at City Artists at Work

The Mansfield Art Center is very pleased to partner with the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve to present City Artists at Work, 1998–2018. This exhibition, curated by current AAWR executive director and former CAAW co–chair Mindy Tousley, will be the first in what is hoped will be a continuing partnership between AAWR and Mansfield. It brings together over eighty […]

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