When someone looks at FRAGILE/HANDLE WITH CARE, on view at Negative Space Gallery, an inescapable truth is unearthed, one that all of us need to confront: that being fragile is not a weakness, but a human condition. Artist Joanie Deveney, AKA Joan of Art, created the exhibition through almost a year’s worth of accumulated photographs of friends, family and strangers […]
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The CAP Show, on view December 12 – January 31 at Bostwick Design Art Initiative Gallery, is the first opportunity since 2009 to see works by generations of visual arts winners of the Cleveland Arts Prize all in one space. Curated by gallerist and Cleveland Arts Prize board member Michael Weil and H. Scott Westover, who is curator of the […]
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The Broommaker, a three-week residency with Cleveland native, now Kentucky-based artist Hunter Elliott, is centered on brooms, from cultivating the grassy broomcorn plant onsite at SHED Projects, to harvesting and processing it, and—currently, creating stunning works of art. Elliott’s artistic practice is rooted in sculpture and printmaking, as he earned a BFA at Kent State University more than 10 years […]
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In a single room at the Hildebrandt Building, Sh’Bang Fest presents 91 works from 60 artists crowding the walls salon-style, with pedestalled 3D and textile works hung off of mannequins that stood throughout. There are no labels, aside from a number sticker next to each piece, corresponding to the artist and their social media Linktree. There is no brochure or […]
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“The mind of the man [sic] who dreams is fully satisfied by what happens to him. The agonizing question of possibility is no longer pertinent… fly faster, love to your heart’s content. And if you should die, are you not certain of reawaking among the dead?” – André Breton, Manifestos of Surrealism, 1924 Doubting Thomas Gallery turned 25 in October, […]
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Humans coexist with the natural world and benefit from its abundant resources. From the soil all creatures emerge and will return in due course. It is the interconnectedness of life which inspires Debra Sue Solecki in her latest exhibition, Nature’s Networks: A Visual Exploration of Mycelium. By way of a complex mixture of writing, pasted historical photography and realistic paintings […]
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Preserving the art and stories of our artists is the communal work of preserving our shared history. At the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR), we take this very seriously. In December 2025, the Archives will be closing down the exhibitions held within our home galleries for a potential five-month period as we create the Archives for the Future, […]
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The Akron Black Artist Guild proudly launched a pilot program in November in collaboration with the Summit County Maple Valley Library. This initiative, called the Words & Art Workshops, offers a transformative two-week experience that nurtures well-being and empowers participants from diverse artistic backgrounds to unlock their creativity, enhance self-awareness, and strengthen critical thinking skills through the magic of literature […]
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Six months into ARTFUL’s takeover of the former St. Alban’s Church in Cleveland Heights, we are tired, but hopeful. After filling Three 30-ton dumpsters in blistering heat, an emotionally exhausted crew has been hard at work cleaning, sorting, building studios, and getting to know our new home. With the completion of Phases 1 and 2 we have successfully resettled thirteen […]
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In 2005, after receiving my MFA from the Edinburgh College of Art and attending lectures at the University of St. Andrews’ Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts (ITIA), I was at a crossroads. I had been studying synaesthesis (the harmony of different or opposing impulses produced by a work of art) for six years and thought I was ready […]
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