As we settle into 2021, we have a lot to be thankful for. Even with the reduction of programming throughout the arts community, we have been able to remain open for business, our staff has remained healthy, and we are optimistic about what the future holds. In distancing ourselves, we have been given time to reflect on the past, present, […]
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This spring, Framed Gallery extends its international reach, bringing works by two artists of Ghana, West Africa, to Cleveland—on view starting March 5. Francis Annan Affotey While the scenes are often familiar to the millions of Africans whose daily existence reveals the realities of contemporary life and culture, Francis Annan Affotey presents to the world the joys, and sometime secrets, of […]
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HEDGE Gallery has been hosting a Printmaking Spotlight exhibition for the past three years. This March, artists Karen Beckwith and Amber Ford will be featured, showing powerful printmaking and photography that portrays the evidence of human existence in our natural surroundings. Beckwith and Ford examine the impressions people leave on their environment, whether it be faded signs, graffiti, or remnants […]
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Heights Arts presents its group and accompanying Spotlight exhibitions on Friday, March 19 through Sunday, May 16. Group Show 2021 features work across various mediums, allowing gallery visitors to experience work submitted by local artists and curated by Heights Arts’ Exhibition Community Team. The exhibition features artists Dante Rodriguez, Julie Friedman, Paula Izydorek, Mark Keffer, and Alessandro Ravagnan, with an […]
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Art Every Space (AES) has been busy, and we wanted to celebrate our exciting new projects. Our scope is wide and connective, and we are diligently working to support local artists and our clients. We design art-rich experiences in Northeast Ohio, enhancing people’s everyday lives, which is especially important in this isolating pandemic environment. Our services include art advisory, consulting […]
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Many words have been used to describe 2020: unprecedented, challenging, tough, exhausting, uncertain, disorienting, depressing, stressful—the list goes on, but I want to use the rest of my allotted word count to talk about something else. Unsolicited, volunteers contacted Art House offering to help in any way that they could. Some were strangers or former interns: others, our teaching artists. […]
Read moreARTneo’s CAN Triennial exhibition prize was awarded to Christine Mauersberger in July 2018. The exhibit opened November 20, 2020, and remains on view this Spring. CAN Journal spoke to Mauersberger when she and collaborator Evan Graham were in the process of creating new work, via screen print. They have recently migrated from printing on paper to printing on wood. The silkscreen prints in […]
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Supporting local art starts with supporting local artists—all of them. Regardless of their level of critical acclaim or time spent in the professional art world, for artists to flourish they need spaces and exhibitions, which allow them to experiment, cultivate a sense of community, and yes—have their work actually seen. The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve’s (AAWR) Annual Members […]
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The new year brings several new projects and exhibitions to the Akron Art Museum. While the museum hopes to reopen safely in the near future, staff members have been working hard to provide engaging content to be enjoyed both inside and outside the museum. The newest project, InterPlay: Art Play for All, is an augmented reality (AR) experience that enables […]
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It has been almost a year since our world changed, and the way we do business at BAYarts changed with it. This milestone seems like a good time to reflect on what we have learned as an organization and to share how we will continue to support artists and our community as we move forward with our Annual Juried Exhibition […]
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