Navigating through the ever-changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge. The usual “more the merrier” sentiment has shifted drastically. Since arts programming is created for public consumption, it is difficult to limit the number of attendees, adjust operational norms, adhere to social-distancing requirements and provide a comparable experience while wearing personal protective gear. September is the month […]
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It’s hard to believe we opened eight years ago! So much has happened in the last year—So much. This fall things are understandably a tad different at the studio. Many of the region’s in-person local-artist sales are cancelled this year, but our artist gallery is OPEN again. Featuring over twenty of your favorite local artists from across Northeast Ohio, a […]
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the tastefully displayed works of art adorning the walls of Framed Gallery must be worthy of a thought-provoking conversation. For more than a year, the English language adage about the fact that multiple ideas that can be conveyed by a single image (“a picture is worth a thousand words”) has brought […]
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In an attempt to escape what he describes as the “Trump Nightmare,” Scott Kraynak visited Ecuador in the winter of 2019. He intended to explore the incredible nature, watch and hear the astounding array of birds, witness firsthand the beautiful art created by Ecuadorian masters, experience the culture, taste the food and simply spend a little part of his life in […]
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Exploring Humanness at HEDGE Gallery Katy Richards hasn’t let a global pandemic hold her back from vigorously working in her studio, producing an ongoing series of seductive oil paintings. Her recent series focuses on tightly cropped images of the human figure that are both candid and erotic, celebrating our flesh and all its strangeness, imperfections and beauty, with an objective […]
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With performances canceled, in-person visits severely limited, and its exhibition schedule already filled for the coming year, Heights Arts looked to nontraditional means of exploring issues related to racism and social justice in our community in the context of the ongoing protests and discussions of recent months. One of the first things that always becomes obvious in times of intense […]
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High Art Fridays (HAF) is an eclectic assembly of local and international artists working in a wide range of materials and iconographic ideas to address critical social, historical, and environmental issues through art, education, and community engagement. For the past four years, HAF has focused much of its attention on the current global plastic epidemic, featuring artists around the globe […]
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In the first installment of Amanda D. King’s new blog series, “What’s Next”, King speaks with Tizziana Baldenebro, newly appointed director of SPACES gallery in Cleveland. In the conversation, Baldenebro shares her perspectives in the wake of recent and continuous uprisings against systemic oppression in the art world, the importance of technology in a pandemic, and her intentions for SPACES as […]
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In 1977, two photographers set themselves a challenge: Take pictures of Miami Beach’s Jewish retirement community residents every day for ten years. The photographers were named Andy Sweet and Gary Monroe. They called their undertaking simply “The Miami Beach Project.” Tragically, five years into the project, Sweet was murdered in his own apartment during a home invasion. At the time […]
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Five months into the pandemic lockdown, it’s natural for arts addicts to be jonesing for landmark experiences. All the familiar festivals have been cancelled, and companies who have not been able to conceive a viable way to deliver performance to audiences can only wait for a vaccine, or herd immunity. Sure, galleries and museums can keep open hours and manage […]
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