ARTISTS: Tony Williams | Cleveland Rowland Ricketts | Indiana Eduardo Portillo | Venezuela MariЗ Eugenia DЗvila | Venezuela ORGANIZATION: Praxis Fiber Workshop Half a century ago, on June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught fire. Environmental contamination played a significant role in that event. Now people are determined not to forget so history will not repeat itself. As a […]
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SPEAKERS: Adib Dada | Lebanon Monica Lewis-Patrick | Detroit Kizito Johnson | Uganda Sadhu Johnston | British Columbia PechaKucha founder Mark Dytham | Tokyo ORGANIZATION: PechaKucha Night Cleveland PechaKucha Night Cleveland marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire with presentations on the next half-century of water conservation. An unfolding environmental disaster may seem like a poor […]
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ARTISTS: Malaz Elgemiabby | Sudan & Kent ORGANIZATION: LAND studio The Creative Fusion program is born of the Cleveland Foundation’s initiative to integrate international artists and local artists with spaces in our community, focusing on different topics every year. The Cleveland Foundation created a program called Waterways to Waterways, where they focus a cohort of international and local artists […]
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ARTISTS: Squidsoup & Anthony Rowe | United Kingdom ORGANIZATION: Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative An installation on the unused streetcar level of Veterans Memorial Bridge uses the light of the ’69 fire to point the way forward. Perhaps you’ve heard? The Cuyahoga River caught fire fifty years ago. When Randy Newman’s ironic ode, “Burn On,” called […]
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ARTISTS: Douglas Paige | Cleveland Lukas Kronawitter | Germany ORGANIZATION: Cleveland Institute of Art The Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion’s projects in 2019 dare to confront Northeast Ohioans with one of the most embarrassing episodes in our region’s history, in the hope that we heed its warnings for our own era. June 22 marks the half-centennial anniversary of the 1969 […]
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Water. It sustains us, nourishes us, and drives our economy. On the morning of June 22, 1969, a spark dropped from a train passing over the Cuyahoga River, and for the thirteenth time over the previous century, the river caught fire. The immediate reaction was ambivalence: The story barely made it on the back pages of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. […]
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For over twenty years, Zygote has been a pioneer in artist residencies. Nearly 200 artists have traveled the world…and brought the world to Cleveland. Zygote Press’ residencies are made possible by support from: The Ohio Arts Council, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Martha […]
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Plein air is a French expression meaning “open air” and refers to the creation of art made outside. We have invited artists to leave the four walls of the studio behind and experience painting, drawing, printmaking, documenting and observing in the landscape. Fresh Air displays artists doing just that—getting outside, and being inspired by the views and perspectives of Cleveland, […]
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In 2017, artist and gallery owner Dan Miller survived what should have been a fatal motorcycle wreck. He was the victim of a hit and run. The trauma and subsequent depression was a tough time for Dan, but it also caused a creative spark in him. Dan conceptualized an exhibition creating pieces dealing with that trauma and severe depression. His […]
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Waterloo Arts’ annual Juried Exhibition draws submissions from around the US and Canada, and offers prizes including a $500 Best of Show award. Last year’s top prize went to Cannon Beach, Oregon, a montage of Polaroid photos by Stephanie Spyker. She took a few minutes to answer questions about the piece and her work. CAN: How did you choose to […]
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