The 17th annual Heights Arts Holiday Store runs through December 30 with about 100 visual artists working in a variety of media, plus works by musicians and poets. Support the longtime artists and welcome the new talents by shopping at the Holiday Store. The year 2019 kicks off with the new exhibition VIEW-points, curated by Helen Liggett and Sharon Grossman […]
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Cleveland’s Loftworks Gallery had the look of a miniature Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with its recent Rock and Roll Perspectives 2 show. The exhibition featured the works of Cleveland-area concert photographers Joe Kleon and (CAN contributor) Anastasia Pantsios. Gallery walls were plastered with mostly 16×20 matted prints of rock and roll legends from Paul McCartney to Tina Turner […]
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“Those guys are being jerks” – a message from Nikki popped up as I was in the midst of dealing with something that every female writer has to contend with, but was new for me – being trolled and mansplained at the same time. “Well, I guess I’m officially a journalist now!” I said. “Baby’s first empowered white male trolling! […]
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HEDGE Gallery is thrilled to open a solo exhibition of Jessica Pinsky’s most recent textile-based work, which will be designed to fill the entire perimeter of the gallery through the 2018 holiday season. Pinsky has created approximately 120 small-scale weavings, approximately 12″ x 12″ each, in rich hues of blush, orange, red and purple, which reference colors in the human […]
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Through generous gifts, ARTneo continues to build its collection of the significant art created by Northeast Ohio artists. ARTneo’s permanent collection has become an important resource for those interested in regional art. The exhibition features works by Richard Andres, Tom Balbo, Ruth Bercaw, Timothy Callaghan, Eileen Dorsey, Andy Dreamingwolf, Mary Lou Ferbert, Derek Hess, Andrea Joki, Douglas Lucak, Ken Nevadomi, […]
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Alsino Skowronnek has been to America before, but this time it’s different. “This city has forced me to re-contextualize my knowledge about modern-day urban life as I know it from Germany.” Currently living in Glenville at The Madison, Skowronnek has been doing a lot of walking, he’s ridden public transit, and taken ride-shares around the Cleveland area—and like many visitors, […]
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Since his death in 2006, Rev. Albert Wagner’s family has been working to establish a museum to commemorate the self-taught artist and minister. After many years and setbacks, the Wagner Museum of Art has officially been established as a nonprofit. Bonita Wagner Johnson, the reverend’s daughter and driving force behind the museum, said she is also close to regaining […]
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Josh Usmani’s Funny Money series shows the power of a medium as a kind of collaborator with the artist to give meaning to the work. The series consists of paper currency, which the artist has vividly colored with markers and pens. A new set of these drawings, Altered Value, is on view at Tregoning & Company October 19 through December […]
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Democracy rules every edition of the biennial People’s Art Show in the Galleries at Cleveland State University, an unjuried, un-curated, uncensored display of just about every artistic pursuit on the Cleveland art scene. The 23rd iteration is on view October 26 – December 7. This year, a couple of interactive works in the show are particularly relevant to democracy, and […]
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For a city to be considered alive, a certain number of lights must be shining at night. I am sure there is an equation that factors in the size and population and spits out the number of watts necessary to achieve the appropriate lumens required for an “Alive” rating. Two years ago, Downtown Akron began shifting into that category when […]
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