Plein air painting, simply put, is “painting out of doors.” However, the literal French translation of plein—“full”—does a much better job of summarizing the plein air artist’s mission. In effect, he or she seeks to capture a “full air” experience: painting the out of doors out of doors. The Tremont neighborhood has a rich plein air history. In 1874, mapmaker […]
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As changes in technology and social movements have taken hold in craft disciplines, what is the role of professional education? How does “traditional” craft evolve? What does it mean for makers, collectors and critics? Such questions go to the core of Cleveland Institute of Art’s ThinkCraft biennial, a yearlong exploration of contemporary craft that starts with a three-day symposium this […]
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“But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all.…. You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing. There is no color that will give you the feeling of totality. Of peace. Of […]
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You might know Hilary D. Gent as the owner/curator of HEDGE gallery, but somehow, she also finds the time to make art. Recently, Gent made some exciting changes to her painting practice, the results of which you can see this summer at the artseen in Vermilion. The charming lakeside town is home to what was once the historic Liberty Theater. […]
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Thank you, Grace Wen, for contributing, organizing, co-curating, and running Satellite Gallery with me for the past three years. It was a fantastic journey orbiting Cleveland and the Waterloo art scene in our spaceship of art. Satellite Gallery went beyond the boundaries of our galaxy, with installations produced by emerging and established creative art explorers. The spaceship has landed and […]
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The Shaker Historical Museum invites you to enjoy two captivating exhibitions in the Lissauer Gallery this spring and summer. Don’t miss a fresh perspective of Shaker Heights with Jen Adams’ A View of My Neighborhood, or Susan E. Squires’ Small Works over the Years, a retrospective of brilliantly colored mixed-media works that are typically quiet meditations with psychological and spiritual […]
Read morePatented in 1873 by the Englishman William Willis, platinum printing was immediately embraced at the turn of the twentieth century by the Pictorialist and Photo-Secession movements. This entirely handmade process exceeds all others in its physical beauty and longevity. An image made in platinum will vary in color from warm brown to cool black. Printing the image requires a negative […]
Read moreThe Sculpture Center After the Pedestal 2017 winners of the David E. Davis Award of Excellence. L to R: Kaylon Khorsheed, Untitled, ceramic and wood. James Barker, Green Trees, Red Sky; digital print on canvas, wood, found canvas, sand. Mary Skrenta, Eulogia; foam, epoxy clay, spray paint, pig intestine, liquid gold leaf. Photos by Jacob Koestler.
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The Art Gallery has moved to a new location at 38721 Mentor Avenue, Suite 1, phone 440.946.8001. Parking is plentiful. We are pleased to announce that we will be representing artist Paul Spina in a retrospective exhibit. The Art Gallery will be showing a few pieces of Spina’s work as a “tease” for the fall show, which will open on […]
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Donald Black Jr. lives on what he calls, “the gunshot side of Shaker Heights.” Shaker Heights is adjacent to the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood—the neighborhood where he lived as a child. Black explores and photographs this neighborhood and the people around him, creating striking and bold images of black children in their natural element. He refers to this exploration as “an […]
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