As artists and makers we feel the energy multiplying in our region as more and more creative projects and collaborations are born. As Cleveland evolves from within, so does its pull from and towards other art communities nationwide. Cleveland is geographically positioned as an ideal epicenter, a place where artists from all over can easily meet, exchange, grow and share. […]
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RESIDENCY PROGRAMS provide the time, space and right facilities to help artists make great leaps in their way of thinking and approach to work. “Residencies are key in the lives of artists that are unable to support their practice full time. With a residency like the Morgan’s, artists have the opportunity to take time away from their daily schedules and […]
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Deborah Pinter’s ethereal flora and otherworldly plant matter will grace the walls of Maria Neil Art Project and help usher in Spring. Monochromatic prints showcasing depth and structure hearken back to her ‘Scanagram’ photography on silver gelatin paper. The flashiness of her subject matter is now replaced with heavy black inks and articulated impressions which help guide the viewer into […]
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Loren Naji Studio Gallery, the 4000 square-foot space where I hosted many exciting events, is now an empty, cavernous building that will soon house a catering and wood fired pizza business. Now I’m creating BIG ART in my new 11,000 square-foot private art space, Loren Naji UP Studio. Presently, I will not be hosting public events or gallery openings. It […]
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Climate control and temperature regulation are usually important tenets of collections stewardship, but this February at the Shaker Historical Museum, we invite the polar vortex inside. Michael Loderstedt will exhibit his recent work, which addresses the impact of climate change – manifested through weather events including everyone’s favorite Arctic jet stream, the polar vortex – on migratory bird behavior. For […]
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Everyone knows what sitting in a doctor’s office waiting room is like. It can feel sterile or intimidating. It can cause stress or anxiety. But what if the art you saw on the wall in your doctor’s waiting room took you to another place, made you smile, or recall a happy memory in your life? The MetroHealth System wants to […]
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Mary Urbas is passionate about deepening the bonds between area artists and broadening awareness of the vast and vibrant arts community found in greater Cleveland. So she works with other galleries to unite and curate similar shows, thereby sharing the promotion, amplifying the reach and, in the process, providing a spotlight on the smaller studios that really deserve more attention. […]
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Three artists working at the forefront of contemporary ceramic art research will be exhibiting their work in the inaugural Kent State National Ceramics Invitational. Conceived to replace the decade-and-a-half-running National Juried Cup Show, the Kent State National Ceramics Invitational will also feature an accompanying full color catalog. Max Seinfeld’s main interests lie in work featuring contrasting elements. He creates objects […]
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Graphic design and illustration have expanded from the publishing and advertising industries from which they sprung. Influenced by graffiti, new technologies in animation or gaming, illustrators now create stories about world issues, popular culture, trends in daily life. Artists take issues out of context and reexamine them in unconsidered perspectives which cleverly challenge the viewers to assess their own part […]
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“Straddling the Great Divide” is a new series by David Masters that combines writing, painting and sculpture into dimensional pieces which form dialogues about the rigidity of human framework, versus the nature of the soul and its more eternal reality. Masters starts these works by approaching a passage of Bible scripture and interpreting the lines through automatic drawings. He then […]
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