When illustrator and CIA instructor James Groman (’86) was creating designer monsters for the Cleveland Institute of Art’s annual recruitment posters, he reined in his estimable gifts for the grotesque and pulled out the winsome instead. In the first of three Groman edition posters for CIA, a hopeful-looking young student is flanked by a menagerie with almost Muppetlike appeal: A […]
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George Mauersberger: Modern Botanicals March 3 – April 1 The Bonfoey Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new watercolors from Cleveland artist George Mauersberger. This illuminating exhibition, entitled Modern Botanicals, will be on view in our street level gallery from March 3 – April 1, 2017. An opening reception with the artist will be held 5 – 8 pm Friday, March 3. Concurrently, […]
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Tom Yody and his daughter Rebecca E. Yody love acting on the creative process they have been honing collectively for decades. Debuting all new work, the duo will showcase their individual styles and unique use of materials for the first time since they collaborated on an exhibition at the Brandt Gallery. According to the pair, each show is a unique […]
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Pop & Circumstance: Works by Andy Dreamingwolf March 18 – May 19, 2017 Through a photorealistic sense of nostalgia, Andy Dreamingwolf creates works that examine the paralleled history of the pharmaceutical and soft drink industries. Between the 1850s and the turn of the twentieth century, the pharmaceutical industry was comprised of traditional botanicals and was beginning to develop new synthetic […]
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2017 Marks the launching of our new schedule of programs entitled ART BITES: Nutrition for the Creative Mind. ART BITES is a series of ongoing programs that offer information for artists and like-minded individuals. These are divided into three categories: Professional Practices for Artists, Collecting Art Talks and Artist Studio Tours. As part of the Professional Practices series, we are […]
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We are excited to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Art Therapy Studio throughout 2017. Since being founded in 1967 we have transformed from a single, medically-focused art studio at MetroHealth into an ever-growing organization serving clients with a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges across Cuyahoga County and beyond. Our partnerships with hospitals, mental health and addiction […]
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I became executive director of Art House early in the Spring of 2016. This is a short list of highlights, both from our community-based events, and the progress of the organization during my first year: The First Annual ABC Chili Cook-Off: A very warming, fun introduction to the Art House community Making new friends (including Metro Zoo staff) Bringing more […]
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Art Books Cleveland (ABC) recently completed its first-ever collaborative project. The brain child of Tony Williams, the butterfly book represents the work of 18 artists, each creating a unique representation of a monarch. These disparate pieces were gathered into a single sculpture celebrating handmade paper, books, and the merging of creative visions. As Williams reports, “with the help of Jane […]
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Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose Akron Art Museum • Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries Through May 7, 2017 Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose showcases the work of 51 remarkable contemporary artists whose work has been featured in the pages of Hi-Fructose magazine. Informed by street art and graffiti, tattoo art, […]
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The subtitle of Susan Squires’ exhibit From There to Here: Encaustic Geometric Abstractions is on the one hand a perfectly accurate description of this work. It does consist of abstract shapes and patterns painted in wax. But the description is nothing like the whole story, and someone who reads that and expects pure, meaningless abstraction which just happens to be […]
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