v. 1: to think about something carefully or thoroughly. 2: to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way. n. A source of inspiration. Recently working on a creative project as a fundraiser for the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the word “muse” came up more than once. Sometimes as artists we struggle for the spark of an idea […]
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The Galleries at CSU are happy to present four one-person exhibitions of works by contemporary artists with a strong connection to Cleveland. Each of the presenting artists works in a medium distinctive to their practice, which also happens to be perfectly suited to their artistic concerns. In the North Gallery, Riparazioni (Reparations): Meditations on the Fullness of Being (Woman), Anne […]
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Multiple Exposure Cleveland (MX) is a Cleveland Print Room pilot program supported by the Cleveland Foundation as part of their Arts Mastery Initiative. MX teaches Cleveland middle and high school students technical aspects of photography, helps them develop visual literacy and storytelling skills, and exposes them to the business of photography, including curating shows and marketing their work. A culminating […]
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After decades of stasis, cultural changes around gender identity are now moving as if on a high-speed train. The scope and range of the female voice is expanding right along with it. That’s all to say that Living Dangerously: Angela Dufresne and Nicola Tyson— on view through Dec. 16 at CIA’s Reinberger Gallery — offers a fresh look at the figure, landscape, […]
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Art galleries: They can be settings for divine experience and transportive beauty. And they can be showcases for donkeys and donkey doo. What to make of such contradictions? That’s a question for Bruce Checefsky. The director of Reinberger Gallery at the Cleveland Institute of Art is the host of “Gallery Guy,” a short-video series highlighting artists and exhibitions. The episodes […]
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When I was a little girl growing up in Ann Arbor in the 60’s, my parents urged me to dream big and pursue whatever my imagination allowed. With brothers on both sides, I built forts, dug in the sandbox, and climbed trees. My liberal dad and feminist mom raised me to believe in myself, supporting me when I organized girls […]
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The Bonfoey Gallery is excited to announce Surface – featuring the works of Laurence Channing and Christopher Burk, two artists who share the same inspiration, their urban neighborhoods. This striking exhibition of new work will be on view in our street and lower level galleries from December 2 through January 7. An opening reception with the artists will be held Friday, December 2 from 5 – 8pm. This newest group of […]
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Carlson and Utter: Between Presence and Projection John W. Carlson and Douglas Max Utter will be exhibiting together in the Sullivan Family Gallery at Bay Arts, openingJanuary 6, 2017! Longtime friends with different styles and points of view, Carlson and Utter each possess a unique way of handling provocative subject matters using traditional and non-traditional materials. Carlson combines oils, alkaloids, […]
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In the early twentieth century, Northeast Ohio became home to one of the most accomplished schools of watercolor painting in American art and helped to create a regional artistic identity. Watercolor embodied an important American value: freedom. The affordability of the paint and easily transportable materials gave artists the ability to leave the studio. Paired with a lack of stylistic […]
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In celebration of AAWR’s creation, we end the year with the 20th Anniversary Founder’s Exhibition, a group show featuring the art of founder David E. Davis and the 8 early supporting artists: Shirley Aley Campbell, David A. Haberman, William Martin Jean, Robert Jergens, Patricia Zinsmeister Parker, Phyllis Seltzer, Phyllis Lester Sloane and Randall Tiedman. Each artist will be represented by […]
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