Love is not talked about much in the world of art, but a show opening in January of 2017 brings the subject of love to light at Zygote Press. Chido Johnson, the Chief Love Developer of a traveling Love Library continues to expand this collection of Harlequin-scaled, altered books by a Cleveland Chapter of artists to open up their concepts […]
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Clay in CLE: As artists we choose clay as a medium to produce artwork both sculptural and functional. There is a wide range of processes and outcomes that can come from one material of clay, and one shared studio space. We invite you to explore the different approaches we take in clay as expression. The carvings, hand painted decoration, shapes […]
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Driving down St. Clair Ave, approaching 45th Street, you can’t miss the electrically colored monkey painted by Scott Pickering, or the shocking pink and orange logo on DayGlo Color Corp’s building. But if you don’t drive through that neighborhood, you might miss all together that Cleveland is home to this radically fun paint company. Ironically, DayGlo is one of […]
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The W Gallery is a fine art store inside of Downtown Cleveland’s 5th Street Arcades. The gallery features several artist collections of handmade jewelry in addition to hand-blown glass, ceramics, photography and encaustic wax paintings. Besides curating the amazing and diverse work of the several featured artists, I also create and hand-engrave custom jewelry in my onsite design studio, where […]
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Sharing the Benefits of Art in Senior to Senior Outreach Over the past year, Valley Art Center has been bringing the joy of artmaking to senior citizens who may otherwise not be able to experience it. Every week, residents at Hamlet Village and Arden Courts can look forward to a class, free of charge, led by highly talented Valley Art […]
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Before I learned to paint, I played the piano, and the songs I enjoyed the most were not the ones with crashing crescendos and fortissimos, but rather the quiet Reveries. Those dreamlike pieces of music led me to a place of inner peace and reflection. Likewise, as a painter, I have enjoyed capturing on canvas the same dreamlike “states of […]
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There’s a rumor that Tremont is no longer a haven for artists, a rumor that gentrification is not the artist’s friend. Not so in Tremont, where artists thrive and transform their community by reimagining what a creative lifestyle means. Beginning in the late 1970s, artist of all persuasions—painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians, chefs, arts educators, graphic artists—began moving in. By 2011, […]
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She dives into blackness. Hurtling into and through darkness, everything inside her breathes with strength and relief. She swims downwards and away from land, eyes open, seeing nothing, saltwater entering every pore. Something is shifting, changing. Waters churn faster, a low rumbling building steadily from a far off place. Black clouds plunge this otherworldly stage into momentary darkness, their […]
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It will be a busy December for the Screw Factory Artists, who are celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Screw Factory Artists Open Studios show. The first weekend of December is devoted to the Fall/Winter Artists’ Open Studios show. The Screw Factory Artists are collaborating with other area studios to celebrate the Cleveland Creates weekend. The Screw Factory, along with several […]
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The Open Studios program allows professional and emerging artists and students access to studio space and equipment, and provides them with an opportunity to create art in the areas of papermaking, letterpress printing, bookbinding and book arts. Robert Cmarick, a regular of the Open Studios program at the Morgan is originally from Cleveland, and most of his family still lives […]
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