Akron Art Museum Explores Geometric Abstraction by Northeast Ohio Artists in NEO Geo

NEO Geo Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries November 21, 2015 through April 24, 2016 In the 1960s and 70s, artists in Northeast Ohio garnered international attention through works featuring hard-edged geometric forms or complex illusory patterns. NEO Geo examines geometric abstraction’s continued relevance in the region through the work of eight contemporary artists. Responding directly to this history, Michelle Marie […]

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Looking Forward: The Art History of Cleveland’s Future

As noted in a previous issue of CAN, ARTneo—which could colloquially be described as the Museum of Northeast Ohio art—has recently been through significant changes in its staff, board, and even its location. At its 2015 benefit, the organization recognized the contributions of scholar, curator, and professor Henry Adams, who has written extensively on American art, including  art of Northeast […]

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Masked Men, Hatchets, and Bombs: Frank Oriti’s Clarity, Rodin’s the Thinker, and the Silencing of Art Vandalism

It all started on Twitter, of course.  A disturbed visitor to a London museum wrote: “I hope the @metpoliceuk deal with the masked balaclava ‘protestors’ in the national portrait gallery #London bloody terrifying :-(“. This was posted moments after a disturbance on the afternoon of July 5, and the event was made even more unnerving by its proximity to the […]

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WINTER 2015-16 EVENTS

Your easy, chronological guide to what Northeast Ohio galleries and museums have coming up in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in this site. Enjoy the shows! CONTINUING Through December 4 Jenniffer Omaitz: Folding Gesture Gallery 1point618 Through December 4 Susan Squires: Geometric Suggestions Gallery 1point618 Through December 5 Buoyancy: Aimee […]

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ArtFace: Nina Gibans and Jim Gibans, Photographed by Herbert Ascherman, Jr.

Nina and Jim Gibans have been a force on the Cleveland arts scene for decades. Longtime trustees of ARTneo when it was known as the Cleveland Artists Foundation, they have extensively researched, written, edited and curated books and exhibits touching on the art, poetry, and architecture of Northeast Ohio.  As far back as the 70s, Nina (Cleveland Arts Prize, 2009) […]

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In the Eyes of Prosperity

“In the eyes of posterity, the success of the United States as a civilized society will be largely judged by the creative activities of its citizens in art, architecture, literature, music …” This was a statement of the President’s Commission on National Goals, established by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1960. The Commission’s work eventually led to the creation of the […]

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Life, Death and the In-Between: The Art of Clarence Holbrook Carter (1904-2000)

  The extensive array of artwork by Clarence Carter now on exhibit at Wolf’s Gallery on Larchmere provides an eye-opening, if not frankly revisionist, experience of a painter we thought we knew. Wolf’s is showcasing work from all phases of the Cleveland School artist’s career, and will soon put on view a trove of more than 300 of Carter’s never-before-exhibited […]

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Elevate brings community based art to Slavic Village

Located at 3675 E.65th, Elevate Gallery is focused on community based art events. The group shows include recognized, as well as emerging artists. Dance and musical performances are also compiled into the mix. Featuring a Vendor Room, artisan crafts are a good part of their art sales. Elevate has strong support and utilizes volunteers from the community. “Slavic Village Development is […]

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