Collective Arts Network – CAN Journal

The Cleveland Print Room’s second year gets off to an auspicious start with the Ohio debut of Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows, an exhibition featuring the stunning work of the late “nanny-photographer,” whose work dates from the 1940s through the mid-1970s, but was first discovered in Chicago storage lockers in 2007. The show’s public opening reception, on Friday, January […]

What does Cleveland have going for it? Fresh water and wind power always top city leaders’ list of assets. But another natural resource is proving just as valuable: the steady supply of well-educated, creative graduates turned out every year by the Cleveland Institute of Art. As artists, designers, entrepreneurs, teachers, communicators and problem-solvers, CIA alumni are not only deeply involved […]

The Winter 2014 season finds Brandt Gallery continuing to explore creative communities in various manifestations, showing work from two women who each have connections to the local music scene, a father-daughter team with considerable local ties, and a Cleveland Heights children’s librarian returning to painting after a long absence.   K. Stewart & Jeanette Thomas January 10 – February 8, […]

The Bonfoey Gallery is pleased to present, 120 Years of Art in Cleveland. This unique exhibition will be on view in our gallery from December 6, 2013 through January 4, 2014, opening with a gala reception at the gallery Friday, December 6, from 4-8 pm, to celebrate our 120th anniversary year.  The exhibition will feature a survey of Cleveland artists represented by The Bonfoey […]

Greg was serving his country as a helicopter mechanic in Italy when an automobile accident changed his life forever. Trained as an aircraft technician and fluent in several languages, he sustained extensive spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. He now lives with reduced mobility and limited short-term memory. Greg left much behind, including his home and an Italian girl to […]

  The following are responses by artist Joey Thate (www.joeythate.org) to a survey by Art Space-Cleveland. Thate recently moved to Cleveland. He lives and works in the Loftworks building.   Art Space-Cleveland: Where did you live before? Joey Thate: Brewery Artist Lofts in Los Angeles and Downtown Denver.   ASC: Why Cleveland? JT: Word of mouth. Also close enough to […]

When Cleveland artist, Lawrence Baker reminisces about his youth, he talks about looking out the windows from the back of a green 1953 Chevrolet while driving with his family non-stop from Jacksonville, Florida to relatives in Savannah, Georgia. In his mind, the views that passed beyond the car windows merged into various frozen images. During the last few years Baker […]

Amber Kempthorn & Sarah Kabot Opening Reception: 7 to 10 pm November 22, 2013 Mutually interested in books, ephemera, and overlooked artifacts, Amber Kempthorn and Sarah Kabot will exhibit their work together at 1point618. Their process and materials are analogous, but they approach similar content differently. Using sculpture, drawing, and collage, the exhibition explores the complexities of memory, memorials, and […]

Conjoined Human Parts is an exhibition that focuses on John R. Nativio’s interpretation of the human figure. Rather than simple rendering, though, this exhibit puts the emphasis on subjective abstraction and reinterpretation—the disassembling and reintegration of the figure through the mind of the artist. To varying degrees, this perspective is present in each of the three disciplines in the show. […]

Directors Choice 2014 January 17th, 2014 – March 15th, 2014 Every few years, we discover that we’ve added a number of unique items to the gallery collection without having a chance to work them into exhibitions.  These objects seem to have a certain force—a compelling presence that makes one ponder a circumstance where they might finally be shown to others.  […]