Cleveland Artists talk about how they put a price on their work State Representative Sandra Williams was taking a tour of Zygote Press, when–having looked at the machines and talked about outreach programs–she was comfortable enough to ask a very basic, honest question. “Why,” she wanted to know, “is art so expensive?” She was not standing in the presence of […]
Read moreSPACES trustee Laila Voss was active at the organization “more or less invisibly,” even before she got involved with the DOMO artist-designed furniture project in 1985. She credits SPACES with jump-starting her involvement with artists in Cleveland. Bruce Edwards’ first Cleveland show was also held there, in 1992. The two have shared a Tremont studio since 1994. Bruce is now […]
Read moreChanneling the passion of three generations of artists before him, Rob Hartshorn was born with the urge to push paint. He spent years in a long string of studios painting, often meticulously hunched over a canvas; other times slashing paint in a loose vibrato of pigment and turpentine. But after working alone for more than 20 years, it was inevitable […]
Read moreJoan of Art celebrated the coincidence of Valentine’s Day and the February Tremont Art Walk with Stupid Cupid at Doubting Thomas. The large group show and party had dozens of art scene denizens riffing on wall plaques, occasionally nodding to love. Ms. [of Art] Deveny clearly worked her well established connections to draw submissions by Smith and Lady, Scott Pickering, […]
Read moreIf you looked at Paul O’Keeffe’s plexiglass constructions at William Busta Gallery last week and if you were stymied in your attempts to figure out what the brightly colored forms mean, then you’re on the right track. The show, a distant silence, is up through March 22. O’Keeffe’s constructions of beautifully machined plexiglass juxtapose colors and shapes in mostly rectangular […]
Read moreA photograph appeared in the New York Times this past August, illustrating a profile article about the artist Frank Oriti. It shows him sitting next to one of his canvases in his Cleveland studio — a broad-shouldered thirty year old man, rocking an impeccable classic haircut and a somewhat severe vibe. He sits overshadowed by a self-portrait which is a […]
Read moreEVENTS Continuing Through December 20 Artists Archives of the Western Reserve Member Holiday Show Through December 29 Heights Arts 2013 Holiday Store Through January 4 Kokoon Arts Gallery Randall Tiedman: Genius Loci Through December 20 The Sculpture Center Made in Mourning: Contemporary Memorial and Reliquary December December 6 120 years of Art in Cleveland […]
Read moreWe hope this finds you well. We are writing you today on behalf of all the artists we know who are really making a difference in our city, in our neighborhoods, in our schools and in our studios. We want you to know a little more about the ingenuity and distinctive contributions these artists make, as neighborhood builders, town criers, […]
Read moreOften, while lecturing to a group, I’ll state my belief the what makes something a work of art is its capacity to change how the attentive, passionate viewer experiences and responds to the world for the rest of their lives. Once, I was called on this in a question: a Professor from a university asked me when this had happened, […]
Read moreKicking off Westlake-Westshore Arts Council’s 30th year, on January 23, 2014, at 7 p.m. will be a senior from the Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program in “Catch a Rising Star.” Following senior recitals, a student will be selected to produce a program reflective of studies in the BW Music Program. This performance, in the Porter Room of Westlake Porter […]
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