South Carolina painter and Ohio native, Paul Yanko keeps a box filled with scraps of paper in his studio—interesting textures, vintage sketches, and Spirograph drawings from his childhood, each piece with its own unique history. To start a painting, he digs through the scraps like a toy box, examining pieces with interesting shapes, tears, or textures, guessing at where the piece came from. Before the textural layers of fractured shapes […]
Read moreThe Morgan Conservatory is proud to be hosting Watermarks 2012, an international papermaking conference, October 17-20, 2012. Over 300 artists, arts administrators and educators, many of whom are members of the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Artists (IAPMA) and the Friends of Dard Hunter, will convene at The Morgan Conservatory for this four-day event. The conference will include an array of papermaking demonstrations, lectures, exhibitions, and museum tours. You […]
Read moreThe Cleveland State University Art Gallery is proud to present 1307 Euclid Avenue: The First Exhibition as the inaugural exhibition in the gallery’s new venue. It’s also the first CSU faculty group show in 15 years. The First Exhibition will include recent works in all media by Studio Art Faculty as well as past and present teaching staff. Artists include: Irina Koukhanova, Qian Li, George Mauersberger, Russ Revock, […]
Read moreOn Saturday, December 15th, 2012, Cleveland Handmade Markets, The Screw Factory Artists, and The Rowdy Indie raft Fair—together with the gracious cooperation of the Lake Erie Building owners and staff—will once again enable (and even encourage!) holiday shopping procrastination with the 5th annual Last Minute Market & Screw Factory Open Studio. The Last Minute Market is a delightfully unique, one-day shopping destination with more than 85 artists and raftspeople. It […]
Read moreThe Screw Factory Artist Studios are preparing for the 5th annual holiday open studio. It will be held on Saturday, November 3rd from 12pm-7pm. This event began in 2008 with ten participating artists and brought in around 500 visitors. Five years later the event boasts over forty participating artists and over 3,000 visitors. As most of the converted industrial artist spaces in Northeast Ohio are located in Cleveland itself, […]
Read moreChrissy Lapossy returns to the Screw Factory with her second annual All That Matters To Me show in June, 2012. It’s one of the many one-day exhibits that complement the Screw Factory Artist Studios’ twice-yearly, open studio events at the Lake Erie Building. All That Matters To Me has also become one of the largest and most unexpected exhibitions in Northeast Ohio. This unique show was created to provide artists and […]
Read moreThe Cleveland Artists Foundation celebrates the opening of its biennial show, Cleveland Collects: An Exhibition of Members’ Favorite Regional Artwork, December 7 through February 16, 2013. The exhibition highlights the patronage of art and artists in Northeast Ohio by showing important pieces from members’ personal collections. It’s a rare opportunity to see art by Cleveland masters whose works reside in private homes. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT Over the past several years, CAF […]
Read moreNO PULP FICTION AT CLEVELAND ARTISTS FOUNDATION Cleveland-based artist, Tom Balbo, has garnered numerous awards during his 30-plus years as an artist, initially working in ceramics and printmaking with a growing interest in paper casting and pulp paintings. As his interest in papermaking grew, his work has turned increasingly towards expressing himself artistically in paper-related media. Balbo’s use of color and simple form along with organic flow are […]
Read moreFISHING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS RED DOT Project puts the work of Northeast Ohio artists together with clients who want to enliven their home or business environments – which does much more than simply sell art: We build community relationships and develop new markets for artists as entrepreneurs. In partnership with Follow the Fish Art and Adventure Trail, a project that creatively connects public art and artists to […]
Read moreIf you’ve ever received an award that’s not-quite-suitable for framing, or chucked a giveaway paperweight that was all about the corporate logo, you might have wondered why companies throw good money after bad swag. Commemorating achievement and loyalty is a business-world staple, but it doesn’t have to be done with boring “lumps of plastic,” says RED DOT Project Executive Director Christy Gray. RED DOT Project, the nonprofit artist registry, helps […]
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