Valley Art Center will usher in a dynamic new chapter with both the appointment of Austin Wieland as executive director and the upcoming exhibition Crafted Couture: A Wearable Art Showcase, opening September 12. Wieland brings a strong foundation in studio practice, community engagement, and arts leadership. Originally from Bryan, Ohio, he holds a BFA in ceramics from Miami University and […]
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This fall, the Waterloo Arts Gallery and Cafe will be full with the works of Hadley K. Conner, Megan Dardis, and Paige L. Morris. Each artist will draw from their own experiences to highlight the social constructs which impact feminine expression. Hadley K. Conner’s mixed media Voyager series portrays female figures navigating their surroundings. Exploring the visual articulation of anxiety, […]
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OPEN YARDS III: YARDS Project Space at Worthington Yards, September 25–January 10, 2026 With a long-standing reputation for art-integrated development and historic preservation, the Dalad Group continues to champion Cleveland’s creative identity through its latest project, Franklin Yard, located in the heart of Ohio City. This ambitious third venture builds on the group’s legacy of transforming historic spaces into vibrant, […]
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Pressing Matters (PM) is a free afterschool program for Cleveland area teens that introduces students to printmaking as a tool for expression, interpretation, activism and self-advocacy. Founded in 2022 by Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) professor Dr. Erin Benay, Pressing Matters utilizes an interdisciplinary curriculum that brings history to life for young Clevelanders through the experiential practice of printmaking. Since […]
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Artist Jordan Wong’s proposal, For Those Who Call Here Home, was awarded one of the Transformative Art Fund grants, which will enable him to design an eye-catching and engaging outdoor community space at the heart of AsiaTown in downtown Cleveland. By the time he and his team of artists throw a debut celebration event at the completion of their TAF […]
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Winner of the 2025 Cleveland Arts Prize for Lifetime Achievement is painter and sculptor Mark Howard. Howard’s work is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and is visible in public art around the city. He has exhibited internationally and was included in the Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy, 2001. He’s currently represented by HEDGE […]
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“When I moved to Cleveland in 1979 or ’80, the mural program was just an anti-graffiti program, so it wasn’t nearly the murals that they have now,” says Impart 216 lead artist Robin Robinson. She had frequently visited Cleveland as a child of Philadelphia because she had family here. “It was just people painting over the graffiti, making that community […]
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We’re late to this party, but an exhibit recently closed at BAYarts–Erjon Hajnaj: My Light & Shadow—makes us wonder how many highly skilled artists are out there, operating below the radar, actively practicing their craft, either working toward their first shows or just rarely showing their work. Hajnaj was born in Fier, Albania—one of the Balkan countries, directly across the […]
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One of the most dazzling and best-curated exhibitions on view in Northeast Ohio in many years is the exhibition on the Cleveland firm Rose Iron Works currently in view in the Focus Gallery, just off the main entrance of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Organized by the museum’s curator of decorative arts, Ada de Wit, it’s visually outstanding, and also […]
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I walked into Ron Sims II’s current exhibition, Altars x Amplifiers, expecting to see graffiti…and a lot of it. Why, you ask? Well, it’s because that was really all I knew about the man, even though we’ve known each other for 30 years. Let me explain. In a lighthearted tone over dinner this evening, just a few days after the […]
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