Print makers of all kinds know the joy and drama of revealing a new impression—the moment when the paper is pulled from the plate, and a fresh new image is born, seemingly all at once, in the time it takes to pass through a press. Of course there were hours, maybe days – depending on the type of print and […]
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No algorithm needed here. This is radical inclusion: 406 pieces of art sharing the similarity of being submitted by their creators by the show’s deadline. People have been busy. People have been creative. This is what over 240 artists did while we sat on the couch watching Netflix. Acrylics are everywhere and hot colors predominate. There are portraits of 80s […]
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Ruddy Roye is a documentary photographer whose editorial clients include the New York Times, Ebony, Essence, Fast Company, The New Yorker, and others. In 2016, TIME Magazine named him the Instagram Photographer of the Year. As a 2020-2021 National Geographic Storytelling Fellow, he created “When Living is a Protest,” a project documenting how families who have lost family members to […]
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The 2022 FRONT Triennial, titled Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows from a short poem by Langston Hughes, engaged seventy artists and took place in more than twenty non-traditional venues, in addition to eight exhibitions and projects presented in the galleries of presenting partners. A staggering 290 FRONT-related community and educational programs and 170 events organized by FRONT staff were […]
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When the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) went looking for a new president on the heels of Grafton Nunes’ retirement, they found the ultimate candidate in their own house, but Kathryn Heidemann only landed there after a life lived on the world stage. The Detroit native grew up at points across the globe courtesy of her father’s career with Jeep […]
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Aawful Aaron Williams uses a variety of media to get inside your mind and get you to see the world through a different sense. Aawful’s works are included in the group show, The Nexus of Art and Health, curated by Sienna Brown and on view at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery in Columbus, October 29 through January 6. He’s […]
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Discussing the laborious and time-consuming reclamation of artist Robert Fillous’ historic TreeofKnowledgesculpture, Keith Berr holds his thumb and forefinger within a hair’s breadth of each other. “It was this close to being destroyed and lost,” says Berr, award-winning commercial and fine art photographer and owner of Keith Berr Productions in Cleveland, of the majestic, 18-foot-tall cast aluminum relief sculpture designed […]
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Photo Poets Street Photography curated by Aja Joi Grant Photographer: Stephen Shaum, owner of Bike Courier Perfect, @bikecourierperfect Bio: Committed to living, working, and playing by bike. Searching for life on the margins of presupposed, prepackaged experiences. Being in tune to the city’s flow. Photography styles: Architectural, Documentary Multidisciplinary photographer working in digital media, utilizing a mirrorless Sony camera. Notice […]
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You want to support artists and makers, shop small, and shop local all the time, and especially during the holidays, and we’re here to help. This gathering of markets is presented chronologically, so last-minute shoppers can go right to the date and know their options. But don’t wait! The first several are already open for business. Through December 22 Valley […]
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Your easy, chronological guide to exhibits and opportunities at Northeast Ohio galleries, studios, and museums coming in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN Journal. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to check with galleries for current protocols. Some in-person indoor events require proof of […]
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