Magic Realism in Cleveland 1930-1960

In 1942, the Museum of Modern Art in New York showcased magic realism in a groundbreaking exhibition titled American Realists and Magic Realists. It featured works by a variety of artists, including Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth, and Cleveland’s own Clarence Carter. In works that were often bizarre and mysterious, sometimes psychologically disturbing, the artists attempted to grapple with the frightening […]

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High Art Fridays: The Sustainable Art of Plastics to Be Installed at Beachwood Community Center

High Art Fridays: The Sustainable Art of Plastics will open on July 6 and run through August 26 at the Beachwood Community Center: 25325 Fairmount Boulevard. This exhibition is the third in-person display for this project. The show’s main feature is over fifty plastic-embellished Art Hats made by local, national, and international artists, along with an inclusion of Cleveland’s various population segments, such […]

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Bonfoey Gallery Presents FOCUS, an Exhibition of Six Photographers

Bonfoey Gallery opened FOCUS on May 1; it will run through June 30 in conjunction with the 2021 Cleveland Photo Fest. The exhibition features the work of six photographers: Donald Black, Abe Frajndlich, Amanda King, Jeannette Palsa, Christopher Pekoc, and Garie Waltzer. FOCUS presents a carefully curated collection of photographs, each with its own individual focus, that together bring attention to the […]

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Out of the Shadows: New Paintings by Eileen Dorsey

Eileen Dorsey has been a fixture in the Cleveland art scene for nearly a decade and has gained both critical and popular acclaim. Eileen is known for colorful and pigment-rich forestscapes and landscapes. Her work draws you in with her use of light and well-composed canvases. Eileen’s new works will be featured at Cain Park this summer, and they are […]

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Excitement Surrounds Burns’ Role as Juror for CIA 2021 Alumni Exhibition

Emily Carol Burns is driven by curiosity. An inquisitive spirit is what inspired her to pursue fine arts degrees in both painting and graphic design. It’s also what piqued her interest in serving as juror for the Cleveland Institute of Art’s 2021 Alumni Exhibition, which will be on view from June 4 to August 13 in the Reinberger Gallery. “The work I’ve seen […]

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Cleveland Arts Prize Celebrates Greatness in the Garden

Cleveland Arts Prize celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2020 with a new project—Past Masters: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. On June 24, an outdoor garden party will kick off year-long programming designed to honor sixty legendary, and in some cases under-recognized, Cleveland artists of national and international stature, who made remarkable contributions in their arts disciplines years before CAP was […]

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No Woman is an Island

This June, we are excited to present No Woman Is An Island: Works by Da’Shaunae Marisa Jackson. Jackson, a Cleveland Foundation Minority Arts and Education Fund grant recipient, was a fellow at the Cleveland Print Room in 2020. This exhibition will be featured on our website beginning Friday, June 4, and in our gallery with scheduled visits available starting Saturday, […]

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49th Annual Student Art Show and Merit Scholar Exhibition

Annual juried student art shows are an important standard for academic art galleries. Cleveland State University students get real life experiences and a firsthand look into the professional world of art. For many, this is the first time their work is critiqued by outside judges who are not their professors or fellow students. They experience the joy of acceptance, as […]

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