In late December of 2016, Sharon Sevenzo, an artist and founder of Artsreach, a creative youth program in Harare, Zimbabwe had a few firsts here in Cleveland. It was the first time she placed her feet on US soil and the first time she saw snow. Sharon works with youth communities in the criminal justice system, orphans, autistic children, and […]
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“While nesting involves the intention of fixing things into place, it is always improvisational. Nests are temporary structures, pieced together with fragments; the project of home is inventive, disjointed, and, most importantly, ongoing. As my understanding of home continues to shift, my paintings seek to establish a sense of place, even if it is an ephemeral one.” –Danielle Muzina […]
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One advantage of a small organizations is the ability to nimbly respond to fortuitous opportunities. One of the exciting aspects of an artist-in-residence program is how often these opportunities organically develop, as did the Cuban art book exhibit coming to Waterloo Arts this spring through CAN Journal and the Creative Fusion program of the Cleveland Foundation. Laura Ruiz Montes is […]
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Women’s Work: An Exhibition in Conjunction with Women’s History Month Celebrate Women’s History Month with Valley Art Center‘s powerful exhibition of art by women of the region. Women’s Work is guest-curated by Mary Urbas, Gallery Director at Lakeland Community College. The exhibiting artists include Lissa Bockrath, Kerri Gortz, Suzan Kraus, Samantha Meyers, Sandy Miller, Beth Nash, Betty Skufca and Jaymi […]
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After a long winter, the Tremont neighborhood comes alive in the spring. The cold pushed people inside the second Friday of every month to enjoy monthly art openings in warm venues during Walkabout Tremont, but that changes when warmer weather arrives. Tremont welcomes 2017 with wide range of art, fashion, food, music, outdoor markets, live music, festivals, and church and […]
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TS: How do you define your practice as an artist? ET: My work comes from the bodily, from autobiography and how we fictionalize our memories and experiences. I’m interested in playing with the slippage between the real and imagined. Photography is an ideal medium, having been born from that tension. The still and moving image, photography and painting, writing visually […]
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In Spring 2017, the Galleries at CSU are please to present The Curious Case of Color. The exhibition explores the physical, perceptual, psychological, and esthetic uses of color by 12 artists currently active in Northeast Ohio. Artists include: Anna Tararova, Rachel Beamer, Lynda Britton, Matthew Kolodziej, Dennis Long, Paul O’Keeffe, Lorri Ott, John Pearson, Qian Li, Douglas Sanderson, Audra Skuodas, […]
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On May 20 and 21, 2017 the next generation of Rooms To Let: CLE will transform a neighborhood street as the innovative installation returns to Slavic Village for a fourth consecutive year. Led by Slavic Village Development, Rooms to Let seeks to re-envision one of Cleveland’s most diverse and authentic neighborhoods, as it strives to illuminate a community in the […]
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John Dickinson, Grey Pool (2015) Amy Ritter with Couch & Lamp (2016) Window to Sculpture Emerging Artist Series Amy Ritter: Behind a Hedge and John Dickinson: stepping into / stepping over Opening March 31 @ 5:30 – 8:00 pm On view through May 19 After the Pedestal, the 10th exhibition of small sculpture from […]
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As artists and makers we feel the energy multiplying in our region as more and more creative projects and collaborations are born. As Cleveland evolves from within, so does its pull from and towards other art communities nationwide. Cleveland is geographically positioned as an ideal epicenter, a place where artists from all over can easily meet, exchange, grow and share. […]
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