Art Books Cleveland (ABC) recently completed its first-ever collaborative project. The brain child of Tony Williams, the butterfly book represents the work of 18 artists, each creating a unique representation of a monarch. These disparate pieces were gathered into a single sculpture celebrating handmade paper, books, and the merging of creative visions. As Williams reports, “with the help of Jane […]
Read more
Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose Akron Art Museum • Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries Through May 7, 2017 Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose showcases the work of 51 remarkable contemporary artists whose work has been featured in the pages of Hi-Fructose magazine. Informed by street art and graffiti, tattoo art, […]
Read more
Maybe no two words have more in common while meaning completely different things than “art” and “design.” Artists and designers share many of the same technical skills. Both are likely adept at using color, drawing, manipulating materials, and maybe even using a sharp knife. Trained artists and designers may take many of the same classes to learn their trade, and […]
Read more
Several Cleveland gallery artists have licensed their work for adaptation as wall covering designs. While the worlds of design and fine art connect and intersect in a multitude of ways, the process of working together often raises questions that highlight the differences between those worlds. This is the story of how one local design firm brings them together. If […]
Read more
The first time I saw Jimmy Kuehnle, I bumped into him literally, but we didn’t meet. We were at the same party in 2011, the Cleveland Urban Design Center’s Hipp Deck, which was on the top level of a downtown parking garage, at East 9th and Euclid. This was as hard and gray as an urban landscape gets–a concrete floor […]
Read more
“I’m going to have to borrow gas money to get home,” Loren Naji’s wry laughter echoed (just a little) through the tiny rafters of his spherical, handbuilt micro-home. Only a few hours earlier the Cleveland artist and a growing cadre of fans were still hoping that “Emoh,” as it is called, an oddly charming, eight-foot wide essay on hope […]
Read more
Arnold Tunstall recently accepted the position of Director of the University Galleries at the University of Akron. His appointment comes and the end of a 25-year career at the Akron Art Museum where he served in multiple roles, most recently as Collections Manager since 2008. Lauren Hansgen: So you’ve been at the Akron Art Museum for your entire career… […]
Read more
Humans are complicated, flawed, and nuanced beings. Artists are no exception, and oftentimes personal struggles, even mental illnesses, are central to our fascination with them and their creations. We make sense out of the world through narratives, and artists are our cultural alchemists, transforming emotion and thought into physical form, which are beautiful, and often emotionally evocative. To know […]
Read more
Your easy, chronological guide to what Northeast Ohio galleries and museums have coming up in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN. Enjoy the shows! Continuing Through November 23 Loreto Greve, Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion Artist-in-Residence exhibition. CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM Through November 25 The […]
Read more
Eleven artworks by local and international artists were commissioned through the Creative Fusion program this season, but murals do not make a place. It’s the new businesses that have cropped up–bringing with them vibrant storefronts, picnic tables, and more activity on the street–that make a place. It’s the residents who sit at those tables eating those artisanal bagels, and who […]
Read more
You must be logged in to post a comment.