Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, from humble beginnings, Augustus Turner remembered being inspired at an early age by watching and admiring others draw superheroes and cartoon characters—to the point where he picked up a pencil and never put it down. Confident, assertive, humorous, and humble all in one, this is the Augustus Turner I had the pleasure and […]
Read more
Kent Blossom Art Intensives (KBAI), Kent State University School of Art’s long-running summer studio art intensive, announces its return after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The return of the program in the summer of 2022 will include two-week intensives in ceramics, jewelry/metals/enameling, painting, print media and photography, and sculpture and expanded media. All sessions will take place […]
Read more
From March 18 through May 15 in the Heights Arts exhibition space, artists Peter Christian Johnson, Karin Dijkstra, Corrie Slawson, Claudio Orso, and Carmen Romine test where boundaries lie between representational study and abstract expression. FIGURATIVE /ABSTRACT explores the familiar in unfamiliar ways, referring to the recognizable as a foundation from which new ideas are born. Portraying subjects from […]
Read more
This spring, HEDGE Gallery proudly opens an exhibition of new work in drawing, print, and sculpture by Cathie Bleck, Rebecca Cross, and Taryn McMahon titled Exquisite Attention. The collection of individual and collaborative pieces by these compelling women artists is aimed to raise consciousness about human harm to our planet through the context of contemporary art making. The three have […]
Read more
The upheaval of the last couple of years has caused many people to rethink life goals and everyday routines. I, too, began thinking about what I really wanted to do and how I wanted to do it once we all emerged from this worldwide pandemic. I have spent the last twenty years working in visual arts nonprofits doing what […]
Read more
Edward E. Parker Museum of Art observes and celebrates Black excellence daily. For the past two years, we have extended our Black history month display through the summer months, adding new material each month. This year, our goal will be to highlight the many important historical facts and figures that have escaped mainstream awareness and exposure. The display will […]
Read more
Ars MAG presents From the Blacktop to the Hardwood February 20–March 13 Pull up and see some of the dopest artist and streetwear brands as we honor the streetball and professional leagues in celebration of the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland! Artwork and apparel are for sale, with some surprises in store!!! Ars MAG and Deep Roots Experience partner to […]
Read more
Deep Dive Art Projects partnered with Abattoir Gallery in 2021 to publish two soft-ground etchings by internationally-known artist and curator Michelle Grabner, connecting to a new series of paintings shown at the gallery last June. The limited editions evoke a sense of nostalgia and surface memory and expand upon the craft and intimate gestures of the related oil and enamel […]
Read more
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 galleries and art. For many, this is the first time their work is critiqued by outside judges. They experience the joy of acceptance, as well as the sting of […]
Read more
Showing in the Cleveland Print Room gallery through April 15 is the culminating exhibition from last year’s invitational artist residencies—featuring artists Samuel Carpenter, Mary Defer, and Rich Stroffolino—Seen and Unseen: Explorations in Halides. Be sure to stop by our gallery before the show comes down. Opening April 22, nationally-acclaimed art collector John Foster, of Accidental Mysteries, brings a selection of […]
Read more