During the worst, pre-vaccine days of the COVID-19 pandemic, nature became a place of refuge for many. Walking, hiking, and exploring got people out of their homes and into the fresh air, where they could feel safe breathing, and even talking with friends. This fall, Ursuline College’s Wasmer Gallery will collaborate with the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes to […]
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After eight years of inspired guidance expanding our programming, spearheading the first sanctioned outdoor mural in Chagrin Falls, forging regional partnerships, planning our fiftieth anniversary celebration, and, oh yeah, navigating a pandemic, Mary Ann Breisch is officially retired and off the clock! Although she is leaving, the work of Valley Art Center will continue on course as the VAC […]
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Drawing, painting and sculpting animals has always been a subject for artists throughout history, from the earliest cave paintings, Egyptian artists’ depictions of gods with animal heads, medieval manuscripts with mystical beasts, and nineteenth century Victorian artists creating paintings of their domestic pets. During what scientists are calling the Anthropause, the unprecedented global slowdown of human activity during the […]
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Internationally-renowned sculptor David Deming and son Michael’s eight-piece sculpture depicts continuum of care during pandemic Southwest General Health Center was founded in 1920 by local community residents in response to the Spanish Flu epidemic, which saw more than one in four people worldwide stricken with the disease. Sound familiar? Fast forward one century. At the height of the COVID-19 […]
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Item: Water-logged pages, from the personal journals of Lapine resident Ida Song 14 July 1929 The walls of this room are aglow with all the colors of the rainbow. These colors are, to me, the most nourishing morsels within the content of consciousness. This morning, a hare stopped in the swaying clover and said a prayer to the rainbow: […]
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Artwork by Cleveland Institute of Art faculty members fills galleries, museums and institutions across the country. Just in the past year, their creations have been on view from New York to New Mexico and from Florida up to Michigan, allowing audiences near and far to catch glimpses of their exceptional artistry. Greater Clevelanders are fortunate, of course. For more […]
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Summer is a time for swimming holes: the chaotic community pool, the cool still pond, the turbulent, but mesmerizing surf of our own Lake Erie. Currently, life at Deep Dive Art Projects is feeling like one of those endless pools with a strong jet that one swims against to develop more body strength. Starting a new business and trying […]
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Béatrice Lebreton September 3 Inspired by the African Diaspora, Béatrice Lebreton sources both her multicultural heritage and current events as she creates work that encourages the viewer’s engagement and interpretation. Working primarily in mixed media, Lebreton combines textiles, stitched and beaded surfaces with painted sections on the canvas as a means of commemoration and interaction. The patterns, fabrics, and […]
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While 2020 ushered in so many unexpected changes followed by new beginnings, Cleveland artist Mark Howard had already begun shifting his practice, instilling incremental new ideas. Much of Howard’s past work maintained a Black sensibility and an urban theme, using life in the streets as his primary influence. He recently began questioning the relevance of figurative subject matter which has […]
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When we think of art, it’s easy to think of a painting hanging in a museum, or a large sculpture in a park. But art comes in many forms, and to close out 2021, a year in which art has meant so much more, Heights Arts is celebrating many art forms in its fall exhibitions, poetry reading, and Holiday […]
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