Your easy, chronological guide to exhibits and opportunities at Northeast Ohio galleries, studios, and museums coming in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, most art events planned for this spring have limited admission, and while almost all of them remain free, […]
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Cheikhou Ba came to Cleveland from Dakar, Senegal, as part of the Creative Fusion cohort in Fall 2013. Hosted by Zygote Press, he worked with students in the Sisterhood after-school arts program at the West Side Community House, with Cleveland-based artist April Bleakney. To create an exhibit opportunity, Zygote connected with Waterloo Arts, which presented Cheikhou’s work in their Waterloo […]
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For the first time, Ohio will have a theater with its own space dedicated to promoting and representing works by Latin American authors, or those related to the Latin world in the United States. It is the Blackbox Theater, located in the Astrup building—now known as The Pivot Center for Arts, Dance and Expression—on West 25th Street, between Seymour and […]
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Clothing and fashion are expressions of culture. That’s visible in the traditional clothing of any place, but also in couture. The Julia de Burgos Cultural Center embraces that idea, and with support from the Cleveland Foundation through its Creative Fusion program, has commissioned a collection of fashion looks celebrating 21 countries and islands of Latin America. Due to the COVID-19 […]
Read moreThe global COVID-19 pandemic slowed the progress of the 2020 Creative Fusion cohort, but didn’t stop it. Sometimes that was because international travel was restricted, and sometimes because we could not host large gatherings, but mostly it was common sense as artists and organizations did their part to slow the contagion. Several of those projects continue or will come to […]
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Greetings from Kings & Queens of Art. Wow! 2020 forced us here at KQOA into “changing our perspective, thereby changing our mindset.” So now we are into 2021 and much to our regret, due to circumstances beyond our control (a leaking roof), KQOA is moving from its Ashbury location in the Glenville neighborhood. But we are resilient, and we are […]
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La Cosecha Galeria, a well-publicized art gallery owned by artist Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez, which has welcomed artists to develop since 2001, is moving from Storer Avenue to Pearl Road, and plans a new venture in a new location, housing its gallery, a second outlet for The Headshop boutique, and an added worldly café environment: the Creative Café. Being an artist/entrepreneur […]
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The Gallery at Lakeland Community College presents a virtual exhibition and artist reception for Celebrate Women’s History Month—from WOMAN XIV… created by women, for women and about women. What started out as a small presentation by local and regional artists in 2008 has grown impressively to a sizable exhibition that includes artworks from artists across the country. A virtual guided […]
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Handmade paper production is a time-consuming and delicate process. It requires patience, practice, understanding of chemistry, proficient color mixing, development of well-tried recipes, great intuition, and a bit of good luck in order to acheive consistent thickness and color of paper. The Morgan is the only non-profit organization in the US producing a large volume of handmade paper for sale […]
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Opening May 1 through June 30 at the Bostwick Design Art Initiative, the Cleveland Photo Fest’s PHOTOTHON 2021 will host seven photography exhibitions: three drawn from international submissions, three of local talent, and our groundbreaking feature presentation: I Identify As, a Cleveland portrait project of sixty White, African American and those who identify as Other photographers exhibiting portraits of each […]
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