The talk of a three-week closure started in earnest in early March; but things changed quickly and two weeks later, moCa joined a host of area cultural venues in announcing we were closed until further notice. We cancelled programs we had lovingly curated and promoted. We announced that our annual gala, our largest fundraiser of the year, would be postponed. […]
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The McDonough Museum has been dealing with repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic since early March. Youngstown State University declared that all campus events would be canceled until April 1. For the museum that meant calling off musical performances, a film screening, poetry writing workshops, a poetry reading and the opening of our annual juried student exhibition. Along with everyone else, as […]
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Well-designed and active public spaces make cities great. Walking or biking through the Metroparks, hiking on a wooded trail, or sitting in your neighborhood greenspace can boost your spirits. The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating the importance of accessible and well-maintained parks and greenspaces to support the physical, social, and mental health of communities. As an organization dedicated to creating places […]
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It saddened me when I was forced to close early the from WOMAN XIII exhibition that I curated in The Gallery at Lakeland Community College. Forty-three women artists from Ohio, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Oregon and Pennsylvania had submitted 138 artworks. It was the largest collection of women artists assembled in the region. The artist reception was also cancelled. The artists missed […]
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The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are currently made up six programmable spaces and a teaching collection of a little over 4000 objects. We have a small budget for the amount of programming we do, roughly 35 to 44 exhibits a year depending on the year. We get around having a strict budget by planning […]
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In a matter of a few weeks, Heights Arts went from full speed ahead on many events related to its twentieth anniversary to a full stop. “We had our opening for the Members Show on March 6,” recalled Heights Arts Executive Director Rachel Bernstein. “That was just as we were learning about the pandemic, and recommendations were changing daily. We were […]
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Gaze \verb. \gāz\.:to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure or wonder. In the midst of learning new social media tools, sending emails and newsletters, and uploading videos, I have also taken more time to gaze at the art in my home. Looking intently at artwork calms my mind. It gives me insight on how something was […]
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There is so much noise in my head: Projects with ongoing delays for installation. Clients in mid-process that may or may not continue. Business development that is not tone deaf. Gray Haus Studios is the connection between business clients and artists, and this pandemic has caused all projects to pause, ultimately affecting the creative businesses that I work with daily. […]
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“Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.” Wassily Kandinsky The Sonata #5 Project is a multidisciplinary classical concert and fine art exhibition produced by Gordon Square Classical Concerts and Context Fine Art. […]
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Dear COVID-19, Every spring in Northeast Ohio, we joke about the sprouting of orange barrels as road construction starts. We joke about how mother nature truly doesn’t know what she wants with temperature swings of 70 degrees one day dropping to 35 degrees the next. Well COVID-19, this spring you threw a curve ball. Everything ground to a halt, like […]
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