Pivoting Towards Opportunity

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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Relying on the Internet in an Age of Uncertainty

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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LAND studio: The City Is Our Museum

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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So Much Art That Won’t Be Seen, It’s NOT Business as Usual!

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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Sonata #5 Project

“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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