Category: 2(2) Summer 2013

“When I am doing art, nothing exists but the work in front to me. I am barely aware of the other people in the room. There is no pain there, and no worries. Only the art.” Margot’s world changed several years ago when she suffered a stroke at age 57. “I became depressed,” she said. “I continued substitute teaching because […]

Two diametrically opposed artistic points of view are showcased in a joint exhibition of paintings in the Cleveland Plain Dealer gallery June 24 through August 24. The artists are Gerald Kramer and Ruth B. Bercaw. Kramer was attracted to abstraction when he commenced his artistic career and shortly found himself working in a totally non-objective mode. His aim was to […]

Ross Chapin’s Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World (Hardcover, 224 pp., Taunton Press, 2011, $30 signed) “introduces an antidote to faceless, place-less sprawl: clustered groups of neighboring houses or apartments gathered around a shared open space — a garden courtyard, a pedestrian street, a series of joined backyards, or a reclaimed alley. They can be […]

The Bonfoey Gallery, the exclusive representative of the work of Joseph O’Sickey, is pleased to present an exhibition of his work,Travels: Provence & Maine. The exhibition will be on view in our street level gallery from June 14 through July 13, 2013. An opening reception with the artist will be held at the gallery Friday, June 14, from 5-8 pm. […]

Join us at the Orange Art Center on Sunday, June 2nd from 3 -5 pm for OAC’s 29th Annual Adult Student Art Exhibition. The opening reception, which is always free and fun, is open to the public with an awards presentation at 3:30pm. Prizes will be awarded to students in a variety of areas, including craft, ceramics, painting and works […]

Are you a clay artist looking for a functional space to work? Did you know that one of Art House’s most popular studio programs is clay? Set-up for both wheel throwing and hand-building, the Art House studio is the perfect space for clay artist of all kinds. Art House Ceramic Studio Clay Technician Billy Ritter has been managing the clay […]

Loren Naji Studio Gallery offers a shotgun blast of news for the summer, including exhibition space expanding into another room, a planned expansion into another neighborhood, and plenty of opportunity for artists.  First, my familiar main gallery space has expanded into the adjacent, furniture-filled room, which has become “The Lounge Gallery.” Meanwhile, that original gallery will henceforth be called “The […]

As a non-profit organization that designs, builds, and activates Cleveland’s public spaces, we know that public spaces won’t realize their true potential until they are used and loved by their residents. This is why we have been hosting free events in Cleveland neighborhood parks for the past 11 years. Last year, we provided 47 neighborhood events and through those events […]

The Morgan Conservatory is the Cleveland spot where you can get your papermaking, book arts, and print fix. This year’s schedule is the best-ever, offering top caliber local and national instructors teaching a wide variety of art forms. Our workshops are designed to educate and inspire novice and professional artists alike. We have some exciting changes in store for 2013. […]

Four classroom spaces have joined the mix at the Screw Factory. The focuses are diverse, from fine craft to mind and body. Each instructor brings years of knowledge and teaching experience to the fold. Alyssa Lee Wilmot has formed the Movement Factory, a community studio that combines fitness, dance, and Pilates with art, and is accessible to a variety of […]