Spring, 2026 Events

Our Spring 2026 Events Listing is 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 Journal.

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CONTINUING EVENTS

Through March 15
Consider Fires: group show curated by Gina Washington, featuring work by Chester Hopkins-Bey, Tanya Kaiser, Kolé Robinson Brooks, Yasmeen Kwan, Aja Joi Grant, James Negron, Jeanetta Ho, Mario Tripp, Ellis Walker, Falon Walker, Mckinley Wiley, Lolita Wilson, and Leah Aki Wood.
HEIGHTS ARTS

Through March 15
Mass Hysteria: Night of 100 Wombs
THE ART GALLERY, WILLOUGHBY

Through March 15
Susan Snipes: Somewhere Between Us
MASSILLON MUSEUM

Through March 19
Monsters, Humans, and Those In Between: work by Benjamin Lambert and Donna Coleman
TRI-C GALLERY WEST, WESTERN CAMPUS LIBRARY, 2ND FLOOR

Through March 21
Sean Wheeler: New Paintings
YARDS PROJECT SPACE AT TINNERMAN LOFTS

Through March 22
Layers: Art Cloth Network
The 22 artists in this show offer 27 mostly abstract works that interpret the theme of “layers” in a multitude of materials and techniques. They use (and combine) digital printing, collage, stitching, and beading, and layer paint over dye, print over print, sheer over opaque, and woven over non-woven, incorporating found materials in works that evoke both our connection to the natural world and intergenerational family relationships.
PRAXIS FIBER WORKSHOP

Through March 26
CELEBRATE Women and Their Art: From WOMAN 19
Art Created by Women, of Women & About Women; curated by Mary Urbas
BK SMITH GALLERY, LAKE ERIE COLLEGE

Through March 27
CIA’s Latinx club presents its third annual exhibition, El Otro Mundo Debajo del Cielo, highlighting the diversity of ancestral stories, indigenous spirituality, folk tales, myths and urban legends that run through the history and culture of Latin America.
Closing reception 5:30-8 pm Friday, March 27
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART ALAN LIPSON GALLERY

Through March 28
21st Annual Ceramic Invitational
RIVER GALLERY

Through March 28
Natural Phenomena: Christopher Kier, Susan Squires & Lauren Herzak-Bauman
HEDGE GALLERY

Through March 28
Surface and Sculpture: Contemporary Ceramics at the Edge of Form features the work of ten faculty and alumni artists from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Kent State University, and the University of Akron, who push the boundaries of ceramics outside of the genre’s traditional parameters to embrace experimentation, mistakes, asymmetry, non-utilitarianism, and anti-decorativeness. Artists in the show include Seuil Chung, Kristen Cliffel, PJ Hargraves, Drew Ippoliti, Peter Christian Johnson, Anna Kruse, Eva Kwong, Keenan O’Toole, Seth Nagelberg, and Phil Soucy.
THE SCULPTURE CENTER

Through March 29
WINTERLUDE Group Exhibition
CHRYSALIS ARTIST STUDIOS

Through April 4
Chad Cochran: The Portrait Sessions
BAYARTS SALLY OTTO GALLERY

Through April 4
Intersections: Embodied Threads
MANSFIELD ART CENTER

Through April 5
Bruce Checefsky: Beyond Decay
This new body of work continues Checefsky’s innovative use of a flatbed scanner to make emotive, detailed still-life pictures that poetically reveal—in this series—the unsettling allure of decay. The work is personal, powerful, and mesmerizing.
FOOTHILL GALLERIES OF THE PHOTO~SUCCESSION

Through April 5
2026 Student Independent Exhibition (SIE 80)
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART REINBERGER GALLERY

Through April 15
Rita Elswick: Photography of nature and wildlife
BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Through April 18
Texas-based Steve Parker created the immersive installation Fight Song as artist-in-residence at SPACES, incorporating football, marching band traditions, and sonic therapy. Described as a participatory, evolving sound sculpture, it features salvaged band instruments hung from the ceiling. Gallery visitors can interact with an EEG brain monitor that translates brainwaves into live musical compositions in keeping with the exhibit’s theme of injury, healing, and labor. An adjoining gallery will feature materials that provide context and background for the show, while on alternate Saturdays area performers will be in the gallery to activate the exhibit based on prompts from Parker.
SPACES

Through April 19
Ann Hamilton: still and moving • the tactile image
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

Through April 22
Group Exhibition
EDWARD E. PARKER MUSEUM OF ART

Through April 26
Women Who Print
Curated by Yano Mikho Misho. Featuring work by Scout Bach, Joey Behrens, Charley Frances, Brittany M. Hudak, Rachel Mentzer, Jazzee Rozier, Lisa Schonberg and Ariel Sko
FUTURE INK GRAPHICS COMMUNITY GALLERY

Through May 2
The group show, Illuminated Fundamentals, at this Hudson Gallery is alive with things that glow, vibrate and make sound. The immersive environment is designed for reflection, connection and quiet discovery. It features meditative and nature-based work by Meryl Engler, Micah Kraus, Timothy (C-Rex) Johnson, Sherry Sims, and the light sculpture of Keith Lemley, as well as objects from the Cable Family Collection. The show aligns with Peg’s mission to nurture people with serious mental illness.
PEG’S FOUNDATION & GALLERY

Through May 3
Petah Coyne’s Untitled #1383 (Sisters – Two Trees)
AKRON ART MUSEUM

Through May 10
Improper Frames
TRANSFORMER STATION

Through May 31
Flutter
9 am-5 pm Monday–Friday
HEALING ARTS GALLERY, STEWART’S CARING PLACE/ART X LOVE

Through May 24
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart
ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM

Through June 7
still/emerging; Native American Works on Paper
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

Through July 5
Transfiguration: Rachel Libeskind and the Tiffany Window
AKRON ART MUSEUM

Through July 12
In their show I want you to know my story, Jess T. Dugan photographs himself and others to explore issues of kinship, community and identity. He collaborates with his subjects in naturally lit situations and a leisurely manner, taking time to evoke and share their personalities and identities. Embedded in that is the expression of their own identity as a queer, nonbinary person and their passion for representing their own community accurately.
AKRON ART MUSEUM

Through June 21
Fibers of Becoming: Contemporary Paper Works by Sarah Brayer, Aimee Lee, and Lin Yan
ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM

Through July 12
From Page to Stage: Kabuki’s Heroic History Plays in Japanese Woodblock Prints July 12
Shining Prints: The Tale of Genji Reimagined in Japan July 12
Femme ’n isms, Part III: Feminine Faces and Intimate Spaces July 12
ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM

Through August 2
Ohio Now: State of Nature
KING COBRA: When You Are Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Homing Instinct: Letting Go of the Shore
Sky Hopinka: The Myth Is Now
Ohio Now was put together by moCa with Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center and comes to moCa after its run at CAC. It features work by artists from all over Ohio whose work addresses sustainability, the environment, climate change, agriculture and food justice, using diverse materials. Originally planned to close in May its run has been extended. Three other shows address the Middle Passage, indigenous culture and the climate crisis.
MOCA CLEVELAND

Through August 23
Pintoricchio Magnified: An Immersive Conservation Experience
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

Through November 8
American Printed Silks: 1927-1947
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

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MARCH

6
CAN Journal Spring Launch and Networking Party
6-8 pm
Momentum Like Diamonds Woodcut and Letterpress Artist Book and Prints by Michael Gill
Closing reception 5-8 pm
WILLIAM BUSTA PROJECTS

6
Walk All Over Waterloo
6-9 pm
WATERLOO ARTS DISTRICT

6
DayGlo Exhibition
Opening reception in black light, 6-9 pm
WATERLOO ARTS

6
MIX: Material Girl
6-10 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

6
14th Annual Juried Exhibition
Public reception and Awards ceremony 5-8 pm Friday, March 27
On view through May 9
MORGAN CONSERVATORY

6
Nora Martin: The Future Past
Through March 20
PINWHEEL GALLERY

7
Performance artist Ben Wretch activates Steve Parker’s installation Fight Song, based on prompts from the artist.
1 pm
SPACES

8
Play Day: Picture This!
10 am-2 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

10
Figurative Exhibition
Through April 16
CUYAHOGA VALLEY ART CENTER

11
Tigran Hamasyan: Manifeste
Tigran Hamasyan is a jazz pianist, but he’s not STRICTLY a jazz pianist. The Armenian musician/composer draws a range of elements into his sound, including progressive rock, heavy metal and Armenian folk music, as well as elements of improvision that make jazz distinctive. Winning first place at the Montreux and Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz competitions while in his teens (he’s now 38), he released his debut album at age 17 and has since won international acclaim in the jazz community. He’s now touring with his newly released album Manifest, accompanied by two fellow Armenians, drummer Arman Mnatsakanyan and keyboard player Yessaï Karapetian, and Illinois native Evan Marien on bass.
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

12
CELEBRATE Women and Their Art: From WOMAN 19, in 2026
Gallery talk 12:30-1:30 pm
BK SMITH GALLERY, LAKE ERIE COLLEGE

12
Wild World
Featuring work by Lizzi Aronhalt, Ryan Jaenke, Allyssa Lizzini, Doug Meyer, Clay Parker, Bob Peck, Scott Pickering, Joe Sedor, The Bubble Process (Sean Higgins & Nicholas Rezabek) and Bob Walls
Through April 18
YARDS PROJECT SPACE AT WORTHINGTON YARDS

12
Akron Art Walk
5-9 pm
AKRON HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT

12
Spring Exhibitions
23rd Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition
Never Just a Quilt Group Exhibition
Linda McConoughy: It Is What It Is
Amanda Branham: Confessions of a Comic Book Artist
Diversity: Canton Artists League member exhibition
Opening 5-9 pm
SUMMIT ARTSPACE

13
Walkabout Tremont
5-10 pm
TREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD

13
Annual Juried Exhibition
Opening reception 5-8 pm
Through April 4
BAYARTS SULLIVAN FAMILY GALLERY

13
No Exit Presents “Cleveland Renaissance: Art of the Cleveland School”
7-8:30 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

14
AAWR Studio Visits with Baila Litton and Joyce Morrow Jones at the Twist Drill Building
1-3 pm
ARTISTS ARCHIVES OF THE WESTERN RESERVE / TWIST DRILL BUILDING

14
Annual ABC Chili Cook-Off
1 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

14
An evening of Celtic Rock with Mary’s Lane
7 pm
BAYARTS

15
CELEBRATE Women and Their Art: From WOMAN 19
Closing reception 1-3 pm
STOCKER GALLERY, LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

17
2026 Canton Artists League Exhibition
2026 Stark County High School Exhibition
Through April 5
CANTON MUSEUM OF ART

18
CELEBRATE Women and Their Art: From WOMAN 19
Art Created by Women, of Women & About Women; curated by Mary Urbas and Susan Snipes
Opening reception 5-8 pm
Through April 18
UNDERSTORY

18
Assembly for the Arts Quarterly Assembly
6 pm
MIDTOWN COLLABORATION CENTER

20
Third Friday
5-9 pm
78th STREET STUDIOS

20
Barbie as Inspiration: curated by Mary Urbas
More than a dozen local artists join respected curator/artist Mary Urbas in this show that explores the meanings and possibilities suggested by the iconic Barbie doll. To Urbas the unrealistic body type was less significant than the many roles and opportunities the doll took on: traveling the world, living every lifestyle, becoming everything from fashion model to presidential candidate. Her own contribution is based on her cousin Eric’s Barbie which was accidentally “kidnapped” (and later returned) when her mother packed her in her suitcase after a trip to California. She created a kidnapping scenario complete with ransom note which is part of this show. Her cousin Eric died of AIDS in the 80s so she will donate part of her own sales proceeds to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in his memory.
Through April 17
E11EVEN 2 GALLERY

21
Ombré: Works by Massinissa Selmani
Virtual conversation between the artist and curator at noon Friday, April 17
Through May 30
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN GALLERY

21
Ungallery: Group show featuring Jordan Alexander Wood, Leigh Brooklyn, Mary Defer, Marcus Schafer, Nate Puppets, Jake Kelly, and Leo Covault
Spotlight Gallery: Jeneen Hobby
Opening reception 5-8 pm
Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk, Poets Respond 7 pm Thursday, April 23
Last Look reception 5-8 pm Friday, May 15
Through May 17
HEIGHTS ARTS

21
Sound and movement artist Marcia Custer performs as part of Steve Parker’s installation Fight Song, part of a series where performers will activate the installation based on Parker’s prompts.
1 pm
SPACES
21
Friends & Family Open Studio
1 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

22
Les Delices Presents “Marianne Mozart”
3-4:30 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

24
Chamber Music in the Atrium with Piano Cleveland: Jiayun Sun
Noon-1 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

25
Cleveland Chamber Choir: “Madness and Melancholy”
6-7 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ITALIAN BAROQUE GALLERIES

25
Maruja Limón
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

26
CELEBRATE Women and Their Art: From WOMAN 19
Closing reception 1-3 pm
BK SMITH GALLERY, LAKE ERIE COLLEGE

27
14th Annual Juried Exhibition
Public reception and Award ceremony 5-8 pm
MORGAN CONSERVATORY

28
Archived Artist Studio Visit with Mindy Tousley
11 am-2 pm
ARTISTS ARCHIVES OF THE WESTERN RESERVE

28
Friends & Family Clay Day
10 am
ART HOUSE, INC.

28
No Kings rally and march: bring an artistic handmade sign!
1-3 pm
FREE STAMP, WILLARD PARK

28
Open Studios
5-9 pm
CHRYSALIS ARTIST STUDIOS

29
Manet & Morisot
CMA’s next major show looks at the relationship between two artists who worked at the dawn of modernist painting, the first major show devoted to their interactions. Edouard Manet’s work is considered the launching pad for the impressionist movement, and Berthe Morisot one of its few women artists. The two were friends, colleagues and collectors of each other’s work, and Morisot married Manet’s brother. The exhibit comprises 36 paintings and six drawings and prints that depict their different approach to similar subjects, including Parisian women, which Manet saw as objects of visual and sexual appeal and Morisot painted with an understanding of what it felt like to BE a woman.
Through July 5
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

31
Ceramic Jewelry
6 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

APRIL

1
Chamber Music in the Galleries
6-7 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ITALIAN BAROQUE GALLERIES

2
Leslye Discont Arian: New Works
Through May 23
YARDS PROJECT SPACE AT TINNERMAN LOFTS

2
Lorain County Community College Student Art and Portfolio Exhibit
Opening reception 4-6 pm
Through April 30
STOCKER ART GALLERY, LORAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2
Fool Me Once
Opening 4:30-8:30 pm
ARTISTS ARCHIVES OF THE WESTERN RESERVE AT THE ART GALLERY, WILLOUGHBY

3
Walk All Over Waterloo
6-9 pm
WATERLOO ARTS DISTRICT

3
Gallery: Zoe Brester-Pennings: Buck Soft
Cafe: Meryl Engler: When I Become A Tree
Opening receptions 6-9 pm
Through May 16
WATERLOO ARTS

3
Don Harvey Selected Works, 2016-26
Opening reception 5:30-8:30 pm
Through April 25
WILLIAM BUSTA PROJECTS

3
MIX Party: Wave Magnetik
8 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

3
All Creatures Big and Small: Student Work
Through April 18
So Much with So Little: Small Group
Through April 26
PINWHEEL GALLERY

4
Cleveland vocalist/electronic musician Uno Lady will perform as part of Steve Parker’s installation Fight Song, activating the exhibit based on prompts from the artist.
1 pm
SPACES

4
Isabelle Crawford: Pure Potentiality
Through April 26
MASSILLON MUSEUM

8
Chamber Music in the Atrium
6-7 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

9
Grand Reopening Party
April 9
SUMMIT ARTSPACE

9
Marilyn Farinacci – Remembered
Farinacci, who died last summer at the age of 92, was an abstract painter known for her subtly colored works that layered nature-inspired designs behind curtains of fine lines, creating depth and ambiguity. She was represented by Bonfoey Gallery which now gives visitors an opportunity to see a collection of her work.
Opening reception 4-7 pm
Through May 31
BONFOEY GALLERY

10
Walkabout Tremont
5-10 pm
TREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD

10
Nicole Maya Luga
Through May 2
BAYARTS SULLIVAN FAMILY GALLERY

10
Janet Dodrill
Through June 6
BAYARTS SALLY OTTO GALLERY

10
Apollo’s Fire Presents “O Jerusalem!”
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

11
Susan Danko & Mary Fischer
Through May 30
RIVER GALLERY

11
Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors
Monkman, a Manitoba Cree artist, who works in painting, film, video, performance and installation, is known for his startling reinterpretations of classical historical painting, taking the genre’s familiar conventions and applying them to modern content that references oppression, appropriation, colonization, and shifting identities, as he mixes past and present, real and fantastical, actual people with imaginary creations. Much of his art revolves around a character he created called Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, a shape-shifting, two-spirit alter ego through which Monkman communicates his complicated world view.
Through August 16
AKRON ART MUSEUM

12
Play Day: Form and FUNction
10 am-2 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

12
Martin Puryear: Nexus
Through August 9
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

15
Things That Ache Softly: Maeve Billings, Madison Mayle & Katy Richards
Preview reception 5 pm
Opening reception 5-8 pm Friday, April 17
HEDGE GALLERY

15
El Khat
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

16
Community Culture Night – tentative
7 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

16
41st Annual Print Club of Cleveland Fine Print Fair
The Print Club’s annual Print Fair at the Cleveland Museum of Art brings in print dealers from across the country (as well as some from Northeast Ohio) to share and sell both antique and contemporary works at a variety of price points. Much of the work available is very affordable and the dealers are on hand for casual chats with visitors so it’s a great place to start your art collection. The event also includes printmaking demonstrations to give novices some idea of how the work is created (Dealers are always glad to share this info too!)
Preview Party 5:30-8 pm
Free and open to the public April 17-19
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

16
G.M. Donley: 8 x Two
Opening coffee hour preview 8:30-10 am; evening reception 5-7 pm
FOOTHILL GALLERIES OF THE PHOTO~SUCCESSION

17
Ombré: Works by Massinissa Selmani
Virtual conversation between the artist and curator
Noon
On view through May 30
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN GALLERY

17
Third Friday
5-9 pm
78th STREET STUDIOS

18
Cara Romano: Layered Light
Opening 5-9 pm
Closing reception 5-9 pm Friday, June 19
Through June 19
EXTRAORDINAIRE PHOTOS

18
Visit to Studio Foundry
11 am-2 pm
ARTISTS ARCHIVES OF THE WESTERN RESERVE / STUDIO FOUNDRY

18
Poet Kisha Nicole Foster performs as part of Steve Parker’s Fight Song installation
1 pm
SPACES

18
Friends & Family Open Studio
1 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

19
Epic of the Northwest Himalayas: Pahari Paintings from the “’Shangri’ Ramayana”
Through August 16
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

21
54th Annual Student Art Show and Haddad Merit Scholar Exhibitions
Opening reception and award ceremony 5 pm Thursday, April 23
Through May 22
GALLERIES AT CSU / BOSTWICK GALLERY

21
2026 Spring Show
Opening night event 6-8 pm
Show runs April 22-25
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART

21
Chamber Music in the Atrium with Piano Cleveland: Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee
Noon-1 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

22
Chamber Music in the Atrium
6-7 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

23
Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk, Poets Respond to works in Ungallery show
7 pm
HEIGHTS ARTS

24
Stephan Crump: “Slow Water”
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

24
Membership Exhibition
Through June 4
CUYAHOGA VALLEY ART CENTER

25
Visions From the Main Artery — The Art of David F. Heatwole
Opening reception 5-7 pm
Through June 14
CHRYSALIS ARTIST STUDIOS

25
Open Studios
5-9 pm
CHRYSALIS ARTIST STUDIOS

28
Net Worth: Ben Lambert Ceramics
Reclaimed: The Art of Recology
Geo Rutherford: On the Threshold of the Great Lakes
Earth, Fire, Water: The Elements of Watercolor & Ceramics
Milwaukee-based artist Geo Rutherford shares an obsession with many Northeast Ohioans: the health and welfare of the Great Lakes. Her printmaking practice, which also includes artist books and mixed-media installations, explores the lakes’ evolving conditions, its threats from climate change, industrial and agricultural pollution and invasive species. She incorporates lake detritus into her diverse work which includes screen printing, etching, block printing and lithography, and cuts up and repurposes her own work to create a sense of a watery world in flux—and in danger.
Through July 26
CANTON MUSEUM OF ART

28
The Verona Quartet with Yaron Kohlberg
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

29
Chamber Music in the Atrium
6-7 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

30
Quilting the Commons: NEO Modern Quilt Guild, curated by Margaret Dobbins, Heidi Masingill and Amy Viny
Opening reception 5:30-8 pm
Through June 13
YARDS PROJECT SPACE AT WORTHINGTON YARDS

30
Corrie Slawson: Working Systems
Opening reception 5 pm
Second opening reception 5 pm Friday, May 1
Through June 20
DEEP DIVE ART PROJECTS

MAY

1
Walk All Over Waterloo
6-9 pm
WATERLOO ARTS DISTRICT

1
MIX Party
6-10 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

1
The Bike Show
For the past two years, the gallery has held its Mini Bike Show, but this year it’s really leaning in with a large group show featuring work in a variety of media, all revolving around that two-wheeled, pedal-driven form of transportation known as the bicycle. The show coincides with Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on May 16, a free, all-ages cycling scavenger hunt that passes right by the gallery’s front door.
Through May 22
PINWHEEL GALLERY

1
Screw Factory Artists Spring Art Market
6-10 pm
10 am-6 pm Saturday, May 2
SCREW FACTORY

2
Revelry for a Cause, supporting Curated Storefront
Curated Storefront aims to make Akron into an outdoor art museum, filling store windows in and around Downtown with a variety of installations created by both local and national artists. This benefit party for the program, taking place at the Akron Art Museum, features a buffet by Spice Catering, open bar, open galleries and entertainment including a jazz quartet led by trumpet player Tommy Lehman and a rare performance of danceable soul music by the dormant Wesley Bright and the Honeytones.
6 pm
AKRON ART MUSEUM

8
Walkabout Tremont
5-10 pm
TREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD

8
Martin Puryear: Reflections in Movement, Music, and Words
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

8
William Sommer Retrospective
William Sommer (1867-1949), who trained as a lithographer and lived in Summit County, was one of the key artists of the “Cleveland School” of early-mid 20th-century artists who worked in Northeast Ohio. His long career was diverse, much of it focused on rural scenes. His 1933 mural, The City in 1833, is still on view at the downtown Cleveland Public Library. He was also a co-founder of Cleveland’s legendary Kokoon Arts Club, which promoted modern art. WOLFS is mounting what it calls a “long overdue” retrospective. It’s based on a 60-year collection owned by art historian/collector Martin Lerner who came to know Sommer’s work when Lerner was at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The exhibition will include a publication and programming, such as tours and lectures.
WOLFS GALLERY

8
Annual Advanced Student Pottery Show
Opening reception 5-8 pm Friday, May 8
Through May 30
BAYARTS SULLIVAN FAMILY GALLERY

9
Annual Urban Bright Event
Ice cream social 4 pm & evening reception 6 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

9
Ariella Har-Even: Across the Ashen River
Through June 21
MASSILLON MUSEUM

10
France in the Time of Manet and Morisot
Through August 23
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERIES

12
Chamber Music in the Atrium with Piano Cleveland: Chaeyoung Park
Noon-1 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ATRIUM

13
The Brad Mehldau Trio with Felix Moseholm and Jorge Rossy
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

13
Fuzzy Fields: Susan Snipes and Jamie Zimchek
Opening reception 5-8 pm
Through June 20
UNDERSTORY

15
CAN Journal Summer Issue Launch and Networking Party
6-8 pm
V&A GALLERY, 78th STREET STUDIOS

15
Third Friday
5-9 pm
78th STREET STUDIOS

16
Friends & Family Open Studio
1 pm
ART HOUSE, INC.

19
The Isidore String Quartet with Jeremy Denk
7:30-9 pm
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GARTNER AUDITORIUM

22
Akron Black Artist Guild
2026 Creative Exchange Summit
BOUNCE INNOVATION HUB

23
Friends & Family Clay Day
10 am
ART HOUSE, INC.