CAN to re-focus on art news and reviews; Will not produce CAN Triennial 2025

Collective Arts Network Board of Directors and Staff voted January 23 that the organization would not proceed with plans for CAN Triennial in 2025, and would instead focus on its core strengths and original mission: to provide a platform for communication and public discussion about art and related issues in Northeast Ohio. While that decision originally came with the intent […]

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FRONT: After the Dust—and Rainbows—Settle

The 2022 FRONT Triennial, titled Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows from a short poem by Langston Hughes, engaged seventy artists and took place in more than twenty non-traditional venues, in addition to eight exhibitions and projects presented in the galleries of presenting partners. A staggering 290 FRONT-related community and educational programs and 170 events organized by FRONT staff were […]

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FRONT: Gathered

From the initial announcement of curators, to interviewing them about their plans, to individual reviews of specific installations, CAN Journal and CAN Blog have extensively covered the 2022 FRONT Cleveland International Triennial for Contemporary Art. To make it easy to get an overview, we’ve gathered all our coverage here, with links to full posts and stories. I Think Its Absolutely […]

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FRONT: Installed to Stall

Art and activism collide in Ahmet Öğüt’s Bakunin’s Barricade at the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin, Ohio. Part of the 2022 FRONT Triennial, this massive installation remains on view until December 23, 2022 in its North American premiere. Öğüt, a Kurdish-born artist working across media, collaborated with Oberlin College students and museum staff to create an assemblage that questions […]

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FRONT in Cleveland: A view from Chicago

If you asked me at the beginning of my summer in Cleveland what my expectations were for local activities, I would have off-handedly mentioned something about a baseball outing or maybe a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I am a student at the University of Chicago, and I’ve been spoiled by the plethora of public art […]

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Dr. Lady J: A Woman Who Slays, at the 2022 FRONT Triennial

Dr. Lady J—credentialed with a PhD in musicology, and a dissertation on how drag went mainstream—is a co-host of the FRONT Triennial podcast APodofDustandRainbows. She collaborates with textile artist Loraine Lynn on an installation/performance opening at the Cleveland Institute of Art on September 30. Dr. Lady J (she/they) is the world’s first drag queen with a PhD dissertation on drag […]

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FRONT, In Search of an Anthem: A Lake Erie Journey

On July 12, the 46-foot catamaran, Florante Baldado, will launch from Buffalo, New York, as part of Delegation 2022, a creative journey with two main objectives. The first is obvious enough: to dock safely in Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor on July 14. The second is a little trickier; within the duration of the trip, the passengers are tasked with composing […]

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FRONT Triennial: “I Think It’s Absolutely Changed”

FRONT TRIENNIAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PREM KRISHNAMURTHY AND CURATOR ANNIE WISCHMEYER TALK ABOUT CURATION DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC Brittany Mariel Hudak recently sat down with Prem Krishnamurthy and Annie Wischmeyer in the Ames Family Atrium of the Cleveland Museum of Art to discuss their curatorial strategies, inspirations, and what we can expect for FRONT 2022. Their team had just held a […]

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Satterwhite, Alumni Among CIA’s FRONT Artists

When FRONT International returns this summer, the Cleveland Institute of Art again serves as a partner and host site. What’s more is that CIA will be home to one of the triennial’s most anticipated exhibitions and will welcome back two alumni. Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows is the title for this year’s triennial, which opens Saturday, July 16 at […]

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MAKERS: Elizabeth Emery

It’s hard to pin down Elizabeth Emery. She is a printmaker, painter, sculptor, installation artist, gallery owner, feminist, avid cyclist, and podcaster – Emery can’t be reduced to a “category” or descriptor – she is the kind of person that I find endlessly fascinating. She’s also one of only six area artists chosen to participate in the FRONT Triennial this Summer. Emery seems to […]

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