For over a year, LAND studio has convened a public art and greenspace advisory committee made up of residents, artists, community advocates, and activists with a focus on generating culturally relevant public art in Cleveland’s Buckeye and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods as well as strengthening the network of local artists who reside in these communities. The culmination of their work is […]
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As Clevelanders, we endure the cold, grey winters knowing that eventually there is the promise of summer—sunny, warm weather and longer days that don’t end until well after dinnertime. For many city residents, the best way to enjoy this time is in their neighborhood parks! However, parks that aren’t enjoyed by their community can become challenges for neighborhoods. Unused public […]
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Illuminating Cleveland’s Public Square with bold, luminous signs and symbols is Corner Light, the third installation in the Landform public art series curated by LAND studio. Created by Cleveland SGS, a collaborative of Cleveland-based artists, Corner Light was inspired by the ability of neighborhoods to define the character of a city. Corner Light is composed of brightly colored, illuminated injection-molded […]
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“Ice is complicated,” explains Julia Christensen on the blog for her upcoming project Waiting for a Break. With support from LAND studio and SPACES gallery, the Oberlin-based artist and writer is creating a city-wide art project exploring just how complicated ice can be—by trying to capture the moment when the ice on Lake Erie breaks. Any Cleveland native knows that […]
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When Public Square reopened last summer just in time for the Republican National Convention, it quickly became a place for democratic free speech, political debate, and conversation. In that same spirit, LAND studio introduced the latest iteration of its signature Landform public art series, Protest, a new installation created by Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan “LEk” Jeyifous. Landform is a series […]
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Over the last seven years, the Eastman Reading Garden at Cleveland Public Library has been home to some of the most fascinating public art as part of the See Also series. Each summer, LAND studio partners with Cleveland Public Library to bring creative, innovative, and thought-provoking works of art to this already beautiful public space. Following a politically divisive year, […]
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There is something to see in nearly every inch of Public Square, including the back side of the restaurant REBOL, on the quadrant in front of the Terminal Tower. Eclectic murals adorn the café wall and rotate every three to fourth months, creating a constantly changing outdoor gallery space that inspires conversation among visitors. LAND studio has partnered with local […]
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Everyone knows what sitting in a doctor’s office waiting room is like. It can feel sterile or intimidating. It can cause stress or anxiety. But what if the art you saw on the wall in your doctor’s waiting room took you to another place, made you smile, or recall a happy memory in your life? The MetroHealth System wants to […]
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In the fall of 2002, a group of Clevelanders stood together in our city’s center and thought about what it could be: a beautiful, vibrant, and active space that would create a legacy for generations to come. In order to make this vision a reality, LAND studio, in partnership with James Corner Field Operations (JCFO), best known for New York’s […]
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Visitors arriving in Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention –most of them, at least—will arrive at Hopkins International Airport. The candidates and their top level staffs will probably have chauffers, and lots of others will surely drive rental cars. But with Greater Cleveland RTA offering light rail service directly to the heart of downtown, it’s safe to say that […]
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