My Life Working with Zygote

I am Charles Spooney with The Refresh Collective. I am a 19 year old screen printer from East Cleveland. I first met the crew at Zygote Press because of our amazing partnership with them. They have been instrumental in our process of beginning our youth led printing program, “Fresh Gear”, A program that I now run with my partners Dee […]

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Global Connections Continue with Teach Arts Ohio

In late December of 2016, Sharon Sevenzo, an artist and founder of Artsreach, a creative youth program in Harare, Zimbabwe had a few firsts here in Cleveland. It was the first time she placed her feet on US soil and the first time she saw snow.  Sharon works with youth communities in the criminal justice system, orphans, autistic children, and […]

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Let’s Talk About Love Baby

Love is not talked about much in the world of art, but a show opening in January of 2017 brings the subject of love to light at Zygote Press. Chido Johnson, the Chief Love Developer of a traveling Love Library continues to expand this collection of  Harlequin-scaled, altered books by a Cleveland Chapter of artists to open up their concepts […]

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