Nearly two years after the sunset of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s Creative Workforce Fellowship program, a new version has been birthed. Its creation follows the instigative energy of public discord resulting from a change in the status of the program (formerly administered by Arts Cleveland / Community Partnership for the Arts and Culture), which awarded $15 and $20 thousand-dollar unrestricted […]
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Julia Christensen’s latest art project “Waiting for a Break”, like much of her work, is dependent on technology. The crux of this interdisciplinary piece is live video feeds of views of Lake Erie, strategically set at different points along the shores of our Great Lake, giving the viewer a real-time look at the current state of the ice cover. The […]
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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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In contrast to tweet-driven instant history, the spineless communications backbone of the first 100 days of the Trump administration, Yoko Inoue is interested in taking a longer, deeper look at certain affairs. Her own “Tea Taste Democracy and Upside-Down Objects” exhibit at SPACES that runs concurrently with “The First 100+ Days” takes a look at the last 80+ years of […]
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“100 days, 100 nights / To know a man’s heart” sang the late, great Sharon Jones, fitting her voice tightly against the pounding retro-soul sound of The Dap Kings. Of course, when that hit song was first recorded almost a decade ago Donald Trump wasn’t yet known as a political heavy-hitter. But on the evening of November 8, 2016 Sharon […]
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We are excited to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Art Therapy Studio throughout 2017. Since being founded in 1967 we have transformed from a single, medically-focused art studio at MetroHealth into an ever-growing organization serving clients with a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges across Cuyahoga County and beyond. Our partnerships with hospitals, mental health and addiction […]
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The folks at SPACES really know how to throw a good party – and their grand opening weekend on January 14 and 15 did not disappoint. It was two days of performances, temporary installations, delightful food and drink, and of course some dancing. During the Saturday night “Roving Housewarming Party” nearly 30 area artists either contributed art or gave performances; […]
Read moreWith love from Berlin and Cleveland: Artists leave their mark in Hingetown On a sunny Sunday in mid-October, artist Ryan Jaenke stands in the bucket of a hydraulic lift, putting brush to brick to finish his mural on an old apartment building on W. 25th Street. His blazing black and red design shouts FULL TILT. A barber pole, a pigeon, […]
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Designer and illustrator Michela Picchi comes to Cleveland this fall, bringing her six-hue palette, a pop art sensibility and a fierce enthusiasm for a new opportunity. Picchi, an Italian-born artist living in Berlin, is one of six members of this fall’s Creative Fusion residency created by the Cleveland Foundation. Visiting artists are hosted by a local organization — SPACES, in […]
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The first time I visited SPACES was in 2007. It was a memorable night for two things: seeing the brilliant work of my high school classmate, Libby Black, and trying to hide the giant sweat stains that had formed in my armpits. The heat was unbearable. What art gallery of this size does not have air conditioning? And yet the […]
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