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Exploring Identity, Gender and Self Through an Innovative Lens, at Kaiser Gallery, Tremont

From exploring the themes of gender, race, and culture through interactive installations to the whimsical fun of music posters to turning the lens on the inside of Cleveland’s steel mills, there’s a lot happening in Tremont’s galleries throughout the spring and during Walkabout Tremont (the second Friday of every month). There’s also art on display inside some of Tremont’s legendary […]

From Iraq to Cleveland, A Summer of Hope and Art Awaits in Tremont

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Artist Kubra Al Hilali’s journey from Iraq to Cleveland took many twists and turns before she arrived in 2013 and became a US citizen in 2017. Her experiences in a war-torn Iraq and her difficult journey to get to Cleveland inspire the messages of hope and love she incorporates into her artwork. She is just one of many artists who […]

11(2) Summer 2022

Studio 2671: Tremont’s Newest Art Studio

Author: Walkabout Tremont Staff

In their retirement, Robin and Aaron Roy are getting a thrill out of the ability to use their new studio space in Tremont to enjoy themselves as they do what they love to do—create. The couple opened their studio space at 2671 West 14th Street in order to have a place where they can create art while connecting with […]

11(1) Spring 2022

Tremont Resident Garrett Weider Continues to Enliven the Neighborhood and Community Through His Art

Author: Paul Triolo and Erin Matthies

Tremont resident Garrett Weider has been making art for more than twenty years—and making public spaces more vibrant and unique with his artwork. While Weider has been a Tremont resident for the last decade, he has been coming to Tremont for much longer to display his art throughout the community. Weider said he was drawn to Tremont because of the […]

10(3) Fall 2021

Kaiser Gallery’s Upcoming Exhibitions: Coveted, Domestic Lands, and Sugar (Chapter II)

Author: Tanya Kaiser

Kaiser Gallery’s latest exhibition, Coveted (February 13-April 3) features a range of artists whose perspectives on relationships, love, and desires are not easily accessible in mainstream culture, while representations of the male gaze can be found in abundance. Featured works are by Stefani Byrd (Fayetteville, AR), Dani Clauson (Portland, OR), Rebecca Poarch (Long Island, NY), Leiyana Gonzales (Cleveland, OH), Sydney […]

Temptation and Texture: Van Rooy and Yody at 818 Studios

Author: Barbara Merritt

Anthony Van Rooy’s work spans decades and the ongoing installation at 818 Studios showcases work created between 2003 and 2019. The exhibit is ever-changing as we continue to document and display his massive repertoire. His figurative abstract work at 818 Studios is part of a huge body of work not seen by the public in ten years, and in many […]

Art and Artists live in Tremont

Author: Robert Hartshorn

There’s a rumor that Tremont is no longer a haven for artists, a rumor that gentrification is not the artist’s friend. Not so in Tremont, where artists thrive and transform their community by reimagining what a creative lifestyle means. Beginning in the late 1970s, artist of all persuasions—painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians, chefs, arts educators, graphic artists—began moving in. By 2011, […]

5(4) Winter 2016/2017

Monthly Tremont ArtWalk Becomes Walkabout Tremont

Author: Rob Hartshorn

Tremont has been synonymous with art since the late 1980s. That was when gallery owners and artists began moving into the neighborhood, attracted by low real-estate prices, an edgy quality and the area’s central location. They soon banded together to attract more art enthusiasts, which led to the first Tremont ArtWalk in February 1993. In 2016, a second art […]

Surge, Resurge: Tremont and Little Italy work to recover their art walk magic

Author: Michael Gill

Nothing could be more emblematic of the churn on Cleveland’s art-walking scene than the coincidence of the Little Italy and Tremont art walks one Friday in October. Both neighborhoods once were the edgy hot spots of the Cleveland art scene. Each of them once defined the term “Art Walk” in Cleveland, and together they are responsible for establishing here the idea that artists […]

4(4) Winter 2015/2016

Tremont Art Walk: Rebecca Elle at Fat Cats, Jill LeMieux at Lava Lounge

Author: Tremont ArtWalk Staff

Since opening in 1997 the Tremont restaurant Fat Cats has been a active participant and supporter of the Tremont ArtWalk. Ricardo Sandoval and partners went on to open a second Tremont location, Lava Lounge, which also participates in ArtWalk, often including DJ’s and musical acts to compliment the visual art on display. This fall Fat Cats displayed the work of Tremont […]