The Cleveland Institute of Art's Reinberger Gallery presents By Way Of, a group exhibition of new work by the inaugural cohort of the Regional Artist Mobility Program (RAMP), a residency exchange between CIA and Flux Factory in New York.

By Way Of takes its title from the common preposition for an indirect route—a nod to the oft absurd, circuitous path taken by makers for their art. Leaning into processes of working backwards, taking the side quest, wandering off or rerouting, each of the artists in By Way Of channels a practice through something that already exists: by way of a melting shoe, by way of reenactment, by way of material resistance or by way of Saturday morning cartoons.

The inaugural RAMP cohort includes two CIA faculty members: interdisciplinary artist and designer Rachel Ferber and painter Mike Meier. It also includes two Flux Factory community artists: textile artist and designer Itala Aguilera and interdisciplinary artist and former actor Li-Ming Hu.

By Way Of will open to the public with a reception from 6 to 8pm Friday, November 13 at CIA's Reinberger Gallery. Remarks will begin at 6pm and will be followed by a live one-night-only performance by Aguilera at 6:15pm. The exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, February 7, 2027.

The Regional Artist Mobility Program is made possible with the support of The Kettering Family Foundation.

Image Credit: “Ice Shoes” by Itala Aguilera

Sponsors

Reinberger Gallery programming is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County, through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Our exhibitions are also generously supported by CIA's Community Partners.