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August 12, 2018
CIA's Great Lakes Research puts region's art FRONT and center
Certain images may come to mind when considering the art culture in different parts of the United States—the East and West Coasts, or the Desert Southwest. But what stands out about artistic culture in the Great Lakes region? more
Karin Connelly Rice for Fresh Water Cleveland
August 09, 2018
City Slickers: Cleveland's first FRONT Triennial
An international art triennial in Cleveland: how about that for an oxymoron? It’s an understatement to say that Cleveland lacks the glamour of other festival-hosting cities: Venice’s sun-dappled canals, Berlin’s world-class gallery scene, the all-around intrigue of São... more
Alex Greenberger for ArtNews
August 03, 2018
Report examines the future of art in Cuyahoga County
Just as a new football season kicks off, the arts community in Cuyahoga County has a new playbook. "Elevating the Influence of Arts and Culture: A Cleveland Playbook," is a history of the Community Partnership for Arts and... more
Jay Miller for Crain's Cleveland Business
August 01, 2018
Matthew Sweeney: Hands On
Matthew Sweeney draws large pictures of hands with a soft pencil, solo portraits that constitute what he calls a “history of the skin.” He exhibits these drawings in places such as the Trudy Wiesenberger Gallery a more
Canvas Magazine
July 30, 2018
Wolfs Gallery makes a case for taking NE Ohio art seriously
The sprawling FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, on view through September 30 at more than two dozen venues across the region, has spurred champions of Cleveland art to try to grab some of the attention generated... more
Steven Litt for the Plain Dealer
July 11, 2018
New triennial offers artists the canvas of Ohio
The art world loves to flock to exotic locales for shows and fairs. Will it come to Cleveland? Fred Bidwell, a collector and philanthropist here, is betting it will, to the tune of $5 million — his money... more
Hilary M. Sheets for the New York Times
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