Press Releases

August 18, 2023

Cinematheque co-founder, director John Ewing announces retirement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2023 CLEVELAND—John Ewing, co-founder of the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque and the driving force behind the theater for nearly four decades, announced he will retire as Cinematheque director effective June 30, 2024. Ewing screened his... more

June 15, 2023

Cleveland Institute of Art student’s mural selected for Cleveland Foundation’s MidTown Collaboration Center

Project partners include Assembly for the Arts, MidTown Cleveland and residents of Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood; mural located at future home of CIA's Interactive Media Lab FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2023 CLEVELAND—Cleveland Institute of Art student Aniyah King’s “Growth From Within,”... more

May 05, 2023

Three Northeast Ohio art teachers receive second annual Cleveland Institute of Art Excellence in Teaching Awards

CIA recognizes art educators for their meaningful contributions to teaching and inspiring the next generation of artists and designers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2023 CLEVELAND—The Cleveland Institute of Art announces the 2023 recipients of its CIA Excellence in Teaching Award,... more

April 17, 2023

Cleveland Institute of Art welcomes alum Gloria Mark as Commencement speaker

Mark is a 1978 CIA graduate who currently is a professor at the University of California, Irvine and recently published a book related to the impact of digital media on people's lives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2023 CLEVELAND—Professor, researcher and... more

March 28, 2023

"Like Moths to ...," a CIA student exhibition, to open in April at Hildebrandt Building

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2023 CLEVELAND—Twenty-three Visual Arts students from the Cleveland Institute of Art are excited to announce Like Moths to ..., a multidisciplinary, student-curated exhibition that explores light. Work in Like Moths to ... will examine different meanings... more