An image of a child created using AI by Jamal Collins. Image courtesy of Collins. | |
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Artificial Intelligence is the talk of the media, even the metaverse.
It is far more than the buzzword du jour, and its momentum disturbs, even alarms, some. There are those who deplore it, while others celebrate it. But there is no stopping it, so the choice is between resisting and embracing.
AI is rapidly becoming integral to the creative process, whether you’re a writer, a painter, a mixed-media master or a filmmaker. It scares actors and writers in Hollywood, who went on strike this summer partially in fear of AI’s encroachment. Other kinds of creatives worry AI will take over, essentially sidelining artists of all kinds and destroying such professions as journalism, teaching and painting.
How are local artists responding to AI? What are they learning and using?
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“Love is the Drug” (2020) by Eric Rippert. Oil stick, acrylic, enamel and spray paint on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. Courtesy of Lakeland. | |
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The Gallery at Lakeland
WHAT: “The Skull and Skeleton in Art VIII: Folk Art to Pop Culture” exhibition
WHERE: The Gallery at Lakeland, 7700 Clocktower Drive (first floor of the D-building), Kirtland
WHEN: Costume party reception and boneyard market from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26. On view through Nov. 3.
INFO: More info here
The Gallery at Lakeland brings back its “The Skull and Skeleton in Art VIII: Folk Art to Pop Culture” exhibition, costume party and “boneyard market.” All things macabre, skulls and skeletons have taken the mainstream culture by storm, gracing the covers of everything from music albums to fashion design. This year’s exhibit, curated by gallery coordinator Mary Urbas, evokes a variety of emotions, from intricate pieces showcasing the dark and mysterious to whimsical and humorous works. Artistic mediums represented include oil/acrylic/watercolor painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, assemblage and video. It features over 100 national, regional and local artists as well as international artists from Mexico and Denmark.
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Baldwin Wallace’s Fawick Art Gallery
WHAT: 2023 Northeast Ohio Print Invitational
WHERE: Baldwin Wallace University’s Fawick Art Gallery, 95 E. Bagley Road, Berea
WHEN: Reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27. On view through Dec. 1.
INFO: More info here
Twenty esteemed Northeast Ohio printmakers will display their work in this invitational exhibition – a celebration of the regional art community. A variety of prints include etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, screenprints and other forms of printmaking, on view in Baldwin Wallace University’s Fawick Art Gallery. Each artist, through the specific intricacies of the printmaking process, shares an epiphany in the exhibition.
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Graffiti HeArt
WHAT: "Kaiju: Cleveland artists versus giant monsters and robots" event
WHERE: Graffiti HeArt, 4829 Superior Ave., Cleveland
WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28
INFO: Free. More info here.
Artists Bob Peck and Mike Heasley, alongside Graffiti HeArt, will present the art extravaganza, "Kaiju: Cleveland artists versus giant monsters and robots." Prepare to be transported into a world of colossal creatures and mechanical marvels as the Kaiju art show brings together the creative brilliance of 14 artists. These creators have crafted a mesmerizing collection of artwork inspired by giant monsters and awe-inspiring robots, promising an art experience like no other. Kidforce Collectibles, the go-to destination for toy collectors, will also set up shop at the event. And, the Mummy and the Monkey will add a spooky twist to the evening.
Read a 2019 Canvas feature about Graffiti HeArt here.
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Ruth Bercaw. Courtesy of AAWR | |
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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve
WHAT: “A Hard line: Geometric Abstraction from the AAWR permanent collection” and “Tangents: Abstract & Geometric Art in Northeast Ohio” exhibits
WHERE: Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123rd St., Cleveland
WHEN: Opening reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2. On view through Dec. 16.
INFO: More info here
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve will show “A Hard line: Geometric Abstraction from the AAWR permanent collection,” and its sister exhibition, “Tangents: Abstract and Geometric Art in Northeast Ohio.” “Tangents” gathers a collection of diverse and prolific local artists who are choosing to work in a nonrepresentational way. A “Hard Line” will be presented in the New Archives Gallery Space, which formerly housed the Sculpture Center. Curated from the AAWR permanent collection of 100 Archived Artists by executive Director Mindy Tousley, it continues the conversation opened by “Tangents” and presents some older artists which give historical context.
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Daniel Arsham, “Glacial Rock Eroded Walkman,” 2014. Photo / Guillaume Zicarelli | |
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The Sculpture Center
WHAT: “Score and Sound” exhibition by Daniel Arsham
WHERE: The Sculpture Center, 12210 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
WHEN: Opening from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 3. On view through Jan. 27, 2024.
INFO: More info here. Opening is free, but reservations are required in advance here.
Daniel Arsham presents his first Cleveland solo exhibition, “Score and Sound,” at The Sculpture Center as the first show in the gallery’s new space. Born in Cleveland, Arsham is the first creative director of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Drawing upon Cleveland’s rich sport and musical traditions, “Score and Sound” displays this artist known for boundary-breaking collaborations that fuse contemporary art with design, architecture, sports, film and fashion. Showing nearly 30 sculptures, the exhibit will feature Arsham’s eroded cultural relics – sculptural works that invite viewers to reflect upon the material and cultural histories of everyday objects, such as Walkmans, cameras, baseball gloves and basketball hoops. The Cavaliers are a partner on the exhibition, as is Library Street Collective, a Detroit gallery that represents Arsham.
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William Cole, “American Domestic,” 2016. Digital pigment print and serigraph on paper. Collection of Wesley and Missy Cochran. 236ColW.2 | |
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Akron Art Museum
WHAT: “RETOLD: African American Art and Folklore” exhibition
WHERE: Akron Art Museum, 1 S, High St., Akron
WHEN: Member preview from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3. On view from Nov. 4 through March 24, 2024.
INFO: More info here. Member preview is free for members and $20 for nonmembers, which includes admission. Registration is required here.
The Akron Art Museum showcases more than 40 artists who share their stories of joy and struggle in the African American experience. “RETOLD: African American Art and Folklore” features art from the Wesley and Missy Cochran Collection, focusing on four themes that emerged during the curation process: remembering, religion, racialization and resistance. These themes describe the works featured in RETOLD, and in many artworks, the artist’s muse connects closely with stories told through generations. Folklore texts are also used throughout the exhibit to provide a richer, deeper story of African American culture.
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Valley Art Center
WHAT: 52nd annual juried art exhibition
WHERE: Valley Art Center, 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls
WHEN: Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 3. On view through Dec. 13.
INFO: More info here
Valley Art Center will open its 52nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, a fusion of visual and literary arts. This year's jury comprises McKenzie Beynon, founder and co-owner of KINK Contemporary, Anastasia Pantsios, photographer and editor at CoolCleveland.com, and Gina Washington, art instructor and co-founder at The Visit Arts Collective. Featuring a diverse array of 58 pieces, this year's exhibit offers a vibrant spectrum of artistic expression. From classical tastes encompassing oil paintings and landscapes to avant-garde sculptures pushing the boundaries of creativity, it is a celebration of artistic diversity.
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Zygote Press
WHAT: “Christopher Mason: Echoes of Innocence” exhibition
WHERE: Zygote Press, 1422 E. 30th St., Cleveland
WHEN: Through Nov. 11
INFO: More info here
The Cleveland Print Room’s Stephen Bivens Fellowship recipient, Christopher Mason, began his 2022-23 residency straddling the mediums of photography and printmaking in the creation of this project. Thus, it was a natural step for CPR to partner with Zygote Press in showing his work publicly. With a disciplined photoshoot schedule that included photographing the city and populating sketchbooks and journals with prints while working at Zygote, Mason's determination to take his photography to another artistic realm in his practice is present in this new body of work.
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Audra Skuodas, “Womb Wound Series,” 1999. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. | |
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Abattoir Gallery
WHAT: “Thirty Years of Abstraction” solo exhibit of Audra Skuodas
WHERE: Abattoir, 3619 Walton Ave., Cleveland
WHEN: Through Nov. 16
INFO: More info here
A focused and prolific artist, Audra Skuodas produced thousands of paintings, drawings and artists’ books that explore the boundaries between internal and external realities. Her work – on view at Abattoir Gallery through Nov. 16 – veers between the figurative and abstract, often combining recurring motifs of ovals, dots and geometric linear patterns with elongated figures and hands. Skuodas was born in Lithuania in 1940 and spent six years with her family in a displaced persons camp in Germany before coming to the U.S. in 1949. She was on a lifelong quest to process her early trauma and to understand how the energies within and beyond the self are intertwined, until her death in 2019.
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Summit Artspace
WHAT: Five fall exhibitions
WHERE: Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St., Akron
WHEN: On view through Dec. 16
INFO: More info here
Five exhibitions recently opened at Summit Artspace. First, the 21st annual Kaleidoscope juried exhibit features work by Alliance for the Visual Arts members. Second, the “Too Dark” group exhibit advocates for mental health by exposing parts society often doesn't want to see; artworks are by participants of Community Support Services’ art therapy program. “Imagine Infinite: Where Wonder Meets Transcendence” group exhibition features artists from Door 2 Art Studio in Hudson, creating an interactive exhibit to engage all the senses.
The “Blurred Lines” group exhibition surveys a group of intergenerational women artists in Northeast Ohio who create abstract paintings in their own styles. And, “Anywhere” by Lizzi Aronhalt is a solo exhibit showing a collection of documented memories and memory processes through architectural and cityscape-based paintings.
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Exhibit at Maltz Museum shares the story of Lodz Ghetto life through 14-year-old girl
While there are countless accounts of what Jewish life was like during the Holocaust and World War II for adults, there aren’t as many records of what it was like for children. But, a new exhibit at the Maltz Museum in Beachwood shares the perspective of a particular 14-year-old girl: Rywka Lipszyc. The exhibit, “The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Lodz Ghetto,” is a traveling exhibition from the Galicia Jewish Museum in Kraków, Poland. It documents her life and shares Rywka’s diary in 112 pages, which she wrote while living in the Lodz Ghetto between October 1943 and April 1944. Read more
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Regnier to play RBG in BorderLight fundraiser Nov. 2
Cleveland actor and playwright Juliette Regnier doesn’t have to dig too deep in the history books to research her new role, though the part may seem daunting, nonetheless. Regnier, for one night, will transform into Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read more
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