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Current Exhibition: 2018 Annual Members Exhibition
2018 Annual Members Exhibition March 15th – May 4th, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 15th, 5:30 – 8:00pm Closing Reception & Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 4th, 6:30 – 7:30pm following Annual Members’ Meeting, 5:00 – 6:00pm The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) is proud to present its 2018 Annual Members Exhibition featuring the multi-media work of its Member Artists. The event will be celebrated with an Opening Reception on Thursday, March 15th, 5:30 – 8:00pm. A Closing…
Find out more »Imagination Go! with Joseph Polevoi
Joseph Polevoi, Clowning in Red (Detail), 2010, Kaleidoscopic digital print, Winner of AAWR's PHOTONOW 2017's "Best Color" Image As part of ART BITES series of Professional Practices programs, we are proud to present Imagination- Go! with Joseph Polevoi on Wednesday, April 25th, 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. Join Joseph Polevoi as he explores the realms of imagination with a dazzling, 45-minute presentation of his signature kaleidoscopic photography. Rich with audience participation and joyous…
Find out more »Upcoming Pop-Up Exhibition: Marvin Smith: Renaissance Man
Marvin Smith, Amadou Diallo, 1994, Woodcut Dates: May 11th – May, 19th 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, May 11th, 6:00 – 9:00pm The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) is proud to present the pop-up exhibition, Marvin Smith: Renaissance Man, a show and sale of the prints, ceramics, and other work by Archived Artist Marvin D. Smith. The event will be celebrated with an Opening Reception on Friday, May 11th, 6:00 – 9:00pm. Marvin Smith: Renaissance Man was conceptualized by…
Find out more »Artists Studio Tour- Shovel Works Building, 40th Street Artists
Shovel Works Building, Image Courtesy of Cleveland Landmarks Commission As part of ART BITES series of Artist Studio Tours, the AAWR is proud to present a tour of the Shovel Works Building & 40th Street Artists’ Studios on Saturday, May 12th, 1:00-3:00pm. The Shovel Works tour will be held in conjunction with AAWR’s satellite exhibition, City Artists at Work (CAAW), The History of an Art Community which will take place at the Mansfield Art Center in June. Artist studios…
Find out more »Upcoming Exhibition: SZALAY/TAKÁCS SECRETS
Marilyn Szalay, Unforgiveble Silence, Charcoal and chalk on paper, Permanent Collection of the AAWR SZALAY/TAKÁCS SECRETS- Art is full of secrets…secret meanings, symbolism, struggles and statements. Some secrets go to the grave with the artist, leaving curators and art historians to spend centuries speculating and theorizing about the mysteries hanging on museum walls. And some living artists blog about the secrets they have hidden in their paintings, hoping someone will care about the painting enough to read the…
Find out more »Upcoming Exhibition: GRAPHIC- the Counter Culture of Cartoons, Comics & Graphic Novels in Northeast Ohio
What Superman Means to Me, Pen, ink, graphite, 1988 (Detail) Show Dates: July 19th – Sept 8th, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, July 19th, 5:30 – 8:00pm Accompanying Program: The History of Street Art with Roger Gastman and Bob Peck Date of Program: Saturday, August 18th, 1:00 – 4:00pm Location of Program: TBA It is true. Most people in Northeast Ohio are very excited for the arrival of FRONT International- and with good reason. This massive, multi-city triennial for contemporary…
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