AAWR Announcements

AAWR Health & Safety Protocol: The health and safety of our community is still of upmost importance to the Artists Archives. If you are not vaccinated, please consider wearing a mask while inside the gallery. If you choose not to wear a mask, please respect the choice of others to do so. Feeling ill? Please, stay home and visit another time when you are feeling better. Thank you for your continued consideration! We look forward to seeing you!

 

Gallery Closed May 9 - May 18: The AAWR Gallery is currently closed between shows. We will be working behind the scenes preparing for our next exhibition, The Life of Objects: Roy Bigler & Terry Durst which opens with a free reception on Thursday, May 19, 5:30 - 8:00pm. In the meantime, please call 216-721-9020 or email info@artistsarchives.org for assistance!

Exhibitions & Events

(L) Durst, The Parakeet Always Calls Oscar into Lunch (R) Bigler, Guided Missile

(L) Terry Durst, The Parakeet Always Calls Oscar In To Lunch (R) Roy Bigler, Guided Missile

 

Kimberly Chapman, Ghost Ship Duo, Porcelain sculpture, NewNow 2021 Juror's Award Winner

Kimberly Chapman, Ghost Ship Duo, Porcelain sculpture, NewNow 2021 Juror's Award Winner

 

Programs

  • Tremont Vanguards

    On Wednesday, June 15th, 7:00 – 8:00pm, the Artists Archives will host the virtual program Tremont Vanguards, a moderated conversation about the original creative vanguards of the now thriving Tremont arts community.   Led by Archives Executive Director Mindy Tousley, the discussion will ...

    June 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

 

Dexter Davis, Tree (Detail), 2012, Ink & collage on paper, Collection of the AAWR

Dexter Davis, Tree (Detail), 2012, Ink & collage on paper, Collection of the AAWR

As a continuation of our goal to increase the visibility of Ohio’s African American artists, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve has established a fund to overcome financial barriers that can inhibit regional artists of color from archiving their work... (read more & donate today!)

Arabella Proffer, Lasher (Detail), Oil on board, Collection of AAWR

Arabella Proffer, Lasher (Detail), Oil on board, Collection of AAWR