NewNow 2022

Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Thursday September 15, from 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Exhibition Location: Gallery East | Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus | Education Center (EEC) 134 | 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122

Exhibition Parking: Free parking in Lots B and H. Use Harvard Road entrance

Tri-C Gallery East Hours: Open Monday – Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

About the Exhibition:

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) in partnership with Cuyahoga Community College is proud to present the NewNow 2022, Northeast Ohio’s premier biannual competitive art exhibition juried by famed artist, art historian, and writer Dr. Amalia K. Amaki from Atlanta, Georgia.

Featuring the creations of 68 regional artists, the NewNow, takes the pulse of the current artistic climate, and reflects the experience of living in Northeast Ohio during this pivotal moment in history.

As juror Dr. Amaki, former instructor at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges explains, “The seventy-three works in this regional invitational address numerous aspects of the systems, trends, events, sensibilities, and other overriding factors which contribute to the definition of today’s society… From the mundane beauty of uneventful nature scenes… and true to life portrayals of people and places, to implications of the power and prevalence of spiritual beliefs, mythological allegories, and alternative realities, the artists bring attention to diverse subjects significant to contemporary times.”

This year’s exhibition includes an exciting mix of both established and emerging artists, allowing visitors to view the regional arts community through the fresh perspective of an out-of-town juror. Ranging from paintings to textiles and video installations, “the art in the NewNow 2022 reaches across many borders.” As Amaki describes, “some artists address topics with candid, blunt, and bold approaches, while others adopt more subtle, minimal, or quiet modes of presentation… Still others appear to use their imagery to raise universal questions: “What’s going on?  How did we get here?  What do we do about it?  And, what happens next?” Either way the exhibition offers food for thought, different views of the world, and the opportunity to gain insight into the interests and curiosities of Northeast Ohio.”

An Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday September 15, from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. At that time, the winners of 4 Juror’s Awards will be announced, and $1750 in cash prizes will be presented, including a People’s Choice Award, which will be chosen by popular vote during the reception.

About Our Judge:

Amalia Amaki

Amalia K. Amaki is an artist, art historian, curator, and writer. She received a BA in Journalism from Georgia State University, BA in Photography from the University of New Mexico, and MA and Ph.D. in Modern American Art and Culture from Emory University’s Institute of Liberal Arts where she was a Foreign Study Fellow in France.  Dr. Amaki has taught at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges, University of North Georgia, University of Delaware and University of Alabama. She also taught photography at Student Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy. Her publications include: A Century of African American Art: The Paul R. Jones Collection; Hale Woodruff, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, and the Academy; two books on Tuscaloosa, AL, and a book on Tuskegee, AL.  Her more than thirty solo shows include a retrospective at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, DC and the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art.  She was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in photography, artist grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts, Fulton County Arts Council and the City of Atlanta, and won art commissions from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Valdosta State University, the 1996 Olympics, several public agencies and private corporations and The High Museum of Art’s Creative Hearts Youth Art Community Quilt Project.  Dr. Amaki has curated numerous exhibitions, primarily as curator of the Paul R. Jones Art Collection.  She has published five books and written several catalog essays, articles and art related blogs.

2022 NewNow Award Winners

All Exhibiting Artists: