Oberlin artist Michael Boyd Roman uses charcoal to convey the dynamics of power: Racial, physical and even spiritual. He’s also found refuge in his art through some very dark times. Read his story in the final installment of Ideastream’s Art Saves series: https://bit.ly/4cLDBPg
For many years, Susan Wojnar fought a silent battle with late-onset schizophrenia. While on the long road to diagnosis and recovery, her passion for music and writing helped sustain her through some of her darkest days. Read her story in Ideastream’s new Art Saves series: https://bit.ly/4dOFxYd
More artist stories drop Mondays in August.
Ohio’s largest men’s shelter serves its residents with more than beds and meals. The Finding Voice poetry workshop offers a platform for self-expression through writing. Read more: https://bit.ly/3X3IRcv
The stressful life as an arts administrator landed poet Daniel Gray-Kontar in the hospital in 2022. Almost two years after closing the doors on his workshop and performance space Twelve Literary Arts, Gray-Kontar is rediscovering his passion and love for making art. Read his story in Ideastream’s new Art Saves series: https://bit.ly/ArtSavesDGK
More artist stories drop Mondays in August.
Fatima Matar fled Kuwait with her daughter in fear for their safety after speaking out for women's rights. Building a new life in Northeast Ohio came with loneliness and depression, but her painting and writing ground her and allow her to speak freely. Read her story in Ideastream’s new Art Saves series: https://bit.ly/46DZIpp
More artist stories drop Mondays in August.
Two new larger-than-life figures greet visitors as they walk through the atrium of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Created by New Mexico artist Rose B. Simpson, the sculptures invite viewers to reflect on the relationship between the Earth and humanity. Read more: https://ow.ly/ABo950SLgwX
Guinness World Records recognized Past Times Arcade in Trumbull County for having the largest collection of pinball games.
"You've got to see it to believe it," said owner Rob Berk.
Read more: https://ow.ly/CBBl50SGccl
After more than 20 years of living and working out of New York, dancer and choreographer Martín Céspedes relocated to Cuyahoga County.
The Westlake resident’s main focus these days is working behind the scenes at Porthouse Theatre and is wrapping on a recent production of "Jesus Christ Superstar."
Read more: https://bit.ly/3RMknl0
When composer and flutist Allison Loggins-Hull was invited to write music for The Cleveland Orchestra, she jumped at the opportunity.
As the orchestra's 11th composing fellow, she's been immersing herself in Cleveland’s neighborhoods looking for inspiration for a completely new work to debut in the spring of 2025. Read more: bit.ly/Loggins-Hull_TCO
Shortly after 5 p.m. on June 28, 1924, the skies darkened and a tornado swept across Lake Erie and made landfall in Lorain. Hundreds of homes and buildings were destroyed and dozens of lives were lost.
Lorain Historical Society along with Lorain County Metro Parks have planned a series of events throughout the summer to commemorate the centennial of the tornado.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3VrIiai
For the past six months, 9,200 square feet of the former May Company building was reworked to house exhibits of mind tricks and visual displays.
The new Museum of Illusions Cleveland opens to the public on May 31. Read more: https://bit.ly/3V2Hj0b
Ensemble Theatre has been working out of Notre Dame College for the past two years. With the school's closing, the theater will end its run there with “The Prospect of Equality,” an original play about the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bSgS3U
