A sure sign of neighborhood decline is the appearance of plywood on empty storefronts. Doors and windows that get covered to prevent break-ins, become symbols of an abandoned community. But, a new public art project along Buckeye Road on Cleveland’s east side is putting some paint and a...
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MetroHealth System is focusing on an aspect of healthcare that is sometimes overlooked: the power of the arts in healing. Launched in 2015, MetroHealth’s Arts in Medicine is a cooperative effort to promote healing and create community through both the visual and performing arts. As a result, the hospital walls are adorned with paintings,...
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CLEVELAND, OHIO (December 2016) – The Board of Directors of LAND studio has begun the search for the organization’s next Executive Director, retaining Waverly Partners LLC as its executive search firm. Board member Leah Gary will head an 8-member search committee that will work with Waverly Partners to identify qualified...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - In its little-known role as a cultural patron, the city of Cleveland has spent $2.5 million since 2003 on public art installations by 40 artists in 10 of its 17 wards.
Funded through legislation that requires spending 1.5 percent of qualifying capital projects on public art, the program has been managed...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Metroparks system has won an $850,000 Clean Ohio Grant that will help cover a connecting trail between Edgewater and Whiskey Island.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources administers the grant program.
This follows receipt of an $8 million federal TIGER grant in late...
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