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1 week ago | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo
Dancer Mary Verdi-Fletcher is a pillar of the Northeast Ohio arts community and a pioneer in the world of dance. Since 1980, her company Dancing Wheels has revolutionized what it means to be a dancer. This July the Cleveland Arts Prize winner, 69, celebrates 45 years of Dancing Wheels and is determined to continue performing until the company’s 50th. The Dancing Wheels Company is a physically integrated dance company comprising dancers with and without disabilities.
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3 weeks ago | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo
Frank Nelson Wilcox was dubbed the “Dean of Cleveland Painters” for his exquisite landscapes of Northeast Ohio and his long tenure as a beloved teacher at what’s today the Cleveland Institute of Art. An exhibition of his work features the debut of his Western Collection, spotlighting paintings made during Wilcox’s extensive travels through the American West. Wilcox’s 20th century watercolors are on view at WOLFS Gallery in Beachwood through June.
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1 month ago | 
autism.einnews.com | Dave DeOreo
Individuals with autism sometimes need arts and cultural programming to be quieter or more flexible, and many organizations in Northeast Ohio are responding. Research shows adapted art programs can improve social interaction skills for people with autism spectrum disorder. Below is a sampling of venues and organizations in the region with sensory-friendly accommodations or programs.
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2 months ago | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo |Jean-Marie Papoi
Cleveland City Hall’s neoclassical hallways are currently dotted with artwork for a special exhibition celebrating six local Black artists. “City hall has such beautiful architecture,” participating artist Christa Childs who goes by Christa Freehands said. “It's a space where when you're in it, it feels like a museum itself.” The exhibit is supported by Cleveland’s Transformative Arts Fund, administered by Rhonda K.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
wvxu.org | Dave DeOreo
Raised on a family farm in Grafton in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Ashley Sullivan enjoyed taking trips to nearby Cleveland for baseball games or visits to the museum. She soon fell in love with the city skyline. “Growing up far from a city you think of the romance and the drama of big city living,” she said.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo
Following Sunday night’s sold-out Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert (broadcasting live on WCLV 90.3 FM Ideastream Public Media at 7), Severance hosts the free, annual MLK Community Open House and Day of Music. Performances take place Monday from 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Both the Mandel Concert Hall and the Reinberger Chamber Hall host a diverse lineup of acts from Northeast Ohio, including Blakk Jakk Dance Collective, Tiamoyo Chorale and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo
Talise Campbell, passionate about sharing her West African culture, founded the Djapo Cultural Arts Institute in 2009 in Cleveland. The institute’s mission, reflected in the word "Djapo" (meaning "together"), is to unite people through arts, music, dance, and history. In this week’s Sketchbook, Campbell and her team showcase a new piece, Sandia: Of the Blood, which focuses on family, culture, and the traditions of Mali.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
wvxu.org | Dave DeOreo
Talise Campbell is dedicated to spreading the knowledge and culture of West Africa in her hometown of Cleveland. “If you want to learn about a people, if you want to learn about a culture, dive into the art,” Campbell said. Campbell founded the Djapo Cultural Arts Institute in 2009, which is based now at the Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression on West 25th Street in Cleveland. “The word Djapo itself means together.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo |Ygal Kaufman
Ever since winning her first art prize as a pre-teen, Meryl Engler knew she wanted to be an artist. Born in Southern California, Engler grew up along the coast inspired by the beach and the flowing waves of the Pacific Ocean. She’s spent her adult life riding an artistic wave from one experience to another always discovering inspiration. From art school at Syracuse University, to grad school in Nebraska, to coaching rowing teams in Oregon, her artistic life has more recently led her to Akron.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo
The Cleveland School emerged in the 1910s from what is today the Cleveland Institute of Art. Renowned Cleveland School artists like William Sommer, Charles E. Burchfield and Viktor Schreckengost are among more than one hundred historic pieces on view in “Celebrating the Cleveland School” at Wolfs Gallery in Beachwood through Nov. 30. The works on view are from the collection of the late Northeast Ohio clothier Albert Wasserman. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
