Moved by the Past

Bui Cong Khanh (Khanh) is probably the happiest and most playful artist you could ever hope to meet.  He is also an old soul, wise beyond his years, whose creative work concerns itself with what we lose when the traditions of the past are cast away.  Khanh works in an incredible diversity of media – clay, paper, canvas, charcoal, oil...

ZeroThreshold: A Design Competition Making Its Own Place in History

In November 2018, we awarded a $149,800 grant to North Coast Community Homes Inc. supporting an international design accessibility challenge to stimulate innovative thinking around affordable and accessible living in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. In this guest blog, ZeroThreshold competition juror Sheena McGee talks about the...

Cleveland Meets Havana

We’re thrilled to announce our spring 2017 Creative Fusion residency, Creative Fusion: Cuba Edition. Since 2008, our Creative Fusion international artist residency program has brought more than 70 foreign artists to Cleveland. Beginning in 2016, the program strengthened collaboration between local Cleveland artists and the visiting...

#GivingTuesdayNow: A Global Day of Giving and Unity on May 5

Giving Tuesday is an international day of charitable giving that normally takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Recognizing the enormous need caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Giving Tuesday organizers are responding with #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020...

Excellence in Teaching Awards Celebrate Cleveland Educators

We are thrilled to unite with The George Gund Foundation, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), and the Cleveland Teachers Union, to honor outstanding educators within Cleveland public schools. This week, we will celebrate the inaugural Excellence in Teaching Awards, which recognize teachers in our community who demonstrate...

Angry at the arts: It’s the American way

“An artist with an instrument is every bit as 'shovel-ready' as a potential new highway. In fact, without some help maintaining jobs in culture in, say, struggling downtown Cleveland, there is one fewer reason to build another way to get there.” So says Chris Jones, theater critic for the Chicago Tribune, in his Feb. 9 blog post. As...