Let art engage your senses
Tiffany Cheung, Contributing Reporter
October 3, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
This year’s Fall Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland features two exhibitions: Ferran Adrià’s “Notes on Creativity” and Kirk Mangus’ “Things Love.” Both of these exhibitions feature a new look at contemporary art. Jill Snyder, the executive director of the...
EMBA students make friends for life
Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 3, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
After an unforgettable trip abroad, Case Western Reserve University’s graduate students in the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) class of 2015 found a creative way to give back to South African communities in need. Every summer, members of each EMBA class travel to different nations...
Photos of CMA’s 2014 Chalk Festival
Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor
September 14, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events
For the 25th year in a row, the Cleveland Art Museum brought professional artists and community members alike for a weekend of chalk art, covering the sidewalks in front of the building. With live music to accompany the artistic process, the festival started in the morning of Sept. 13 and ended on Sept....
The Cleveland Orchestra offers deals for students
Mike Suglio, Staff Reporter
August 9, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Music
Did you know that 19,838 students attended performances at both Blossom and Severance Hall last year? That’s probably because Severance Hall offers CWRU students some of the best deals there are around to see one of the top orchestras in the world. Students can sign up for the Student Advantage...
CMA chooses new director
Jessica Yang, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Top Stories
After a short search for a new director, the Cleveland Museum of Art has appointed Dr. William M. Griswold, currently the Morgan Library & Museum director, as the 10th director starting early fall 2014. Griswold’s appointment comes seven months after the abrupt departure of David Franklin, former...
CWRU fills spaces with art
Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter
April 18, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
Case Western Reserve University: usually, the name is associated chiefly with science and engineering, among other things. However, most would be surprised to hear that certain areas of the school are blossoming with art. Take, for example, the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS), which...
Art exhibit celebrates Women’s History Month
Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
This month, women took Cleveland’s art scene by storm, with the seventh annual “From WOMAN” exhibition. Lakeland Community College has presented these exhibitions in honor of Women’s History Month every year since 2008. Organizer and curator Mary Urbas explains that the exhibitions are “by...
MOCA opens new exhibit on death and life
Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
Despite its relatively small size, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland is not to be overlooked. In fact, the museum has already arranged its impressive upcoming Spring/Winter 2014 exhibitions: “DIRGE: Reflections on [Life +] Death” and “Sara VanDerBeek.” The first of these, “DIRGE,”...
Tokyo National Museum pieces call CMA home during special exhibit
Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
The Cleveland Museum of Art has taken a big step forward in terms of cultural exchange with its new exhibition of modern Japanese art entitled “Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan from the Tokyo National Museum.” This temporary exhibition, which is on view from Feb. 16 to May 11, incorporates...
CMA engulfed in Van Gogh scandal
Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, “Van Gogh: Repetitions,” came together as the result of the ingenious combination of paintings from the Cleveland Museum of Art and The Phillips Collection. However, the show has recently come under fire with the accusation that eight of its pieces...