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moCa Saturday: 3D Mobile Making w/ MC2STEM Aug 17, 2024 FREE for all ages Join us at moCa for a unique design experience led by students and staff from Cleveland Metropolitan School District's MC2STEM High School as they guide you through a 3D printing workshop. Learn about 3D printing, create your own mobile masterpiece, and discover ways that design can make an impact. After your mobile is completed, you can choose to take it home or share it with a local nonprofit organization. All ages welcome. FAMILY FUN ON moCa Saturdays supported by PNC. About FREE for all ages Join us at moCa for a unique design experience led by students and staff from Cleveland Metropolitan School District's MC2STEM High School as they guide you through a 3D printing workshop. Learn about 3D printing, create your own mobile masterpiece, and discover ways that design can make an impact. After your mobile is completed, you can choose to take it home or share it with a local nonprofit organization. All ages welcome. FAMILY FUN ON moCa Saturdays supported by PNC. FREE for all ages Join us at moCa for a unique design experience led by students and staff from Cleveland Metropolitan School District's MC2STEM High School as they guide you through a 3D printing workshop. Learn about 3D printing, create your own mobile masterpiece, and discover ways that design can make an impact. After your mobile is completed, you can choose to take it home or share it with a local nonprofit organization. All ages welcome. FAMILY FUN ON moCa Saturdays supported by PNC.

News + All image at Cleveland Scene Monday, July 1, 2024 Photos by Emanuel Wallace The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland recently opened its doors for the Summer/Fall season. The newest exhibitions are: " Message from our Planet: Digital Art from the Thoma Collection ," ; " Skinchangers: Begotten of my Flesh " and " A PLACE meant ." Previous Next

Feb 2-May 26, 2024 Manabu Ikeda Flowers from the Wreckage Feb 2-May 26, 2024 Manabu Ikeda, Rebirth , 2013-16 pen, acrylic ink and transparent watercolour on paper, mounted on board, 118.11 x 157.48 in, collection of Saga Prefectural Art Museum. Digital Archive: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. ©️IKEDA Manabu, Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo / Singapore Organized and circulated by the Audain Art Museum, Whistler, BC, Canada, with the generous support from the Audain Foundation. This exhibition is curated by Kiriko Watanabe, Gail & Stephen A. Jarislowsky Curator, Audain Art Museum. About the Exhibition The first North American retrospective of its kind, Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage presents over 50 works from the past 25 years. Seeking inspiration from his surroundings, Ikeda (born 1973, Saga, Japan; lives and works in Madison, WI) brings attention and inspiration to viewers while sending warnings about the painful reality of environmental disasters. Central to his practice are metaphors of grief and the undeniable aspects of life, including the fundamental forces of Mother Nature. Ikeda’s drawings also reveal human resilience and the ability to rise above devastating situations when it appears impossible. Organized by the Audain Art Musuem (Whistler, Canada) and curated by Kiriko Watanabe, Gail & Stephen A. Jarislowsky Curator, the show includes several of Ikeda’s renowned monumental works including Foretoken (2008), Meltdown (2013), and Rebirth (2013-16). In each of his works, Ikeda painstakingly constructs worlds that are both profoundly familiar and yet beyond comprehension, inspiring and awe-inspiring in equal measure. The artist created Meltdown and Rebirth as a response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the most devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power disaster in the country’s recorded history. moCa Cleveland's presentation of this exhibtion marks its United States debut. Presenting sponsor Lead support from Lead support for Manabu Ikeda's Artist Residency and related programming Installation Images Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage . Installation views at moCa Cleveland, 2024. Photos: Jacob Koestler Artist Residency Manabu Ikeda Manabu Ikeda will be in residence at moCa multiple times during the exhibition, working on a new, monumental drawing in a temporary studio within moCa's Mueller Family Gallery. For a full list of dates, visit moCa's Events page. About the Audain Art Museum Established in 2016, the Audain Art Museum (AAM) is a leading arts organization founded upon the major philanthropic gift of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa. Located in Whistler, British Columbia and designed by the internationally-renowned firm Patkau Architects, the AAM boasts a comprehensive Permanent Collection of the province's most celebrated artists. Exemplifying the richness of cultural difference in Canada, the collection takes visitors on a transformative visual journey form the late 18th century to present. Highlights include hereditary Haida Chief James Hart's The Dance Screen (The Scream Too), an exceptional collection of historical and contemporary Indigenous masks, the largest permanent display of paintings by Emily Carr, and key examples of the Vancouver photo conceptualism movement. In addition, the Museum hosts dynamic exhibitions from around the world.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda May 11, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda Apr 19, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda Apr 5, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

Opening Night Celebration Feb 3, 2024 FREE for all SIGN UP NOW The season includes three new exhibitions: The United States debut of Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage ; A two-location experience of Andrea Bowers: Exist, Flourish, Evolve , located at moCa and the Great Lakes Science Center; and a new immersive mural by Ariel Vergez: Sacred Garden , presented in partnership with Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. Experience the exhibitions, sips from the bar, and local tasty bites. Paid valet available. If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. About FREE for all SIGN UP NOW The season includes three new exhibitions: The United States debut of Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage ; A two-location experience of Andrea Bowers: Exist, Flourish, Evolve , located at moCa and the Great Lakes Science Center; and a new immersive mural by Ariel Vergez: Sacred Garden , presented in partnership with Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. Experience the exhibitions, sips from the bar, and local tasty bites. Paid valet available. If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. FREE for all SIGN UP NOW The season includes three new exhibitions: The United States debut of Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage ; A two-location experience of Andrea Bowers: Exist, Flourish, Evolve , located at moCa and the Great Lakes Science Center; and a new immersive mural by Ariel Vergez: Sacred Garden , presented in partnership with Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. Experience the exhibitions, sips from the bar, and local tasty bites. Paid valet available. If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.

Oct 8-Nov 7, 2021 Lawrence Baker Taking Another Look Oct 8-Nov 7, 2021 Lawrence Baker, Invitation 1 . Graphite on paper, 40 x 60 in. Courtesy the artist. The Museum of Creative Human Art presents Taking Another Look, a collection of drawings on paper by Lawrence Baker. With his preferred media of graphite, he experiments with color washes and composition to create images of elements found in nature. Influenced by landscape artists, especially Vincent Van Gogh, Baker prioritizes aesthetic choices when expressing himself through his work. During his process of creation, Baker states that his, “mind becomes like unperturbed water: clear, stripped bare, and unencumbered.” He remarks, “As I stand before each blank canvas, my universe becomes the white of the paper and the black of the graphite...Naked is how I came into the world and this is how I approach my work. The emotional baggage that I carry every waking moment of my life is set aside; although in the end, it somehow is manifested in the finished art. I only take what nature provides, making images from what I see and creating a vision that will exceed the sum of its parts.” Presented in partnership w/ About the Artist Lawrence Baker. Photo: Alvin Smith/The Urban Design Suit Lawrence Baker I was born in Jacksonville, Florida during the late 1940's, where dreams were dangerous and notions of high self-esteem were deadly for young Bblack males. In a published book ( Middle Passage: The Artistic Life of Lawrence Baker by Louis B. Burroughs Jr.), I share stories of my torn relationships, the magnetism of the streets, and how art became the canvas for my particular portrayal of life. For me, life became a series of calculations; any miscalculations would have led to my undoing. My sometime successes nourished me. I chose art as my vehicle to seek out some of those successes. Though over a period of twenty to thirty years off and on of seeking higher education, I always made an effort to continue learning in some capacity. Some of those steps of continued learning included receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Education, Masters of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts from Kent State University, Kent Ohio (1989). I also was the recipient of a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. Even while reaching for higher education, I continued on seeking acknowledgements for my art. I continued pursuing art to achieve as many successes as possible. Some of my early solo art exhibitions took place at Karamu House, Cleveland, Ohio (1983); Trumbull Art Gallery (1995); Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio (2002); Mississippi Valley State University, Ita Bena, Mississippi (2003); Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama (2006); Erie Art Museum, Erie Pennsylvania, and Cleveland Botanical Gardens , Cleveland, Ohio (both 2007). Some of my selected group art exhibitions include: Annual NOVA Painting Show at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, (1982); Afro-American Artist Invitational Exhibition at Lakewood Community College, Mentor, Ohio (1984); Each in their Own Voices, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, and Andrews Art Museum, Andrews, North Carolina (both 2009). I have been seeking acknowledgement for my endeavors into fine arts for more than fifty years. In a lot of instances, I have sorted out those efforts through competitive international, national, and local competitions. I have also tried through recognition from foundations with some relations to visual arts. One of my most recent accomplishments was being recognized by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in 2 017. Some of the most recent competitions include: t he 33rd Annual Tallahassee International , Tallahassee Museum of Fine Arts; the 39th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition , Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri, the 46th International Exhibition , Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts, Brownsville, Texas (Third Place), and the 61st Chautauqua Annual Art Exhibition , Chautauqua, New York (all 2018). —Lawrence Baker

Jun 27, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 Kelli Connell Double Life Jun 27, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 Kelli Connell, Negotiation , 2025. Begun in 2002, Kelli Connell’s Double Life is an ongoing and complex body of work that studies our relationship with ourselves. The series appears to portray a close relationship between two women; however, closer looking reveals that these images are digitally creations of a single model, Kiba Jacobson who portrays both characters in each photograph. As such, Double Life is a poetic study of our interior life, one filled with contrasting desires, struggles, insecurities, and achievements. It also captures the expansive, complex, and emotionally significant moments of our lives, embodying the true nature of empathy: using how we care for, argue with, forgive, and love ourselves to guide how we engage with and care for others. Each year, the Mayfield Village-based insurance company The Progressive Corporation commissions an artist or group of artists to create artworks that interpret their annual report theme. This theme and its unique visual presentation embody a companywide focus for the coming year. Progressive commissioned Connell to continue her Double Life series for the 2024 annual report based on the theme “Empathy.” These photographs, presented at moCa June 28, 2025-January 4, 2026, join Progressive’s globally recognized contemporary art collection. Co-organized with The Progressive Corporation . Additional support provided by the Anselm Talalay Photography Endowment. About the Artist Kelli Connell Kelli Connell Kelli Connell’s work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J Paul Getty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, among others. Publications include Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (Aperture and Center for Creative Photography, March 2024 ), PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Aperture), Photo Art: The New World of Photography (Aperture), and the monograph Kelli Connell: Double Life (DECODE Books). Connell has received fellowships and residencies from The Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, PLAYA, Peaked Hill Trust, LATITUDE, Light Work and The Center for Creative Photography. Connell is a professor at Columbia College Chicago.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda May 10, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda May 17, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

10K Movement: Lords of the Land Prelims Jul 26, 2024 GET TICKETS Lords of The Land (LoTL) is an annual two-day summer festival in Cleveland, Ohio, bringing artists & creators together from around the continent to showcase authentic Hip Hop culture. Culminating with three 1v1 dance tournaments in three distinct Street Dance styles, LoTL highlights the excellence, athleticism, and artistry of Hip Hop & Street Dance practitioners. LoTL IV continues to provide a platform for dancers — local to international — to showcase their skills, hard work, and individual flavor. Featuring special performances, in-depth dance classes/workshops, and thousands of dollars in prize money on the line, the festivities also include: Dance workshops Dance performances & showcases Local vendors Open dance cyphers Attracting competitors from all over North America, LOTL is the premier Hip-Hop dance event in the mid-west! LoTL is 10K Movement’s culminating summer event, as part of the larger work addressing the need for socially and culturally relevant Hip Hop & Street Dance education by providing programs/experiences for young people in Greater Cleveland and beyond. Fri. Jun 26: Prelims at moCa Cleveland 6PM: Doors & Registration 6:30PM: Prelims START 6:30-7PM: Prelims (Hip Hop) 7-7:30PM: Prelims (Popping) 7:30-8PM: Prelims (Breaking) 8-11PM: Top 32 (Hip Hop, Popping, Breaking), Top 16 11PM-12AM: Cyphers & Breakdown If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. About GET TICKETS Lords of The Land (LoTL) is an annual two-day summer festival in Cleveland, Ohio, bringing artists & creators together from around the continent to showcase authentic Hip Hop culture. Culminating with three 1v1 dance tournaments in three distinct Street Dance styles, LoTL highlights the excellence, athleticism, and artistry of Hip Hop & Street Dance practitioners. LoTL IV continues to provide a platform for dancers — local to international — to showcase their skills, hard work, and individual flavor. Featuring special performances, in-depth dance classes/workshops, and thousands of dollars in prize money on the line, the festivities also include: Dance workshops Dance performances & showcases Local vendors Open dance cyphers Attracting competitors from all over North America, LOTL is the premier Hip-Hop dance event in the mid-west! LoTL is 10K Movement’s culminating summer event, as part of the larger work addressing the need for socially and culturally relevant Hip Hop & Street Dance education by providing programs/experiences for young people in Greater Cleveland and beyond. Fri. Jun 26: Prelims at moCa Cleveland 6PM: Doors & Registration 6:30PM: Prelims START 6:30-7PM: Prelims (Hip Hop) 7-7:30PM: Prelims (Popping) 7:30-8PM: Prelims (Breaking) 8-11PM: Top 32 (Hip Hop, Popping, Breaking), Top 16 11PM-12AM: Cyphers & Breakdown If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. GET TICKETS Lords of The Land (LoTL) is an annual two-day summer festival in Cleveland, Ohio, bringing artists & creators together from around the continent to showcase authentic Hip Hop culture. Culminating with three 1v1 dance tournaments in three distinct Street Dance styles, LoTL highlights the excellence, athleticism, and artistry of Hip Hop & Street Dance practitioners. LoTL IV continues to provide a platform for dancers — local to international — to showcase their skills, hard work, and individual flavor. Featuring special performances, in-depth dance classes/workshops, and thousands of dollars in prize money on the line, the festivities also include: Dance workshops Dance performances & showcases Local vendors Open dance cyphers Attracting competitors from all over North America, LOTL is the premier Hip-Hop dance event in the mid-west! LoTL is 10K Movement’s culminating summer event, as part of the larger work addressing the need for socially and culturally relevant Hip Hop & Street Dance education by providing programs/experiences for young people in Greater Cleveland and beyond. Fri. Jun 26: Prelims at moCa Cleveland 6PM: Doors & Registration 6:30PM: Prelims START 6:30-7PM: Prelims (Hip Hop) 7-7:30PM: Prelims (Popping) 7:30-8PM: Prelims (Breaking) 8-11PM: Top 32 (Hip Hop, Popping, Breaking), Top 16 11PM-12AM: Cyphers & Breakdown If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.