March Exhibitions and Event Listings for the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Events
Apollo’s Fire Presents Classical Sparks—Mozart, Haydn, and Bologne
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Cleveland’s own internationally acclaimed, Grammy-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire brings to life the music of the past for audiences of today. Join us for this special occasion in which the group presents its program “Classical Sparks—Mozart, Haydn, and Bologne.”
Mozart was profoundly influenced by two composers—his teacher, Franz Joseph Haydn, and his extraordinary French African colleague, Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges). Haydn’s strikingly virtuosic Symphony No. 8 (Le Soir) and arias by Bologne meet Mozart’s delightful Violin Concerto No. 3 played by Alan Choo.
Featured Artists
Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, tenor
Alan Choo, violin
Musart Society benefits do not apply to this performance and other coproductions in which tickets are not sold through the CMA.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Chamber Music in the Atrium with Piano Cleveland: Yaron Kohlberg with Danish Cellist Toke Møldrup
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
The Cleveland Museum of Art has partnered with Piano Cleveland to present this spring’s Chamber Music in the Atrium lunchtime concert series, which occurs on March 4, April 15, and May 13 at 12:00 p.m. Each performer presents a captivating solo piano performance and provides background on the works performed.
Join Yaron Kohlberg, Piano Cleveland’s artistic director and 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition medalist, as he performs with Danish cellist and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music Toke Møldrup in the Ames Family Atrium.
Acclaimed as “a star” by The New York Times and as a “consummate perfectionist on the cello” by Politiken, Møldrup has performed across Europe, the United States, South America, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia for two decades. Møldrup’s concerts, his social media presence, and his experimental and reflective approach to classical music captivate longtime classical audiences while engaging new listeners.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Chamber Music in the Galleries
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Donna and James Reid Gallery | Gallery 217
Free; No Ticket Required
The popular chamber music concert series continues, featuring young artists from Case Western Reserve University’s Historical Performance Practice Program. Outstanding conservatory musicians present mixed repertoire ranging from the standard to unknown gems amid the museum’s collections for a unique and intimate experience.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
MIX: Dancing Queen
Friday, March 7, 2025, 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Kick off Women’s History Month on March 7 at MIX: Dancing Queen, a dance party celebrating women of the disco movement. DJ Hodgepodge Lodge (Natalie Ann) and DJ Guilty Pleasures (Rachel Hunt) spin vinyl disco sets that incorporate classic disco hits alongside deeper cuts. Themed food and drink items, including cocktails, beer, and wine, are available to purchase from Bon Appétit. Don’t stop till you get enough at this evening’s disco inferno.
During this event, MIX attendees can visit the CMA’s special exhibition Picasso and Paper for free. Showcasing nearly 300 works spanning the artist’s career, the exhibition highlights Picasso’s relentless exploration of paper.
Disclaimer: No full-face masks, heavy face paint, glitter, weapon-like props, or excessively oversize costumes are permitted. All outfits are subject to security screening. The Cleveland Museum of Art may refuse entry to any visitor whose attire does not comply with these requirements.
Cleveland Ballet: Impressions of Picasso
Friday, March 14, 2025, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Coinciding with the exhibition Picasso and Paper, the CMA is thrilled to welcome Cleveland Ballet to present its program “Impressions of Picasso.”
At a young age, Pablo Picasso discovered his interest in dance, which continued throughout his life, leading to his involvement in various aspects of 10 ballet productions. Picasso’s imprint can be seen in his designs of stage curtains, costumes, and sets and backdrops. In this program, Cleveland Ballet presents two ballets inspired by Picasso’s Guernica and Harlequin works. Both ballets embody the spirits of their original paintings and reflect their angles, colors, and passions through every movement. Additionally, Cleveland Ballet will perform excerpts from Don Quixote and Paquita.
More information about Cleveland Ballet can be found on its website.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Date-Night Performances: Tasting Notes
Fridays, March 14, 21 and 28, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Provenance
Free; Reservation Encouraged
Join us in Provenance Restaurant for Tasting Notes to immerse yourself in food, cocktails, and music in a supper-club environment. Tasting Notes invites guests to indulge in Provenance’s curated Taste the Art menu, a collaboration between Chef Doug Katz and Bon Appétit, while enjoying a live jazz duo performing from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
While these events are free and open to the public, reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made on Provenance’s website.
The entertainment schedule for the series is as follows:
Mar. 14: Chris Coles Duo
Mar. 21: Garrett Folger Duo
Mar. 28: Steve Kortyka Duo
Tasting Notes is a part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Date-Night offerings.
Chamber Music in the Atrium
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
The museum’s collaboration with the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) continues with our popular Chamber Music in the Atrium concert series.
Featuring outstanding young conservatory musicians from CIM, these concerts present mixed repertoire ranging from the standards to unknown gems. Grab dinner from Provenance Café and join us at the tables in the atrium.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Art of Beer
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Banquet Room
Ticket Required
Back by popular demand! Due to the popularity of the Art of Beer classes last fall, we are offering the class again this spring, on Wednesday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m., and on Friday, April 11, at 6:00 p.m. Stay tuned for the Art of Beer: Part 2, coming this summer!
Join us for a unique adult-education class at the CMA, where we delve into the fascinating art of beer! Explore artworks from the museum’s collection that highlight the rich history of making and drinking beer, spanning from the ancient world to medieval times. Held in the museum’s banquet room, this immersive class also features a curated beer tasting of five beers paired with small bites. Led by art historian Amanda Mikolic, who is also known for her engaging presentations on the history of beer and brewing as well as guided tours of Cleveland breweries, this event promises to be both educational and delicious!
Please note, the small bites paired with the beer tasting include meat, dairy, and gluten.
For questions, please contact adultprograms@clevelandart.org
Arts Alive: A Space Odyssey
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
The talented students of Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) present the highly anticipated, one-night-only yearly collaboration between Piano Cleveland, CSA, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Presented by Piano Cleveland, “Arts Alive: A Space Odyssey” invites you to embark on an interstellar adventure like no other! Featuring the talented students of the Cleveland School of the Arts, this dazzling interdisciplinary performance combines music, dance, visual art, and literary arts to take audiences on a journey through the cosmos.
From thrilling musical works to dynamic choreography, captivating visual art, and evocative written word, you’ll traverse the stars, explore distant planets, and get up close and personal with a black hole. This annual performance showcases the boundless creativity of these young artists and celebrates the infinite possibilities of space.
Join us for an unforgettable evening where art and imagination collide, bringing the universe to life!
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
EMEL
Friday, March 21, 2025, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Coinciding with the exhibition Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry, the CMA is proud to present award-winning, internationally acclaimed musician and producer EMEL.
New York City–based Tunisian American art-pop musician Emel Mathlouthi, also known as EMEL, rose to fame in 2012 with her protest song “Kelmti Horra” (My Word Is Free) from the album of the same name and was subsequently called the voice of the Arab Spring. In 2016, she performed “Kelmti Horra” at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, marking a climax in her journey with this powerful song.
EMEL continued her exploration and developed a sound that is unique to her. An electronic music loaded with North African references, including complex rhythms and light-dark atmospheres, was revealed in 2017 with the release of her album Ensen (Human).
In constant evolution, EMEL pushed her frontiers even further in 2019 with the release of Everywhere We Looked Was Burning, a prophetic third album in which she embraces her taste for the English language and experimental and cinematic music. Released on Partisan Records, this concept album and cycle of videos clarifies the purpose of the musician, confirms her talent as a producer, and puts her at the forefront of the international scene.
EMEL released her latest record, MRA, in April 2024. Its name stems from the word woman in Arabic, and it is entirely produced with female and queer collaborators from around the world. MRA is the embodiment of sisterhood as well as the musical form of the fight against patriarchy in a male-driven world and industry. With strong sounds of pop and hip-hop, and swaying between Arabic, English, and French languages, EMEL allows both herself and her listeners to step into an even more committed journey toward embracing one’s own authentic life.
More information about EMEL can be found on her website.
The Oblivion Project: Nuevo Tango of Astor Piazzolla
Friday, March 28, 2025, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
The Oblivion Project is an internationally acclaimed ensemble that explores the music of Argentine modern-tango master Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla, who wrote over 3,000 songs, revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style he called “nuevo tango,” incorporating elements from jazz and classical music.
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the Oblivion Project formed in 2003 and is now embarking on its 19th tour of the Midwest. This tour commences on the heels of several successes, including a sold-out debut at Severance Hall with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and a residency with the nationally acclaimed Contemporary Youth Orchestra.
The Oblivion Project includes graduates of the Cleveland Institute of Music; the New England Conservatory; Oberlin Conservatory; the Cologne University of Music and Dance in Germany; and other notable institutions. Individually, the Oblivion Project performers have played as ensemble members and as featured soloists with orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic in Pennsylvania, and BlueWater Chamber Orchestra in Cleveland. They have collaborated with artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera, Randy Brecker, Dave and Chris Brubeck, Gil Shaham, Gabriela Montero, and Jamey Haddad.
More information about the Oblivion Project can be found on the group’s website here.
This evening’s performance features Malena Dayen, an Argentine opera singer and stage director based in New York City. Praised by The New York Times as “outstanding” for her performance at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall of the world premiere of The Blizzard Voices (Paul Moravec), Dayen made her debut as Cherubino at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro and has performed the roles of Mercédès (Carmen), Musico (Manon Lescaut), Zweite Magd (Elektra), and Myrtale (Thaïs) at the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo. Dayen has been directing opera productions since 2019.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Dayen is a Spanish-music and tango specialist, performing this repertoire with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and in venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute. She sang the title role in Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires with Opera Naples in Florida and with Opera Hispánica in New York City. She has been the lead singer with New Aires Tango since 2010.
More information about Malena Dayen can be found on her website here.
Performers
Malena Dayen, voice
Gabriel Bolkosky, violin
Derek Snyder, cello
Daniel Bruce, guitar
Joel Negus, bass
Mau Quiros, piano
Anthony Taddeo, percussion
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
New This Month!
Landscapes by Arnold Chang: A Retrospective and Recent Acquisitions
Saturday, March 8, 2025–Sunday, November 9, 2025
Clara T. Rankin Suite of Chinese Art Galleries | Gallery 240A
Free; No Ticket Required
This installation reviews the artistic career of Arnold Chang (张洪) (Zhang Hong, American, born 1954) and celebrates the museum’s recent acquisition by Chang, Secluded Valley in the Cold Mountains, a pivotal work that marks his breakthrough as an international contemporary ink artist. Showcasing 18 works by the artist, plus the CMA’s Number 5, 1950 (1950) by Jackson Pollock, the exhibition explores Chang’s formative years, which eventually culminate in free and exploratory ways that include the use of photography and color.
Indian Painting of the 1500s: Continuities and Transformations
Saturday, March 15, 2025–Sunday, January 11, 2026
Gallery 242B
Free; No Ticket Required
When the 1500s began, the dominant style of Indian painting was flat and abstract with a limited, mainly primary color palette. By the 1520s, a new style emerged with greater narrative complexities and dramatic energy that was to be foundational for later developments. Concurrently, some artists began working in the pastel palette and with delicate motifs reinterpreted from Persian art.
Then, around 1560, with the exuberant patronage of the third Mughal emperor Akbar (born 1542, reigned 1556–1605), artists from different parts of the empire and trained in a variety of Indian styles came together in a new imperial painting workshop. The workshop was led by Persian masters brought from the imperial court in Iran. The formation of Mughal painting shaped by Akbar’s taste for drama and realism had a lasting impact on the cultural life of India. With its naturalism and vibrant compositions, the revolutionary new style was distinct from its predecessors, both Indian and Persian. The paintings in this gallery trace the dramatic changes that occurred during the 1500s alongside compositions that artists chose to retain and reinvent. Central to this story is a manuscript of the Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), an illustrated collection of fables made for Akbar around 1560–65 now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Juxtaposition and Juncture in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art
Friday, March 21, 2025–Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Korea Foundation Gallery | Gallery 236
Free; No Ticket Required
The term “juxtaposition” here refers to the side-by-side placement of two or more artworks that are significantly different from one another. Featuring Korean modern and contemporary objects that the CMA has collected over the past 15 years, this thematic exhibition juxtaposes them to create an exciting juncture of connections through their visual and material contrasts.
While the selected works were created by Korean artists from diverse backgrounds and different generations, they make a poignant meeting place illustrating how objects from the past inspired contemporary artists to create new experiences and artistic expressions.
Karamu Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community
Sunday, March 23, 2025–Sunday, August 17, 2025
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Galleries | Galleries 101A–B
Free; No Ticket Required
The graphic arts played a groundbreaking role at Cleveland’s Karamu House, one of the nation’s preeminent Black community art centers. Initially founded as a settlement house in 1915, Karamu House became one of the best-known sites for Black American culture. Although noted today for its theater program, the institution housed a printmaking workshop beginning in the 1930s, where artists and community members alike—including a young Langston Hughes—could experiment with various techniques, playing on printmaking’s fundamental accessibility and democracy. This exploration led to the foundation of Karamu Artists Inc., a group that counted some of the most recognized Black printmakers of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) era—such as Elmer W. Brown, Hughie Lee-Smith, Charles Sallée, and William E. Smith—among its members. While a landmark 1942 traveling exhibition celebrated these printmakers’ expression of collective and personal identity, this exhibition is the first to place Karamu Artists Inc. and its innovative use of the graphic arts within the broader context of American art during the 1930s and ’40s, such as the WPA and the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance.
Karamu Artists Inc. presents more than 50 prints created by the group’s members, including works from the museum’s collection as well as important loans from local and national institutions. It is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue, featuring essays by leading scholars of Black American art.
This exhibition is made possible with support from the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, the Malcolm E. Kenney Curatorial Research Fund, and Anne T. and Donald F. Palmer.
Final Days and Weeks
The Dancing Brush: Ming Dynasty Calligraphers and Eccentrics
Through Sunday, March 2, 2025
Clara T. Rankin Chinese Art Galleries | Gallery 240A
Free; No Ticket Required
Calligraphy, poetry, and painting are considered the high arts of China. By the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), calligraphers used the term qi (eccentric or strange) to describe novel approaches to their writings, expressing more artistic freedom, sentiment, and personality in their individual styles. This exhibition presents about a dozen works of calligraphy from the collections of the museum and a private collector, some on display for the first time.
Imagination in the Age of Reason
Through Sunday, March 2, 2025
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Galleries | Galleries 101A–B
Free; No Ticket Required
Although the Enlightenment period in Europe (about 1685–1815) has long been celebrated as “the age of reason,” it was also a time of imagination when artists across Europe incorporated elements of fantasy and folly into their work in creative new ways. Imagination in the Age of Reason, pulled from the CMA’s rich holdings of 18th-century European prints and drawings, explores the complex relationship between imagination and the Enlightenment’s ideals of truth and knowledge. During this unprecedented time, artists used their imaginations in multifaceted ways to depict, understand, and critique the world around them.
The Enlightenment adopted a revolutionary emphasis on individual liberty, direct observation, and rational thought. Enlightenment society valued learning and innovation, encouraging an unprecedented flowering of knowledge with major advances in fields as diverse as art, philosophy, politics, and science. Important thinkers of the time questioned long-held beliefs, instead using scientific reasoning to uncover new, objective principles on which to base a modern society, free from superstition, passion, and prejudice.
During this same period, a number of artists reveled in the power of the imagination to expose hidden truths, conjure strange worlds, or concoct illusions. François Boucher and Francisco de Goya, among others, drew on their imaginations to devise novel compositions, envision far-off places and people, attract new buyers for their art, and comment on society and its values. They also blurred the boundaries of fact and fantasy, incorporating real and invented elements into their compositions, often without distinguishing between the two. Imagination was a dynamic tool through which Enlightenment-era artists marketed their work, revealed or obscured truth, entertained or educated viewers, and supported or criticized systems of power.
The exhibition presents an exceptional opportunity to see exciting recent acquisitions on view for the first time as well as rarely shown collection highlights, including prints and drawings by Canaletto and Goya and a pastel portrait by Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard.
This exhibition is made possible with support from the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Case Western Reserve University.
Temples and Worship in South Asia
Through Sunday, March 9, 2025
Gallery 242B
Free; No Ticket Required
Six paintings and 13 photographs illuminate contrasting approaches of depicting sacred Hindu sites. Indian artists, who created paintings for Indian viewers, emphasized the devotee’s intimate interaction with the divinity. Conspicuous are the offerings intended to please the living deity believed to reside in an object of worship, either in human or nonhuman form.
When early British photographers documented Hindu temples in the mid-1800s, they focused on creating a visual record of impressive premodern architectural achievements, avoiding traces of devotional activity. Contemporary photographers, on the other hand, emphasized the bustling interiors in scenes that evoke an overwhelming multisensory experience. The colonial and contemporary photographs invite reflection on how non-Indians interacted with Hindu temples and projected their images to non-Indian audiences.
Picasso and Paper
Through Sunday, March 23, 2025
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall and Gallery
Pablo Picasso’s prolonged engagement with paper is the subject of the groundbreaking exhibition Picasso and Paper, organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in partnership with the Musée national Picasso-Paris.
Showcasing nearly 300 works spanning the artist’s career, the exhibition highlights Picasso’s relentless exploration of paper. His appreciation of and experimentation with the material is revealed in the works ranging from collages of cut-and-pasted papers to sculptures from pieces of torn and burnt paper, manipulated photographs, drawings in virtually all available media, and prints in an array of techniques. The exhibition’s highlights include Femmes à leur toilette (1937–38), an extraordinarily large collage (9 13/16 x 14 1/2 feet) of cut-and-pasted papers, which will be exhibited for the first time in the United States; outstanding Cubist papiers collés; artist’s sketchbooks, including studies for his best known paintings, including Les Demoiselles d’Avignon; constructed paper guitars from the Cubist and Surrealist periods; and an array of works related to major paintings and sculptural projects.
The exhibition presents these works on paper chronologically alongside a limited number of closely related paintings and sculptures. For example, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s La Vie (1903), from Picasso’s Blue Period, is featured with preparatory drawings and other works on paper exploring corresponding themes. In the Cubist section, Picasso’s bronze Head of a Woman (Fernande) (1909) (Musée Picasso, Paris) is surrounded by a large group of associated drawings. Seen together, these groupings highlight the connections that Picasso saw between media and the integral role that paper played throughout his artistic practice.
Picasso and Paper is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue published by the Royal Academy of Arts. It features essays by distinguished Picasso scholars and leading authorities in various aspects of technical art history, including William H. Robinson, formerly of the Cleveland Museum of Art; Ann Dumas of the Royal Academy of Arts; Emilia Philippot of the Musée national Picasso-Paris; and Claustre Rafart Planas of the Museu Picasso, Barcelona. Specific aspects of Picasso’s engagement with paper are addressed by Christopher Lloyd, an expert on Picasso’s drawings; Stephen Coppel, curator of prints and drawings at the British Museum; Violette Andres, photography curator at the Musée national Picasso-Paris; Johan Popelard, Head of the Conservation and Collections Department at the Musée national Picasso-Paris; and Emmanuelle Hincelin, a paper conservator with scientific expertise in the types of paper Picasso used at key moments in his career.
This exhibition is organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in partnership with the Musée national Picasso-Paris.
This exhibition is presented by CIBC.
Major support is provided by the Malcolm E. Kenney Curatorial Research Fund and Anne H. Weil. Generous support is provided by Martin Kline and the Carol Yellig Family Fund. Additional support is provided by Carl M. Jenks, Frank and Fran Porter, and Robert G. Simon.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Pattern and Decoration in Royal Art of the Joseon Dynasty
Through Sunday, March 30, 2025
Korea Foundation Gallery | Gallery 236
Free; No Ticket Required
Pattern and Decoration in Royal Art of the Joseon Dynasty presents a selection of painted screens and porcelain ware that uses decorative motifs and designs as the main subjects. Dragons, peonies, books, and scholarly accoutrements are among the most popular subjects that developed into decorative patterns in response to social and cultural changes during the 1700s and 1800s. By highlighting patterns and colors, this thematic presentation explores how Korean art vividly originated and offered powerful codes of communication, for example, peonies that symbolized prosperity and the mythical dragon that had the power to make rain.
On-Site Activities
Paint, Press, Print: Children's Saturday Studios
Saturdays, March 1–22, 2025, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Classrooms B and C, Classrooms F and G
These open-ended studio classes allow young artists to engage with the museum’s collection while building idea generation and critical thinking skills. Each week includes an exploration of materials and creative prompts inspired by the CMA's collection. Sessions run for four weeks, with new themes explored each month.
Age groups: five-to-seven-year-olds and eight-to-nine-year-olds.
Scholarships are available. For more information, contact familyyouthinfo@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2469.
Women’s Art History Tours
Sundays, March 2–30, 2025, 12:00–1:00 p.m.; Wednesdays, March 5–26, 2025, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with guided tours highlighting women artists in the museum’s collection. The museum celebrates Women’s History Month in March and all year round. Learn about women artists in the museum’s collection in daily guided tours and Art and Conversation tours. To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Lunchtime Lecture
Women Artists in Europe Before 1800: Maria Sibylla Merian and Giovanna Garzoni
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Emily Peters, Curator of Prints and Drawings
Come to the CMA for a quick bite of art history. Every first Tuesday of each month, join curators, conservators, scholars, and other museum staff for 30-minute talks on objects currently on display in the museum galleries.
What did it take to become a professional artist as a woman during the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe? Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670) and Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647–1717) are among a handful of women from the early modern period who gained fame as artists during their lifetimes. Two works by Garzoni and Merian, both in the CMA’s collection, are discussed in light of what they reveal about each artist’s training, media of choice, and personal “branding.” Discussion of additional works by female artists in the CMA’s collection helps paint a broader picture of the various paths by which women became professional artists in Europe before 1800.
Art Up Close: Women Artists
Friday, March 7, 2025, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a selection of artworks made by women artists.
Sports Trivia Tours
Saturdays through March 29, 2025, 10:15–11:15 a.m.
Ames Family Atrium
In celebration of the museum’s partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2024–25 NBA City Edition program, explore the history and trivia of sports at the CMA. Learn about jousting, boxing, baseball, and horse racing in this fun guided tour that includes trivia and games to get into the competitive spirit! To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Sensory-Friendly Saturday
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 9:00–10:00 a.m.
Free; No Ticket Required
Sensory-Friendly Saturday events offer adaptations to meet diverse sensory-processing needs every third Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Guests on the autism spectrum, people experiencing dementia, and those of all ages who have intellectual or developmental disabilities are invited to participate in a calming museum experience with less stimulation in a section of the museum’s galleries before they open to the public—reducing crowds, noise, and distractions.
Guests can explore the galleries at their own pace and share this time and space with open-minded members of the community.
Things to Know While Planning Your Visit
- All guests must pass through metal detectors at the museum entrance.
- Attendees are encouraged to bring adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, walkers, and noise-reducing headphones and technology. The Cleveland Museum of Art also offers a limited number of wheelchairs.
- The museum store and café open at 9:00 a.m. on these Saturdays.
- Sensory-Friendly Saturday events are free. Parking in the CMA garage is $14 for nonmembers and $7 for members.
- Once participants enter, they are welcome to stay for the day. The museum opens to the public at 10:00 a.m.
Play Day: Paper Play
Sunday, March 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Unfold your creativity with hands-on activities that invite you to explore paper in all its forms!
Major support is provided by Akron Children's.
Art Up Close: Women Artists
Friday, March 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
AAE Art Allée East Laura and Alvin A. Siegal Art Allée
Free; No Ticket Required
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a selection of artworks made by women artists.
Les Hommes Libres Film Screening
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 2:00–3:45 p.m.
Lecture Hall John C. and Sally S. Morley Family Foundation Lecture Hall
Paris, 1942. The award-winning film Les Hommes Libres (Free Men) (2011) follows the untold stories of French North Africans, both Muslims and Jews, who navigate and resist the Nazi-affiliated Vichy regime. Based on historical events, it recounts their participation in the French Resistance and the important role of the Grand Mosque of Paris in protecting and evacuating Jews in the face of German persecution.
This film is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry, which spotlights the rich artistic traditions and centuries-old multifaceted societies spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The artworks on view coincide with the advent of French occupation and colonization beginning in 1830; Les Hommes Libres tells one of the many stories of the historical aftermath, seen through the lens of Muslim and Jewish Algerian migrants in the colonial capital.
The film was awarded “Winner, Best International Film” at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2012 and “Winner” at Prix Radio Canada in 2012.
Paris, 1942. Les Hommes Libres raconte les histoires peu-connues des franco-maghrébins, musulmans et juifs, qui contournaient et résistaient le régime collaborationniste de Vichy. Basé sur des évènements historiques, le film raconte leur participation à la résistance française et le rôle important de la Grande mosquée de Paris dans la protection et évacuation des juifs face à la persécution allemande.
Cette projection est présentée conjointement avec l’exposition Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry, actuellement en cours. Ce dernier met en avant les traditions artistiques somptueuses et les sociétés multidimensionnelles et vieux de plusieurs siècles du Maroc, de l’Algérie, et de la Tunisie. Les œuvres exposées datent du 19e siècle, époque aussi marquée par le début de l’occupation française en 1830. Les Hommes Libres raconte les histoires qui ont suivi, cette fois de la perspective des jeunes émigrés algériens, musulmans et juifs, arrivés dans la capitale coloniale.
Gagnant, “Best International Film,” Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012; Gagnant, Prix Radio Canada 2012.
The Robert P. Madison Family Distinguished Lecture in African and African American Art
Impressions/Expressions: Reconsidering Black American Graphics and Multiples
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Speaker Richard J. Powell, John Spencer Bassett Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History, Duke University
In the fall of 1979, printmaker and burgeoning scholar Richard J. Powell curated for New York’s Studio Museum in Harlem a survey exhibition of prints by African Americans. Spanning almost two centuries and tracking the various modes of image making and creative communication by way of the art of printmaking, Impressions/Expressions: Black American Graphics featured artworks by an array of African American artists and printmakers, including Henry Ossawa Tanner, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert Blackburn, Margo Humphrey, and many of the etchers, lithographers, and linocut artists affiliated with Cleveland’s legendary Karamu House. In conjunction with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s exhibition Karamu Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community, Powell—now a professor at Duke University and a recognized authority on African American art and culture—revisits his history-making exhibition, highlighting some of the artists and prints featured in that show, as well as updating his original Impressions/Expressions checklist with more recent graphics and multiples by such contemporary figures as Nina Chanel Abney, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Alison Saar, William Villalongo, and Kara Walker.
Pop Up! Open Studio: Power of Print
Tuesday–Friday, March 25–28, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Learn about Cleveland’s own Karamu House and explore community through the process of print during this spring break Open Studio!
Daily Guided Tours
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Public tours are offered daily at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and at 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Art and Conversation Tours are offered at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Wednesday Workshops
Every Other Wednesday, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Classrooms
Discover the joy of art together! These artist-led workshops encourage caregivers and children to participate in a collaborative, intergenerational space. Each session features hands-on exploration of materials and creative prompts inspired by the CMA’s collection. Participants engage with unique materials, deepen their understanding of advanced art making techniques, and follow open-ended instructions that encourage experimentation and creative problem-solving.
This workshop is designed for pairs of family members to create together— children age 10 to 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Teens 14 years old and older may register independently with a friend, sibling, or peer.
Date-Night Tours
Fridays, 6:15–7:15 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Explore the evolving world of romance with Dating Through the Ages, a unique tour tracing the art of courtship across centuries. From the elegance of ancient Greek vases capturing subtle flirtations to medieval carvings telling tales of chivalric love, this tour offers a glimpse into how courtship rituals have shifted over time. Experience the allure of Rococo paintings, where opulent attire and coded gestures hinted at romantic intentions, and learn the dating dynamics of Victorian England. Each piece tells a story of love and desire, offering a cultural journey through the art of attraction across civilizations and eras.
The museum also offers Daily Guided Tours and Art and Conversation Tours. To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Art and Conversation Tours
Tuesdays, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Join us for 30-minute close-looking sessions, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. on Tuesdays. This program offers a focused look at just a couple of artworks, versus the traditional 60-minute public tours of the museum’s collection.
Picasso and Paper Spanish Language Tours
Saturdays through March 8, 2025, 1:35–2:35 p.m.
Exhibition tours of Picasso and Paper in Spanish are offered on Saturdays at 1:35 p.m., from January 11 through March 8, 2025.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Open Studio
Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Open Studio days provide free, drop-in art-making sessions designed for the whole family, encouraging creativity and bonding through hands-on activities.
Imagine Invention
Enter a realm of imagination, hope, and boundless creativity where we explore the wonders of connection through invention. Drawing inspiration from the inventive minds of figures past and present, families embark on a journey of self-expression.
Continuing Exhibitions
Rose B. Simpson: Strata
Through Sunday, April 13, 2025
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Rose B. Simpson (born 1983) has envisioned a site-specific project for the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Ames Family Atrium titled Strata. Simpson’s installation was commissioned specifically for the expansive, light-filled space. According to the artist, Strata is inspired by time spent in Cleveland, “the architecture of the museum, the possibility of the space, tumbled stones from the shores of Lake Erie,” as well as her own Indigenous heritage and the landscape of her ancestral homelands of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, where she was born and raised and where she lives and works.
Strata comprises two monumental figural sculptures constructed from the artist’s signature clay medium, in addition to metalwork, porous concrete, and cast bronze. The figures’ layers mimic rock eroded through geologic time and the structural materiality of man-made architecture. Intricate welded metal structures mounted to the heads of each figure, intended to cast shadows, mimic the structures of the mind in relationship to time and space.
Simpson’s identity as a Native woman has greatly impacted her work. She is from a long line of women working in the ceramic tradition of her Kha’po Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo) tribe dating back to the 500s CE. Her large-scale sculptures represent a bold intervention in colonial legacies of dependency, erasure, and assimilation, and balance her tribe’s inherited ceramic tradition with modern methods, materials, and processes. Her work asserts a pride of place and belonging on land where Native residents have been forcefully dispossessed of their territories and cultures.
Simpson has had solo exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, ICA Boston, the Wheelwright Museum, and the Nevada Art Museum, and is represented in museum collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Princeton University Art Museum, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship and a Women’s Caucus for Art President’s Award for Art & Activism and was recently appointed by President Biden to the Institute of American Indian Arts Board of Trustees.
The CMA’s presentation of Rose B. Simpson: Strata includes a richly illustrated catalogue with contributions by Nadiah Rivera Fellah, the CMA’s associate curator of contemporary art; Anya Montiel, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian; Karen Patterson, executive director at the Ruth Foundation; Natalie Diaz (Mojave / Akimel O’odham), Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Chair in Modern and Contemporary Poetry at Arizona State University; and artists Rose B. Simpson and Dyani White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota).
Major support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Jewish Ceremonial Art from the Jewish Museum, New York
Through Sunday, May 18, 2025
Galleries 116, 202, 212, 214, 219, and 236
Free; No Ticket Required
The CMA, famous for the quality and breadth of its collection, partners with the Jewish Museum, New York, and displays a group of Jewish ceremonial objects from the latter’s world-renowned collection of Jewish art. The pieces are shown in six permanent collection galleries, representing the diversity of Jewish cultures throughout the world and time. Among the objects are silver Torah ornaments from Italy, France, and Georgia; a rare German festival lamp; and spice containers made in Ukraine and the United States. They convey the creativity of Jewish communities and artists from different backgrounds in which they adapted traditional forms of Judaica to changing fashions, styles, and needs, often drawing on broader cultures. Visitors can explore the artistic and cultural significance of these objects and learn about the rituals for which they were created.
Principal support is provided by Rebecca and David Heller. Major support is provided by Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang. Additional support is provided by Michael Frank and the late Pat Snyder, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Marjorie Moskovitz Kanfer and Joseph Kanfer, Margo Roth, Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus and Dr. Roland S. Philip, Dr. Daniel Sessler and Dr. Ximena Valdes-Sessler, and Herb and Jody Wainer.
Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis
Through Sunday, May 25, 2025
Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Galleries | Gallery 230
Free; No Ticket Required
In Pictures for Charis, American photographer Kelli Connell reconsiders the relationship between writer Charis (pronounced CARE-iss) Wilson and photographer Edward Weston through a close examination of Wilson’s prose and Weston’s iconic photographs of the Western landscape and the female nude.
Connell weaves together the stories of Wilson and Weston with that of her own relationship with her partner at the time, Betsy Odom, enriching our understanding of the couple from her contemporary queer and feminist perspective. Using Weston and Wilson publications as a guide, Connell and Odom created portrait and landscape photographs at sites where Wilson and Weston lived, made art, and spent time together.
This exhibition juxtaposes Connell’s photographs with classic figure studies and landscapes by Weston from 1934–45, one of his most productive periods and the span of his relationship with Wilson.
The monograph Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (2024) is copublished by Aperture and the Center for Creative Photography; it brings together Connell’s text, portraits of Odom, new landscape views, and original materials by both Wilson and Weston.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior
Through Sunday, June 8, 2025
Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery | Gallery 010
Free; No Ticket Required
Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior premiered at the Palazzo Soranzo van Axel in Venice where it was on view April 20–October 20, 2024. Co-organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cincinnati Art Museum, Collective Behavior is a Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia. This is the most comprehensive presentation of the artist’s work to date, bringing together nearly 40 pieces made over the past 35 years, including new site-specific drawings and glass works created for the exhibition.
For more than three decades, Shahzia Sikander (born 1969, Pakistan) has been animating South Asian visual histories through a contemporary perspective. Her work reimagines the past for our present moment, proposing new narratives that cross time and place. Working in a variety of mediums—paintings, drawings, prints, digital animations, mosaics, sculpture, and glass—Sikander considers Western relations with the global south and the wider Islamic world, often through the lens of gender and body politics. Her work is rooted in a lexicon of recurring motifs that makes visible marginalized subjects. At times turning the lens inward, Sikander reflects on her own experience as an immigrant and diasporic artist working in the United States.
In Venice, Collective Behavior revealed the evolution of Sikander’s practice since The Scroll, including new site-specific works that respond to the architecture and history of the Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, the city of Venice, and its global impact on trade and artistic exchange. Rather than proceeding chronologically, this exhibition followed Sikander’s primary ideas and inquiries as they have taken form throughout her work, gaining power over time.
In Cleveland, the CMA presents Sikander’s art in relation to South Asian objects from the museum’s collection that have inspired her. This exhibition offers a narrative that the CMA is uniquely suited to share: it carries forward in time the rich histories that are encompassed in the museum’s renowned South Asian collection. Simultaneously, it situates contemporary artistic practice in relation to the global history that precedes it. The Cincinnati Art Museum concurrently offers a comprehensive presentation of the artist’s career to date.
Unfolding across continents, these three exhibitions—in Venice, Cleveland, and Cincinnati—offer multiple vantages for engaging with Sikander’s remarkable career. Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior is accompanied by a vividly illustrated catalogue featuring scholarly and poetic responses to the artist’s work.
Sikander’s artistic training began in Lahore, Pakistan, where she studied historic manuscript painting at the National College of the Arts (NCA). Following her acclaimed undergraduate thesis project, The Scroll (1989–90), she became the first woman to teach in the NCA’s prestigious miniature painting department. In 1993, Sikander moved to Providence, Rhode Island, to pursue graduate studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). After completing her MFA, Sikander moved to Houston, Texas, to participate in the Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s Glassell School of Art from 1995 to 1997. She then moved to New York City, her primary base to date.
Major support is provided by the Malcolm E. Kenney Curatorial Research Fund. Additional support is provided by the Junaid Family Foundation and Herb and Jody Wainer.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Contemporary Calligraphy and Clay
Through Sunday, June 15, 2025
Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Japanese Art Galleries | Gallery 235A
Free; No Ticket Required
Calligraphy and ceramics are two major art forms in Japanese culture. They have historically been appreciated together, often paired in spaces called tokonoma, or simply toko, a term that can be translated as “display alcove.” For centuries, people have hung calligraphy or paintings on the wall of a toko and placed ceramics, lacquers, or metalworks on the deck to create a particular mood for an occasion. Traditional reception rooms, living rooms, guest rooms, and teahouses, places where people hold small, significant gatherings, often feature toko. While toko are less common in newer architectural structures due to various factors, including limited space and a shift away from floor culture, today’s artists continue to create with them in mind but also increasingly envision new environments for their works. This installation considers the bond of calligraphy and clay through contemporary artworks set in the modern space of the museum gallery.
Creation, Birth, and Rebirth
Through Sunday, July 27, 2025
Gallery 115
Free; No Ticket Required
The exhibition explores some of the fundamental moments in the sacred narratives of the medieval world: the creation of the universe, the birth of its gods and its humans, and visions of the end of life conceived as a new beginning. The exhibition asks a series of questions: How was the creation of the world imagined in different religions? How were the creators of that world visualized in several religious cultures? How were ideas about conception, incarnation, and birth depicted in the objects created by these cultures? How did they perceive the difference between birth and creation, and the connections between death and rebirth? What parallels were drawn between miraculous and everyday births? How did religious teachings on reincarnation and resurrection manifest in medieval material culture? What, more broadly, was the role of images in making sense of the universe?
The objects in the exhibition span from the 800s to the 1500s, drawn from several collections in the Cleveland Museum of Art, including medieval art, Chinese art, Indian and Southeast Asian art, art of the Americas, and prints and drawings, offering possibilities of forging connections across cultures and geographies.
The exhibition is a culmination of several years of collaboration between the medieval art program at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Museum of Art, made possible by the support of the Mellon Foundation.
From the Earth through Her Hands: African Ceramics
Through Sunday, September 21, 2025
Gallery 108A
Free; No Ticket Required
African women have worked in ceramics for millennia, yet their accomplishments are underexhibited compared to male artists who sculpted in wood. This rotation considers key western, central, and eastern African ceramics spanning the first through 20th centuries. Three themes highlight their makers’ technical and aesthetic accomplishments: inspiration and instructors; idealized portraits; and practical beauty. The intimate presentation illuminates the deeply historical practice of African women working in ceramics and considers connections between functional and display (“fine art” ceramics). It highlights the technical, training, and aesthetic links among 20th-century female African artists working in ceramics. One of the 10 works is newly acquired (a mid-20th-century bowl by renowned Nigerian ceramicist Ladi Kwali OON MBE), while others have not recently been on view or are being exhibited for the first time.
Reinstallation of Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan
Through Sunday, October 12, 2025
Gallery 243 | Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Gallery | Gallery 244
Free; No Ticket Required
The monumental sculpture of Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan returns to the permanent collection galleries for the first time since its new reconstruction was completed in 2021. To complement this major addition, 13 stone and bronze works from India, Cambodia, and Indonesia are also brought out for display.
Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry
Through Sunday, October 12, 2025
Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Gallery | Gallery 234
Free; No Ticket Required
This exhibition spotlights the rich artistic traditions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia during the late 1800s and the early 1900s, through a display of elaborate textiles and fine jewelry in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. These works introduce the specialized skills of North African artists, both Amazigh (Berber) and Arab, Muslim and Jewish, and the diverse aesthetics of their multifaceted communities. The CMA’s founder J. H. Wade II began forming the collection during his personal travels across the region, and many works are on view for the very first time.
This exhibition is made possible with support from the Malcolm E. Kenney Curatorial Research Fund and Anne T. and Donald F. Palmer.
Native North American Textiles and Works on Paper
Through Sunday, December 14, 2025
Sarah P. and William R. Robertson Gallery | Gallery 231
Free; No Ticket Required
Newly on display from the permanent collection are two Diné (Navajo) textiles from the late 1800s, as well as a watercolor from the 1930s made by Oqwa Pi, a member of the San Ildefonso Pueblo.
Ancient Andean Textiles
Through Sunday, December 14, 2025
Jon A. Lindseth and Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Galleries of the Ancient Americas | Gallery 232
Ancient Andean weavers created one of the world’s most distinguished textile traditions. This new installation features examples utilizing the tapestry technique, particularly esteemed in antiquity.
Transformer Station
1460 W 29th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
Paolo Angeli
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist, and instrument builder Paolo Angeli is associated with traditional Sardinian music, but nobody performs it quite like he does. Paolo composes multilayered music for his unique prepared guitar: a hybrid instrument with strings going in all directions, foot-pedal-controlled motorized propellers, and hammers. He creates shimmering drones and bass lines as he bows, strikes, plucks, and strums the strings. Rhythmic atmospherics abound by treading on a plastic bag and adjusting tunings on the fly. Electronic effects are utilized, but Paolo uses no loops. With his singular instrument, Paolo improvises and composes unclassifiable music, suspended between traditional music of Sardinia, free jazz, flamenco, Arabic, and postfolk.
Paolo has played concerts with his modified guitar all over the world at some of the most important festivals and theaters of Europe, Japan, Australia, North and South America, Russia, and Africa. He has also recorded more than 50 records. He has collaborated with Pat Metheny (who uses Paolo’s guitar in Orchestrion), Fred Frith, Hamid Drake, Iva Bittová, Butch Morris, Ned Rothenberg, Jon Rose, Derek Gripper, Antonello Salis, Evan Parker, Takumi Fukushima, Louis Sclavis, and Paolo Fresu, among others.
For this concert, Paolo is performing songs from his latest albums, including Níjar, Rade, Jar’a, and 22.22 Free Radiohead.
More information about Paolo Angeli can be found on his website.
Occidental Gypsy
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Internationally renowned, Occidental Gypsy plays an exhilarating blend of gypsy, jazz, and folk music that enraptures listeners with a complex acoustic sound, burnished by smooth vocals reminiscent of the first era of swing. The band’s pioneering approach to gypsy music pays homage to Django Reinhardt and expands the genre to include elements of Western (Occidental) sounds and rhythms, including blues, klezmer, and Latin.
Occidental Gypsy’s original compositions are deeply complex and are often considered a natural evolution of Reinhardt’s sound. The band’s energetic shows have garnered it fans among the most discerning musicians and new gypsy lovers alike. Occidental Gypsy’s performances include original music and classic covers from their latest album 44070. Eli Bishop, Occidental Gypsy’s violinist who is a featured soloist on many of the compositions, was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the world’s fastest clapper, a talent that clearly informs his stellar and lively violin playing.
The band has performed to packed houses at the Green Mill, the Jazz Kitchen, World Cafe Live, Old Town School of Folk Music, the Bluebird Cafe, the Ark, and many other venues. In addition, Occidental Gypsy has shared the stage with greats, including Rickie Lee Jones, Jorma Kaukenen, Stanley Jordan, Joe Sample, and David Bromberg, who also said, “These guys have great singing, fantastic guitar and violin work, and high-energy originals that leave the crowd crazy. An awesome band.”
More information about Occidental Gypsy can be found on the band’s website.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Love Is Resistance
Through Sunday, April 6, 2025
Free; No Ticket Required
Opening the CMA’s 2025 Transformer Station exhibition schedule is an exhibition showcasing the art of Cleveland Institute of Art | College of Art + Design (CIA) students, faculty, and alumni. Curated by CIA faculty and Reinberger Gallery staff, the exhibition features artists’ responses to artworks from the CMA’s collection that engage with the concept of resistance from an art historical perspective.
CMA Community Arts Center On-Site Activities
2937 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
Free Parking in the Lot off Castle Avenue | Estacionamiento gratis en la Avenida Castle
Comic Club | Club de Cómic
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Free; No Ticket Required
Be inspired and venture into the world of storytelling with artist Kobe Saunders. Work in the company of others to develop your own style and collaborate!
Explore the long history of sequential art through various genres and cultures including newspaper comic strips, American superhero comics and graphic novels, Japanese manga, and media adaptations (film and television) of these stories. Practice techniques to improve drawing and storytelling skills with a focus in character design, visual language, and panel structure.
Inspírate y aventúrate en el mundo de la narración de historias con el artista Kobe Saunders. ¡Trabaja en compañía de otros para desarrollar tu propio estilo y colaborar!
Explora la larga historia del arte secuencial a través de varios géneros y culturas, incluidas las tiras cómicas de periódicos, los cómics y novelas gráficas de superhéroes estadounidenses, el manga japonés y las adaptaciones de medios (cine y televisión) de estas historias. Practique técnicas para mejorar las habilidades de dibujo y narración con un enfoque en el diseño de personajes, el lenguaje visual y la estructura de paneles.
Family FUNday: Papermaking | Día de Alegría Familia
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Se Requiere Reserva
We invite you to the Community Arts Center for a Family FUNday to immerse yourself in the specialized craft of papermaking! Participants make their own colorful sheets of paper from organic fibers. Come learn and create one of history’s oldest writing materials! This workshop is open to people of all ages and artistic abilities. All materials are provided and are nontoxic.
Multidisciplinary Italian artist Claudio Orso leads participants in this exciting papermaking workshop. Claudio has exhibited his prints in the US and internationally, and his masks and floats have been featured in the CMA’s Parade the Circle and in Oberlin’s Big Parade. Claudio has worked as an independent art teacher for the past 25 years, contributing to programs by Oberlin College, the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, and the Broadway School of Music and the Arts. He’s received grants from the Ohio Arts Council, and he was one of the first two artists rewarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to be working at the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory. Learn more about Claudio and his work on his artist website.
¡Te invitamos al Centro Comunitario de Artes para un día de diversión familiar para sumergirte en el arte especializado de la fabricación de papel! Los participantes hacen sus propias hojas de papel de colores con fibras orgánicas. ¡Ven a aprender y crear uno de los materiales de escritura más antiguos de la historia! Este taller está abierto a personas de todas las edades y todas las habilidades artísticas. Todos los materiales están provistos y no son tóxicos.
El artista italiano multidisciplinar Claudio Orso dirige a los participantes en este emocionante taller de fabricación de papel. Claudio ha exhibido sus grabados en los Estados Unidos e internacionalmente, y sus máscaras y carrozas se han presentado en el Parade the Circle de la CMA y en el Big Parade de Oberlin. Claudio ha trabajado como profesor de arte independiente durante los últimos 25 años, contribuyendo a los programas de Oberlin College, el Centro para el Aprendizaje Inspirado en las Artes y la Escuela de Música y Artes de Broadway. Ha recibido becas del Consejo de las Artes de Ohio, y fue uno de los dos primeros artistas recompensados por el Fondo Nacional de las Artes para trabajar en el Conservatorio Morgan Art of Papermaking. Conoce más sobre Claudio y su trabajo en su sitio web de artista.
Towpath Trail Upcycled Lanterns | Linternas Reciclados de Towpath Trail
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 1:00–4:00 p.m. and Friday, March 7, 2025, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Free. All ages. All experience levels. Supplies included. Drop in; no registration required. | Gratis. Todas las edades. Todos los niveles de experiencia. Suministros incluidos. Sin cita previa; no es necesario registrarse.
In collaboration with Canalway Partners, the Community Arts Center is hosting two free lantern-making workshops with Upcycle Parts Shop to help you create art to carry in the Towpath Trail Lantern Parade. Bring a recycled glass or plastic jar to the workshop and learn how to turn it into a lantern by a professional artist. Then, bring your creation to the parade, beginning in the evening on Saturday, March 8 at Sokolowski’s Overlook.
These free, open house–style workshops offer rolling seating and include craft supplies, a battery powered light, and hands-on assistance. Workshops are open to all.
En colaboración con Canalway Partners, el Centro de Artes Comunitarias está organizando dos talleres gratuitos con Upcycle Parts Shop de fabricación de linternas para ayudarlo a crear arte para llevar en el Desfile de Linternas de Towpath Trail. Trae un frasco de vidrio o plástico reciclado al taller y aprende a convertirlo en una linterna de la mano de un artista profesional. Traiga su creación al desfile el sábado 8 de marzo en Sokolowski's Overlook.
Estos talleres gratuitos, de estilo de puertas abiertas, ofrecen asientos rodantes e incluyen suministros para manualidades, una luz que funciona con baterías y asistencia práctica. Los talleres están abiertos a todo el mundo.
Lake Erie Ink’s 13th Annual Kids Comic Con
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Ticket Required
Attend workshops, visit the artists’ alley, learn new skills, and amplify your creativity at Lake Erie Ink’s all-day Kids’ Comic Con! Cosplay is encouraged. The event is open to kids ages 8–18! View workshop descriptions on the schedule flyer.
Registration for Saturday Comic Con workshops is $10 and closes on March 2. You can access the registration form on the event’s web page. Lake Erie Ink is accepting a limited number of walk-ins from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m. Limited workshops are available on the day of.
Scholarships and ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation are available for all Comic Con programs (see the end of this form). Sign interpretation for all programs must be requested by March 2. For additional questions around scholarships and ASL interpretation, please contact Lake Erie Ink’s operations manager, Maya Watkins, at staff@lakeerieink.org.
¡Asista a talleres, visite el callejón de los artistas, aprenda nuevas habilidades y amplifique su creatividad en la Cómic Con para niños de Lake Erie Ink durante todo el día! Te invitamos a disfrazarte. ¡El evento está abierto a niños de 8 a 18 años! Vea las descripciones de los talleres en el folleto del programa.
Las inscripciones para los talleres de la Comic Con de los sábados cierran el 2 de marzo y es de $10. Puedes acceder al formulario de inscripción en la página web del evento. Lake Erie Ink acepta un número limitado de personas sin cita previa de 9:15 a 10:00 a.m. Hay talleres limitados disponibles el mismo día
Las becas y la interpretación de ASL (Lenguaje de Señas Americano) están disponibles para todos los programas de Comic Con (ver al final de este formulario). La interpretación de señas para todos los programas debe solicitarse antes del 2 de marzo. Si tiene preguntas adicionales sobre becas e interpretación de ASL, comuníquese con la gerente de operaciones de Lake Erie Ink, Maya Watkins, en staff@lakeerieink.org.
Open Studio | Estudio Abierto at the CAC
Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Free; No Ticket Required
Enjoy free, drop-in art making. A monthly theme connects community, art, and exploration. In celebration of Women’s History Month, join us during the month of Marchand engage with projects inspired by the . Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior and From the Earth through Her Hands: African Ceramics exhibitions.
Disfrute el arte con toda la familia. Gratis para participar. Cada mes presenta una temática connectando el arte, la comunidad y la exploración. Para celebrar el Mes de la Historia Mujeres, uñase a nosotros durante el mes de marzoy participar en proyectos inspirados en las exposiciones Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior y From the Earth through Her Hands: African Ceramics
Women Who Print Screenprinting | Mujeres Que Imprimen Serigrafía
Friday, March 14, 2025, 5:00–7:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2025, 5:00–7:00 p.m. and Friday, May 9, 2025, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Free; All Ages; Registration Recommended | Gratis; Todos Edades; Se Sugiere Registrarse
Join us at the Community Arts Center for a free silkscreen collage workshop to celebrate the artists in Future Ink Graphics’ (FIG) Women Who Print exhibition. Led each month by a different artist featured in the exhibition, participants make their own mixed-media silkscreen collage this month. Teaching artists include Em Tamulewicz, Cecilia Li, and Grace Wen. Meet the local artists, view the exhibition, and create a unique piece! Supplies are included. Registration is not required but is recommended with FIG.
Únase a nosotros en el Centro de Artes Comunitarias upara un taller gratuito de collage serigrafiado para celebrar a las artistas en la exposición Mujeres en Grabado de Future Ink Graphics (FIG). Dirigido cada mes por un artista diferente que aparece en la exposición, los participantes hacen su propio collage de serigrafía de medios mixtos este mes. Entre los artistas docentes se encuentran Em Tamulewicz, Cecilia Li y Grace Wen. ¡Conoce a los artistas locales, ve la exposición y crea una pieza única!
Suministros incluidos. No es necesario registrarse pero se recomienda con FIG.
Education programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Principal annual support is provided by Michael Frank and the late Pat Snyder, the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation, the John and Jeanette Walton Exhibition Fund, and Margaret and Loyal Wilson. Major annual support is provided by the late Dick Blum and Harriet Warm and the Frankino-Dodero Family Fund for Exhibitions Endowment. Generous annual support is provided by two anonymous donors, Gini and Randy Barbato, Gary and Katy Brahler, Cynthia and Dale Brogan, Dr. Ben and Julia Brouhard, Brenda and Marshall Brown, Gail and Bill Calfee, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Joseph and Susan Corsaro, Ron and Cheryl Davis, Richard and Dian Disantis, the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Florence Kahane Goodman, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., the estate of Walter and Jean Kalberer, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, the William S. Lipscomb Fund, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Roy Minoff Family Fund, Lu Anne and the late Carl Morrison, Jeffrey Mostade and Eric Nilson and Varun Shetty, Sarah Nash, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Dr. Nicholas and Anne Ogan, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Henry Ott-Hansen, the Pickering Foundation, Christine Fae Powell, Peter and Julie Raskind, Michael and Cindy Resch, Marguerite and James Rigby, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, Saundra K. Stemen, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Claudia Woods and David Osage.
All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, David and Robin Gunning, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Sarah Nash, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 66,500 artworks and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. The museum is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship, and performing arts and is a leader in digital innovation. One of the leading encyclopedic art museums in the United States, the CMA is recognized for its award-winning open access program—which provides free digital access to images and information about works in the museum’s collection—and free of charge to all. The museum is located in the University Circle neighborhood with two satellite locations on Cleveland’s west side: the Community Arts Center and Transformer Station.