October Exhibitions and Event Listings for the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Events
MIX: Noche de Ritmos
Friday, October 2, 2026, 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Join us for MIX: Noche de Ritmos, an evening of music, dancing, and mingling that celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. Son Gitano, one of Northeast Ohio’s favorite Latin fusion party bands—complete with percussion, vocalists, and a horn section—performs an irresistible high-energy set. Instructors from Viva Dance Studio teach a salsa dance lesson. DJ LOLO bookends the evening blending Latin house with classic and regional sounds including salsa, timba, bachata, merengue, cumbia, and reggaeton. Themed food and drink items, including cocktails, beer, and wine, are available to purchase from Bon Appétit. Guests are encouraged to view art on display by Latin and Hispanic artists including Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Gonzales-Torres, Amaral, and Sánchez in the museum’s permanent collection galleries. Visitors are also encouraged to visit the newly redesigned ArtLens gallery where they can interact with Mexican Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s piece Binocular Tension.
The entertainment schedule for the evening:
6:00 p.m.: DJ LOLO
6:45 p.m.: Viva Dance Studio salsa lesson
7:00 p.m.: Son Gitano
8:30 p.m.: DJ LOLO
Disclaimer: No full-face masks, heavy face paint, glitter, weaponlike 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.
MIX is a 21+ event. Photo ID required for all MIX attendees.
Les Délices: Bach’s “Musical Offering”
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00–4:15 p.m.
Location: Gartner Auditorium
Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Ticket Required (opens in a new tab)
Les Délices (pronounced “Lay Day-lease”) delights, inspires, educates, and expands audiences for music on period instruments through innovative programming and world-class performances. With deep roots in the Northeast Ohio community, Les Délices is building a national reputation as a leader in the field of early music, advancing its relevance and sustainability. This afternoon, Les Délices performs J. S. Bach’s The Musical Offering.
The Musical Offering is a tour de force collection in which a single melody is continuously transformed in ways that challenge both the imagination and the intellect. Les Délices offers a guided tour of this incredible, rarely performed work, elucidating Bach’s rich counterpoint through instrumental colors, including violins, viola, flute, oboe da caccia, bassoon, cello, and harpsichord.
More information about Les Délices and this program can be found on the ensemble’s website (opens in a new tab).
Musart Society member discounts do not apply to this coproduction.
Chamber Music in the Galleries
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 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 Bad Plus Farewell Tour
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
The members of the Bad Plus have proven to be the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention, they play with spirit and adventure, making music that is wild and unexpected. They continue to push the boundaries of what jazz music could and should be with their 2026 Farewell Tour, wrapping up 26 years of making their own rules, and doing so with a bold sense of creativity and intent.
Avoiding easy categorization, the Bad Plus has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with its unique sound and flair for live performance, exploring the infinite possibilities of exceptional musicians working in perfect sync. The group’s now-legendary 2003 LP, These Are the Vistas, was named one of the 50 Most Important Recordings of the Decade by NPR’s All Songs Considered.
With the release of its vibrant 2022 self-titled album, the Bad Plus reinvented itself in a way that no one could have predicted. After 21 years spent redefining the parameters of the piano-bass-drums trio, the ever-adventurous group metamorphosed into a boundary-defying quartet. Founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) enlisted guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed to conjure a new incarnation that offers boundless possibilities.
The group’s 18th album, 2024’s Complex Emotions, strikes out in stunning new directions, often sounding radically different than anything the Bad Plus has done before, while at the same time maintaining the band’s vital and unmistakable identity.
Band Members
Reid Anderson—bass
Dave King—drums
Ben Monder—guitar
Chris Speed—tenor saxophone
“A sensational post-modern jazz act.” —JazzTrail
Apollo’s Fire Family Concert | Ben Franklin in Paris
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Community Arts Center, Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; Sin Cita Previa
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 “Ben Franklin in Paris,” an interactive musical program created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell.
Participants will learn about Ben Franklin’s colorful life, accomplishments, and contributions to American history. The show is open to families with kids of all ages and all artistic abilities.
10:00–11:00 a.m. Hands-on art-making activity
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Concert
El propio conjunto de Cleveland, aclamado internacionalmente y ganador de un Grammy, Apollo's Fire, da vida a la música del pasado para el público actual. Únete a nosotros en esta ocasión especial en la que el grupo presenta su programa "Ben Franklin en París", creado y dirigido por Jeannette Sorrell.
Los participantes aprenderán sobre la colorida vida, los logros y las contribuciones de Ben Franklin a la historia estadounidense. La exposición está abierta a familias con niños de todas las edades y todas las habilidades artísticas
10:00–11:00 a.m. Estudio de creación artística 1
Concierto de 11:00 a 12:00
Hiromi: The Trio Project
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Over more than 20 years as a recording artist, the jazz piano phenomenon Hiromi has shifted seamlessly from one spellbinding project to the next. In the process, she’s earned a reputation as one of the most explosive live performers in jazz history and a global ambassador for the art form. Her many triumphs include an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that has racked up over 2.5 million views; the opportunity to represent her native Japan with a performance at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; a 2024 win for Best Music Score for the animated feature film Blue Giant (Award of the Japanese Academy); and a Grammy Award for a collaboration with fusion hero Stanley Clarke. Her artistry is—to borrow a descriptor The New Yorker favored—“dazzling.”
For her appearance at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Hiromi is promoting her new record with her Trio Project, reuniting with English drummer Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, Judas Priest, Tears for Fears, Toto, and the Who). “It is always an amazing experience to be able to work with Simon,” says Hiromi. Joining them on stage is bassist James Genus (Herbie Hancock, Whitney Houston, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Daft Punk, SNL).
“One of the most remarkable pianists of the past half century.” —All Music Guide
Apollo’s Fire Presents “Ben Franklin in Paris”
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Ticket Required (opens in a new tab)
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 “Ben Franklin in Paris,” created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell.
As the founding fathers launched the Revolutionary War in 1776, they also dispatched their most charming and skilled diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, on an assignment in Paris to secure crucial French military aid for the American side. As one of the most colorful geniuses in American history, the 70-year-old Franklin knew that the way to win the hearts and loyalty of the French was to immerse himself in their cultural life. He undertook his assignment with gusto, attending concerts, ballroom dances, and opera performances and meeting the great French writer Voltaire. Apollo’s Fire evokes his musical adventures in this festive program of orchestral works that were performed in Paris during his nine-year stay, including Mozart’s Paris Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera.
Musart Society benefits do not apply to this performance.
Santiago Cañón-Valencia: Solo Cello Recital
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Ticket Required (opens in a new tab)
Hailing from Bogotá, Colombia, cellist, composer, and visual artist Santiago Cañón-Valencia has been described as “technically flawless . . . totally under the skin of the composers’ idioms” (The Strad). He was named a BBC New Generation Artist in 2022 and was a winner of the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition Silver Medal and Audience Favorite Awards.
The program includes Cello Suites No. 1 in G Major and No. 5 in C Minor by J. S. Bach, Sonata for Solo Cello by George Crumb, and two of Cañón-Valencia’s own compositions. Additionally, paintings by Cañón-Valencia that were inspired by specific pieces on the program project on stage during the performance.
Tonight’s production is copresented with the Cleveland Cello Society. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the Cleveland Cello Society’s website (opens in a new tab). Musart Society benefits do not apply to this event.
More information about Cañón-Valencia can be found on his website (opens in a new tab).
Dancing Wheels: Creating Art—From the Visual to the Physical
Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
If dance is an expression of the human spirit, then it is best expressed by people of all abilities. That is the fundamental belief behind the Dancing Wheels Company & School. Considered one of the premier arts and disabilities organizations in the US, Dancing Wheels is a professional, physically integrated dance company uniting the talents of dancers both with and without disabilities.
This evening, Dancing Wheels Company members present new works based on art and images from the Cleveland Museum of Art. All choreographic works feature various genres of music and are in the style and 45-year tradition of physically integrated dance that Dancing Wheels revolutionized.
Choreographers
Angelina DiFranco
Zachary Biggs
Emily Ann Dustin
Kylie Karam
DeMarco Sleeper
Nehemiah Spencer
Sara Lawrence-Sucato
Alexandra Martinez
More About Dancing Wheels Company:
Mary Verdi-Fletcher, the first professional wheelchair dancer in the US, founded the Dancing Wheels Company in Cleveland in 1980. Born with spina bifida, Mary wanted to offer others with disabilities full and equal access into the world of dance. An almost unimaginable concept at the time, Mary’s vision and passion have since helped to revolutionize our very notion of dance—as well as what defines a dancer.
To date, the Dancing Wheels Company’s inspirational mission has touched over 6.5 million people through performances, school assemblies, residencies, and workshops. Millions more have enjoyed the company’s artistry via appearances on CNN, Good Morning America, and the TV special Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope.
Now part of Professional Flair Inc., a 501(c)(3) arts and disabilities organization, Dancing Wheels continues to travel the globe, advocating for disability awareness and entertaining 30,000–50,000 people each year. With a repertoire of 90 works from nationally esteemed choreographers and a message of inclusion and accessibility, the company continually expands the reach of artistic possibilities while celebrating the universal spirit of dance.
CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra: “American Roots”
Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required
CityMusic Cleveland is a professional chamber orchestra dedicated to making music accessible through free concerts and innovative programming. Since its inception in 2004, CityMusic has built partnerships with communities across Northeast Ohio, bringing exceptional performances to longtime music lovers and first-time audience members alike.
CityMusic is committed to representing the full diversity of the canon, showcasing well-known composers alongside newly commissioned works and overlooked historic treasures. Programs intentionally highlight pieces by BIPOC composers and women, groups historically underrepresented in music. By presenting music of diverse composers and performing contemporary works that fuse classical and popular styles, CityMusic aims to make concerts relevant and exciting for all audiences.
For today’s performance, CityMusic presents its program “American Roots.” Centered on George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, performed by Piano Cleveland Artistic Director Yaron Kohlberg, this program explores the common roots of American music in ragtime, Broadway, and jazz. Also, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth, CityMusic is premiering a new arrangement of his seminal work, A Love Supreme, commissioned by CityMusic from David Balakrishnan of the Turtle Island Quartet. William Grant Still’s The Black Man Dances, commissioned by Paul Whiteman contemporaneously with Rhapsody in Blue, receives its second performance at these concerts, which are rounded out with selected rags by Scott Joplin and Gershwin’s Overture to Girl Crazy. Grammy-winning conductor John McLaughlin Williams leads these concerts.
Program:
Scott Joplin, “Maple Leaf Rag” and “Sunflower Slow Drag”
George Gershwin, Overture to Girl Crazy
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme (arranged by David Balakrishnan, CityMusic commission)
William Grant Still, The Black Man Dances
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Yaron Kohlberg, piano)
More information about CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra can be found on the organization’s website (opens in a new tab).
Chamber Music in the Galleries: Fire & Grace
Friday, October 30, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Donna and James Reid Gallery | Gallery 217
Free; No Ticket Required
Fire & Grace is a journey across cultures, centuries, and traditions, where the elegance of Baroque music meets the soul and energy of folk traditions from around the world. Violinist Edwin Huizinga and guitarist William Coulter move freely between these musical worlds, finding connections that feel both ancient and alive.
For this special performance, they are joined by the extraordinary voice of Amanda Powell and by master piper Brian Bigley. Together, the four artists weave song, dance tunes, and centuries-old melodies into a vibrant musical conversation—moving from hauntingly beautiful stillness to irresistible rhythmic energy.
This concert is dedicated to the incredible healthcare workers at Cleveland Clinic. This past year, Edwin went through a deeply challenging cancer treatment and was surrounded throughout it by people who offered not only extraordinary care but also kindness, patience, humor, and humanity.
Tonight is simply a way of saying thank you—to the people who showed up every day, cared for him, and made a very difficult year a little easier.
The artists are generously sponsored by dear friends of the band, Tim and Jenny Smucker.
New This Month
Ten Kings of Hell: The Afterlife in Medieval Korea
Sunday, October 11, 2026–Sunday, January 3, 2027
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall
Organized in partnership with the National Museum of Korea, this landmark international exhibition, Ten Kings of Hell: The Afterlife in Medieval Korea, explores the artistic legacy of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), posing daring questions: How did medieval Koreans envision the world beyond death and how did works of art and materiality shape and reflect that imagined realm?
Presenting an exceptional array of important artworks, including the CMA’s recent acquisitions—the Fourth King of Hell from the late 1300s, the Knife Sheath from the 1100s (Apollo’s Acquisition of the Year Award 2022), and the Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva from the 1300s—the exhibition unfolds across three interlocking sections, each illuminating the soul’s passage from death through purgatory to the Buddhist paradise. At its dramatic center is the historic reunification of a dispersed set of 10 hanging scrolls from the 1300s depicting the 10 Kings of Hell. Brought together for the first time since the 1960s, the scrolls offer a rare opportunity to experience the set’s panoramic sequence of judgment, atonement, and salvation.
Among its most compelling narratives, the exhibition examines how sociopolitical upheavals and environmental pressures shaped medieval Korea’s deep preoccupation with purgatorial afterlife—not only as a moral and devotional terrain but also as a response to broader natural forces, from climatic volatility during the Little Ice Age to the devastating reach of the Black Death. A select group of contemporary artworks is also included to underscore the enduring resonance of humanity’s existential concerns.
Anicka Yi’s Bending Willow Branches (2025) makes a strong opening statement: that death adds to life’s continuum—mutating, persisting, and transforming rather than ending it. Park Chan-kyong’s Belated Bosal (2019) serves as a visually and psychologically immersive centerpiece, prompting viewers to confront human-induced environmental catastrophes and their far-reaching karmic consequences. The circuit further widens with The Third King of Hell Afterimage (2025) by 2025 MacArthur Fellow Gala Porras-Kim, created specifically for this show as a critical inquiry into the afterlives of objects within Western collecting practices.
Additionally, the exhibition incorporates innovative digital experiences that deepen engagement with the artworks and themes. Visitors have the opportunity to interact with the Sutra Container in 3-D and to look closer into the artwork by exploring intricate details of select paintings on a large-scale “Zoom Wall.” Complementing these visual experiences are carefully designed audio and video installations, from the meditative resonance of a Buddhist temple bell to the evocative projection of contemporary works.
Featuring more than one hundred works drawn from leading public and private collections in Korea, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, Ten Kings of Hell: The Afterlife in Medieval Korea is accompanied by a substantial, richly illustrated catalogue, anchored in the contributing scholars’ shared commitment to transregional and interdisciplinary investigation.
See Ten Kings of Hell and Spectacular Freedom together as a combo package and save up to $9 off the combined ticket price.
Ten Kings of Hell Tours
Weekly on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1:30–2:30 p.m. from October 23 through December 20, 2026
Ames Family Atrium
Join us for a docent-guided tour of Ten Kings of Hell: The Afterlife in Medieval Korea, which explores the artistic legacy of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), posing daring questions: How did medieval Koreans envision the world beyond death and how did works of art and materiality shape and reflect that imagined realm?
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier: Rococo Goldsmith in Focus
Sunday, October 25, 2026–Sunday, March 14, 2027
Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery | Gallery 010
Free; No Ticket Required
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, born Italy, 1695–1750) was the most revolutionary forerunner of the Rococo style in the decorative arts. Multitalented with entrepreneurial skills, he worked for the French court and European nobility. Considered a genius goldsmith by his contemporaries, he was also a prolific designer and aspiring architect, seamlessly maneuvering between media and disciplines.
Born and trained in Turin, Italy, he moved to Paris around 1715 to advance his career, although the conservative guild of Parisian goldsmiths made it practically impossible for newcomers to register as masters and open their own workshops. Meissonnier’s ambition, creativity, and determination in pursuing his desired career path are apparent from his work and limited biographical information and continue to resonate today.
Few of his works survived political upheavals; the most celebrated is a silver tureen in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, made for the Duke of Kingston. A striking sculpture rather than a functional object, the tureen epitomizes the Rococo style with its movement, asymmetrical design, fluid unity of form and ornament, and elements inspired by nature. The tureen has recently undergone scientific analysis, which has provided new insights into its sophisticated creation process.
Accompanied by a lavishly illustrated publication, this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on an artist who deserves broader recognition.
On-Site Activities
Art Up Close
Printmaking
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
How are prints made? Examine tools, materials, and artworks that demonstrate printmaking processes in relation to the CMA’s The Renaissance Engraver at Work exhibition.
Lunchtime Lecture
Friendship and Inheritance in Emma Amos’s “The Gift
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required
Emma Amos was an influential artist whose paintings, prints, and textiles celebrated her creative community of women, particularly women of color. This practice of picturing her social circle reached its peak in the monumental portrait series The Gift (1990–94), recently acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Made as a birthday present for her daughter, India, this suite of 48 watercolor portraits, painted from life, depicts women artists, writers, and curators who range in age, race, and degrees of renown. Complementing the exhibition The Gift: Emma Amos with Friends, join Gabriella Shypula, Leigh and Mary Carter Director’s Research Fellow, as she explores the context in which Amos made The Gift, the vibrant community it documents, and its legacies.
Art Up Close
Art from Central and South America
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring select artworks from Central and South America.
Children’s Saturday Studios: Myths and Memories
Saturdays, 10:00–11:30 a.m., from October 3, 2026 through October 24, 2026
Location: Museum Classrooms |Classrooms B and C
Journey through myths, legends, and family traditions as you create art inspired by the past, celebrate the present, and imagine the future.
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 galleries, materials, and creative prompts inspired by the CMA’s collection.
Age groups: Five to seven years old and eight to ten years old
Scholarships are available. For more information, contact familyyouthinfo@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2469.
Make and Sip: “Ten Kings of Hell”
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Angela Joy Oster, Artist
Ames Family Atrium
Join Angela Joy Oster (opens in a new tab), a Cleveland-based artist, to make a spooky craft inspired by the CMA’s exhibition Ten Kings of Hell: The Afterlife in Medieval Korea. Enjoy wine, beer, cocktails, and light snacks as you craft, sip, and use artistic inspiration to get into the Halloween spirit. Each ticket includes a voucher for one beer, cocktail, or glass of wine. Any additional beverages or snacks are available for purchase.
Angela Oster is a multimedia artist and illustrator based in Rocky River, Ohio. Her creative world is steeped in the aesthetics of classic horror, comic art, and humor. She hopes to invite people into her slightly odd little universe to make them feel a little less alone in their own.
Haunted Museum Tours
Daily, 3:00–4:00 p.m., from October 1 through October 31, 2026
Wednesday, 6:45–7:45 p.m., from October 7 through October 28, 2026
Friday, 6:45–7:45 p.m., from October 9 through October 30, 2026
Free; Ticket Required
The Cleveland Museum of Art is said to be one of the most haunted museums in America. Join us for spine-tingling tours filled with eerie tales of ghostly encounters, mysterious artworks, and unexplained happenings lurking in the galleries. Children and families are welcome.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Member Shopping Days
Wednesday, October 7–Sunday, October 11, 2026
Museum Store
Free; No Ticket Required
Members at the Advocate level ($500) and above receive an extra 10% discount on all eligible* purchases from October 7 through October 11, 2026.
This discount is available online and on-site.
*Sale and consignment items are not eligible for further discount.
Give the gift of endless art, live performances, and a year of memories.
A gift membership supports the museum and offers many benefits and privileges, such as free exhibition tickets, member-only previews, and discounts in our store and café.
Current members receive 20% off all year long on gift membership purchases.
Gifting is easy! Stop by the ticket center, visit cma.org/gift, or call 216-421-7350.
The Watercolors of Andrew Wyeth
Friday, October 9, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required
Although American artist Andrew Wyeth is remembered today for his evocative and precisely rendered tempera paintings, watercolor was the medium that established his reputation beginning in the 1930s. On the occasion of Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor—the first in-depth exploration of this important part of Wyeth’s career—exhibition curator Britany Salsbury is joined by William L. Coleman, director of the Wyeth Study Center and Wyeth Foundation curator, Brandywine Museum of Art, for a conversation about Wyeth’s lifelong fascination with watercolor and his place within the history of this medium in the United States.
Senior Studio
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Classroom F
Sold out!
Calling all seniors! Looking for an opportunity to learn some new art skills or build on those you have? Come to the CMA for Senior Studio, an art class just for those over 55. Explore the fundamentals of different media with instruction from professional artist Rebekah Wilhelm. All skill levels are welcome, beginner to expert. Materials are provided.
Sensory-Friendly Saturdays
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 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, relax in the designated “calming corner,” 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.
This program is made possible with support from the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
Artist in the Atrium: Engraving
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Andrew Raftery, Artist and Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Stop by the Ames Family Atrium between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to get a firsthand look at the art-making process. Each session provides the opportunity to engage and interact with a different Northeast Ohio maker during pop-up demonstrations and activities. See their work unfold and learn how artists create. Explore a related selection of authentic objects from the CMA’s Education Art Collection in a pop-up Art Up Close session. See, think, and wonder.
Join Andrew Raftery, artist and professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, for a demonstration of the art of engraving. Inspired by the CMA’s exhibition The Renaissance Engraver at Work, Raftery explores the fine detail of printmaking. Visitors are invited to watch, learn from, and chat with Raftery during this program.
Children’s Saturday Studios: Sculpting Stories
Weekly on Saturday, 10:00–11:30 a.m., from October 31 through November 21, 2026
Location: Museum Classrooms
Classrooms B and C
What story can a bowl, statue, or sculpture tell? Explore the fascinating world of three-dimensional art while creating works inspired by ancient traditions and modern artists alike.
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 galleries, materials, and creative prompts inspired by the CMA’s collection.
Age groups: Five to seven years old and eight to ten years old
Scholarships are available. For more information, contact familyyouthinfo@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2469.
Guided Tours
Tours meet at the information desk in the Ames Family Atrium.
Art in the Afternoon Tours
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
On the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m., specially trained docents lead a gallery tour designed for individuals experiencing memory loss and their caregivers. The Cleveland Museum of Art offers these thoughtfully structured tours to uplift the spirit, engage the mind, and create a relaxed, enjoyable social experience. Docents are trained to be responsive to the interests and abilities of all participants, encouraging conversation, shared memories, and meaningful engagement with art.
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.
Art for Every Body Tours
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9:15–10:15 a.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
In addition to the CMA’s Sensory-Friendly Saturdays, the museum is also offering Art for Every Body tours on the third Saturday of each month at 9:15 a.m. Join a guided museum tour designed for comfort, ease, and connection. One wing of the museum opens early to provide a quiet, spacious setting before public hours. Two docents lead the tour, offering support with navigation, moving at a slower pace, and ensuring everyone can see, hear, and engage comfortably. This guided experience creates a relaxed, stress-free way to enjoy art, ask questions, and spend time looking together in an environment where everyone is welcome.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Daily Guided Tours
Tuesday through Sunday
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Public tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., with additional tours at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Art and Conversation tours are offered at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Date Night Tours
Fridays, 6:15–7:15 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Step into the museum for a night out that’s a little different. Join a docent for a tour of intimate works and bold showstoppers, paired with stories of love, longing, power, and desire. Perfect for couples, friends, or a first date, this tour is made for close looking, easy conversation, and discovering how art has captured human drama for centuries.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Continuing Exhibitions
The Renaissance Engraver at Work
Through Sunday, November 1, 2026
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Galleries | Galleries 101A–B
Free; No Ticket Required
Many of us hold an engraving in our hand every day in the form of US currency. In Renaissance Europe, engraving was a new technology. Long the domain of goldsmiths, engraved lines appeared as prints on paper—possibly to record metalwork designs—in the mid-1400s. The potential of printed engravings quickly became clear: They provided the opportunity to reproduce artworks in other media with unprecedented refinement and to disseminate artistic compositions far and wide.
Engraving’s materials are unforgiving. Made with just a burin (a steel chisel), a copperplate, ink, paper, and a press, engraved designs are limited to a visual vocabulary of crossed and parallel lines, dots, and grooves. Engravings made between approximately 1470 and 1650 reveal how early practitioners grappled with universal pictorial problems—such as tone, texture, and volume—through linear means. The Renaissance Engraver at Work follows the rapid spread of engraving, marked by key innovations, from the Rhine region to Florence, Nuremberg, Venice, Antwerp, Rome, and Paris.
The Cleveland Museum of Art holds some of the world’s rarest and most important early engravings, including the only known first state of Antonio del Pollaiuolo’s Battle of the Nudes and unique impressions by the Master of the Nuremberg Passion and the Master of the E-Series Tarocchi. Drawn entirely from the CMA’s collection, The Renaissance Engraver at Work explores the innovations and adaptations as well as the beauty and astounding optical effects that shaped the early history of engraving.
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.
American Printed Silks, 1927–1947
Through Sunday, November 8, 2026
Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Gallery | Gallery 234
Free; No Ticket Required
Between the late 1920s and late 1940s, the US was a leader in printed silks used in fashionable attire and interiors. This exhibition showcases printed silks in the CMA’s collection from four American companies—Stehli Silks Corporation, H. R. Mallinson and Company, Silks Beau Monde, and Onondaga Silk Company.
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.
The Plum Scenery Studio: Wu Hufan and His Circle in Modern Shanghai
Through Sunday, November 8, 2026
Clara T. Rankin Suite of Chinese Art Galleries | Gallery 240A
Free; No Ticket Required
Wu Hufan (Chinese, 1894–1968) was one of the most influential and important collectors and artists of modern Shanghai. Many paintings in the CMA’s collection bear his collector seals or inscriptions express his art expertise. This installation presents about 20 artworks from the museum and private collections, including five recent gifts to the CMA, all of which illustrate the exchanges and relationships Wu Hufan entertained with his students, painters, and poets of the time.
Silver, Gold, and Gems: A Spotlight on Jewelry Across Africa
Through Sunday, December 6, 2026
Gallery 108C
Free; No Ticket Required
For the first time, view a permanent display of gold and silver jewelry from across the African continent on view in the collection galleries of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Admire a selection of glittering ornaments from the Akan states of West Africa, shimmering gemstones from the Maghreb region, hair accessories from ancient Egypt in Northern Africa, and the bold silver of five recently gifted Ethiopian necklaces from East Africa. Spanning thousands of years, these works testify to the depth of African creativity, the skill of jewelers on the continent, and the eternal human desire for adornment.
Native North American Textiles
Through Sunday, December 13, 2026
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. Both are rugs woven for the non-Native collectors’ market, modeled on the Diné shoulder blanket.
Ancient Andean Textiles
Through Sunday, December 13, 2026
Jon A. Lindseth and Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Galleries of the Ancient Americas | Gallery 232
Free; No Ticket Required
Between about 3000 BCE and the early 1500s CE, ancient Andean weavers created one of the world’s most distinguished textile traditions in both artistic and technical terms. Within this time span, the most complex and well-preserved group of early textiles to survive was made by the Paracas people of Peru’s south coast.
Sky Hopinka’s Visions of an Island
Through Sunday, January 10, 2027
Gallery 224B
Free; No Ticket Required
Visions of an Island is part of Sky Hopinka’s broader exploration of the ways that memory, the spoken word, and the environment form multilayered Indigenous identities. Here, he focuses on the Unangax̂, an Indigenous people who live on the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands off the west coast of Alaska. Filming on Saint Paul, one of the Pribilof Islands, Hopinka intertwines three elements: an Unangax̂ elder describing the island, students learning the Unangam Tunuu language, and scenes of a dreamlike setting. As the camera pans across rocky cliffs, rough waters, and weathered houses, we hear reflections from the Unangax̂ elder and discussion from students on incongruities between language and landscape. Through techniques of collage and superimposition, images of land, sea, and humans blur and merge.
Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor
Through Monday, January 18, 2027
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Gallery
This exhibition is the first to offer an in-depth exploration of American artist Andrew Wyeth’s watercolors—described by one critic as having a “spectacular freedom”—examining his relationship to the medium throughout the early decades of his career. Beginning in the 1930s, Wyeth built a monumental reputation for his use of watercolor, depicting the people and places that surrounded him in rural Pennsylvania and Maine in expressive and evocative compositions. His practice varied widely over the years that followed, resulting in innovative works, both sketches and finished sheets. These works ranged from vivid, painterly landscapes to precisely rendered interior scenes and preparatory studies for the tempera paintings he produced alongside his watercolors.
Wyeth began to experiment with watercolor at a time when interest in it exploded throughout the United States, leading to its promotion as a medium distinctively suited to depicting American experiences. This new climate for making and exhibiting watercolors not only encouraged Wyeth’s practice but also informed the fundamental questions engaged by his work about what it meant to be American and modern at that time.
Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor presents nearly 75 works from the artist’s estate—most of which have never been on view. Featuring watercolors and a selection of the artist’s paintings, the exhibition highlights a major aspect of Wyeth’s life and art. A richly illustrated accompanying publication includes essays by historians of American art and works on paper.
Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor is organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art in collaboration with the Brandywine Museum of Art.
Presented by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Generous support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by an anonymous donor, the Seven Five Fund, and Karen A. Walburn.
Andrew Wyeth Tours
Daily, 10:30–11:30 a.m. and 2:30–3:30 p.m. from September 29, 2026, through January 8, 2027
Ames Family Atrium
Join us for a docent-guided tour of Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor, an exhibition that presents nearly 75 works from the artist’s estate—most of which have never been on view. Featuring watercolors and a selection of the artist’s paintings, Spectacular Freedom highlights a major aspect of Wyeth’s life and art.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
There are no tours on the following dates: November 24–29, 2026, December 24, 26–27, 31, 2026, and January 2–3, 2027
The Gift: Emma Amos with Friends
Through Sunday, January 24, 2027
Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Galleries | Gallery 230
Free; No Ticket Required
Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020) was a groundbreaking artist who worked in paint, print, and textiles to celebrate the lives of women, particularly women of color. The Gift: Emma Amos with Friends centers on Amos’s monumental portrait series The Gift (1990–94), recently acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art. This suite of 48 watercolor portraits, painted from life, depicts women artists, writers, and curators in Amos’s intergenerational community. Ranging from renowned figures—Elizabeth Catlett, Anna Deavere Smith, bell hooks, Lucy Lippard, Howardena Pindell, Faith Ringgold, Lorna Simpson, and Kay WalkingStick—to lesser-known individuals, the evocative paintings are united in a vast grid whose scale projects the force of its subjects. “The Gift is not possible to negate,” Amos stated. “Those women are too powerful to ignore.” Made as a birthday present for her daughter India, The Gift animates the importance of creative community as a source of strength, support, and inspiration, which Amos learned from her mother.
Marking the first time The Gift has been displayed in nearly 20 years, The Gift: Emma Amos with Friends reveals the context for this work’s production and its legacies. Alongside The Gift, earlier portraits by Amos in the CMA’s collection, as well as the artist’s own notebooks, manuscripts, and film footage documenting The Gift’s production highlight how kinship—biological and elected—was an enduring motivation for her art. This exhibition also features selected works by Amos to further contextualize The Gift within the artist’s decades-long practice.
The Gift: Emma Amos with Friends is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue inspired by a book proposal that Amos drafted but never realized during her lifetime. This catalogue includes essays by Rhea L. Combs, Carmen Hermo, Emily Liebert, and Gabriella Shypula, as well as a reprinted interview of Amos by bell hooks. The intersection of portraiture and community is explored through a roundtable discussion with contemporary artists Jordan Casteel, Aliza Nisenbaum, and Amy Sherald, moderated by Rhea L. Combs. The catalogue also features never-before-published archives, as well as biographies for each of The Gift’s 48 sitters. In tandem, the CMA is expanding the exhibition’s reach through a complementary digital resource rooted in The Gift.
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.
Hidden Insights: Looking at the Backs of Portrait Miniatures
Through Sunday, February 14, 2027
Ellen and Bruce Mavec Gallery | Gallery 203B
Free; No Ticket Required
Portrait miniatures were portable luxury objects treasured by their owners both for the cherished portrait and the precious materials from which they were crafted. Frequently, patrons would spend substantially more than the cost of the portrait to have it placed in a gold or silver case outfitted with pearls, enamel, diamonds, colored glass, or elaborate hair work. Thirteen miniatures spanning 230 years represent a variety of approaches to ornamenting the back of a portrait and suggest the wealth of information that can be hidden from view.
Art of Pahari India
Through Sunday, February 21, 2027
Gallery 242B
Free; No Ticket Required
In the far north of India, the Himalayan mountain ranges rise abruptly from the Punjab plains to form the setting for an alpine region known as Pahari, defined by a shared language (Pahari) and script (Takri). From the 1600s to 1800s, the Hindu nobility of the Pahari kingdoms commissioned paintings for their royal collections. Known as “Pahari paintings,” they were made by painters who were born into hereditary artist communities located in villages throughout the region.
Members of the region’s ruling elite classes commissioned and collected Pahari paintings and often gifted and regifted them to one another. The popularity of musical and poetical themes invoking heroines and their love affairs speaks to the Pahari elite’s appreciation for visual, literary, and performing arts. Paintings depicting sacred subjects, such as scenes from the life of the Hindu god Krishna, reveal their piety.
Many Pahari artists worked for multiple royal patrons, often in kingdoms other than where their family workshops were located. Before completing a painting, which involved time-consuming preparations of expensive pigments, artists created multiple preparatory sketches and careful underdrawings. Most Pahari painters appear to have been men, while women worked in textile media, such as the distinctive double-sided embroideries known as rumal.
By the mid-1800s, dramatic Pahari landscapes became favorite subjects for photographers. Photographic albums of distant places in the British Empire appealed to colonial collectors who thrilled at seeing breathtaking vistas. Some Pahari rulers also began to commission photographic portraits instead of paintings, signaling a shift to a new era.
Roots of Divinity: Christ’s Family Tree in Northern European Medieval Art
Through Sunday, August 8, 2027
Gallery 115
Free; No Ticket Required
This installation examines medieval fascination with Christ’s family lineage and its visual expression through depictions of biblical figures such as Jesse, David, and the motif of the Tree of Jesse. Genealogical imagery was significant in many parts of medieval society, especially among the noble classes, who would commission visually elaborate consanguinity charts that tracked a family’s lineage from a single shared ancestor. These charts demonstrated the prestige of their bloodlines and helped noble people manage marital relationships. Christ’s ancestry gained significant cultural traction and popularity as a visual subject during the 1100s. The motivation to depict Christ’s bloodline as a tree originated in a passage from the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament of the Bible, which foretold that a pivotal ruler would emerge from the “root of Jesse.” This passage refers to Jesse’s son, King David, from whom Christ himself descended. Consequently, medieval artists and patrons utilized imagery of Jesse, his royal descendants, and the family’s broader genealogical framework to show Christ’s position as the Messiah, or savior. Tree of Jesse imagery from Northern Europe illustrates the many ways medieval people understood and visualized Christ's genealogy. This installation delves into how Christ’s ancestry captured the medieval imagination, examining the beginnings of what became the modern practice of showing genealogy in the shape of a tree.
The objects in this installation are drawn from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. They range from the 1000s to the 1500s and come from Germany, France, the Netherlands, and England.
Children’s Armor from the Imperial Habsburg Armory in Vienna
Through Sunday, June 4, 2028
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court | Gallery 210A
Free; No Ticket Required
Four historically significant suits of armor from the Imperial Habsburg Armory in Vienna, Austria, are being displayed in the armor court for the next three years. The selection focuses on children’s armor and weapons to illustrate how a military education played an important role in training boys to become a knight. A few objects from the CMA’s own collection of children’s armor are being shown alongside these magnificent loans.
Principal support is provided by the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation.
“Bunjin” in Japanese Art
Through Sunday, June 20, 2027
Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Japanese Art Galleries | Gallery 235A
Free; No Ticket Required
This installation explores how some Japanese artists of the 1700s and 1800s interpreted what it meant to embrace a lifestyle centered on a shared appreciation of learning and literature. Bunjin is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word wenren (文人), literally “person of letters.” Often translated into English as “literati,” wenren originally referred to Chinese scholars of the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) who held government positions and fostered social groups in which they could exchange their own paintings and poems. Over time, knowledge of this tradition—professional scholars creating amateur artworks inspired by values shared with friends—found its way to both Japan and Korea. In Japan, the most widespread engagement with the idea of the scholar-artist took place during the Edo period (1615–1868).
New Acquisition: Giambologna’s Fata Morgana
Through Sunday, September 1, 2030
Gallery 117B
Free; No Ticket Required
The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired Fata Morgana, one of the greatest works by Giambologna (Italian, 1529–1608), the preeminent sculptor of his generation, and the last known marble sculpture by his hand in a private collection. This rare and internationally renowned figure is being shown in a gallery evoking the Tuscan grotto in which it was originally placed.
Transformer Station
1460 W 29th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
Lake Effect: Artists from Cleveland Now
Through Sunday, December 6, 2026
Free; No Ticket Required
In celebration of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s 110th anniversary, Lake Effect: Artists from Cleveland Now brings into focus the extraordinary depth and vitality of artistic production across Northeast Ohio. Earlier this year, the CMA invited artists from the greater Cleveland area to submit their art for a group exhibition. The artworks on view here were selected by a panel of jurors. Recalling the May Show—the museum’s annual exhibition that for decades celebrated regional artists—Lake Effect once again highlights the rich artistic history of the region and the museum’s long role as a destination and inspiration in the community.
The response to this call was itself a testament to that history and its ongoing vitality: We received 1,700 submissions from 950 artists, reflecting a region alive with artistic excellence and vision. From this remarkable pool, 66 artworks were selected, forming an exhibition that honors the breadth of creative voices shaping Cleveland today.
As the Cleveland Museum of Art looks toward its next century, Lake Effect honors the artists and audiences who have shaped its past while imagining a vision for the future. The selected artworks, diverse in medium and perspective, collectively map a contemporary landscape shaped by local histories, global currents, and the unique cultural ecology of Northeast Ohio.
Participating Artists:
Marty Ackley, Keegan Adams, Elisa Albrecht, Leslye Discont Arian, Karen D. Beckwith, Eli Betchik, Melissa Bollen, Davon Brantley, Leigh Brooklyn, Timothy Callaghan, Yiyun Chen, David Kendrick Chittock, Kristen Cliffel, Donna Coleman, Doriyan Coleman, Gianna Commito, Ajha Dean-Phillips, Billy Delfs, Avery Duff, Meryl Engler, Charles Gray, Toby Griffiths, Ilynn Guldman, Melissa Harris, Bettyann Helms, Heather Higham, Matthew Holland, R Kauff, Teresa Kiplinger, Phil Kline, Stanka Kordic, Shufeng Kuang, Maria Laureno, Jennifer Leach, Jordan Lee, Janice Lessman-Moss, Hannah Levengood, Amy Lewandowski, Yu Liu, Nicole Maye Luga, Mike Meier, Anthony Mitri, Nicolette Moyer, Paul O’Keeffe, Jenniffer Omaitz, Frank Oriti, Kristina Paabus, Maxmillian Peralta, Allison Polgar, Darice Polo, Maiya Ponsky, Shawn Powell, Bellamy Printz, Ty Rex, Katy Richards, Eric Rippert, Michael Boyd Roman, Brian Sarama, Glen Schreck, Kelle Schwab, Jacob Smith, Heather N. Stout, Judy Takács, Zack White, Chi Wong, and Nikki Woods.
For more information, visit https://lakeeffect-artists-fromclevelandnow.artcall.org (opens in a new tab).
For questions, please contact cleartistsnow@clevelandart.org.
This exhibition is organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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.
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
Spectacular Watercolors | Acuarelas Espectaculares
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Free; Reservation Required
Join us at the Community Arts Center for a spectacular watercolor workshop with watercolorist Jeff Suntala! Participants explore the medium and learn the role storytelling plays in creating an adventurous landscape. Inspired by the special exhibition Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor, guests are encouraged to reflect on feelings evoked by their time in nature. This workshop is open to people of all artistic abilities. All materials are provided and are nontoxic.
Registration is required. Email commartsinfo@clevelandart.org to reserve your spot.
Jeff Suntala is a lifelong Cleveland-area illustrator and watercolorist and a 1981 graduate of the Cooper School of Art. With the advent of the computer came a whole new way of creating commercial art, which resulted in a longing to return to the analog real deal of paint on paper. Plein air watercolor painting has been his passion for the past several years. Simplifying and organizing the sensory overload one receives in the field is a constant struggle, and the challenge never gets old. Jeff currently freelances as an illustrator from his home studio and sketches or paints plein air when the opportunity arises. View Jeff’s watercolors on his artist website.
¡Únete a nosotros en el Centro de Artes Comunitarios para un espectacular taller de acuarela con el acuarelista Jeff Suntala! Los participantes exploran el medio y aprenden el papel que juega la narración en la creación de un paisaje aventurero. Inspirados en la exposición especial Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolour, se anima a los visitantes a reflexionar sobre sentimientos que ha provocado su tiempo en la naturaleza. Este taller está abierto a personas de todas las capacidades artísticas. Se proporcionan todos los materiales y no son tóxicos.
Se requiere inscripción. Envía un correo commartsinfo@clevelandart.org para reservar tu plaza.
Jeff Suntala es ilustrador y acuarelista de toda la vida en la zona de Cleveland y se graduó en 1981 de la Cooper School of Art. Con la llegada del ordenador surgió una forma completamente nueva de crear arte comercial, lo que le llevó a desear volver a la pintura analógica real sobre papel. La pintura en acuarela al aire libre ha sido su pasión durante los últimos años. Simplificar y organizar la sobrecarga sensorial que se sufre en el campo es una lucha constante, y el reto nunca pasa de moda. Actualmente, Jeff trabaja como ilustrador freelance desde su estudio en casa y hace bocetos o pinta al aire libre cuando surge la oportunidad. Consulta las acuarelas de Jeff en su página web de artista.
Day of the Dead Sawdust Carpets | Tapetes para Día de los Muertos
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Es Necesario Registrarse
Meet artist and community member Héctor Castellanos Lara at the Community Arts Center. In partnership with the Mexican Committee of Cleveland, guests are invited to learn the art and history of making sawdust carpets, or tapetes, for the Day of the Dead. Explore the hands-on technique of creating designs with sawdust and other natural materials. Assist the artist in assembling a large carpet in the CAC gallery that remains on display through the holiday. This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to connect and learn more about the upcoming Cleveland Día de los Muertos Parade on Saturday, November 7, in Gordon Square.
Conozca al artista y miembro de la comunidad Héctor Castellanos Lara en el Centro de Artes Comunitarias. En asociación con el Comité Mexicano, los huéspedes están invitados a aprender el arte y la historia de hacer tapetes de aserrín para el Día de los Muertos. Explora la técnica para crear tapetes con aserrín y otros materiales. Trabaja con la artista para crear un tapete grande en la galería que permanece en exhibición durante la celebración. Este taller es una oportunidad maravillosa para conectarse y aprender más sobre el próximo Desfile del Día de los Muertos de Cleveland el sábado 7 de noviembre en Gordon Square. Los participantes pueden asistir a uno o ambos días.
Spooky Studio | Estudio Espeluznante
Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:30–7:00 p.m.
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Es Necesario Registrarse
We invite you to the Community Arts Center for a DIY event where creativity meets spooky season! With the generous support of Shurtape, we’re inviting guests of all ages to craft their very own Halloween costume or accessory using vibrant duct tape. Showcase your imagination with an unforgettable creative challenge!
¡Te invitamos al Centro de Artes Comunitarias para un evento bricolaje donde la creatividad se encuentra con la temporada espeluznante! Con el generoso apoyo de Shurtape, invitamos a los visitantes de todas las edades a crear su propio disfraz o accesorio de Halloween con cinta adhesiva vibrante. Muestra tu imaginación con un desafío creativo inolvidable!
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Es Necesario Registrarse
Comic Club
Saturday, October 3, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Free; All Ages; No Reservation | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Es Necesario Registrarse
Be inspired and venture into the world of storytelling with artist Kobe Saunders (opens in a new tab). 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 (opens in a new tab). ¡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.
The Creative Table
Friday, October 9, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; No Ticket Required | Gratis; No Se Requiere Boleto
Join us on the second Friday of each month for a laid-back evening of conversation and creativity. Whether you’re a painter, poet, photographer, or just curious, come hang out and share what you’ve been working on!
All mediums are welcome. The event is an open-discussion forum.
Únase a nosotros el segundo viernes de cada mes para una noche relajada de conversación y creatividad. Ya sea que sea pintor, poeta, fotógrafo o simplemente curioso, venga a pasar el rato, y comparta en qué ha estado trabajando.
Todos los medios son bienvenidos. El evento tiene un formato de discusión abierta.
Presented by Bank of America. Additional support is provided by Shurtape Technologies.
The 2026–27 Performing Arts Series is sponsored by the Musart Society. This program is made possible in part by the Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund, the P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund, and the Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Performances at Transformer Station are generously supported by the Cleveland Foundation.
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, Cynthia and Dale Brogan, Dr. Ben and Julia Brouhard, Brenda and Marshall Brown, Gail and Bill Calfee, the Leigh H. Carter family, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Mary and Jim Conway, Joseph and Susan Corsaro, Ron and Cheryl Davis, the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Florence Kahane Goodman, Martha H. and Steven M. Hale, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Linda Harper, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., the estate of Walter and Jean Kalberer, Robert M. Kaye, Jane and Doug Kern, the late Mrs. Nancy M. Lavelle, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. Lipscomb, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Roy Minoff Family Fund, Lu Anne and the late Carl Morrison, Mrs. Peta and the late Dr. Roland Moskowitz, Jeffrey Mostade and Eric Nilson and Varun Shetty, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, Mark and Paula Nylander, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Dr. Nicholas and Anne Ogan, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Henry Ott-Hansen, Frank and Fran Porter, Christine Fae Powell, Peter and Julie Raskind, Michael and Cindy Resch, Marguerite and James Rigby, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, Elizabeth and Tim Sheeler, 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 the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen, and Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mrs. Martine Kowal, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Medical Mutual of Ohio, the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund, the Reinberger Foundation, 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, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Susan LaPine, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Lu Anne and the late Carl Morrison, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Suzanne Cushwa Rusnak and Jeff Rusnak, Ellen and Lowell Satre, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Saundra K. Stemen, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
All activities of the Eric T. and Jane Baker Nord Family Conservation Suite are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Conservation. Principal annual support is provided by an anonymous donor and the Parker Hannifin Corporation. Major annual support is provided by Cathy Lincoln, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, the Dawn M. Neff Endowed Fund for Conservation, and Dr. Isobel Rutherford. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, Brenda and Marshall Brown, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Dr. and Mrs. John T. Lai, Albert Leonetti and Ruth Anna Carlson, June and Simon K. C. Li, William and Joyce Litzler, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Michael Prunty and the late M. Lee Maxwell, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Anya and John Rudd, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Seven Five Fund, Paula and Eugene Stevens, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
All digital innovation and technology initiatives at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Digital Innovation. Principal support is provided by the Bishop Parker Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Elek Jr., Walt and Kathy Fortney, Mr. William N. Hanson in loving memory of Susan H. Hanson, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the late Mrs. Nancy M. Lavelle, John and Leanne Sauerland, and the Trilling Family Foundation.
The Community Arts Center was made possible with principal support from Chuck and Char Fowler and the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund. Major annual support for the Community Arts Center is provided by the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund and the Reinberger Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by the Giant Eagle Foundation.
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About the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 68,000 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 innovations. One of the foremost 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 is 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.
The museum is supported in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and made possible in part by the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts. The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. For more information about the museum and its holdings, programs, and events, call 888-CMA-0033 or visit cma.org.