Write-In with Literary Cleveland: Writing Inspired by Black Art
- Special Event
Ames Family Atrium

Two Generations, 1979. Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915–2012). Lithograph; sheet: 56.6 x 76.2 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund,1982.1011. © Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
About The Event
Fuel your writing with inspiration from Black art.
Stop by the CMA anytime between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. and explore the works in Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus through a variety of writing prompts and activities with Literary Cleveland (opens in a new tab). CMA curator Key Jo Lee will be on hand to answer questions about the art on view.
Open Call: If you are interested in participating in “Represent: Writing Inspired by Black Art,” Literary Cleveland and the CMA are accepting submissions through April 10. Submit your writing here (opens in a new tab).
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 and Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Medical Mutual of Ohio, the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund, 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, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, 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, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.