13 Places Every Cleveland Art Lover Should Know About
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Maybe the most unpredictable arts collective in the region, CWAL's members will display anything from heartbreakingly sensitive portraits to mind-bending abstractions to painted reinterpretations of their favorite horror movie scenes. 1305 West 80th St., clevelandwestartleague.com.
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When we say that Ingenuity Fest is a celebration of throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks, we mean it in the best way. Billed as the place where the peanut butter of technology and the chocolate of art meet, the September festival features avant-garde installations, live music, unique performances, and DIY craft zones for kids and adults. Admission is a few bucks, and you're likely to shed a few more on concessions or a weird local vendor. Go to ingenuitycleveland.com.
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Photography! Paintings! Books! Vintage miscellanea! Booze! The revival of the Tremont neighborhood is indebted in no small way to the creative types who have holed up in the area, and who open up their doors the second Friday of every month. You can look at all the art you want for free (but of course buying is always appreciated), but you'll be helpless not to lay down some cash for dinner and drinks at Tremont Tap House, or dessert at A Cookie and a Cupcake. Go to tremontartwalk.com.
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Don't be afraid to ask for directions! Yes, the former American Greetings complexes sprawling between West 78th and 80th Streets are big and confusing, but it's worth learning the lay of the land so you can visit 20 galleries on the third Friday of every month. You'll find everything from uncorrupted students displaying for the first time, to some of Cleveland's most accomplished living artists, to antiques from the 1920s when Cleveland was a vanguard of Modernism in America. It's an adventure twelve times a year. Go to 78thstreetstudios.com.
