Events

September 15 - November 5, 2020 3:00pm

Alicia Grullon call for participants

Alicia Grullón is an artist from New York in virtual residence at SPACES. She is looking for participants in and around the Cleveland area and the broader Midwest to interview for her project regarding the upcoming presidential election. Interview appointments will be scheduled with the artist through https://calendly.com/spaces-election2020/spaces-studio-hours-interviews and conducted via Jitsi at a secure server and online multi-platform for voice and video-conferencing. The interviews will become the premise of a series of performances on video where Grullón will re-enact...More

September 26, 2020, 3:00pm

Downtown "Field Trip"

Supported by The Monument Lab

Join staff and artists as we ask questions about "art and justice in public spaces" using a self directed activity guide provided by The Monument Lab. We will meet in Cleveland's Public Square at 3PM, distribute materials to registered attendees, and introduce how this activity relates to our current exhibition, A Public Trust. SPACES will provide a map and some background on a few key monuments, including: Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (outside only), Fountain of Eternal Life, City of Light (aka...More

September 29, 2020, 7:30pm

Watch Party

Join SPACES and special guests in a non-traditional online watch party of the first 2020 Presidential Debates. This Mystery Science Theater 3000 style event hosted by Jasmine Golphin and Diana Hildebrand provides a bit of humor, conversation, and introspection to the evening. RSVP on our website and we’ll share instructions with the online link via email.

October 2, 2020, 6:00pm

Closing Reception

Join us for a Closing Reception to celebrate Liberation Labs by Holly Bass (Washington, D.C.), The Grass is Always Greener by Danielle Andress (Chicago, IL), and A Public Trust group exhibition including commissioned works by Elizabeth Emery, Angela Davis Fegan, Leila Khoury, Ephraim Nehemiah, and Jordan Wong. This event is FREE! and open to the public, but RSVPs are required. Get your timed ticket below. To learn about our COVID-19 safety proceedures, visit our website, here.More

October 5 - 9, 2020 5:00pm

Without Instructions

SPACES teams up with The LBGT Center of Greater Cleveland to provide a creative engagement initiative for queer visibility. We consider the textures, images, symbols, and objects that represent us and the meaning that becomes amplified or diminished when those materials are transposed into new contexts. Participants provide a small collection of personally significant images, objects, fabrics, magazine clippings, newspaper articles, or momorabelia. The collection is exchanged with a partner participant and each are invited to install the collection without instructions....More

November 7, 2020, 12:00pm

when do we whisper? WHEN DO WE SHOUT?

On Saturday, November 7th, SPACES will celebrate the excellence, ingenuity and perseverance of our arts community through a unique annual benefit and online gathering, titled when do we whisper? WHEN DO WE SHOUT? SPACES’ Annual Benefit is our opportunity to acknowledge those who have made important contributions to our organization and arts community. We will also thank those who contributed to The Satellite Fund Emergency Relief Program, and highlight updates from some of the 100+ artists served. This year’s virtual benefit includes...More