Column & Stripe: The Young Friends of the Cleveland Museum of Art

08/16/2023

✨ GIVEAWAY ALERT! ✨ Win a chance to join us at Art of Leadership: The Evolution of Art into Digital Spaces. Immerse yourself in the world of digital art and innovation as we explore new dimensions of creativity. We're giving away three tickets to this exciting event! Winners will be announced on Friday, August 18th.

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08/07/2023

Last week’s private tour of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame🤘❤️

07/27/2023

You're invited! Column & Stripe’s annual philanthropy event has returned, with this year’s topic: Art of Leadership: The Evolution of Art into Digital Spaces.

The evening includes a panel discussion by leading digital art professionals followed by a reception, including light appetizers and a cash bar.

Tickets are available for purchase at $30. Proceeds are donated to the museum with additional opportunities to support our philanthropic effort. Check out the registration link for more details on our panelists.

This event is open to all, so be sure to share with a friend! 💙

07/22/2023

Take a peek at our latest event, a private tour of the Keith Haring Exhibit at the Akron Art Museum ❤️

Sloane, the Educator of School Programs, and Katelyn, the Community Programs Lead, at the Akron Art Museum gave a great tour of the Keith Haring exhibit and provided an accessible timeline of his works as well as shared the evolution as he later found out his terminal diagnosis.

Keith Haring wanted to provide art accessible to people of all walks of life in NYC through his chalk drawings and Pop Shop, although he also sold original works to high net worth individuals.

“Haring's popularity grew from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways—chalk outlines of figures, dogs, and other stylized images on blank black advertising spaces. After gaining public recognition, he created colorful larger scale murals, many commissioned. He produced more than 50 public artworks between 1982 and 1989, many of them created voluntarily for hospitals, day care centers and schools. In 1986, he opened the Pop Shop as an extension of his work. His later work often conveyed political and societal themes.”

07/13/2023

We have another exciting event coming up! 🤘🎸🎶❤️

Column & Stripe members and guests are invited on Thursday, August 3rd for a private tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. We will tour the galleries and have an opportunity to view the storage collections.

Following the tour, members are welcome to meet in the beer garden to discuss the collection and enjoy a free concert from 8-10pm featuring The Sub Liners and Clarence and The Beekeepers.

Please RSVP using the link in bio or your member email. 🖤

07/12/2023

Keith Haring: Against All Odds

Join us on Thursday, July 20th for a private tour of the Keith Haring Exhibit at the Akron Art Museum.

As part of an annual summer series, there will be a free concert held in the Bud & Susie Rogers Garden featuring Akron’s electric band, Tommy Lehman & Uplift. Drinks will be available for purchase. ❤️

RSVP via link in bio

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“Keith Haring’s career in art began with chalk graffiti in New York City subway stations and, during the 1980s, exploded into paintings, drawings, large-scale murals, fashion, and pop culture. The artist channeled his newfound popularity and his signature style of bold and energetic outlines into expressions of love and positivity. He also used his art to make political statements against environmental destruction, racism, homophobia, and more. Ranging from the artist’s best-known imagery to more personal and adventurous works, Keith Haring: Against All Odds will survey the height of his career, from the early 1980s until his death in 1990 at the age of thirty-one. The show will also include artwork by some of Haring’s friends and artistic peers, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Wojnarowicz.”

06/26/2023

CMA Summer Solstice ☀️

We’re already counting down the days for next year’s party! 💃🎶

📸 cred to and

06/08/2023

C&S members had a chance to visit Stephen Yusko's new studio yesterday!

We learned all about Yusko's career across metalsmithing, sculpture, and educating students. He also provided a demo in which members were able to participate in the process. ⚒️

Huge thank you to Stephen Yusko Studio for showing our Column & Stripe members around! 🙌

06/06/2023

Join Column & Stripe as we support the Cleveland Museum of Art in their ‘1916 Minutes of Giving’!

Help keep the CMA a free, valuable resource for our community, NE Ohio, and beyond.

https://give.clevelandart.org/?premove=Y&promo=13399

05/31/2023

Our very own University Circle Inc. has been nominated for the Best Arts District in USA TODAY's "2023 10 Best Readers' Choice" travel awards.

Voting ends June 12, so click the link and show The Land some love: https://bit.ly/3OIrsCj

05/28/2023

Column & Stripe members joined The Circle - Cleveland Orchestra's Young Professionals for a behind the scenes tour with Cleveland photographer Roger Mastroianni. He presented a collection of moments captured during his 30-year partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra. The photographic retrospective included a historical survey of the orchestra's performances at Severance Hall, their tours abroad, and an exploration of Mastroianni's photographic process from 1992 to the present. 📸

A few fun facts we learned 👇

Severance Hall Screw Up 🔨

During the construction of Severance Hall, John Severance made daily visits to the work site to inspect the progress of the building. Mr. Severance was notoriously picky about every detail of the hall. When Italian jasper for the grand foyer columns arrived in Cleveland, Severance didn't like it and sent it away at the dock. He even wanted to see the fabric for the ushers’ uniforms before the hall opened! With his constant visits, the building crew came to know John Severance very well. The story goes that the team laying the marble floor in the grand foyer decided to play a trick on Mr. Severance. They decided to put the 1-inch brass screw you see above in the floor and see if he noticed. Severance never said anything to the floor layers, but our archivist Deborah Hefling suspects he noticed the screw and, knowing his own perfectionist personality and reputation with the crew, decided to let them have their fun. (Image 4)

Beautiful Ceiling in the Hall ✨

The leaf pattern on the ceiling of Severance Hall is modeled after the lace on Elizabeth Severance’s wedding dress. Her husband, John Severance, dedicated the hall to her after she passed away shortly before its construction.

05/26/2023

Column & Stripe met for their Board transition meeting Thursday evening and celebrated Past President Mark Deter!

Thank you to all the Board Members and Mentors that were able to attend in person and virtually 🖤

05/23/2023

Join us on Wednesday, June 7th for a tour with Cleveland-based sculptor and metalsmith Stephen Yusko (Stephen Yusko Studio).

Yusko is a four-time recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Excellence Award, a former artist in residence for Rose Iron Works, and completed a 2023 Spring Residency in North Carolina. You might be familiar with some of his recent work, including the Wendy Park Bridge.

We look forward to visiting his studio and learning more about his work from the artist himself. Please RSVP using the link in our bio or through your member email. This event is exclusive to Column & Stripe members.

05/11/2023

Yesterday evening, Members attended a special gallery tour at for Risk + Discovery: Glass Innovation at CIA

Special thank you to Nikki Woods, Director at and the CIA staff for hosting and discussing the importance of the exhibition, especially in terms of innovation in glass art and the ability for the artists to take risks and experiment with different pieces

We were also able to visit the BFA senior work on display at CIA until Saturday 5/13.

Highly recommend attending the exhibit as well as viewing the student works on display.

05/06/2023

MIX Flora last night! 🌺💃✨

04/26/2023

Check out our upcoming events in May! More details can be found in the link in our bio or your member email. 🖤

UPDATE: The Cleveland Institute of Art: Glass Blowing tour will take place on Wednesday, May 10th.

04/06/2023

This evening, Column & Stripe members attended a talk along with two other CMA Affinity Groups: The Friends of African and African American Art, and Textile Art Alliance.

The exhibit showcases the inspiration of Egyptian art in fashion; including pieces from Karl Lagerfeld, Cartier, Balmain, and fashion house Sabry Marouf.

If you haven’t already, we highly recommend making plans to check out this new exhibit. ✨

03/31/2023

Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession

Join us for a talk by Darnell-Jamal Lisby, assistant curator of fashion, exploring the exhibition Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession.

Egyptian art has long served, and continues to serve, as a primary inspiration for fashion designers, solidifying the legacy of Egyptomania—the influence of the art of ancient Egypt. This exhibition, on view in the CMA’s textile and Egyptian galleries, brings together around 50 objects that explore the influence of Egyptomania in fashion by juxtaposing contemporary fashion and jewelry loaned from around the world with fine and decorative artworks from the CMA collection. Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession examines designers’ interpretations of themes, such as Egyptian dress, funerary process, and religion, that shape our contemporary perceptions of ancient Egyptian culture.

Following the talk, the curator will be available in the galleries for questions.

This talk is for members of Column & Stripe, Friends of African and African American Art, and Textile Art Alliance. We hope you can join us!

Reservations are required. RSVP by Friday, March 31.

03/29/2023

Yesterday evening, members were honored to attend a behind the scenes talk with architect Robert P. Madison.

Members were able to meet Robert and hear his story - and what an incredible part of history it is!

Thank you to Bradford Crews, Associate VP of Alumni Relations at , Kathy Barrie, the Case Western staff, and of corse Bob Madison for sharing with us his incredible story, focused on perseverance, overcoming the odds, and possessing empathy for others to reach a common goal.

Read more about about Robert. P. Madison on the website: https://case.edu/ech/articles/r/robert-p-madison-international

03/23/2023

Column & Stripe is excited to kick off the 2023 - 2024 fiscal year with our Board Elections!

We highly encourage you to apply if you're interested in getting more involved with Column & Stripe. If you wish to be considered for more than one role, please indicate in the submission form. Self-nominations are welcome!

Selected individuals will be notified by email after our Board Meeting and elections on Wednesday, April 5th. If you have any questions about open positions or the election process, please contact Column & Stripe President Sarah Royer at [email protected] and Vice President Charlotte Gouveia Neto at [email protected]

The nomination form can be found via the link in our bio or in your member email.

Please submit applications by Friday, March 31st at 6:00pm

03/18/2023

We are so excited to invite Column & Stripe members on a tour of FOUNT's downtown leather studio with co-founder, Jackie Wachter! ✨

C&S members will tour the design studio in downtown Cleveland and create a leather piece in the makerspace. There will also be an opportunity to shop their stunning selection of leather goods.

This event will be open to a limited number of guests. Please RSVP using the link in your member email. There is a small cost associated with this event due to the leather piece you will create in the makerspace ($15).

03/13/2023

We are very excited to partner with The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University to host this event on Tuesday, March 28th! During the evening, Mr. Madison will offer insight into his illustrious personal and professional history. He will also be available to answer questions from attendees.

This event is open to Column & Stripe members,
prospective members and guests. RSVP link can
be found in your member email.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🖤

03/03/2023

Hey everyone!

Please don't forget to register yourself for the Vibrant Nights: Social & Art event on March 8th.

Last day to register is tomorrow, Friday, March 3rd.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Details:

Join the CSU Young Alumni Council and Cleveland Museum of Art young professional group, Column & Stripe at The Galleries at CSU on March 8!

03/01/2023

Mark your calendars for C&S March events! 🖤

Keep an eye out for additional details as some events will have limited capacity and others will be open to guests. We look forward to seeing you this month! 👋

02/26/2023

Happening this Friday! ✨

It's MIX time again! 💃 On the befitting date of March 3, MIX: Extended Play celebrates the legacy of vinyl records, which most commonly spin at 33⅓ revolutions per minute. For this special occasion, DJ Red-I, owner of Brittany’s Record Shop and founder of Beat Freak, has curated multiple sets of her favorite dance music, which highlight beats from around the world.

Bon Appétit is spinning up signature food and beverage options, including cocktails, beer, and wine 🍸

Grab your friends and enjoy an exciting, upbeat night of art, music, and dance at this record-breaking MIX event from 6-10pm.

02/25/2023

Check out the Cleveland Museum of Art's latest
exhibition! 🏰❤️

02/24/2023

Follow along on our TikTok page for more content on C&S events! 🖤

Column & Stripe members and guests had a blast visiting the Joseph O’Sickey collection @ WOLFS Gallery last night! We even made some new friends 🐾❤️

02/23/2023

We had so much fun exploring the Joseph
O'Sickey collection at WOLFS! Here are a
few photos from this evening. Thank you to all
Column & Stripe members and guests for joining
us. Can't wait to see you at our next event!

02/20/2023

Join us for our upcoming event!

The WOLFS is hosting Column & Stripe members and guests. Upon arrival, attendees will have the opportunity to walk through several galleries that house a multitude of fine art. Followed by a social cocktail hour, where Column & Stripe board member, and WOLFS Gallery Manager, Arianne Flick will give an exhibition summary of the current Joseph O'Sickey exhibit. O'Sickey's large scale, vibrant colored paintings are a treat to see!

02/18/2023

Yesterday evening, members joined at the for a great night to hear Beethoven’s Seventh, a happy hour for the Young Professional’s groups, and an after party in Severance’s stunning foyer with a DJ, photoboth, and great prizes to

Thanks to and for having us ❤️

02/07/2023

Thanks for sharing

On January 24th, was invited to a special event with John L. Moore. This post describes it perfectly!

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How amazing to have John L. Moore honored with the front page of the arts section this Sunday in relation to and Putnam Collection’s event celebrating the Cleveland born artist and the acquisition of three major works for . Thanks to Steven Litt

The event the was such an incredible embodiment of a vibrant multigenerational artistic community, I’m grateful to be able to witness it and do my small bit in support of it. Sincere thanks to all who came out!

02/03/2023

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Join the CSU Young Alumni Council and Cleveland Museum of Art young professional group, at on March 8 from 6:00-8:00 PM!

Calling all CSU young alumni and Cleveland-area young professionals! Are you passionate about the arts, or interested in learning more about the arts? Do you want to connect with fellow young professionals in the Cleveland-area.

Tour the exhibit Beyond Borders: The Art of Siona Benjamin, and hear from exhibit curator, Dr. Samantha Baskind, Distinguished Professor of Art History at 6:30pm.

Light hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine will be provided. This event is free to attend and we encourage you to bring a guest—or a few!

Registration is required. Link will be sent out in your member email!

01/26/2023

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Yesterday evening, and Friends of Photography group joined a discussion hosted by Benjamin Levy, guest curator and PhD candidate in art history at Case Western University, on the exhibition Photographs in Ink.

Since the invention of the medium, the majority of published photographs have been printed through photomechanical processes—images made in printer’s ink rather than produced in the darkroom or digitally. Photographs in Ink explores how artists have responded to the abundance of published photographic images that have saturated our daily lives from the 1850s through the early 2000s.

01/22/2023

Column & Stripe members have been extended an invitation for JOHN L. MOORE in Conversation, held at the Maltz Performing Art Center, Bob and Sally Gries West Entrance.

This event will be hosted by Case Western's Department of Art History and Art and the Putnam Art Collection this Tuesday, January 24th.

Doors open at 6:00pm to view the art and explore the new building, conversation begins at 6:30.

Reception to follow. The program is free and open to all, bring your friends!

Please join Joy Ward, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University and the Putnam Art Collection for a special evening with artist John L. Moore. The University has recently purchased a number of significant works by the artist that are on view in the new Maltz Performing Art Center building.

Putnam Collection Director Kathleen Barrie will talk with John about his abstract and deeply personal paintings and drawings on view.

Born in Cleveland in 1939, John grew up in the neighborhood surrounding the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Moore studied art at Cuyahoga Community College and Kent State University, earning his BFA and MFA. Moore was a curator and instructor at the Cleveland Museum of Art for a decade and his painting Mirrors & Eyes in the CMA’s collection was recently included in the exhibition Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus. With his late wife, Jane Farver, the duo developed numerous exhibitions in New York City showcasing Cleveland artists.

John’s work has impacted generations of Cleveland artists and collectors.

Maltz Performing Art Center
Bob and Sally Gries West Entrance
1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland, OH

Free parking is available in the adjacent lots 81/82

Background on John L. Moore from Cleveland Arts Prize: http://clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/john_moore.html

For anyone interested, if you could please indicate through our Facebook event link: https://fb.me/e/2Ck11qwKU or reply to your member email to let us know you will be attending, that will be great.

Thanks and hope to see you Tuesday (1/24) for JOHN L. MOORE in Conversation or on Wednesday (1/25) at Affinity Group Talk: Photographs in Ink.

01/18/2023

Meet the Column & Stripe Board 🖤

If you are new to our group, or are trying to get more involved with Cleveland Museum of Art] our Affinity Group, is a great place to start.

As the Cleveland Museum of Art] website describes,

“Immerse yourself in Cleveland’s vibrant arts community as a member of Column & Stripe, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s young friends group. Whether you are a passionate artist, an art history buff, or an art aficionado, join Column & Stripe to develop a lifelong relationship with art, philanthropy, and Cleveland by engaging with other like-minded individuals.

As a member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy behind-the-scenes access to a world-class collection, exclusive programming, and culturally relevant networking designed with you in mind.

Membership Benefits include:

1. Monthly arts and culture programming at the museum and around town

2. Access to behind-the-scenes educational events as well as opportunities to meet and mingle with museum curators, staff, and leadership

3. Eligibility to sit on the Column & Stripe board or serve on a committee

4. Opportunity to engage and connect with like-minded culture enthusiasts

5. Philanthropic investment in a world-class art museum

6. Leadership training and skill development

7. All the benefits of general museum membership plus exclusive perks at museum events and programs”

01/12/2023

Join us for a talk by Benjamin Levy, guest curator and PhD candidate in art history at Case Western University, on the exhibition Photographs in Ink.

Since the invention of the medium, the majority of published photographs have been printed through photomechanical processes—images made in printer’s ink rather than produced in the darkroom or digitally. Photographs in Ink explores how artists have responded to the abundance of published photographic images that have saturated our daily lives from the 1850s through the early 2000s.

Following the talk, the curator will be in the galleries for questions.

This talk is for members of Column & Stripe and Friends of Photography. We hope you can join us!

Reservations are required. RSVP through the link in your member email by Thursday, January 19.

We are committed to providing universal access to all our events. For accessibility arrangements, please contact Melanie Uchimura, stewardship manager, at [email protected] or 216-707-2592.

01/10/2023

Yesterday evening, Column & Stripe has its first Board meeting of 2023 at the Shoreby Club!

During the meeting, the group introduced three new Board members, discussed an arts mentoring program for high school students, and upcoming programming.

Stay turned for more updates, and hope to see you at our January events:

DayGloSho Event on Thursday, January 19, at 6pm.

Exhibition Talk and Viewing of Photographs in Ink with guest curator Ben Levy on Wednesday, January 25, at 6pm.

Please RSVP via the email-invite or Evite for both events.

12/31/2022

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📣 Mayor Justin M. Bibb seeks three resident representatives with experience relevant to arts, culture and the creative economy in the City of Cleveland for the newly formed Transformative Arts Projects ARPA Fund. Nominations for resident representatives will be accepted here through Sunday, December 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Appointments to the TAP Committee will be named by Friday, January 13, 2023.

https://buff.ly/3Yr3P3I

12/11/2022

“Situated in the historic Wade Park District, the Cleveland Museum of Art was established in 1913 and has become one of America’s most visited art museums. There’s no admission fee here, so you can explore the massive 592,000-square-foot complex without any pressure to get through it all in a day — which is good, because there is a lot to see. The museum currently has over 61,000 pieces of art spread across 16 chronically organized departments, beginning in ancient Greece. Presently, “Tales of the City: Drawing in the Netherlands from Bosch to Bruegel” is on display through January 8, 2023, and is exhibiting rarely viewed drawings from the famed Albertina Museum in Vienna. Contemporary artists like Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst have art here, but the Cleveland Museum of Art is most known for its renowned collection of Asian and Egyptian artifacts, along with an array of medieval art. “

12/08/2022

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play trivia last night at the Holiday Party!

Special thanks to for hosting and preparing the trivia.

Thanks to members that helped out as well.

It was a great time for all with 16 teams participating in the first round and 9 teams the second.

Winners were given prizes from the CMA gift shop.