About The Sculpture Center
The Sculpture Center is generously supported by individual donors to Friends of The Sculpture Center, by studioTECHNE Architects, and by funding from the Bernice and David E. Davis Art Foundation, the John P. Murphy Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council. The Sculpture Center also gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
The Sculpture Center connects Cleveland and its visitors with the artists and inspired three-dimensional and installation art of Ohio and our greater region. In the fall season, visitors to The Sculpture Center can see the sculptural or installation work of rapidly rising, mid-career, and established artists from this geographical region. Throughout the winter and spring, the visitor can explore the most current trends in sculpture making through the work of four to six early career Ohio sculptors showcased in the Window to Sculpture Series of one-person exhibitions. In the summer months, visitors can view the artwork of over 20 artists in the extremely popular and critically acclaimed annual exhibition of small sculpture by artists from this geographical region, juried by a preeminent artist.
With
a relaxed, inclusive atmosphere, The Sculpture Center
invites first time visitors, including children, youth,
and teenagers, to enjoy the artwork or to consider the
ideas and cultural currents suggested by the art. Sculpture
is often as fun and visually surprising as it is thought
provoking, and everyone can relate to its sizes, shapes,
and textures. The Sculpture Center welcomes clubs and
groups from school age to senior for tours, with a prior
appointment. There is ample free parking and handicap
accessibility.
The Sculpture Center exhibits the highest quality contemporary sculpture by rapidly rising, mid-career, and established artists. The Sculpture Center advances the careers of emerging Ohio sculptors with a series of dedicated exhibitions and publications. On its website The Sculpture Center maintains significant resource information for sculptors nationwide, at the Sculptors Forum, and a database of Ohio sculptors for use by the public at the Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory (OOSI), and it disseminates information on the preservation of Ohio outdoor sculpture.
The
Sculpture Center gives public access to artists through
talks and panels that reveal the creative artistic mind
and explore the highly original use of materials and
technologies by today’s artists. The Sculpture Center encourages the collection of sculpture, and its exhibitions often provide the opportunity for the purchase of works of art.
Location
The Sculpture Center is located just off of Euclid Avenue at 1834
East 123rd Street. It is at the easternmost edge of University
Circle, three blocks past the Cleveland Institute of Arts McCullough
Building, adjacent to Lake View Cemetery, and two blocks north
of Mayfield Avenue in Little Italy. The Artists Archives of
the Western Reserve shares the same building and often has
exhibitions open concurrently with The Sculpture Center's.
When
planning a visit to The Sculpture Center, consider also
visiting
Lake
View Cemetery with its many
historic monuments, the Wade Chapel decorated entirely
by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the James A. Garfield
Monument with a spectacular view of the lake and Frank
Gehry’s building from its second story balcony, and
beautifully planted and wooded grounds. Lake View Cemetery
offers guided and self-guided tours. Just down the street
from The Sculpture Center are Little
Italy’s restaurants,
galleries, and artists’ studios,
which should not be missed.
Artists'
Submissions
The Sculpture Center invites early career sculptors with an Ohio
connection by birth, residency, or schooling to apply for inclusion
in the
annual Window to Sculpture Series, and invites all artists of this
geographical region of Ohio, its contiguous states, and Ontario,
Canada, to submit work for the annual juried exhibition of small
sculpture.
SUPPORT THE SCULPTURE CENTER WITH A DONATION
Support this unique arts organization and become a Friend of The Sculpture Center today. The in depth information provided at this website about current and past exhibitions of The Sculpture Center, regional, national, and international calls for artists, fabricators, suppliers, Ohio’s outdoor public sculptures, and sculpture conservation is a resource to visitors and sculptors from Ohio to China and everywhere in between. Please consider making a donation today to support our exhibitions, educational programs, and ongoing information postings.
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