On Deck

Upcoming openings and events from around Northeast Ohio

Event details provided by the entities featured. Compiled by Meghan Walsh

MASSILLON MUSEUM “Un-settling: A Story of Land Removal and Resistance” | Through May 22

“Un-settling: A Story of Land Removal and Resistance” is a visual accompaniment to the memories and stories that parallel the words of Joy Harjo, U.S. poet laureate and Native American, in her award-winning book, “An American Sunrise.” In celebration of “An American Sunrise,” the contemporary Native American artists featured in “Un-settling” add their own refl ections on removal and resistance. Artwork by Native American artists across the country is exhibited: Dakota Mace, Gregg Deal, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Jesse Cooday, Melanie Yazzie, Natani Notah, Norman Akers and Will Wilson. It is co-curated by Shana Klein and Marissa Tiroly of Kent State University.

The exhibition is in the Massillon Museum’s Aultman Health Foundation Gallery at 121 Lincoln Way E. in Massillon. It is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m., and closed Mondays. : massillonmuseum.org Above: “This Is Not a Commercial” by Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie. Courtesy of Massillon Museum.

AKRON ART MUSEUM “Responsibility to Reveal: 30 Years of The Knight Purchase Award for Photographic Media” | Through June 5

The Akron Art Museum celebrates art photography through this exhibit surveying the history of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Purchase Award for Photographic Media. In 1991, the museum purchased six black-and-white photographs by Harry Callahan. This was the fi rst in a series of acquisitions made possible by the award, established in 1990 through a gift from the Knight Foundation. The award is given roughly once a year to a living artist working with photographic media. “Responsibility to Reveal” surveys the 22 artists recognized with the award thus far. Collectively, they cover an expansive range of perspectives and subject matter, representing the best of photographic creativity over the past 30 years.

Akron Art Museum is at 1 S. High St. in Akron. It is open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. : akronartmuseum.org

Left: “Loba V” (Paris, 2019) by Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of Akron Art Museum.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND First 2022 series of exhibitions | Through June 5

The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland is aiming to amplify a diversity of creative voices within this season, unveiling new solo exhibitions and collaborative projects. The presentations reinforce the importance of sharing the love of art through collaboration and advancing the practice of artists within marginalized communities, according to a news release. Among the artists featured this season are Jerome AB, J.J. Adams, Robert Banks, Dexter Davis, Aram Han Sifuentes, Dana Oldfather and Puppies Puppies (Jade Kuriki Olivo). Also on view at moCa is the exhibition “Where We Overlap,” co-curated by the Museum of Creative Human Art and local artist Davon Brantley. “Where We Overlap” is up through May 29.

MoCa is at 11400 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland. It is open Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. : mocacleveland.org

Right: “At Once Terrifying and Equally Freeing,” (still) (2021) by Jerome AB. HD video, color, sound, 9 min. Courtesy of the artist / moCa.

Editor’s note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, museums and galleries may change how exhibitions are able to be seen. Visit their websites for updated information regarding exhibition visitation prior to visiting.

CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART “Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure” | Through June 12

Co-organized by the Fondation Giacometti in Paris and the Cleveland Museum of Art, “Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure” features masterpieces focusing on Alberto Giacometti’s (1901-1966) major achievements of the postwar years (1945-66). Combining all media – sculpture, painting and drawing – the show of 60 works draws upon the deep resources of the artist’s personal collection and examines a central aspect of his oeuvre: his singular concern for the human fi gure. The touring exhibition opens in Cleveland.

Widely acclaimed as one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Giacometti owes his fame to his invention of a unique style of rendering human fi gures. The exploration of an elemental body, its placement in space and its relationship with the plinth are among the issues Giacometti confronted in trying to solve essential questions for modern sculpture in his continuous creative struggle. The process led him to create iconic human forms informed by a broad range of philosophical issues, as the exhibition reveals through the display of such masterworks as “The Nose” (1947-49) and “Walking Man I” (1960).

CMA is at 11150 East Blvd. in Cleveland. It is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and closed on Mondays. : clevelandart.org

Left: “Walking Man I” (1960). Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901-1966). Bronze, 180.5 x 27 x 97 cm. Fondation Giacometti. © Succession Alberto Giacometti / ADAGP, Paris, 2022.

SUMMIT ARTSPACE Five new exhibitions | Through June 25

Summit Artspace hosts fi ve new exhibitions: “Cycling,” a solo exhibition by local artist Micah Kraus; StarBurst Juried Regional High School Exhibition; National Collage Society 25th Annual Small-Format Exhibition; “Unnatural Fibers,” a group exhibition; and “When We Share Our Wounds” by Nick Lee. Cleveland-based painter Lee was selected for Summit Artspace’s inaugural funded solo exhibition for BIPOC artists. “When We Share Our Wounds,” explores the presentation of traditionally underrepresented people throughout the history of Western art. Lee is a graduate of Kent State University. As a Japanese-American artist, he strives to make American portraiture more inclusive by representing minorities. Lee has shown work in the United States, England and Germany, and has multiple printed publications, including Defunkt Magazine and local Kent State magazines.

Summit Artspace is at 140 E. Market St. in Akron. It is open Fridays from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. : summitartspace.org Right: “New Expectations” by Nick Lee. Courtesy of Summit Artspace.

Above: Minidoka, doctor treating Fujii for tick (another incident) by Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964). Watercolor on paper. 5 x 6.25 inches. Courtesy of the collection of Sandy and Terry Kita. CANTON MUSEUM OF ART “Witness to Wartime” and “Asian Voices From the CMA Collection” | Through July 24

“Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii” introduces artist Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964) whose work refl ects his experiences of life in America during World War II. In a climate of increasing fear and racist propaganda, he became one of 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast forced to leave their homes and live in incarceration camps. In the midst of these experiences, Fujii began an illustrated diary that spans the years of his forced removal from May 1942 to October 1945. The diary is comprised of nearly 250 ink drawings, depicting the camps and the daily routines and pastimes of inmates. Fujii also produced more than 130 watercolors, and oil paintings and sculptures, included in the collection.

The museum also opened “Asian Voices From the CMA Collection,” an exhibit of work by Asian artists from its collection whose voices speak to the fl uidity of an individual’s sense of place and self. Juxtaposing traditional Asian subject matter with modern Western infl uences, this multimedia exhibition features works from contemporary artists from Taiwan, Japan and China, as well as those whose families migrated to the U.S. Featured artists include Yuko Kimura, Ban Kajitani and Patti Warashina.

Canton Museum of Art is at 1001 Market Ave. N. in Canton. It is open Tuesdays through Fridays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. : cantonart.org

ROE GREEN GALLERY “If You Thirst for a Homeland” | May – December 2022

Inspired by nature, the art of Dafna Kaffeman conveys the complexities of life in modern Israel. Kaffeman creates crafted plant specimens using fl ame-worked glass, refl ecting the natural world of the artist’s homeland. The glass plants are combined with words printed or embroidered on soft white fabric, including handkerchiefs, which are often associated with Jewish cultural practices of celebration, commemoration, sacrifi ce and mourning. Each plant the artist renders in glass has its own cultural and historical meaning.

An open house and artist talk will be held at 1 p.m. May 22, featuring Kaffeman and co-curators Carolyn Swan Needell and Trudy Wiesenberger. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection and the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va.

The Roe Green Gallery is at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland at 25701 Science Park Drive in Beachwood. The gallery is open by appointment and exhibit open house hours are to be determined. Visit the gallery’s website to learn more. : jewishcleveland.org/involved/arts Right: Flame-worked glass, plants, black letter set and white felt as part of Dafna Kaffeman’s “If You Thirst For A Homeland” exhibit. Courtesy of Dafna Kaffeman.