Find Local Cleveland Artists in Local Art District
When most people think of Cleveland, Ohio, they think of sports or industry, but Cleveland is also a hotbed of emerging and professional artists. With both the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art, there is a lot of inspiration for local artists to create art districts throughout the city.
Even in the uncertain economy today, Cleveland's art districts art thriving. One such art district is the Shaker Square/Larchmere area of Cleveland, bordering Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights in an older area of the city. If you love local history, and visiting local shops and restaurants, this is an area of the city that you should not miss.
Pictured: Morning (watercolor) by Paula Atwell Original can be purchased at Lake Erie Artists Gallery. Prints are available from Zazzle.
Even in the uncertain economy today, Cleveland's art districts art thriving. One such art district is the Shaker Square/Larchmere area of Cleveland, bordering Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights in an older area of the city. If you love local history, and visiting local shops and restaurants, this is an area of the city that you should not miss.
Pictured: Morning (watercolor) by Paula Atwell Original can be purchased at Lake Erie Artists Gallery. Prints are available from Zazzle.
Cleveland Art District
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- Great Books for Artists
- Who are your favorite local artists?
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Buying Unique Souvenirs from Cleveland Artists
Support the local economy and local artists at the same time
When you visit a Cleveland art district like Shaker Square, you will be supporting our local economy and purchasing a unique souvenir that cannot be duplicated. Artists are a vital part of the Cleveland, Ohio community, and a necessary part.By purchasing a piece of local art, you are taking with you a piece of Cleveland's culture that is unique and special. You can find art work in Cleveland's art districts and art shows all over the city in the spring, summer and late fall.
Jazzin by Brian Jones prints available at Lake Erie Artists Gallery
The Pros and Cons of Being in a Gallery
Why are some artists only found at shows?
There are lots of excellent reasons for artists to put their work in a gallery as long as the gallery fulfills their promises to the artist. However, there are always artists who will only sell their work directly. Why?Well, let's start with why a gallery? Here are the benefits that a gallery can give to an artist:
Legitimacy--If you are in a gallery, many people take you more seriously as an artist.
Year Round Consistent Exposure--A good gallery will keep your work fresh, rotate it, and market for you.
A Representative Agent--The gallery will act as your agent to proactively sell your work to the public and possibly other venues.
PR and Marketing--The gallery should routinely be doing PR and marketing to promote you and other artists in the gallery.
But here are some reasons that artists don't want to be in a gallery:
Profit on each piece is less because the artist has to give the gallery a commission (typically 30% to 60%)
The artist loses control over the sale.
The artist doesn't get to meet every customer.
The artist needs to have enough work to sell some of it in a gallery (and many are not that prolific).
Some artists just don't want to deal with galleries.
Blue Bird by Donald Swann Photograph available for purchase from Zazzle.
Cleveland Artists in the News
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- REALNEO Artist For All Seasons: Julian Stanczak asks 'what does it ...
- Decades of Cleveland Institute of Art students had the opportunity to learn from this genius, and those of us living in NEO have had extensive opportunities to see his work and enjoy his friendship, and we are all most fortunate for ...
- Steinway Artist Spencer Myer Interviewed on Classical Hour Fri ...
- Spencer Myer can be heard on the Dimension Records label, performing music of the late Cleveland composer Frederick Koch and on a composer-conducted Naxos CD in performances of three concerti from Huang Ruo's Chamber Concerto Cycle. ...
- delineation & illumination: Calling All Cleveland Artists!
- Calling All Cleveland Artists! The Issue 5 campaign is having an art contest featuring the ?Yes on 5! No on 6! / Real Reform Done Right? slogan. Here's the idea: You create something ? anything ? using the Issue 5 campaign slogan and ...
Lake Erie Artists Merchandise
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Artist Management for the Music Business
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Who are your favorite local artists?
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This lens is worth the visit for the "The Pros and Cons of Being in a Gallery" alone! I wish there was someone like you near me.
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Great lens and I applaud your work building the art community in Cleveland.
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