Join us at the Pivot Center for Art, Dance & Expression for an Open House and Holiday Market!
Entrance is FREE
Up to 20+ booths of local artists/crafters each with unique items perfect for holiday shopping!
Activities that day include tours of the Pivot tenant organizations, dance performance and all-ages movement class, pop-up theater performances, art-making activities for the whole family, professional photography, food, drinks, and more!

Public Art Trolley Tours 12:30 - 3:00
Free Food from Cha'Firo
Free refreshments + Treats from Cafe Social
Live music from Sororii
and more FREE CMA CAC activities, dance classes and performances of Inlet Dance!

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Small Press and Independent Comic Convention
Sunday, November 27th / 12pm – 5pm
hosted by FIG at the Pivot Art Center

Cleveland, Ohio's much loved Small Press and Independent Comic Convention returns to bring together so many prolific practitioners of independent print media! Cartoonists, zinesters, printmakers, authors, illustrators, small press publishers, educators and advocates converge to exhibit their work, converse about their processes and celebrate the independent print community thriving throughout the greater rust-belt region and beyond!

Genghis Con's greatest strength has always been our wide spectrum of great exhibitors. From seasoned professionals that have been in the game for decades to fierce rookies exhibiting their first show, we curate our roster to bring together the best possible convention we can for everyone.

POSTER ART BY: JOE SCHORGL

Opening Reception: November 11th / 6:00pm-8:00pm
Exhibition runs: Nov 11 – Nov 26, 2022
Supported by Museum of Creative Human Art (MOCHA) and The Cleveland Foundation.

"When captured correctly, a great photo can put the viewer right in that moment of time of the photo. As a black photographer I feel it's my duty to highlight the black experience and the humanization of our culture in all aspects." – Ryan Harris.

Bruno Casiano, Amelia Casiano, Kenron Morgan, Mariela Paz, Angelica Pozo, Ray Rodríguez, Ana Luisa Sanchez-Butte

We invite you to explore and experience the creativity of our Latino Artists.
Te invitamos a explorar y experimentar la creatividad de nuestros Artistas Latinos.

Every day we continue to see and hear the news of the tremendous impact of the Latinos in the United States, sharing their cultures and positive contributions to society, the Latino art in particular has extended, bringing joy and admiration to many.

Printing Democracy is a community focused, protest poster printing workshop and art installation.

As the owner of Future Ink Graphics (FIG) artist Stephanie Kluk is in the unique position to hold workshops and events related to the creation of posters. Working with local artists, APE MADE and Snakes + Acey's, and the community advocacy organization, The Young Latino Network, Ms. Kluk is holding a drop-in printing session that addresses issues close to those in the community.

Posters created will contribute to a large art installation this winter.
Printing 4-5 designs created around issues brought up in listening session and upcoming election (issues on ballot that matter in this election).

Printing evening with 4-5 stations with each design at a station with table of info about the issue and how it connects with voting (staffed by YLN).

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

Create your own superpowered cartoon character by learning the basics of drawing and cartooning. Tell a story about your character in a traditional cartoon panel. Learn the basics of screenprinting and print your own poster at FIG (Future Ink Graphics, a Pivot Center neighbor) featuring your character and the characters of your classmates.

Ages 11–15. All experience levels. Supplies included.
Artist: Elliott Chambers

Saturdays, October 8, 15, 22, 29 (final session hosted in FIG's space)
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Location: Community Arts Center
(Pivot Center, 2937 West 25th Street)

$125 members
$160 nonmembers
Class registration: click here

Clark-Fulton residents: A limited number of class spaces are available to our Pivot Center neighbors at a discounted rate.
Call 216-707-2483 for more information.

Kubra Alhilali, Nathalie Bermudez, Elizabeth Emery, Julia Milbrandt, Yana Mikho-Misho

The Colors of the Day/The Colors of the Night exhibition showcases an eclectic group of women artists who are unique in their views and experiences.Showing these artists together highlights the beauty that happens when different communities share their cultures, visions and skills with one another. Los colores del día/Los colores de la noche celebrates Cleveland's diverse creative communities and the women artists who anchor them.

Thank you Erin Guido / LAND Studio and Linda Jackson / Metrohealth for all support.

"I entered the world of painting after coming to the United States from Colombia. At that time, I felt an intense need to connect with my culture and my roots. I decided my paintings must tell the story of where I came from, where I once belonged, because the culture shock confused me completely.

So I began by telling the stories of people from my country that cannot tell their own stories. My paintings, I realized, would tell the stories of Colombia's indigenous and Afro-indigenous people, of our Afro-Colombian roots that are abandoned by the political class in Colombia." – Nathalie Bermudez

Nathalie working in FIG learning to screen print with artist and owner of ApeMade, April Bleakeny.

Webpage: http://narthbermudez.squarespace.com/
Instagram: @narth_96

Come create in an inclusive and adaptive maker-space that specializes in graphic design and silkscreen.

FIG is committed to supporting those with diverse minds and abilities!

Questions? Email Lauren,
inclusion specialist:
fig@futureinkgraphics.com

Join us for this free event that brings together an inspiring group of performers and community organizations from North East Ohio to commemorate the richness of Hispanic culture and highlight Latin and Hispanic music, dance, art and food.

Future Ink Graphics and the Cleveland Museum of Art will offer make and take art projects, including poster prints of a one-of-a-kind art piece commissioned by Future Ink Graphics just for this event from local artist Alicia Vasquez.

Learn more HERE!

Join the Young Latino Network for a vigil honoring those who were lost in Hurricane Maria
5 years ago in Puerto Rico.

Grab a pre-printed flag or make your own poster at the event.
The vigil and live printing will be at Roberto Clemente Park

Join us for Andy Warhol's Jewish Icons: 10 Portraits, an exhibition featuring Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century that transport you into the world of the pop art superstar artist.

Created by the artist himself in New York City in 1980, the 10 individual silkscreen portraits on paper feature Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Brandeis, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, Franz Kafka, the Marx Brothers, Golda Meir, and Gertrude Stein.

Light Bites, Sweet Treats, Music & Art! View original prints by Andy Warhol and stop at FIG's table to make your own Warhol print!

Stop by FIG and screen print your own back to school motivational poster designed by artist Jimmy Salgado Juarez then get your professional portrait taken by ISNAPPEDU!

All FREE and open to the public!

Screen printing sponsored by Dollar Bank. LaMega coordinating the event.

Bob Peck, Charles Jeffrey Mintz, Dana Oldfather, Ellen Ann Gallup, Grace Summanen, Jacques Payne Jackson, Kristen Newell, Melinda Placko, Sean Wheeler, Steven Gutierrez

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We are doing a raffle to benefit @pretermclevelandohio at our next Drink and Draw! We feature gift baskets full of goodies from your favorite local businesses! @saltycleveland @lakewoodartsupply @papertigertextiles @larderdb @marketgardenbrewery @westofvenusvintage @selfloveclubohio @rustinmccann just to name a few! If you would like to donate please DM us!

NO DRINK AND DRAW PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER RAFFLE
We will have the raffle set up outside if you just want to stop by to support!

If you want to sign up for drink and draw, head over to our website.
It's $20 and includes @americanliquor open bar and basic drawing supplies.

Come create in an inclusive and adaptive maker-space that specializes in graphic design and silkscreen.

FIG is committed to supporting those with diverse minds and abilities!

Questions? Email Lauren,
inclusion specialist:
fig@futureinkgraphics.com

Screen-printing workshop at FIG with Stephanie

Adress: FIG/Future Ink Graphics
2937 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113U

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Puerto Rican Flag Making Workshop

Drop in and create your own poster of the flag.
This event is free and family friendly.

Supported by: Metro Health, MyCom, HPOA, the Puerto Rican Parade Committee

6:00 PM Opening Reception at FIG / Pivot Lobby
7:00 PM +8:00 PM Performance / dance at Inlet / SNACK Creative Destruction Collective 8:00 PM DJ / Party at FIG / Pivot Lobby

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This event is $20
RSVP / Sign up via Eventbrite →

Music by Tianna Rhymes

Open bar by American Liquor with custom made cocktails by Michelle / mfiortaaaa

This months model is Amalia

BYO drawing supplies, we will have some basic stuff, nothing fancy but enough to get you started if you are new to drawing. All skill levels are welcome, we will provide guidance and help you get some good sketches in!

Juana Estrada Hernández was born in Luis Moya, Zacatecas, Mexico and immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old.

She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and her Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Estrada Hernandez is a recipient of the Southern Graphic Council International Graduate Fellowship Award, SITE Scholars Award, Center of Fine Arts Dean Travel Award, UNM Student Conference Award Program, and Ralph W. Douglas Endowed Memorial Scholarship.

As an artist, Estrada Hernandez utilizes her experiences growing up in the United States as a young immigrant to create work that addresses social and political problems surrounding latinx migrant communities. Her creative practice stems from her love of drawing, Mexican folklore, pop-culture, Mexican culture, and her family's migration stories.

Webpage: https://juanaseemyprints.weebly.com/
Instagram: @juanaseemyprints

by ShaDonnah Miller / FIG SCBB Intern

ShaDonnah Miller, a current student at the Cleveland institute of Art, has written and illustrated a comic by the title of 'The Astral Trials'. This comic shows how one can use their weaknesses as a strength while understanding their self worth.

This project was made possible under the Cleveland Institute of Art Creativity Works program, supported by the Fenn Educational Fund and the G.R. Lincoln Family Foundation.

Participating artists:
Naomi Samarasekera (she/her) / @Nelum_Flower
Jessica Bush (she/her) / @JSheepish
Emily Zhang (she/her) / @Blazingarts909
Bentley (they/them) / @bbentleigh

This event is FREE and all are welcome.

You do not need to be an AIGA member to attend.

Come join us in person for AIGA Cleveland's Community Mixer at Future Ink Graphics at the Pivot Center for Art on May 26th at 6pm. We'll be hanging out and catching up with you all! Come to meet new like-minded creatives and build meaningful relationships with your fellow Cleveland creatives. There will be an opportunity to enter a raffle with a variety of prizes, including a membership at FIG valued at $100. This is a FREE event and we welcome anyone who wants to join us! Can't wait to see you there!

Come print with FIG your own free tote bag
between 12 – 3pm!

Location: Lin Omni Square Building
167 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, OH 44109

Join the Young Latino Network for a Community Health Clinic on Saturday, May 21th from 12 pm to 3 pm at Lin Omni Square located at 3167 Fulton Road.

COVID-19 Vaccination and Boosters from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson will be available for adults 18 and older.

Flu shots will be offered on-site and the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available for children ages 5 to 17 years old.

Free lunches will be provided and Covid 19 self-kits, mask, hand sanitizer and more.
Let's celebrate a healthy community!

REGISTRATION: Eventbrite page →

Workshop Facilitator: Joyce Morrow Jones, fiber artist and dollmaker joycemorrowjones@gmail.com

Self identity and creative expression can be facilitated through Dollmaking. I invite you to envision and create your story!

I'm looking for a small cohort group of 5 individuals from the LGBTQ community to participate in a doll-making workshop to explore personal stories of transformation. Based on the grant, Priority selection of participants will be given to transgendered females or those who identify as female.

Ages 18 to adult (no children)

My Story: Her Story is funded by SPACES Satellite Fund! Through the support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program. Participants must agree or consent to being photographed or videotaped for grant documentation.

The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists are coming to the Pivot Center.

Hosted by FIG, the program is free to anyone who wants to draw or those just curious to know what the group is all about.

May's model is Hector Rolando Castellanos-Lara.


Pivot Center of Art Dance & Expression / 2937 W. 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113

Join Comite Mexicano de Cleveland, Cleveland Play House, and over 30 community organizations as we celebrate Children's Day for ALL Cleveland Children on April 30th at the Pivot Center of Art, Dance, and Expression. We will have games, treats, and surprises for all children and helpful resources for caregivers!

We commemorate Children's Day to remind adults that all children deserve protection, education, and a healthy childhood, regardless of where in the world they were born.

Specific Activities: face painting, tattoos, photo booth, hula hoop contest, raffles, theatre games, LatinUS theatre tour, arts and crafts.


Unase el Comité Mexicano de Cleveland, Cleveland Play House, y más de 30 organizaciones de la Comunidad para celebrar a TODOS los niños de Cleveland en nuestro Día del Niño el 30 de abril en el Pivot Center para las Artes. Tendremos juegos, dulces y sorpresas para todos los niños y habrá recursos importantes para los adultos!

Conmemoramos el Día del Niño para recordarle a los adultos que todos los niños merecen protección, educación, y una niñez sana, sin importar de qué parte del mundo son.

Actividades específicas: pinta-caritas, tatuajes, fotos, concurso de hula hula, rifas, juegos de teatro, tour en el teatro de LatinUS, manualidades.


Pivot Center of Art Dance & Expression / 2937 W. 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113

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Women Who Print is a celebration of contemporary artists working in a variety of print techniques with a strong focus on silkscreen. Local and national printmakers, at all levels in their artistic careers, are highlighted to show the unique talent and dedication involved in creating print-based artworks. This exhibition demonstrates the ongoing contributions of women who print.

Opening Reception and CAN Spring Issue Magazine Launch:
Friday, March 04 ^th from 5 – 8pm for an evening of great art conversation, the CAN Triennial 2022 presentation and more.

Anne Kibbe, Amber N. Ford, Julia Milbrandt, Juliette Thimmig, Juana Estrada Hernández, Karen D. Beckwith, Elyse Herrera, Elizabeth Emery, Bellamy Printz, Liz Maugans, Nathalie Bermudez, Alicia Vasquez


Exposición de la Galería Comunitaria FIG: Mujeres en el Grabado
La Inauguración y la revista CAN edición primaveral se lanzarán:
4 de marzo de 2022 5-8pm
La Exhibición corre: del 4 de marzo al 31 de mayo de 2022

Mujeres en el Grabado es una celebración de artistas contemporáneos que trabajan en una variedad de técnicas de impresión con un fuerte enfoque en la serigrafía. Los grabadores locales y nacionales, en todos los niveles de sus carreras artísticas, se destacan para mostrar el talento único y la dedicación involucrados en la creación de obras de arte basadas en la impresión. Esta exposición demuestra las contribuciones continuas de las mujeres que imprimen.

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The Curators, the Collective Arts Network Board of Directors, and staff invite all artists and the public to a reception 6-8 pm Friday, March 4 at FIG (in the Pivot Center, 2937 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44113) when they plan additional announcements, and when the Spring 2022 issue of CAN Journal will debut.

CAN Triennial 2022: You Are Here is a city-wide exhibition of Northeast Ohio art making, concurrent with FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, in July and August, 2022. CAN Triennial highlights the galleries and studios that support the regional culture by enabling and exhibiting works of Northeast Ohio artists. It will take place in more than 15 venues, clustered in six Cleveland neighborhoods. FIG is excited to be one of the hosting venues!

Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions highlights women artists who have used printmaking as a vehicle for investigating topics as expansive as personal identity, social issues, and even the creative process itself.

In the spirit of the exhibition, the CMA has partnered with four women-led printmaking organizations in northeast Ohio to bring a series of pop-up demonstrations and activities to the museum. On the third Saturday of the month from February through May, stop by anytime between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. to get a firsthand look at the printmaking process.

Cleveland Museum of Art
The Ames Family Atrium
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Please join us for the grand opening celebration of Future Ink Graphics! View FIG's makerspace and inaugural exhibition featuring dozens of designers and artists, and learn all about upcoming programs. Dance to music provided by a DJ Santana and nibble on some goodies from Café Social Latinoamericano.

¡Únase a nosotros para la gran celebración de apertura de Future Ink Graphics! Vea el espacio de creación y la exposición inaugural de FIG con obras de docenas de diseñadores y artistas, y aprenda todo sobre los próximos programas. Baila con música proporcionada por un DJ Santana y come algunas delicias del Café Social Latinoamericano.

This event is free and open to the public. Masks are strongly suggested.
Este evento es gratuito y abierto al público. Las máscaras son muy recomendables.

FREE parking / Aparcamiento GRATUITO

FIG is delighted to present New Neighbor, an exhibition showcasing emerging designers and artists in Cleveland. FIG's inaugural exhibition, in its new Community Gallery, is unique in that it will show a variety of 2D visual art without a defined theme. The show was designed this way to celebrate the wide range of artistic talent in the community and to contribute to the grand opening celebration that is open to everyone.

Aaron D. Williams, Alicia Vasquez, Cheryl Cochran, Davon Brantley, MIRDINARA / Dinara Mirtalipova, Hector Castellanos-Lara, Empress Editions / Anna Tararova, Jeff Hartzell, Kubra Al Hilali, Nathalie Bermudez, Orville Brown, Peter Bankov, Randall Slaughter, Sequoia Bostick, Shadi Ayoub, Tanya Gonzalez, Jon Kvassay