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Heights Arts

Community Engagement in the Arts

Music

Free community concerts, ARTbar gallery performers, chamber music in unique intimate settings and more.

Literary

Live poetry events and special programs hosted by Cleveland Heights' own Poet Laureate give the local arts a voice.

Visual Arts

Quarterly group and solo exhibitions inspire, represent and support our rich arts community..

Upcoming Events

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No Exit’s Year of Surreality Performance

Friday 10/13/23

No Exit’s Year of Surreality Performance

No Exit kicks off their season of the surreal with Games, a genre-bending multidisciplinary program which takes its inspiration from the parlor games and thought exercises employed by the Surrealists.      
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OPENING NIGHT: Heights Arts 22nd Annual Holiday Store

Friday 11/3/23

OPENING NIGHT: Heights Arts 22nd Annual Holiday Store

Open bar, light snacks, exclusive gifts by local creators! Members receive an additional 5% discount between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
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Aug 18 - Oct 15, 2023

Collaborage
Aug 18 - Oct 15, 2023

SPOTLIGHT: Gregory Johnson

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Supporting Community through the Arts since 2000

 

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Latest News

Artist of Month
25 Jul

August Visual Artist of the Month – Ellen Eoff
Artist of Month
25 Jul

August Musical Artist of the Month – Alla Boara
Artist of Month
25 Jul

August Literary Artist of the Month – Rikki Santer
Blog
31 Jul

Gallery Concert: Afi Scruggs
Blog
31 Jul

Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Collaborage and Gregory Johnson
Blog
31 Jul

Gallery Concert: David Bays
Blog
31 Jul

HEART in the Heights Live Drawing
Artist of Month
17 Aug

September Literary Artist of the Month – Sujata Lakhe
Artist of Month
17 Aug

September Maker of the Month – Olea Herbals
Artist of Month
17 Aug

September Musical Artist of the Month – Les Délices
Artist of Month
14 Sep

October Musical Artist of the Month – Larry Smiley
Blog
14 Sep

October Literary Artist of the Month – Milenko Budimir
Artist of Month
14 Sep

October Maker of the Month – Dylan Eddy
Blog
10 Jul

Open Call for 2023 Holiday Store Artists
Blog
31 Jul

No Exit’s Year of Surreality Performance
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Programs and Community

Random Acts of Art

RAAL featured concerts at private homes and in partnership with community organizations, providing meaningful work for musicians in performances throughout the Cleveland area.

community outreach

With the goal of engaging and enriching local residents and organizations, Heights Arts provides programming that reaches out to connect local community with local creativity.

Heights Writes

The Heights Writes Community Team engages the local literary community to provide expertise that generates literary programs which are relevant and reflect our community.
Heights public arts youth center installation

Public Art

Heights Arts activates local spaces by collaborating with local artists and organizations in placemaking projects that beautify neighborhoods and celebrate shared identity.

Recent Experiences

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Meet the artists of Collaborage -- and bid on the Meet the artists of Collaborage -- and bid on the art! Bob Walls, Group 1 Bob Walls is a painter and sculptor here in Cleveland who has practiced his mystical art for more than twenty-five years. After earning an associate degree from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1990, he returned to Cleveland to pursue a career in illustration. Receiving odd jobs here and there, Bob sought to further his knowledge of art on a higher level. Through his love of reading and studying on his own, he acquired information and techniques that expanded his way of seeing and making art with a more serious approach. View the full exhibition program for Collaborage and bid on the art at the link in our bio! @bobwalls68
Meet the artists of Collaborage -- and bid on the Meet the artists of Collaborage -- and bid on the art! Meryl Engler, Group 1 “Every mark, carved, drawn, or cut, tries to make sense of a memory. Woodcut involves working with the resistance of the wood. Controlling the gouge as it cuts through the wood requires focus and the full presence of both mind and body. There is a heightened level of intimacy with each mark as I spend time carving around it. Woodcut is a physical medium. The strokes are strong and big and powerful because I am strong and big and powerful.” View the full exhibition program for Collaborage and bid on the art at the link in our bio! @meryle_art
Meet the artists of Collaborage -- and bid on the Meet the artists of Collaborage -- and bid on the art! Deborah Cooper-Asberry, Group 1 “Unlike many Artists who draw their inspiration from Nature, I prefer to draw my inspiration from the intangible world. Intuition, emotion, ideas... all have a 'structure' that can be drawn into our visible world. I love things that are visually tactile and I've never met a straight line that I liked! My purest core belief is that in reality everyone is an Artist… We are all Creators!” View the full exhibition program for Collaborage and bid on the art at the link in our bio! @theswych
As a Heights Music Hop Venue, Heights Arts proudly As a Heights Music Hop Venue, Heights Arts proudly presents: Diana Chittester September 23, 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. at Heights Arts Diana Chittester has been building a reputation as one of the area’s most gifted guitar players, intimate songwriters, and forceful vocalists over the past decade, releasing a series of albums that display her growing confidence and ability to communicate feelings that are deeply personal yet universal. Diana has shared the stage with Lyle Lovett, Gin Blossoms, The Accidentals, Joan Osborne, Peter Mulvey, Chris Trapper, Lisa Loeb, and Colin Hay, has performed at venues across the eastern U.S. and Canada including Kent State Performing Arts Center, City Winery DC, Showplace Performance Centre, Evening Muse, Cain Park, Music Box Supper Club, and The Ark, and has performed on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour and Songs at the Center, which airs on PBS. "Like Michael Hedges and Ani DiFranco, Chittester is a master guitarist who employs open and alternate tunings—and provides her own percussion on the body of her instrument." - EXAMINER @dianachittester Remember to check in with your Music Hop Passport for a 10% discount on items from our store!
As a Heights Music Hop Venue, Heights Arts proudly As a Heights Music Hop Venue, Heights Arts proudly presents: Charlie Mosbrook September 23, 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Heights Arts In the tradition of Woody Guthrie, Charlie uses his music as a vehicle to build a better world. Through programs like Music to Life, Stop the Hate, monthly performances in the local spinal cord injury unit, and countless charities and events that advocate for human rights and environmental action. Charlie’s music is both informed and inspired by the amazing individuals who give themselves to these causes. He does not see his music as political, but honest. Honest about the events the songs are written about. Honest about the impact these events had on our lives, and honest about the agency and advocacy resulting from these events. Charlie believes if you have an honest song, the truth will shine. “There is something wonderful about being able to tell somebody by their voice. A distinctive voice, Sam Baker, John Prine, you know right away who they are. Charlie Mosbrook is that kind of singer.” - Artie Martello (Mostly Folk) Remember to check in with your Music Hop Passport for a 10% discount on items from our store!
Check in at Heights Arts with your Music Hop Passp Check in at Heights Arts with your Music Hop Passport! Experience the fun and excitement of Cleveland Heights by attending the 10th anniversary of the Heights Music Hop, a music festival that brings the best in local music and local shopping together for a one-of-a-kind event! When you visit and check in at participating businesses like Heights Arts, you'll earn points toward winning a package from Sam Ash Music, Heights Music Hop Gift Basket, and more! Get your passport here -- and remember to ask us for the Heights Arts PIN when you visit with your passport before September 30! (Plus, you'll get a 10% off discount on items in our store!) https://www.futureheights.org/future-heights-music-hop-passport/
Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Col Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Collaborage and Gregory Johnson Sujata Lakhe, Amy Hughes, and Vince Robinson will join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman for one of Heights Arts’ most popular programs on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. Ekphrastacy brings poets together to perform original works inspired by the exhibitions on view in our gallery space — Collaborage and Gregory Johnson. RSVP for free at the link in our bio!
Thank you, Afi 'n the Mix, for rocking our Gallery Thank you, Afi 'n the Mix, for rocking our Gallery Concert last night! @afiplaysmusic
Don't miss your chance to see Afi Scruggs at Heigh Don't miss your chance to see Afi Scruggs at Heights Arts! This free Gallery Concert will take place TONIGHT at 7 p.m., so make sure to reserve your spot soon! (Tickets at link in bio.)
Ordinance Update! On October 4th at 4:30 pm, the Ordinance Update! On October 4th at 4:30 pm, the Administrative Services Committee of City Council will discuss the merits of the Emergency Ordinance request from Mayor Seren to form an arts council. As previously stated by Executive Director Rachel Bernstein, Heights Arts believes that the forming of such a council would prove redundant considering the work and outreach Heights Arts currently performs in the community. Learn about the ordinance and how to speak on Heights Arts' behalf at the link in our bio
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