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Community Engagement in the Arts

Coming soon: Heart in the Heights 2023!

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

Literary
A Poem for Cleveland - Book Release and Celebration

Saturday 6/24/23

A Poem for Cleveland - Book Release and Celebration

https://www.heightsarts.org/blog/a-poem-for-cleveland-book-release-and-celebration/  
Music
Close Encounters Season 16 – Concert 5: Alla Boara

Sunday 6/25/23

Close Encounters Season 16 – Concert 5: Alla Boara

Almond Sorters (from Sicily) Tre Sorelle (from Piemonte) C’Avanti C’è (from Calabria) Fimmene (from Puglia) Montanara (from Abruzzo) Venite Adoremus (from Abruzzo) Mi Me Ne Fon (from Liguria) U Leva Leva (from Calabria)    Performers – Anthony Taddeo, Drums / Percussion; Amanda Powell, Voice; Dan Bruce Guitar; Tommy Lehman, Trumpet / Flugelhorn; Ian Kinnaman Bass; Kelton Hale Accordion  Alla Boara’s mission is to bring recognition and new life to Italian Folk Music with more modern arrangements and (when applicable) with visual projections. The program includes storytelling throughout the program to help explain and deepen the connection to the individual compositions.  Order early for guaranteed seats! Tickets are available for purchase at Heights Arts, 2175 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, via phone at 216-371-3457, or online here. Directions for concerts at private residences are mailed a week in advance. Advance ticket purchase is necessary as seating is limited, and Close Encounters concerts have a tradition of selling out. Season 16 Subscription to all five concerts  $255 | $215 Heights Arts members Individual Concerts $60 | $51 Heights Arts members
Music
ARTbar with The Theron Brown Trio

Thursday 6/29/23

ARTbar with The Theron Brown Trio

Theron Brown, Zaire Darden, and Jordan McBride are the Theron Brown Trio and they're in the business of making you feel good through music. ARTbar mixes their locally recognized sound with creative cocktails for a celebration surrounded by art!   ARTini Creative Cocktails Watermelon Mojito and Lynchburg Lemonade: $12/ $10 members Beer, Wine: $6/$5 members Sparkling Wine / Prosecco: $8/$7 members An assortment of sweet and savory light snacks will be provided  
Literary
Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Group Show and Paula Damm

Thursday 7/20/23

Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Group Show and Paula Damm

https://www.heightsarts.org/blog/ekphrastacy-artists-talk-and-poets-respond-to-gallery-exhibitions/
Music
Tischler Klezmer Orchestra

Saturday 7/29/23

Tischler Klezmer Orchestra

https://www.heightsarts.org/blog/free-gallery-concert-tischler-klezmer-orchestra/  
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May Musical Artist of the Month – Yun-Ting Lee
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May Literary Artist of the Month – Rachel Wiley
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A Poem for Cleveland – Book Release and Celebration
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24 May

June Musical Artist of the Month – Theron Brown
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June Visual Artist of the Month – Christopher Owen Smith
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June Literary Artist of the Month – Zuggie Tate
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April Musical Artist of the Month – Neina K.
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April Visual Artist of the Month – Pat Isenstadt
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25 Mar

April Literary Artist of the Month – Chuck Joy
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24 May

Call for Artists – Coventry Living Room Project
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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 our June Musical Artist of the Month, Theron Meet our June Musical Artist of the Month, Theron Brown! A glimpse of gospel, jazz, and soul from the great legends is what inspires the sound of pianist Theron Brown’s music. But the reason he plays is to encourage and influence people through his talents. See him perform at ARTbar with Zaire (zigg) Darden on drums, and Jordan McBride on bass. The Theron Brown Trio is known for their gift of making people feel good through music. ARTbar mixes their locally recognized sound with creative cocktails for a celebration surrounded by art! Learn more about the ARTbar event at the link in our bio! Learn more about Theron Brown and all our Artists of the Month at: https://www.heightsarts.org/artist-of-the-month/
Meet our June Literary Artist of the Month, Zuggie Meet our June Literary Artist of the Month, Zuggie Tate! Zuggie Tate (she/her) is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University with a BA in Sociology. She is the recipient of Margie Hope’s Living Heritage Award in recognition of her work as a poet and advocate for trans issues. She currently works full-time as a writer, performance artist, and gig worker. Zuggie has been published in the Black Midwest Anthology and has forthcoming work in Shade Journal. She is currently based in Cleveland, OH. See all our artists of the month at https://www.heightsarts.org/artist-of-the-month/
It's been a great first week! Echoes of Truth co It's been a great first week! Echoes of Truth continues alongside the spotlight exhibition featuring Josie Naypauer and Juliet Duffy until June 11. Opening night welcomed many young participating artists from Cleveland Heights High School with their family and friends. Stop in over the next few weeks to see their photography, sculptures, paintings, drawings, collages, and jewelry. More about these exhibitions at the links in our bio!
Meet Spotlight artist: Josie Naypauer! Josie ofte Meet Spotlight artist: Josie Naypauer! Josie often creates with a focus on identity and how it changes with the world around us. Her own facets of identity and how it is ever-changing are almost always an underlying theme in her works. She creates with the intention of inspiring people to explore their own concept of who they really are and what they are made up of as a person. Image by Josie Naypauer: Drifting, mixed media, $75 More about this exhibition at the link in our bio!
Meet Spotlight artist Juliet Duffy! I focus a lot Meet Spotlight artist Juliet Duffy! I focus a lot on human relationships in my work, such as feeling isolated while in a group, or the more positive attributes of enjoying a meal together. Being an identical twin has shifted my perspective on life, letting me ask questions about my individual identity while also being set in a pair. My identity is shown through my unique style, enhancing my perspective of my life as a twin separated from my other half's point of view. I use digital art to enhance my stories, I like the feeling that my pieces could be right out of a film or show and that I’m just waiting for the next frame to begin. Image by Juliet Duffy: A Twinkle of Isolation, Cardstock, oil pastel, wire, $50 More about this exhibition at the link in our bio!
Opening TONIGHT! Heights Arts is so proud of Heig Opening TONIGHT! Heights Arts is so proud of Heights youth! Our partnership with Heights High has blossomed into a vibrant new exhibition curated by our student interns - a show that resonates with messages worth repeating. Over 40 artists will be represented in the group exhibition. And in our adjacent SPOTLIGHT gallery, we're highlighting the work of our beloved gallery interns Josie Naypauer and Juliet Duffy! Curatorial Statement: "Art is one of the most fundamental forms of self-expression in the world. It provides us with an irreplaceable outlet for conveying our emotions, thoughts, creativity, etc. There is no right or wrong way to create art, and that is the beauty of it. Every person conveys their feelings in their own unique way. In today’s world, connecting with each other is paramount. Having empathy and being able to understand the people around you makes our community a better place. This is what this show is asking of you. What is your truth? Take this as an opportunity to explore your identity. Use this as an outlet to express your true feelings, your opinion, your personality. Ask yourself, “Who am I?”. And you may not have a clear answer to that question, but that is the beauty of art. That you can be anything you want to be." More at the link in our bio!
Concert 5 of our 16th Close Encounters music serie Concert 5 of our 16th Close Encounters music series celebrates ALLA BOARA at Dunham Tavern on June 25th at 3pm! Alla Boara seeks to bring recognition and new life to Italy's diverse history of regional folk music. Their modern arrangements of near-extinct folk songs are variously surprising, playful, mournful, tender, and bewitching. Alla Boara's dynamic work aims to inspire audiences of all ethnic heritages to treasure their musical roots and consider historical songs’ contemporary cultural relevance. The vision of drummer and composer Anthony Taddeo, Alla Boara also features vocalist Amanda Powell (Apollo's Fire), guitarist Dan Bruce, trumpeter Tommy Lehman, bassist Ian Kinnaman, and accordionist and keyboardist Clay Colley. Currently touring their first record, Le Tre Sorelle, Alla Boara has received critical acclaim for its originality and accessibility and was recently featured in NPR’s “Shuffle”, SWR2 in Germany, All About Jazz, Jazz Weekly, and was predicted to have a bright future by Cleveland Magazine. Don't miss one of our most anticipated events of the summer! Tickets at the link in our bio!
Join us Monday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. for a 1-hour Join us Monday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. for a 1-hour information session all about two exceptional tours of Italy: • The Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Naples & Rome – April 2024 • Florence, Tuscany, & Venice – October 2024 Speaker Dr. Daniel Lesnick, Associate Professor Emeritus of Medieval & Renaissance History, has combined his years-long experience of living in Italy, his scholarly expertise, and four decades of arranging and leading approximately 60 small-group tours of Italy to create these sessions specifically for Heights Arts. Lesnick includes fabulous excursions and events not found elsewhere. (Just one example: A visit to the medieval-Renaissance Palazzo Bargellini, the home of an internationally renowned concert pianist, for hors d'oeuvres, conversation, and an intimate piano performance.) RSVP for free at the link in our bio!
Join us Monday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. for a 1-hour Join us Monday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. for a 1-hour information session to learn all about two very special Italy tours. • The Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Naples & Rome – April 2024 • Florence, Tuscany, & Venice – October 2024 The speaker will be Dr. Daniel Lesnick, Associate Professor Emeritus of Medieval & Renaissance History. Dan combines his many years’ experience of living in Italy, scholarly expertise, and four decades of arranging and leading approximately 60 small-group tours of Italy to create these tours specifically for Heights Arts. He includes fabulous rare visits and events that you will not find elsewhere. (Just one example: A visit to the medieval-Renaissance Palazzo Bargellini, the home of an internationally renowned concert pianist, for hors d'oeuvres, conversation, and an intimate piano performance.) RSVP for free at the link in our bio!
TOMORROW! Be sure not to miss No Exit as they pre TOMORROW! Be sure not to miss No Exit as they present an engaging and multifarious concert of avant-garde music at Heights Arts on Saturday, May 13 at 7:00 pm. The diverse program will include some of the extraordinary pieces that the ensemble has performed in past seasons and will feature works by Evan Ziporyn, Kaija Saariaho, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Elliot Cole, Shulamit Ran and No Exit’s Luke Rinderknecht. No Exit’s concerts are free and open to the public. For the safety of all present, masks are recommended. Attendees should check with the venue for their current Covid safety policies. Adventurous listeners are always welcome! RSVP at the link in our bio!
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