Heights Arts blog

Heights Arts blog

13th Annual Holiday Store

November 7 through December 30, 2014 Get the first look at our extremely popular Holiday Store on Friday, November 7, during our open reception at 7:00-9:00 p.m. Heights Art members are invited to an early preview from  6:00-7:00 p.m.. More than 80…

Cedar-Lee Holiday Stroll

Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 6-9pm Visit Heights Arts during the Cedar-Lee Holiday Stroll on December 13 and create a cut-paper snowflake decoration / ornament or holiday card using our repurposed and handmade paper. We provide the materials – you provide the creativity!…

Syncope Opening Reception

Friday, April 24, 2015 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm Join Heights Arts for conversation, refreshments, and the viewing of Syncope, our third gallery exhibition of 2015 which pairs new works by regional artists Rachel Beamer and Achala Wali. In medicine, the noun syncope…

Kate Snow

Kate Snow – Artist of the Month

When all the leaves are off the trees, Kate Snow’s linoleum block print of a stylized plum tree laden with fruit will remind you of summer days. Kate notes, “I am most often inspired by shapes and patterns found in nature but…

Shayna Roth Pentecost – Artist of the Month

We’re pleased to share the glasswork of Shayna Roth Pentecost as part of our Heights Artist of the Month project. “The inspiration for my art comes from my love of the imaginative expression of folk art, the sophisticated work of the modern…

Violin Master Class with Amy Lee

Sunday, April 12 at 10:00 a.m. NEW TIME! In collaboration with the Music Settlement, area public schools and private teachers, Heights Arts presents two master classes in the gallery, led by Cleveland Orchestra musicians from the Close Encounters music series. Master classes are free…

15th Annual New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast at Tommy’s

Thursday, January 1, 2015 from 10-2pm Eat for Art! Join your friends and neighbors and welcome 2015 at the  much-loved  New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Thursday, January 1.  Tommy’s Restaurant in Cleveland Heights has hosted a benefit pancake breakfast for Heights Arts…

Poetry, Paper, Pinwheels & Ornaments Family Activity

Saturday, November 29, 2014 from 1-4pm Visit Heights Arts on Small Business Saturday, November 29, and create your own artistic pinwheel or decorative holiday ornament using our re-purposed paper, glitter (!!!!), glue, calligraphy pens, colored pencils, and your own words (or borrow from…

Nominations open for 2015-2017 Poet Laureate

Applications from city residents accepted through October 31, 2014 Heights Arts is accepting open nominations for the 2015-2017 Cleveland Heights Office of Poet Laureate. Initially established by Heights Arts with the approval of the City of Cleveland Heights in 2005, the purpose…

Academy of Bluegrass in the Fields

The Cleveland Bluegrass Orchestra

Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 3:00 pm ONLY STUDENT TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. MEMBER AND GENERAL TICKETS ARE WAITLIST ONLY The Cleveland Bluegrass Orchestra presents “Cleveland Orchestra Members in Disguise” for the finale to the Close Encounters series on Sunday, May 17. Five musicians…