The Morgan Conservatory

We are OPEN! Excited to welcome everyone back!

Thanks for bearing with us, everyone! We are currently expecting to have power by Wednesday, August 14th. Stay tuned to our social media for updates! 💚🌿

Staff and friends enjoying the reception… Come join us we’re here until 6 📚💚 📚

We are here !🍎 Stop by between 4-6 to chat with us and check out the lovely display by .honeybee.design 💚🍃

THIS THURSDAY! Spend your lunch hour with Artist-in-Residence Danqia Cai as she discusses her new work at the Morgan. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendance.
Can’t make it in person? Watch the live stream on the Morgan's Facebook! Learn more about Danqi's work by visiting her website www.danqicai.com or by following her Instagram .
Born and raised in China, Danqi [dan-CHI] immigrated to the US as an adult, spending the last ten years adapting to a different culture, language, and way of thinking. This adaptation reveals to her that the framework of meaning she took to be absolute was, in fact, relational. In other words, she inherited, rather than chose, values embedded in her upbringing. Danqi’s multimedia, multilayered, and multidimensional work reminds the viewer: immigrant or not, everyone inherited meanings from their early experiences. Some values one may now endeavor to unlearn. She draws from didactic materials such as folktales, textbooks, and languages to layer 4D processes atop multi-laminated 2D substrates. The results are multidimensional pieces that conceal and reveal information depending on the viewer’s physical point of view.

🌟 Join our team! 🌟 We are looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager and a Membership & Office Assistant!
Click the link in bio, or visit www.morganconservatory.org/jobs to learn more & apply for these positions!

Deadline update! The Morgan Conservatory is accepting applications for our 2024 Artists in Residence Program! Selected artists will have the opportunity to create a body of work in the largest arts center in the United States dedicated to every facet of papermaking, book arts and letterpress printing. Link in our bio to apply! Applications are due on October 31 at 11:59PM. For questions, please contact [email protected].

Wrapping up the Morgan 24hr Papermaking Marathon soon. Closing ceremonies to follow. :)

Show your support by following the link below and donating!

2024 Papermaking Marathon Donations - Individual | The Morgan Conservatory of Papermaking $5 Needs More Cowbell! Help our spectators & participants get excited.$10 Over The Rainbow Add a punch of color in the finished sheets.$20 Buy A Shot For The Team Caffeine shots of espresso or green tea (alcohol optional).$25 You Say It’s Your Birthday?! Sponsor a funfetti craft-punch inclusio...

Team PULP FRICTION is closing out our and kicking out production sheets! What are we doing with all of this paper? Artists & designers participating in the October fashion show are being gifted this paper for their creations. Donate to support this event. Link in bio!

“Pulp Friction” ready to make paper!

We call it first date paper. You got little bits of red like roses or passion together with a few other flowers. Butterflies for the excitement, shedded bills because they tend to involve money, and hearts for love! ❤️ togethaaah with and .litho donate to the Morgan today with the link in the bio!

Oh my! It’s butterflies! Waiting to become the most beautiful paper in the fundraiser. Donate today with the link in the bio.

Greeting fellow people it’s me! Hedwiga (also know as Heddy) from together with and .litho doing a media take over. We’re going to be making some cool paper today. Do I see butterflies on our future? The answer is YES. Donate to our team today! The link is in the bio!

Team EDGY DECKLES on the 8am shift for ! Help cheer us on & support the of at the by donating. Link in bio!

Earth, Wind, and Fiber! Coming at you early!

Geezer Pulpeteers are next!🧓👴👵✨

The Power Pulp Girls team is here to save the day 🦸‍♀️💙🦸‍♀️💖🦸‍♀️💚 here until the 11pm

💕💚🤠Morgan Papermaking Marathon!! TEAM 1: The Deckle Chicks!! 💚🤠💕

Join the fun for The Morgan Conservatory’s Morgan Papermaking Marathon and Kick-Off Party! with DJ Loc Babe

When: Fri July 12th from 5-11 p.m.
Where: The Morgan Conservatory, 1754 E. 47th Street, Cleveland, 44103

A Fundraiser with 24 papermakers pulling sheets of paper for 24 hours in 2024 all to raise $24,000!

Please help support our marvelous papermaking teams & show them you care! Donations of any size help us reach our goal. Visit https://square.link/u/ePFoCgBW to donate.

The Morgan Conservatory is putting our newly renovated papermaking studios to the ultimate test — the Morgan Papermaking Marathon 2024. Celebrate and cheer on 24 papermakers pulling sheets of paper for 24 hours in 2024 to raise $24,000! Join for this fun, festive fundraiser, and enjoy food, drinks, music and nonstop papermaking. The party takes a pause at 11 p.m., though papermaking continues all through the night until 5 p.m. on Saturday when awards, trophies are handed out.

Hope to see you there!

24 Papermakers, pulling sheets of paper for 24 hours, in 2024 — It’s the Morgan Papermaking Marathon! Visit the link in our bio to learn more and become a paper marathon sponsor today.💚

You're invited to the Marathon Pre-Game Party, kicking off Friday July 12th at 4:30pm, and we need cheerers, hand-clappers, cow bell ringers, and sideline coaches to motivate our teams! The party takes a pause at 11pm, but papermaking continues all the way through the night until 5:00pm on Saturday. Join us at the Pre-Game Party with food, drinks, and music, and then help us close out the event on Saturday afternoon and evening, as we hand out awards, trophies, and take team photos starting at 5pm.

🔸 Individual Sponsorships 🔸
$5 Needs More Cowbell! helps our spectators & participants get excited!
$10 Over The Rainbow adds a punch of color to our paper pulp in the finished sheets.
$20 Buy A Shot For The Team, caffeine shots of espresso or green tea (alcohol optional).
$25 You Say It’s Your Birthday?! sponsors a funfetti craft-punch inclusion in the papers.
$50 Smells Like Team Spirit sponsors customized t-shirts for a team of three.
$100 Snack Attack gets deluxe snacks for the team.
$150 Sponsors the Goodie-Bag for a team.

🔹 Corporate / Local Business Sponsorships 🔹
$100 Sponsors one Introductory Workshop in papermaking, paper marbling, book binding, or letterpress.
$250 Sponsors a full scholarship towards our Advanced Workshops with the country's leading instructors.
$350 Gifts a group of seniors or students a 1-hour workshop in papermaking or paper marbling.
$500 Gives K-12 students a 2-hour workshop in papermaking and a complete tour of our studios and garden.
$1,000 Supports the project needs of one of our Artists in Residence and their artist lecture or workshop.
$2,400 Supports the completion of studio renovations in the key areas of papermaking and printmaking.

Join us on Friday, June 7th from 5-8pm for the opening reception of the “Liminal Spaces: Art and the Environment” exhibition, on view from June 7th- July 27th.

"Liminal Spaces: Art and the Environment" is a group exhibition featuring local and national artists who are using book, paper and print to explore the relationship between themselves and the environment. Liminal space refers to an uncertain transitional period. When artists look at the boundaries between art and environment, it becomes uncertain and fuzzy. Inspired by the world around them, these artists reflect on the social, political and physical effects humankind has on the environment.

Featured Artists: Ian Welch, Erin K. Schmidt, Robin Jourdan, Suzanne Glémot, Felicity Gunn, Christine Mauersberger, Anna Chapman, Susanna Harris, Jaz Graf, Lori Kella

LAST CHANCE 🌟 Explore the art of marbling paper with local artist Jennifer Omaitz of JC Marbling and Book Arts! Join us for a two-day workshop this weekend to dive into a world of vibrant colors and mesmerizing paper marbling techniques. Visit morganconservatory.com to secure your spot today!

Join us TOMORROW at 12:15pm for Talking Paper Lunchtime Chat with Erin Wohletz ()! Attend in-person or watch live on the Morgan's Facebook followed by a Q&A on Instagram. Learn more about Erin's work by visiting their website www.ewohletz.com!

🔸Artist Bio: Erin Wohletz is an assistant professor of printmaking at the University of South Dakota. Originally from Las Vegas they received their MFA in Studio Art, Printmaking from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and their BFA in Printmaking and Painting from the University of Nevada, Reno. Erin Wohletz has participated in exhibitions across the United States including; Unfinished/ New Prints at IPCNY and a solo exhibition at Northwest Arts Center in 2022. They also run the website TheFutureIsQueer.com, an online exhibition and index of over one hundred international LGBTQ+ printmakers.

🔸Artist Statement: "My current body of work consists of a series of visual essays about my battle with nonbinary q***rness. My self-discovery of q***rness has come through a lot of internal struggle and argument. I found myself at a crossroads, an x/y axis if you will. On the x axis I have gay/straight, on the y male/ female. As things stand, I’ve sat myself down somewhere in the middle. This is the point from which I investigate and I argue with myself. The argument? Am I, or am I not a liar? As the topic is multifaceted, it requires a multi-pronged approach. Each piece in this series seeks to approach this debate from a different angle in order to come to a conclusion which takes into account; history, memory, risk, deception and feeling.

Symbolism is and continues to be important to the q***r community. Often double coded, it allowed and continues to allow members of the community to communicate to the “in'' crowd while also eluding would be persecutors. This is apparent throughout q***r art history. LGBTQ+ persons have consistently used symbology within “acceptable” works to talk about their inner feeling or socially “unacceptable” q***rness. Many of these historical q***r symbols appear within my work and are then explained and recognized within the “Index”. I seek to recognize and continue this visual q***r history."

3 DAYS until the Morgan's Open House! 🌟 Join us from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, May 11th for a fun FREE day of community & paper arts.

Dive into the art of papermaking, marbling, bookbinding, and letterpress printing with interactive Make & Take demonstrations. Stroll through our garden for a guided tour and an engaging flax demonstration, or step into the Morgan gallery to see the vibrant creations of young, growing artists from 7 local schools on view our Community Arts display! These talented students were part of the Morgan's Plant to Paper program, led by Michaelle Marschall and Ryan Cermak, supported by the Ohio Arts Council.

This event is free and open to all ages. Stop by the Morgan THIS SATURDAY at 11am to participate in the fun!

Photos by Shelly Duncan Photography

Join us on Saturday, May 11th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Morgan Conservatory for a FREE day of community & fun! Experience papermaking, bookbinding, and letterpress printing demonstrations, and take home your very own unique creations. This event is free and open to the public!

On view in the gallery is a Community Arts display of bold pulp paintings, eye-catching letterpress print posters and hand sewn pamphlet stitch books created by students at: Willson School, Artemus Ward School, Newton D. Baker School of Arts, Charles A. Mooney School, and Glenville High School. Additional schools participating in this special exhibit include Holy Name High School and Fairfax Elementary School.
These students participated in The Morgan's Plant to Paper program led by Michaelle Marschall and Ryan Cermak, supported by the Ohio Arts Council.

Join us TOMORROW at 12:15pm for Talking Paper Lunchtime Chat with Joseph Lappie! Attend in-person or watch live on the Morgan's Facebook followed by a livestream Q&A on Instagram. Learn more about Joseph's work by visiting his website josephlappie.com!

🔸Artist Statement: "Only We is a COVID-19 memorial utilizing installation-based visual design to provide a public space for reflection, healing, and growth supporting Scott County’s community and those who have been impacted by the pandemic. The project’s goal is to create a public artwork that acknowledges collective, non-partisan losses. This is accomplished through the creation of a large-scale public artwork of individually drawn and laser-cut acrylic characters representing each person who died due to COVID-19 or complications from the virus in Scott county. As the black-coated figures create a murmuration of loss, the negative space is stark white, forcing us to acknowledge the number and movement of this halting occurrence in all our lives, still present today. The installation ends in red-colored cut letters forming text from a local poet focusing on the love we have held, the memories we hold, and the hope we continue to have. Unlike many memorials, this is ongoing and will be updated as Scott County numbers change over the coming months and years. As of this proposal, the county has 439 confirmed deaths, but a new body will be hand drawn, laser cut, and placed alongside the current artwork as that number increases, reminding us of the human toll COVID presents, and presenting grace through the shared history and unification loss/trauma often bring. In addition to the public art piece, a series of prints, paper installations, and non-editioned artist’s books disseminate the idea that this is not just a single county. It’s every county in the country. It’s every community in a continent. It’s all of the continents. We collectively experienced loss. The best autobiography is the one that everyone relates to."

🔸Artist Bio: Joseph Lappie is the chair and a full professor of the Art + Design department at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa and teaches bookbinding, papermaking, printmaking, & drawing. He developed and continues to grow a print & book concentration. Joseph works heavily in the Quad Cities to provide free or near-free book, paper, and print demonstrations for area k-12 schools, non-profit organizations, and on the sidewalks of the community. Receiving his M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago, Joseph shows his installation print work and artist’s books throughout the country. He has shown in Atlanta, Chicago, Iowa City, London, New York, Portland, and Seoul. His book work is collected in multiple collections including Yale Arts Library, SAIC, Ringling College of Art & Design, and the Jaffe Book Arts Collection.