Cleveland Print Room

🚨 extended exhibition! 🚨

we want to give a special thank you to .bird for hosting her incredible collection, "SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK" with us and for providing an extended gallery space through august 29th!

beginning august 13th, this powerful collection will be open to the public with gallery hours of tuesday through saturday, from 12pm - 4pm.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK illustrates the moments in time that Jaime captures, highlighting the love, confidence, and mystery seen at home in Pittsburgh and in every borough and beachside her curiosity takes
her.

lounges address:
1547 st. clair avenue, cleveland, ohio

gallery hours:
tuesday through saturday, 12pm - 4pm

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK is generously supported by & the george gund foundation.

In light of the ongoing regional outages caused by the storm earlier this week, we are extending the call for artists and photographers for the Property Inventory project to Thursday, August 15th.  

We understand that many throughout the Greater Cleveland area remain without power and stable cell service/wifi.  For those set back by the storm, we hope this extension allows you the added space and time to submit your applications.  The CPR team wishes you all safety and good health.

the cleveland print room invites you to on saturday, august 10th from 5-9 PM for a ONE NIGHT showing of SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK created by .bird.

this collection of images Illustrates the moments in time that Jaime captures, highlighting the love, confidence, and mystery seen at home in Pittsburgh and in every borough and beachside her curiosity takes her.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK expands how Jaime presents her work showcasing her experimentation with color and capturing emotion through the absence of facial features.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK is generously supported by & the george gund foundation.

the cleveland print room invites you to on saturday, august 10th from 5-9 PM for a ONE NIGHT showing of SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK created by .bird

this collection of images Illustrates the moments in time that Jaime captures, highlighting the love, confidence, and mystery seen at home in Pittsburgh and in every borough and beachside her curiosity takes her.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK expands how Jaime presents her work showcasing her experimentation with color and capturing emotion through the absence of facial features.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK is generously supported by & The George Gund Foundation.

Sally Martin O’Toole, the Director of Building & Housing for the City of Cleveland, reflects on last year’s Property Survey as we prepare to begin anew.

https://www.ideastream.org/show/sound-of-ideas/2023-07-20/comprehensive-property-survey-of-cleveland-illustrates-areas-in-need-of-repair

City of Cleveland’s Building and Housing Department is an advising partner for CPR’s version of the Property Inventory Project.

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Cleveland Print Room invites artists to participate in this reimagined property inventory of Cleveland’s built environment.

Analog Bootcamp students photographed at Edgewater Park and Midwest Railroad Preservation Society yesterday. This last day will be spent developing and printing this new film. Stay tuned!

📸: Hadley K Conner

“The honesty of what the camera delivers is the reality of the mundane, seen in an extraordinary way.”

the cleveland print room invites you to on saturday, august 10th from 5-9 PM for a ONE NIGHT showing of SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK created by .bird.

this collection of images Illustrates the moments in time that Jaime captures, highlighting the love, confidence, and mystery seen at home in Pittsburgh and in every borough and beachside her curiosity takes her.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK expands how Jaime presents her work showcasing her experimentation with color and capturing emotion through the absence of facial features.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK is generously supported by & .

First day of Analog Bootcamp! 🎞️

Students were out capturing the city on their first roll of film. We had fun learning print development process making photograms in the darkroom.

Next up, developing their film and making enlargements!

Newcomers to our Darkroom!

Hands-on experience with developing film creates a deeper way for artists to connect with the art of Photography.

There’s still time to join for our closing sessions! Our summer sessions conclude August 24th. Link in our bio.

The Cleveland Print Room invites you to on saturday, August 10th from 5-9 PM for a ONE NIGHT showing of SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK created by .bird

This collection of images Illustrates the moments in time that Jaime captures, highlighting the love, confidence, and mystery seen at home in Pittsburgh and in every borough and beachside her curiosity takes her.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK expands how Jaime presents her work showcasing her experimentation with color and capturing emotion through the absence of facial features.

SIDEWALK SCRAPBOOK is generously supported Cuyahoga Arts & Culture & the George Gund Foundation.

So proud of our students and teaching artists!

Cleveland teens see city with new eyes through street photography The Cleveland Print Room uses photography to help young people more deeply engage with themselves and their community.

Another session of Street Photography camp in the books ✔️

Our Teaching Artist .sees and TA guided a talented group of students all over Cleveland to explore both their enviorments and the art of candid photography.

Swipe through to see some of the greatest hits from the program 🎞️

“Property Inventory”

Photographing our environments and neighborhoods amplifies diverse perspectives and creates platforms for essential dialogues.

Photographers possess unique abilities to transform data, statistics, and the written word into informative pieces of art.

When aligned with a community focus, new standards of art and society can emerge. By empowering the creative intellect to tackle urban issues in ways that engineer impactful change, this becomes a reality.

“Property Inventory”

In 2023, the Western Reserve Land Conservancy completed an expansive initiative to assess conditions and gather data on the 160,000 parcels that comprise Cleveland’s total properties.

Through this work, many discoveries were made that shed light on various factors of the city’s past, management, and current conditions. Discoveries such as, and not limited to:

• 66.6% of structures in the City of Cleveland are occupied.
• 20.7% of parcels are vacant lots.
• 94% of occupied structures are in “A -Excellent” to “C - Fair” condition.
• 52% of vacant structures are in “D – Deteriorated” to “F – Hazardous” condition.

The unique, explorative voices of visual artists provide insightful ways to give narrative & context to the realities of communal life.

Through CPR’s Property Inventory project, photographers will lend their artistic, social, and place-based insights to the creation of new imagery.

Collectively, artists will give voice to citizens’ diverse experiences of their neighborhoods, generate impactful data regarding environmental conditions, and center the human element through the fusion of art and community.

Statistics sourced from - https://wrlandconservancy.org/neighborhood-stabilization/property-inventories/cleveland-property-inventory-2023/

Cleveland Print Room (CPR) is pleased to announce a year-long Photography and data visualization project centered on Cleveland’s built environment, partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. We invite photographers/artists to bring voice and narrative to a photographic inventory of Cleveland’s evolving urban landscape.

Deindustrialization, discriminatory lending practices, white flight, and varied other challenges have left Cleveland shrinking, disinvested, and littered with abandonment and blight. Neighborhoods have suffered greatly. Residents and leadership continue working to find a clear path forward.

As part of those efforts, the City’s Building & Housing Department partnered with Western Reserve Land Conservancy in an initiative to inventory 160,000 Cleveland properties to assess conditions, collect other critical data, and raise awareness.

CPR will commission a group of art and documentary photographers to conduct this inventory. Their charge will be to document the same parcels and neighborhoods represented in the previous inventory.

Selected photographers will participate in group critiques and workshops throughout the year, fostering growth and collective learning. Each selected photographer will receive approximately $8,000.

For full application details, guidelines and requirements, please visit the link in our bio. Artists 18+ years old are welcome to apply. We appreciate for their generous support.

Our “Exploring Environments” students in action!

Teaching Artist .sees took students around various parts of Cleveland to capture Macro and environmental photographs of nature, architecture & more.

Cycle through to see some of Lexi’s photos from the experience! Our next camp, “Action Photography”, begins June 24th and there is still a few spots left for free enrollment 📷

Tri-C Creative Arts

Holgas with Hadley is back! 📸

Beginning June 25th, this class will focus on creating black-and-white images using the Holga, a camera that has gained popularity among film enthusiasts.

The class will consist of three sessions: June 25th, July 2nd, and July 9th.

The first will be a 90-minute class to familiarize students with the Holga camera and the many creative ways to use the Holga successfully.

Cameras and additional equipment will be loaned to students for this course, or you may bring your own.

Two rolls of 120 film will be provided, and students may bring their own photo paper or pay an additional fee to have paper furnished by CPR.

Students will shoot their film during the week, finishing the class with two evenings in the Darkroom developing film and printing images.

About the Instructor:

Hadley K. Conner holds a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and an MAAE from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She has been teaching and exhibiting her work for over 30 years and continues to embrace analog in a digital world.

Register via the link in our bio.

All days are good days in the Darkroom 🎞️

The wonderful students of Campus International School joined us for a B&W film session for their third time in two years!

Our Teaching Artist, Hadley Conner, showed them ropes and fundamentals of developing, printing, exposure and more.

We have many exciting Darkroom and Film-based programs for teens and adults coming up this summer, starting with B&W Darkroom Basics in June!

Registration is officially open via the Eventbrite link in our bio.

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What a show! 🎥 Maya Peroune’s film ”Black Is?” proved to be a compelling exploration of the dynamics of race, the education system, societal norms, and how they intersect.

During the post-show Q&A, the interviewer and fellow creative posed insightful questions regarding her inspirations behind the film and personal experiences with the topics discussed, and she hinted at the fact that she has no plans of slowing down.

Openly asking the tough questions is one thing. Seeking the answers through your art is another. We look forward to what has planned for the future! 📸

Thank you to all who attended, and to for your support and hospitality.

1. Director, Maya Peroune
2. Q&A - Maya and Shatara Jordan
3. Q&A - Peroune and Jordan
4. Opening Remarks, Kerry Davis, Creative Director of CPR
5. Audience, Post-Film
6. Maya, Family & Friend

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The Cleveland Print Room invites you to Cedar Lee Movie Theater on Sunday, May 19th from
12-3 P.M. for a screening of Cleveland-based Filmmaker and Photographer Maya Peroune’s film,
“Black Is?”.

explores the complexities of being black in America through the lens of young adults from various backgrounds and experiences. Discussion of historic Black figures, the American school system, colorism, segregation, beauty standards, and more are at the forefront.

Maya is currently studying Photography and
Videography at The School of Visual Arts in New York, continuing her passion for the photographic and cinematic arts, working on runway shoots for NYFW, and having a feature in Vogue.

Following the screening, Peroune will be joined in discussion with multidisciplinary artist Shatara Jordan to discuss the film, Peroune’s current and future projects, and hold a Q&A with the audience. She will hold this time to discuss her practice, future endeavors, and time in New York City and the School of Visual Arts.
The screening of “Black Is?” is generously supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) and the Ohio Arts Council (OAC).

For more information on setting up an interview with Maya Peroune, please get in touch with Enahjae Beasley ([email protected])

For additional information about the Print Room and membership, visit our website or page.

Last week our In-School Artist in Residence held a portrait shoot for the families and students of Urban Community School! 🎞️

She’s spent the last year teaching her impactful Photography curriculum to students of various grade levels.

As part of her student showcase, she curated an exhibition of standout student photos so friends & family of the community could explore and appreciate their work.

In her own words, “My main approach as a Teaching Artist is to encourage the exploration of the world through Photography to achieve deeper connections with the environment in and around the school”.

“Introspection is a very important aspect for me to encourage so that students can find new ways to communicate their inner world through images”.

Swipe through and enjoy! Her residency is supported by the Ohio Arts Council.

The Cleveland Print Room invites you to Cedar Lee Movie Theater on Sunday, May 19th from 12-3 P.M. for a free screening of Cleveland-based Filmmaker and Photographer Maya Peroune’s film, “Black Is?”.

explores the complexities of being black in America through the lens of young adults from various backgrounds and experiences. Discussion of historic Black figures, the American school system, colorism, segregation, beauty standards, and more are at the forefront.

Maya is currently studying Photography and Videography at The School of Visual Arts in New York, continuing her passion for the photographic and cinematic arts, working on runway shoots for NYFW, and having a feature in Vogue.

Following the screening, Peroune will be joined in discussion with multidisciplinary artist Shatara Jordan to discuss the film, Peroune’s current and future projects, and hold a Q&A with the audience. She will hold this time to discuss her practice, future endeavors, and time in New York City and the School of Visual Arts.

The screening of “Black Is?” is generously supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) and the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). Reserve your free ticket through our bio, and be on the lookout for a trailer this Friday.

For more information on setting up an interview with Maya Peroune, please get in touch with Enahjae Beasley ([email protected])

For additional information about the Print Room and membership, visit our website or page.

Photos from the first walk of our Spring Street Photography class in collaboration with Tri-C!

We went around and experienced the Arcade, Fountain of Eternal Life, the dazzling outfits of Fan Expo and some strong wind here and there 🌬️

Strong demonstrations of compositional knowledge were at play, and next week will have that and so much more.

Scroll through to see some student images 📸
Tri-C Creative Arts

The program for the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival has been announced! Our partnered film, “Naked Ambition”, delves into the work of Bunny Yeager 📸

In the early 1950s came the rise of Bunny Yeager, who was not only a celebrated photographer for the early days of pin-up, but also a model.

Using her expertise both in front and behind the camera, Yeager trail-blazed a movement for an entire generation of women, and her impact can still be felt today.

Yeager fearlessly explored ambition and self-expression. Showcasing a wide array of her work through the years, Naked Ambition is a captivating documentary about the life and legacy of one of the biggest unsung heroes in the feminist movement.

tickets are on sale now! Link in our bio.
April 3-April 13, 2024 at Playhouse Square

Print Room patrons can use our unique discount code,
PRINT, for $1 off each ticket purchase at that time.

Image Source:
Bunny Yeager/The New York Times

Film processing is underway! 🎞️

This past Saturday, one of our talented Teaching Artists photographed some participants getting familiar with film processing!

On rotating Saturdays from now through May 11th, we’ll be holding our B&W Darkroom Basics course to cover the development, proofing and printing of film!

If you’ve ever had the desire to learn the ropes of film development, this is the perfect opportunity.

Our Darkroom location is now located at
More info, the full schedule, and tickets for enrollment are located in our Events and Links 📸

Action Photography x basketball! 🏀

Upping the ante by photographing fast-paced sports made for a great day of learning.

Interested high school students can get involved with our programs right now!

Join our Street Photography class which begins April 6th. A few spots remain 📸

Photo credit:

Tri-C Creative Arts

Amazing turnout for the opening of “The Gen Z Project” by 📸

This collection provides an energized lens into the aspirations, life paths and spirit of his generation.

The same essence of insight and warmth that unified him and his participants, served to bring people together from all around the community.

The exhibition will remain up through March 2nd, 2024 at Zygote Press.

Monday - Friday
(by appointment only)
📧: [email protected]

March 2nd, 12 P.M - 4 P.M

📸: Doriyan Coleman

Today---Cleveland Print Room at Zygote Press, Inc. Come hear Mosijah Roye's GEN Z Project artist talk and participate in his portrait sessions today beginning at noon.