Tri-C Creative Arts

Tri-C Creative Arts

At Cuyahoga Community College, we are passionate about the Theatre Arts and about the experience of our students.

Creative Arts Division at Cuyahoga Community College offering credit classes in art, dance, journalism, film making, music, recording arts, theatre, graphic design and more. We strive to lead by example and fashion our department from professional theatres to prepare our students for work in the outside world both in the Greater Cleveland Area and beyond. Spanned across the three major campuses, T

10/18/2024

Get into the Halloween spirit at The Orchestra Program Spooktacular—a fun-filled event for the whole family on Saturday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at Cuyahoga Community College's Metro Auditorium!

Listen to orchestra students perform Halloween musical selections, then join in the fun at the costume contest. Trick or Treat in the auditorium lobby after the performance.

Admission is free, no tickets are required. Learn more: https://events.tri-c.edu/event/orchestra-spooktacular-2531.

Tri-C Art Space Grand Opening 10/09/2024

Is your inner artist looking for a place to grow? Don’t miss the grand opening of the Cuyahoga Community College School of Creative Arts' Eastern Campus art space on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See live demonstrations, sit in on a class, and learn more about Creative Arts programs at Tri-C. This event is free and open to all.

Tri-C Art Space Grand Opening Join us for the grand opening of the Tri-C School of Creative Arts' newly renovated art space at Eastern Campus Oct. 17, 2024.

10/02/2024

Cuyahoga Community College's Performing Arts Series begins its 2024-2025 season with a powerful performance by the Amina Figarova Sextet and Matsiko World Orphan Choir on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Campus Auditorium. Purchase your tickets today! Visit tri-c.edu/tricpresents.

08/30/2024

Fall semester registration is open for the Creative Arts Academy!

Budding performers ages 4-18 can enroll in FREE classes in Dance, Vocal Arts, Orchestra, Concert Band, Percussion Mastery, and Media Arts. Classes begin September 7.

Learn more and enroll today: www.tri-c.edu/creative-arts-academy.

Creative Arts Academy: Momentum 06/29/2024

Tonight at 7:00pm at Tri-C Eastern Campus! Come and see the amazing results of our Dance Intensive Camp these past 2 weeks!

Creative Arts Academy: Momentum Celebrate the progress, hard work and dedication our dance students have shown this summer session.

Lang Lang's Young Scholars in Piano Recital 06/26/2024

Lang Lang Young Scholars in Free Community Concert

Tri-C Classical Piano Series presents Lang Lang's Young Scholars in Free Community Concert on Thursday, June 27th at 7pm at the Metropolitan Campus Auditorium. Don't miss the chance to hear these talented pianists during their Cleveland residency for the Young Scholars Summit at the Cleveland Institute of Music!

Program will include compositions by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and more.

Concert is free, but tickets required:

Lang Lang's Young Scholars in Piano Recital The Tri-C Piano Recital Series is proud to present the Lang Lang International Music Foundation’s Young Scholars in a Free Community Concert

06/23/2024

Support Tri-C’s Jazz Education Programs. Auction ends tonight 6/22/24 at 11:59 pm.

05/03/2024

TODAY AT TRI-C!
Cuyahoga Community College’s Classical Piano Series and Creative Arts Academy will welcome international piano legend to Tri-C’s Metro Auditorium TODAY--Friday, May 3, for a special presentation of his renowned education program, 101 Pianists. He will be joined by 100 young pianists from Northeast Ohio for a one-of-a-kind musical extravaganza. The show is sold out, but we’ve added a virtual BoxCast livestream. Don't miss it--tune in at 12 noon: https://bit.ly/4dor5ae.

05/02/2024

Tri-C Creative Arts and Cuyahoga Community College's Classical Piano Series will welcome Lang Lang to Tri-C’s Metro campus on Friday for a special presentation of his renowned education program, “101 Pianists”. He will be joined by 100 young pianists from Northeast Ohio, seen here eagerly preparing for this one-of-a-kind musical event.

The show is sold out, but we’ve added a virtual livestream. Tune in at noon on 5/3: https://bit.ly/4dor5ae.

03/01/2024

Registration for 2024 Summer Camps Opens Monday, March 4!

The Creative Arts Academy is offering a wide range of summer camps for students ages 4-18 this summer. In addition to the popular dance, vocal arts, string orchestra, and digital arts camps, we’re offering new summer camps for percussion, keyboard, concert band, and a theater tech training program! All camps are offered at minimal or no cost to students, and lunch is included. We invite students to explore the creative arts in an immersive and fun setting.

Visit the for more information or to register.

https://www.tri-c.edu/arts-and-entertainment/creative-arts-academy/summer-immersions.html

Camps will fill up quickly, so don’t wait — register today!

02/28/2024

It’s almost time for the Big Reveal! Watch the livestream of the JazzFest ‘24 lineup announcement beginning at 6:40 on the JazzFest page.

02/28/2024

Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland will Livestream The Big Reveal - announcing our indoor festival lineup right here on Facebook TONIGHT, Wednesday, February 28 at 6:40 p.m. It will feature Dominick Farinacci and a Cuyahoga Community College JazzFest Academy ensemble. Be sure to tune in!

Photos from Tri-C Creative Arts's post 01/25/2024

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES START SATURDAY, JAN 27th!

Calling all high school students who are looking for new and exciting opportunities in media arts! There's still time to sign up for two FREE digital photography classes this spring:

Session I: Action Photography: Sports, Performing Arts, & More

Jan-27-March 9, 10am-1pm

Session II: Street Photography

Apr 6-May 25, 10am-1pm

Classes Open to Students Ages 15-18
Both classes are FREE and cameras are provided for class use.

Learn more and enroll today at www.tri-c.edu/creative-arts-academy, or call (216)987-6145 for more information.

01/16/2024

Cleveland Photo Fest and Tri-C presents Cleveland on the Streets at Tri-C’s Gallery East. This exhibition features unique photography that presents the ubran/cityscape in and around Northeastern Ohio. The exhibit opens Thursday, Jan. 18 from 5-7 p.m. and runs Jan. 18-Feb. 15 at Tri-C Gallery East. For information and hours, visit clevelandphotofest.org.

01/10/2024

Tri-C’s Creative Arts Center of Excellence welcomes GroundWorks DanceTheater as a professional company in residence at its Metropolitan Campus. Visit the Tri-C website to learn more about this exciting new partnership.

https://www.tri-c.edu/news-and-events/news/creative-arts-welcomes-groundworks-dancetheater-to-metro-campus.html

01/02/2024

Join Tri-C's Creative Arts Academy For Spring Semester 2024!
Registration is currently underway for the Creative Arts Academy’s spring semester, with classes beginning on Jan. 6 for students ages 4-18 in the greater Cleveland area.

Explore our programs in dance, vocal arts, orchestra, band or media arts. Learn more and enroll today at www.tri-c.edu/creative-arts-academy.

Photos from Christian McBride's post 12/20/2023
12/07/2023

Students the Creative Arts Academy will be featured in Seasonal Sounds, a special holiday performance on Sunday, December 10th at 1pm at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, located at 1 Wade Oval in Cleveland. CAA students from The Orchestra Program and Crescendo Strings Program will be featured along with students from Cleveland School of the Arts and the Cleveland Orchestra Instrumental Youth Program. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cmnh.org

Winter Dance Spectacular at Tri-C 11/29/2023

The Tri-C Creative Arts Academy Presents Winter Dance Spectacular Dec. 9 2023.

Tickets are now on sale for the Creative Arts Academy's Winter Dance Spectacular on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre at the Tri-C Eastern Campus.

Celebrate the progress, hard work and dedication our students have shown this fall session. Tickets are $10 and can be ordered through Eventbrite.

Winter Dance Spectacular at Tri-C Tri-C Creative Arts Academy presents the 2023 Winter Dance Spectacular!

11/21/2023

Cuyahoga Community College Invites Northeast Ohio Piano Students to Participate in 101 Pianists Education Event With Lang Lang on Monday, April 29, 2024

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)’s Classical Piano Series and the Creative Arts Academy will welcome international piano legend Lang Lang in a special presentation of his renowned music education program 101 Pianists on Monday, April 29, 2024, showcasing 100 young pianists selected from Northeast Ohio to participate in this unique master class and public performance.

Piano instructors throughout Northeast Ohio are invited to recommend students between ages 6-18 who possess strong musical ability, have some performance experience, and who demonstrate an ability to work and respond in a group setting. Nominated students must submit a video for review by December 15th. For more information on the program and the nomination process, click the following link:

https://www.tri-c.edu/arts-and-entertainment/tri-c-presents/lang-lang-101-pianists.html

10/26/2023

Emerging Artists Series

An exhibition of paintings by recent graduates of regional art programs:

Davon Brantley, Amanda DiLisi, Nick Lee, and Jack Tozzi.



Oct. 23 – Dec. 7



Meet the artists during a public reception:

Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 5-7 p.m.



Gallery West

Western Campus Library (Galleria)

11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma



Hours

Monday ̶ Friday | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.



Free parking is available, except in designated faculty sections. Use any entrance and proceed to the library. Enter the library from the main floor and head upstairs to the second floor.

10/13/2023

The Tri-C Classical Piano Series welcomes award-winning pianist and humanitarian Mahani Teave on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium. An Easter Island native, Teave is a pioneering artist who bridges the creative world with education and environmental activism. She will perform works from her debut album, Rapa Nui Odyssey, along with Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. Reserve your seat through Eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tri-c-classical-piano-series-presents-mahani-teave-keyboard-odyssey-tickets-705525865857

For more information, visit the Tri-C Classical Piano Series webpage.

https://www.tri-c.edu/arts-and-entertainment/tri-c-presents/classical-piano-series.html

or call 216-987-6145.

10/05/2023

Rising American pianist Maxim Lando will make his Cleveland debut in the Classical Piano Series on Sunday, Oct. 8th at 2pm at Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium. Lando replaces Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, who is unable to perform due to an illness. The performance is free, but tickets are required. All ticket orders previously reserved for the Bartoš performance will be honored for the Lando performance. For program information, visit www.tri-c.edu/pianoseries or call (216)987-6145.

10/04/2023

Tri-C Theatre Arts presents the Ohio premiere of Bulletproof Backpack Oct. 25-28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Western Campus Theatre. The play, written by Eric Coble and directed by James Rankin, tells the story of Cloe, a high school student who sees a classmate compiling a list of names. Is it an innocent act or the beginning of something much more dangerous? Cloe has one night to decide if she should say something and possibly ruin her classmate’s life over a misunderstanding or let it go and risk a catastrophe. Admission is free and parking is available. For more information, visit tri-c.edu/productions.

10/02/2023

Tri-C Film Academy and Contemporary Youth Orchestra Present
Music To Picture: An Evening of Live Film Scores
Sunday, Nov. 5 @ 3:30 p.m.
Tri-C Metro Auditorium

Join us for an unforgettable night of live film scores at the Tri-C Metropolitan Campus Auditorium on Sunday, November 5th! Experience the magic as the talented musicians of Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) bring to life two short films created through the Film Academy's Film Crew Intensive Training, playing original scores live to picture. The event will also feature panel discussions with composer Scott Hallgren and Directors Rick Page and Kara White to discuss the process of creating these scores and working with CYO. A must for film and music lovers alike! Featured Films include Snow Globe & The Cat and The Resistance. Admission is free, but seat reservations are required.
To reserve your space, visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-to-picture-an-evening-of-live-film-scores-tickets-717791312137?aff=oddtdtcreator

Note: These films feature mature themes and language. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Our Story

At Cuyahoga Community College, we are passionate about the Creative Arts and about the experience of our students. We strive to lead by example and fashion our department from professional theaters to prepare our students for work in the outside world both in the Greater Cleveland Area and beyond.

Spanned across the three major campuses, Tri-C Creative Arts Division is responsible for production five or more major theatrical productions throughout the season, several art gallery installations and music and dance events across all our campuses. Directed, produced and visualized by leading professionals in the Greater Cleveland Area, the students have an up close and personal involvement with the production as well as many opportunities to volunteer backstage and experience their creativity in a whole new light.

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Tri-C Creative Arts and Cuyahoga Community College's Classical Piano Series will welcome Lang Lang to Tri-C’s Metro camp...
Cast + orchestra + rock band = We Will Rock You!! Come and see this amazing show!  June 9th and 10th at 7:30 pm in the S...
You all are Under Pressure, to come see this amazing show!  The orchestra and rock band on stage together.  They will ro...
We Will Rock You!!! June 9th and 10th at 7:30pm, in the Simon and Rose Mandel theatre, on Tri-C’s eastern campus.  Get y...
Wow the cast looks amazing!!  Come and see We Will Rock You, June 9th and 10th at 7:30pm in the Simon and Rose Mandel th...
Take a look, this is our orchestra for We Will Rock You.  A combination of Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Creative Art...
Killer Queen requires your attendance!  Come see We Will Rock You, June 9th and 10th at 7:30pm at the Simon and Rose Man...
Do you want it all?  Then come see We Will Rock You June 9th and 10th at 7:30pm at the Simon and Rose Mandel theatre on ...
Incredibly proud of our dance academy performance on Saturday! Stunning And Sublime!
Creative Arts Academy Photo II Summer Camp
Our Photo II Summer Camp went on a ton of field trips this year. Check out all of the great places our students explore ...

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