Art Scene, Editorials, Local Stories, Social Issues
Photo Credit: RonDale Simpson by Jason Eugene Cleveland, Ohio—a city RonDale Simpson, founder and artistic director of Blakk Jakk Dance Collective, calls “the miracle by the bay.” It wasn’t on his “Bingo card” when he envisioned his life...
Art Scene, Cleveland Places, Feature, Video Interview
Despite my family’s best efforts, I stuck my foot down and here I am in the arts. I didn’t want to be a scientist or engineer… In the hallowed halls of creative spaces where imagination takes form, where the silent language of artworks and...
Art Scene, Cleveland Places, Feature, Local Stories
Discover the inspiring story of Jessica Pinsky, the artist and founder behind Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland. Originally trained as a painter, Jessica felt a profound pull towards textiles, attributing it to an ancestral connection to seamstresses and tailors,...
Art Scene, Beyond Cleveland (exclusive), Editorials, Feature, Local Stories, Video Interview
Meet Patricia Brett, a compelling artist now calling Cleveland Heights home after a vibrant 30 years in New York City and a return to her NE Ohio roots. This former architect, who studied at Ohio State and Yale, bravely shifted gears to pursue her lifelong passion for...
Art Scene, Editorials, Entrepreneurship, Local Stories, Podcast
Deep Dive Podcast Award-Winning Filmmaker Jake Cole https://behindcleveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jake-Cole-Midwest-Filmmaking-FINAL-AUDIO.mp3 Ah, the serendipitous encounters that enrich a life spent observing the world through a certain lens – in my...
Art Scene, Entrepreneurship
It’s a gray afternoon in Cleveland, BC sits down with local renaissance man and artist, Antwoine Washington, a magnetic man in the city’s creative arts scene. Upon meeting Antwoine one could easily assume that he’s an ordinary individual, that the conversation would...
