Spaces

Corey Fogel and Ezra Buchla performing as part of the Machine Project residency, 02.11.11. Photo by Emily Lacy. Our Mission: SPACES is the resource and public forum for artists who explore and experiment. SPACES is a presenting contemporary art venue dedicated to artists who explore and experiment. Located on the west side of downtown Cleveland, SP... ACES currently operates three programs to feature newly created work by our curated artists: R&D (Research & Development), SWAP (SPACES World Artists Program), and The Vault. Read more about our programs and their impact in the following annual reports: 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , and 2014. The R&D program invites artists, curators and other cultural producers to articulate their research and development of ideas and objects through a supported project that may take the form of group, solo, or collaborative endeavors. R&D is a continuation of SPACES' original programming. Artists, curators and cultural producers may apply to R&D through our open call-for-entries. Details can be found under the Artist link in the menu bar above. Sign up for SPACES' email list or "like" us on Facebook to be alerted when new deadlines and guidelines are posted. The SPACES World Artists Program (SWAP) is a residency program for international, U.S. and local artists, founded in 2002 to foster cultural exchange between audiences in Northeast Ohio and artists from around the world. SWAP residencies are intensive opportunities for experimental artists to produce and present new work. SWAP supports artists-in-residence in the creation, presentation and discussion of new work, while facilitating opportunities for them to collaborate with area artists and audiences. Residencies range in length, depending on the scope of an artist's project. Local artists who reside full-time in one of the 17 counties of Northeast Ohio, and who are not enrolled in a degree-seeking program, may apply to be a SWAP artist-in-residence. International and U.S. artists who reside outside of Northeast Ohio may only ...Read More