AAWR is a unique archival facility and regional museum that preserves representative bodies of work created by Ohio visual artists and, through ongoing research, exhibition, and educational programs, actively documents and promotes this cultural heritage for the benefit of the public.The archives was founded by noted sculptor David E. Davis in 1996 who, along with other prominent regional artists felt that it was important to preserve Northeast Ohio’s unique visual artistic heritage. Their goal was to create a ‘living” archive where works, along with oral histories and other documentation of artists’ lives would be made available to the public on a regular basis.Today the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve has 100 Archived Artists, a growing membership, an exciting schedule of exhibitions, and a long list of outreach and educational programming. Its location just off Euclid Avenue, down the street from MOCA Cleveland and the Cleveland Institute of Art position it within the vibrant and growing community of University Circle. The AAWR proudly continues to enhance its role and that of its artists in the Ohio community.
1834 E 123rd st Cleveland, OH 44106 2167219020 (phone)
