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Each year our advanced students create work for an exhibit they put together themselves under the instruction of Ceramics Department Head Moira Beale. This year's theme is "Be The Light: Ceramic Pieces That Emanate Light." Join the energy of the Opening Reception on Friday, May 8 from 5-8 pm in our Sullivan Family Gallery.

Our annual Campus Open House is a family friendly event showcasing our exceptional teaching staff and expansive arts campus. Join us for artist demonstrations, make and take crafts and more! This event is FREE and open to the public. Thank you to the following instructors who participated in last year's event: Audra Costello • embroidery/hand sewing demo Brenda Glasure • metalsmithing basics demo Susan Mangan • hands-on poetry session Megan Daloz • ceramic wheel throwing demo Kristi Karcz

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Karen Jewell-Kett, Momentum Sullivan Family Gallery, June 12-July 2 Opening Reception: June 12, 5–8 pm Life moves with its own momentum, always pulling us ahead. No matter how hard we try to hold on, we often find ourselves stuck in the space between where we are now and what we’re becoming. In this exhibition, Jewell-Kett explores that in-between space.

Celebrate summer with the Friends of BAYarts at their signature fundraiser, Mini Moondance! Perfect for kids ages 0-10, it's a joyful summer tradition the whole family can experience together. All proceeds will benefit the Friends of BAYarts fundraising efforts.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

2026 BAYarts Art & Music Festival: June 20, 10 am to 4 pm Featuring over 70 local vendors, our annual Art & Musical Festival is a celebration of the dynamic artistic talent of our region. Save the date for handmade art, crafts, food, music and more: June 20, 2026.Questions? Contact: [email protected] Applications Closed; event at capacity

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Dale A. Goode, Contemplation Sullivan Family Gallery, July 10–August 1 Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 5–8 pm Seasoned artist Dale A. Goode brings a new body of work to BAYarts this Summer. This multi-media collection will have people contemplating how different media, like people, interact with one another. Goode invites us to go along for the ride as this colorful, engaging work showcases his skills as a multi-disciplined contemporary artist.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

The Lindsay Team with Keller Williams Citywide in partnership with BAYarts will be hosting the 4th annual Bark in the Park Fundraiser on Sunday, August 9, 2026 from 12-3 pm at BAYarts. This event features vendors, rescues, raffles, activities, and more! This year, proceeds from Bark in the Park benefit BAYarts and City Dogs, the adoption and volunteer program for Cleveland Animal Care and Control. All dogs must be leashed. No retractable leashes please. Stay tuned for 2026 Sponsor & V

Join the BAYarts community each week this summer for our lively Thursday Markets. 2026 Dates: June 11 through August 13 from 4-7 pm.Local art, food, live music, family fun, and more! Applications Now Open Pay Vendor Fees Here Free admission and parking. Friendly dogs on leash welcome. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Josh Chefitz, What Survives Sullivan Family Gallery, August 14–October 3 Opening Reception: Friday, August 14, 5–8 pm What Survives is a body of work born from a cycle of safety and survival. Josh Chefitz begins each piece cautiously, finding comfort in familiar shapes and lines, before pushing into uncertainty and creating problems that demand to be solved. Some pieces get rescued from the brink; others are cut apart, their remnants waiting to find new life in future works. What survives thi

Cynthia Penter, In Motion and (re)Pose: A Retrospective Sally J. Otto Gallery, August 14–September 12 Opening Reception: Friday, August 14, 5–8 pm An exhibition of dance photos, loops, and videos from 40 years of exploration by Cynthia Penter. Cynthia has worked with and for, and at times collaborated with, many dance groups in Northeast Ohio. She began her interest in dance as a student at Kent State University where she studied modern dance, in addition to art, photography and filmmaking.

Moondance '26 September 12 Check out last year's photos Save the date for Moondance, BAYarts' annual benefit, on Saturday, September 12! Tickets on Sale in June 2026 Click to View Sponsorship Opportunities Alice McGinty Moondance 2025 Honoree For more than 35 years, painting has been a guiding force in Alice McGinty’s life. What began as a watercolor workshop across from her real estate office at the Beck Center soon blossomed into a lifelong creative pursuit. She went on t

2026 Dates: october 2nd-4th BAYarts invites plein air artists throughout the region to join us for the Artistic By Nature Plein Air Paint Out event which celebrates the beauty that surrounds us. This event is located on our campus at 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH, 44140, and the surrounding Huntington Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. This year's event takes place Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4, 2026. Past Awards Include Best of Show: $500 1st Place: $250 2nd Place: