IngeNEWS: Ignite! Neighbor Nights Kicks Off Next Week!

ICYMI: Introducing Ignite! Neighbor Nights
Art | Exhibits | Ideas

We are so proud and excited to be sharing Ignite! Neighbor Nights with our friends and community members. Neighbor Nights work to strengthen our immediate neighborhood, creative family, and beyond. These fun, intergenerational events begin Next Thursday, April 15 and will be hosted on the 3rd Thursday of each month through November.

Neighbor Nights were created with families in mind, so all are welcome at these fun-filled events! Each month has a different theme with hands-on activities and exhibitors - We hope you'll join us as a guest, exhibitor, or partner - Take a look at the full schedule below!

To learn more about becoming a partner, volunteer or sponsor, email us!

April 15 Neighbor Night: Sweet Street

Curious about what you can expect at a Neighbor Night? Join us on April 15!

We're working to create dynamic visual art presence in our St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, working with the St. Martin DePorres High School Art Club, Ghostbusters CLE, New Roots, and more.

Sankofa Fine Arts Plus, New Roots, and Brandon Graves Art will be working with us on a plan to activate the historic Lakeshore Building (which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places!) with vibrant murals. This will unfold over the Neighbor Nights season, and in April, we'll start by colorfully priming and laying out our approach - Come by to roll up your sleeves and lend a hand or to help vision what the final treatment will look like!

You can expect hands-on activities from the Ingenuity Ingeneers (who will be at Neighbor Nights each month with something different) and Art Block Mobile Art Cart. Plus enjoy performances from Hello Headrush and Fiercely Serene, as well as tunes from the SpliceCream Truck!

See street art-inspired works unfold from the talented artists at Red Lion Tattoos & Kutz, and meet the Rollin'Buckeyez Foundation to learn about the opportunities to get involved with their amazing programming, which turns empty spaces into social places.

Community Spotlight:

Robin Robinson and Sankofa Fine Arts Plus

Partner and frequent collaborator Robin Robinson of Sankofa Fine Arts Plus has been hard at work! When she's not improving our community by helping with Ignite! Neighbor Nights or enlivening spaces across town with permanent works like 2020's amazing VOTE! mural, which inspired participation among young and old alike, she is making her curatorial debut with The Sculpture Center. Crossroads: Still We Rise explores the forgotten or overwritten histories of Cleveland and its effects on race and neighborhoods.

Crossroads is a one-of-a-kind Augmented Reality (AR) exhibit that will superimpose artwork over featured public spaces. Crossroads will take audience members on a driving tour of Cleveland neighborhoods and provide context for the artwork displayed.

Robin Robinson is an award-winning artist, art educator, art therapist, and community activist. In 2015 Robin created the “Urban Renaissance with heART” program convinced of the healing power of community-driven public art. As the co-director of Sankofa Fine Art Plus, Robin is dedicated to bringing fine art out of the traditional, restrictive art venues, into the urban community in the form of co-creative, collaborative, socially relevant public art projects.

Community Spotlight:

Red Lion Tattoos & Kutz

Friendly neighborhood Tattoo & Barber Shop, Red Lion, is also home to some of the most rad artists around. Owner Dayz is partnering with Deep Roots Experience and Mr. Soul to curate Kicks, Spliffs & Flicks - an art show inspired by cool kicks, cannabis, and classic film. Ingenuity Collaborators Arron Bound (No Numbers), Osman Muhammad (Swmr) are among the friends and partners featured. Catch Dayz and his crew at Neighbor Nights on April 15, where the offerings will be family friendly, and include a place for the kiddos to practice spraying their street-art best!

Thank you for supporting Ingenuity and our partners! We can't wait to see you at our first Neighbor Night!

Emily Appelbaum,
Executive Artistic Director

Alyssa Perna,
Managing Director

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Ingenuity Cleveland ignites the creative spark of creativity among artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators of all types through joy and collaboration, in service to social progress. With our year-round programming, including the annual IngenuityFest, we inspire audiences, push boundaries, and generate economic impact, all while changing attitudes about our region!

Ingenuity is also a founding member of the Hamilton Collaborative. We are redefining growth and innovation as an open, intentional community, managed cooperatively. We provide tools, space, and knowledge to a broad community.

Ingenuity is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with federal tax ID 20-2031718. Any donation is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

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