Artists Selected for 'Signs of the Times' Public Art Project

An engaged Cleveland is a healthier Cleveland, which is why MetroHealth is harnessing the voices of local artists through a new project – Signs of the Times – to explore deep-rooted issues affecting their communities.

As part of the Cleveland Foundation’s annual Creative Fusion residency, MetroHealth – in collaboration with LAND studio – called upon local artists to submit original artwork that would be displayed on yard signs throughout Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood near the health system’s Main Campus.

Artists were encouraged to explore the most pressing issues of our times, including the COVID-19 crisis, the Black Lives Matters movement and the quest for racial justice or the importance of civic engagement and democracy.

“The arts are such an important tool to elevate voices in our community,” said Linda Jackson, Director, Arts in Health, MetroHealth Institute for H.O.P.E.™. “Everyone in our community has a story, and it’s important for residents, businesses and everyone who lives, works and plays in Clark-Fulton and the surrounding neighborhoods to tell those stories.”

A committee of representatives from MetroHealth, LAND Studio, Metro West Community Development Organization and the community recently selected eight pieces of art to be printed as part of the project. They are:

Héctor Castellanos Lara
Libre

Amber Esner
Do The Right Thing

Maia Delegal
We Rise

Anitra Frazier
I Matter

Bruno Casiano
Vidas Importan! / Black Lives Matter!

Alicia Vasquez
Heart of Gold

Maya Peroune
Black Is?

Amelia Casiano
Untitled 

All of the submissions can be viewed on the Signs of the Times website.

In the coming weeks, signs will be available to residents and businesses to place in their yards or other publicly viewable locations, such as on a balcony. Signs will be designed to stay in place for up to four months. Stay tuned for more details.