Fairmount Center for the Arts, a non-profit community center for the arts, is pleased to announce its 45th annual juried art exhibition! The arts exhibition will be open from 10AM-4PM Monday-Saturday with additional hours from 6PM-8PM on Tuesdays. There will also be a closing reception and Fairmount 500 raffle drawing (with a chance to win $15,000!) from 6:30PM-9PM on August 26th. This exhibition and closing reception are free and open to the general public.

Join us as we "Pull Back the Curtain." Felicia Zavarella Stadelman will go behind the scenes with Leonardo da Vinci. Few people know the amazing story behind the man often described as the embodiment of the Renaissance. Using music, prints, and powerful images to tell the artist's story, Felicia will introduce you to da Vinci and all of his accomplishments. This program is offered free due to the generous support of Toby and Melanie Maloney. However, your donation helps ensure…

Dr. Corinne Gist, owner and director of Fit Learning Cleveland, will discuss the possible effects of the pandemic on student achievement, how these effects can be mitigated by developing fluent academic skills, and tips for keeping your child academically engaged during these unprecedented times. Held at the same time as the parent workshop, children, ages 4-8 years, will be invited to participate in a “SymFUNNY” Music workshop which will be held upstairs. Children will have fun exploring and creating music…

Join Fairmount Center for the Arts and professional dancer Kate Webb Berk for insight, stories and tales from her professional career as a ballerina.

Join Fairmount Center for the Arts and professional dancer Kate Webb Berk for insight, stories and tales from her professional career as a ballerina. Kate dances professionally with Verb Ballets (one of Northeast Ohio’s oldest and most respected dance companies) where she has been a company dancer for 7 years. Originally from Richmond, VA, Kate danced as a company trainee with Richmond Ballet. She then attended Butler University where she graduated (in three years!) with a BS in Dance and…

Felicia Zavarella Stadelman will go behind the scenes with Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci is known as one of the most influential artists of our time, whose immense talent and dedication to art made him a globally renowned artist who is known for embodying the Renaissance.

Felicia Zavarella Stedelman will go behind the scenes with Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci is known as one of the most influential artists of our time, whose immense talent and dedication to art made him a globally renowned artist who is known for embodying the Renaissance. Da Vinci said, “People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” Using music, prints and powerful images to tell the artist’s story, Felicia…

Fairmount Center for the Arts invites everyone to their Winter Warm-Up Open House on Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 9 a.m.-noon. The open house is free and open to the community. All ages, children through adults, can enjoy mini-workshops and performances in dance, art, music, theatre and storytelling; then warm up with hot cocoa and donuts from Pattersons Fruit Farm. Come make snowflakes, create art, participate in intro dance and theatre workshops, explore instruments or simply enjoy listening to a…

Fairmount Center for the Arts announces an upcoming “Pull Back the Curtain” Speaker Series for the New Year! The upcoming speaker series will feature Art Historian Felicia Zavarella Stadelman on Sunday, January 16, 2022 from 3-4pm. This program is free and open to all in the community. Ms. Stadelman will present on “The Hidden Lives of our Greatest Artists”- the most outrageous tales about some of our most famous artists – all the good stuff our art history books left…

Brush up on familiar line dances such as the "Electric Slide", "Macarena" and the "Cupid Shuffle." Stretch your mind as you learn trendy new line dances such as "Fancy Like." New and experienced dancers are welcome! Dress to move and wear tennis shoes. SATURDAY | JANUARY 29 + FEBRUARY 5 11AM - 12PM WITH DARLENE KELBACH

Adult Barre Fitness 7:15-8:15pm Darlene Kelbach Session 2: 2/23-3/30, $78 Session 3: 4/6-5/11, $78 Adult Barre Fitness 11am-12pm Darlene Kelbach Session 2: 2/24-3/31, $78 Session 3: 4/7-5/12, $78

Fairmount Center for the Arts announces an upcoming “Pull Back the Curtain” Speaker Series program featuring Liza Grossman, Founder of Kaboom Collective, on Sunday, February 27, 2022 from 3-4pm. The program will be held at Fairmount Center for the Arts located at 8400 Fairmount Road, Novelty. Liza Grossman will talk about how she as a musician turned her interests into an educational platform for student success and personal happiness. Grossman’s Kaboom Collective has its roots in the vision and experience…

“Sensational Saturdays” Greeting Card Upcycle Saturday, November 12 Ages 8-12: 10am-12pm Ages Teen- Adult: 1-3pm $35/class Create beautiful greeting cards working with techniques in paper collage and paint to remake previously adored cards. Use studio supply or bring a few of your own to work with. Each student will receive up to 4 blank cards and envelopes as base for their creations.

Ages 18+. $35/person. Paul Cezanne is a French, Post-Impressionist artist well known for his still life paintings. Yoga is an ancient, holistic practice well known for its ability to calm and still the body and mind. Blend the two together in this specially designed workshop to “Still Your Life”. Be inspired by some of Cezanne’s most famous still life paintings. Then through yoga, settle the busy-ness of daily life to find more clarity, peace, calm, joy, and overall well-being. Please…

This Sensational Saturdays workshop for beginners covers the basics of blending, layering, and shading using colored pencils. There will be approx. 1 hour of discussion and exercises, followed by 1 hour of drawing an apple from direct observation, with individual instructor input. The end of class will contain a short critique where we look at everyone's work. Materials: Set of colored pencils and drawing pad. Bring your own or use studio supply.

“Where I Come From It’s Pronounced “Ap-Uh-Lach-Uh!” Learn more in this online event about Appalachia and being Ohio’s Poet Laureate from Kari Gunter-Seymour. This event can be viewed from home via a link sent out to RSVP'd guests, or you can join us in person at Fairmount Center for a watch party!

Explore the world of classical music with beloved WCLV host, Bill O’Connell. This event is free, but an RSVP is required. Thank you!

"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not." -Georgia O’Keeffe Slow down the rush of daily life and take the time to look at some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s most famous enlarged…