The PlayhouseSquare District continues to thrive and grow into a vibrant destination reflecting a variety of entertainment, dining, residential live, real estate development and a hub of new technology companies. The district signifies a collaborative group of building owners and property stakeholders that strengthen the economic vitality, livability and commerce of the area. One of the prime spots in the district is Star Plaza, an outdoor urban park which hosts free events and concerts.

This is a link to a calendar of literary events in the Cleveland area which can be accessed through the Poets & Writers magazine. Based on the the Clevelandpoetics blogspot calendar.

This website, sponsored by Poets & Writers Magazine, offers a wide range of resources for writers, including up-to-date databases to find markets, contests, competitions, conferences, workshops and residencies. Tools for writers include writing prompts, articles on craft, and information on literary agents.

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. was established in 1985 for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to individual visual artists of established ability through the generosity of the late Lee Krasner, one of the leading abstract expressionist painters and the widow of Jackson Pollock.

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A community based organization with a strong commitment to arts education. It offers workshops and lectures for individual artists, with a focus on contemporary art.

Address: 2310 Superior Avenue, Suite 280 Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Phone: (216) 772-4PAA

ProImageExperts provides post production services like Photo retouchingwhich highlights the essential features of an image by fading of the portion with potential to subside. Retouching enhances the image quality greatly to convey the desired objective for which the image processing is undertaken. Service includes image masking, clipping path, vector conversion for high quality output.

Formed in 2000 by Americans for the Arts, this site is designed to assist those in the field of public art. The Public Art Network (PAN) includes public art specific resources, networking listserv, and a public art program directory.

The Puffin Foundation Ltd. has sought to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.

Address: 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck, NJ, 07666-4111

Pulse Productions is a DJ Service providing professional entertainment to the masses. Pulse Production DJs specialize in corporate events, school dances, weddings, and sports events. The Pulse Productions team is made up of experienced and well equipped DJs who have performed at all types of events at most major hotels, nightclubs and banquet halls.

This page includes calculators for determining how expensive of a home users can afford, predicting mortgage payments, refinancing, and amortization.

At Ragdale, visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists find what they need to create important new work: time and space. Throughout the year, Ragdale offers readings, artist lectures, workshops, and special events designed to connect artists and the community of Lake Forest, Chicago, and beyond. For their residency program, Ragdale welcomes artists at all stages of their careers and seeks to create a mix of various experience levels in each group of residents. Through a competitive application process, Ragdale offers residencies to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists. Those working in sound, performance, choreography, or combinations of disciplines are also encouraged to apply under the Interdisciplinary category.

Address: 1260 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Phone: (847) 234-1063

Rand is a non-profit organization specializing in research. It has built a substantial body of arts research, including industry trends.

RTA is the mass transit authority for the City of Cleveland.

A service of the Cleveland Neighborhood Development Corporation, "This web site has been created to provide information on retail and commercial real estate offerings in Cleveland to potential retailers and/or developers interested in urban retail districts. It is maintained and updated on a regular basis and includes contact information for all spaces listed."

A nonprofit organization dedicated tot eh education, preservation and distribution of fine ethnic art. Provides educational and professional development opportunities to visual artists. Operates the Cleveland Fine Arts Expo.

Address: 540 East 105th Street Suite 208. Cleveland, OH 44108
Phone: (216) 541 ARTS
E-mail: Info@sankofartineartplus.org

The Screw Factory Artist Studios are located within the Lake Erie Building. We open our doors three times a year for studio sales however many of the studios host other events including classes and workshops.

SellaBand is a crowdfunding service, a music website set up to allow music ensemble bands to raise the money to record a professional album. SellaBand is based in Munich and Berlin, the creative capital of Europe. Since its launch in August 2006, SellaBand has coordinated recording sessions for more than 80 artists or acts who had their albums funded by their fans. With SellaBand, artists retain complete ownership of the works created and have the flexibility to determine which incentives they will offer their fans who fund them. SellaBand’s fan funding engine also allows artists the freedom to enter into deals with any label, management company, or publisher and there are no advances to pay back.

SESAC is a performing rights organization that logs and collects royalties for its writer and publisher members.

One of the main benefits of living in Severance is the Severance Town Center. The Town Center is home to many retailers of office supplies, clothing and household goods, women’s fashions, and more. You will find a 14-screen movie theater complex with the latest in video and audio technology. There is also a premier fitness club which features state-of-the-art equipment. A convenience wing on the west side of the Town Center offers a full-service grocery store, clothing outlets, a shoe store, health food, a dental center, a hair salon, other various merchandisers and a sandwich shop.

According to the 2011 “Putting Artists on the Map”, 43 % of the artists in the area are visual artists. There is a large number of musicians living in the Severance neighborhood at 15.7 % followed by those involved in craft (10.7%), interdisciplinary (8.3%), literary (7.4%), dance (5%) and theater (2.5%) disciplines.