Bayarts

CREATE A WELCOMING, LAKESIDE ENVIRONMENT TO STIMULATE, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL AND ASPIRING ARTISTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION AND EXHIBITION.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: BAYARTS CAMPUS, LOCATED IN CLEVELAND METROPARKS HUNTINGTON RESERVATION AND CONSISTS OF 4 HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS AND THE KAREN RYEL CERAMIC ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER, A STATE OF THE ART CERAMIC STUDIO. IN 2015 BAYARTS ACQUIRED THE LEASE TO THE FORMER HUNTINGTON PLAYHOUSE, ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY PROGRAMMING. PHASE ONE OF THE RENOVATION WAS COMPLETED IN 2019; PHASE TWO WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2022. BESIDES PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SPACE FOR BAYARTS PROGRAMMING, THIS EXPANSION PROVIDES A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, ARTISTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED OF TEMPORARY WORKSPACE OR STORAGE. BAYARTS LOCATION IN THE PARK PROVIDES AN IDEA VENUE FOR FREE SUMMER EVENTS. AN OUTDOOR STAGE FEATURES LOCAL PERFORMERS (LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER) ALL FREE TO THE PUBLIC THANKS TO SPONSOR SUPPORT. ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 20,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO ATTEND BAYARTS EVENTS. AN ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL, OFFERS ARTISTS AN AFFORDABLE OPTION TO SELL THEIR WORK; A SEASONAL WEEKLY MARKET FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY (AND DOGS) TO SUPPORT LOCAL VENDORS AND SOCIALIZE. THE RENOVATION OF THE FORMER PLAYHOUSE WILL ALLOW THIS TYPE OF PROGRAMMING, LIMITED TO WARMER MONTHS, TO BE HELD YEAR ROUND. BAYARTS COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS INCLUDING CUYAHOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY, KIWANIS, CLEVELAND METROPARKS, LAKE ERIE NATURE & SCIENCE CENTER LOCAL SCHOOLS, SCOUTS, GARDEN CLUBS AND MORE. IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC OF 2020, A COMMUNITY MURAL WAS CREATED BY BAYARTS STUDENTS TO REFLECT UNITY AND COMMUNITY IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THE MURAL, HAS BECOME A POPULAR PHOTO OP FOR PARK VISITORS. IN 2021, THE INSTALLATION OF BAYARTS SENSORY EDUCATIONAL GARDEN WILL COMMENCE. THIS GARDEN WILL INVOLVE STUDENTS AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS; PROGRAMMING WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

ARTIST SUPPORT: IT IS BAYARTS MISSION TO SUPPORT REGIONAL ARTISTS BY SHOWCASING THEIR WORK AND HELPING THEM SELL THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS. BAYARTS HAS 3 GALLERIES WITH ROTATING EXHIBITIONS; HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ANNUAL JURIED SHOW WITH CASH PRIZES, ANNUAL CERAMIC SHOW AND SALE TO FEATURE BAYARTS ADVANCED STUDENT WORK AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE STUDIO, ART CLUB STUDENTS SHOW AND EMERGING ARTISTS. BAYARTS IS A RESPECTED VENUE FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AND SELL THEIR WORK. BAYARTS ENCOURAGES ARTISTS OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO EXPLORE NEW APPROACHES WITH VARIOUS MEDIUM. BAYARTS CONSIGNMENT SHOP FEATURES HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS YEAR ROUND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY, MARKETING AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION, THE WINTER HOLIDAY SHOP GENERATES 50% OF THE ANNUAL SHOP REVENUE. AN ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL OFFERS ARTISTS AN AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER FAIRS WHOS ENTRY FEES MAKE THEM PROHIBITIVE. OVER 100 ARTISTS PARTICIPATE FOR THE ONE DAY FREE EVENT ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. A SUMMER MARKET PROVIDES INCOME TO ARTISTS AND VENDORS WHILE BRINGING THE COMMUNITY OUT EACH WEEK.

EDUCATION PROGRAMMING: IN FYE JUNE 30, 2020 OVER 4,800 STUDENTS (FROM PRESCHOOLERS TO ADULTS) TOOK CLASSES WITH A WAIT-LIST 600 POTENTIAL STUDENTS FOR VARIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE EXPANSION INTO THE FORMER PLAYHOUSE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS AND FLEX SPACE FOR EDUCATION AND OTHER CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. BAYARTS THEMED SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN ARE AMONG BAYARTS MOST POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND ROUTINELY SELL OUT QUICKLY. BAYARTS TAGLINE A LIFETIME OF ART BEGINS HERE, REFLECTS THE REPEAT ENROLLMENT THROUGHOUT A CHILDS LIFETIME INTO ADULTHOOD. BAYARTS YEAR ROUND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING IS AN ALA CARTE MENU OF HANDS ON ART, MUSIC AND NATURE. AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ART CLUB SERVES SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. PORTFOLIO PREP AND ADVANCED CLASSES FOR TEENS PROVIDE MENTORING AND GUIDANCE FOR ART CAREERS. ADULTS CLASSES INCLUDE BEGINNER TO ADVANCED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN MANY MEDIUM: PAINTING, JEWELRY, CERAMICS, WRITING AND MORE. CREATE NIGHTS, ARE ONE OFF EVENINGS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES OR SMALL GROUP PROJECTS LED BY BAYARTS FACULTY. BAYARTS FACULTY ARE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A BACKGROUND ASSESSMENT AND UNDERGO SAFETY TRAINING. BAYARTS HAS HOSTED CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART FIBER CLUB, CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART (BOARD RETREAT), THE OHIO PLEIN AIR SOCIETY AND OTHER PROMINENT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO THE AMENITIES AND INSPIRING SETTING.