Waterloo Arts

Waterloo Arts is planning for 2027! Artists and curators are invited to propose exhibitions for the Waterloo Arts Gallery 2027 schedule. Proposals will be evaluated and selected by the Waterloo Arts Gallery Committee in consultation with the Gallery Director. DEADLINE: Sunday, May 31st at 11:59PM For a full list of criteria and to submit a proposal, please click the link in our linktree - or go to waterlooarts.org.

Artist Studio For Rent above Waterloo Arts! Click link in bio for more info It is a non-residential artist studio ONLY, nice and sunny, 130sf, $225/month - utilities + wifi included - 1 month security deposit, 3 month lease - Second floor with NO elevator - 24/7 access - Communal bathroom and utility sink - Nonsmoking (no vaping either) - You must fill out our interest form (click link in bio) These studios are NOT suitable as music studios, or for band practice, or as commercial spaces for classes or daily customer visits. Private, single artist working studio only. Questions? Click link in bio. No DMs.

If you haven’t seen our current exhibitions, this is your last chance! Don’t miss seeing it before they close on Saturday, May 16. We have Gallery Hours Thursday-Saturday 12-4pm. We have loved having the beautiful work of Zoe Brester-Pennings @zooopy and Meryl Engler @meryle_art on our walls - we highly recommend you stop by! Wrapped prints available by both artists - very reasonably priced too. Slides 1-4 by Zoe Brester-Pennings Slides 5-9 by Meryl Engler Buck Soft, the third chapter of the Buck Wilde series by artist Zoe Brester-Pennings @zooopy is up in the main gallery. Combining elements of printmaking, found object, and the tactility of quilting, this exhibition presents a series of quilted wall hangings that loosely depict the narrative of Buck Wilde. Also on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe is When I Become A Tree, works by Meryl Engler @meryle_art . Her hand-carved and printed large-scale woodcuts are nearly 8 feet tall! Dazzling in detail and craftsmanship, Meryl’s many depictions of trees, some on hand-made paper made by the artist, are delicate, quiet masterpieces. Not to be missed!

This June, the Waterloo Arts Gallery and Cafe will be featuring Blooming Tides, a Group Show curated by Davon Brantley @davon.brantley . The show opens Friday, June 5, 6-9pm during Walk All Over Waterloo. From the Curator: “This exhibition features Black, AAPI and Latinx Artists and is intended to explore the interconnection, influence and/or impact of their cultures amongst each other through various media. This exhibition allows viewers to see the works from these three cultures inform, influence and/or align in themes related to their experiences in life and their careers. Thus allowing for discourse on indirect and direct connections amongst marginalized groups, exposing shared worlds despite difference and distance.” Originally slated as a week-long pop-up, the exhibition has now expanded to a full six-week exhibition featuring the work of nine artists: Nicole Alvarez @_.nicole._.a Ashton Burton @ashton.l.burton Liana Gonzalez @lxana_marxe_ Yasmeen Kwan @theartofkwan Nick Lee @sirnicklee Younghyeon Ryu-Hurst @younghyeonryu Sebastian Sosa @__seba5 Lauren Sylvia @spillthe.art Jurnee Ta’Zion @noigjurnee

Join us for May’s Walk All Over Waterloo on Friday, May 1 from 6-9pm! If you haven’t seen our current exhibitions, here’s the perfect chance. We’ll be offering Mini-Tours of both exhibitions at the top of each hour! In the Main Gallery, we are featuring Buck Soft, the third chapter of the Buck Wilde series by artist Zoe Brester-Pennings @zooopy . Combining elements of printmaking, found object, and the tactility of quilting, this exhibition presents a series of quilted wall hangings that loosely depicts the elusive narrative Buck Wilde. A former rodeo clown, dairy spokeswoman, and equinophobe, Buck Wilde is a wanderer who has come to roost Cleveland, Ohio. Come for the art, stay for the fun, leave with a souvenir. Also on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe is When I Become A Tree, works by Meryl Engler @meryle_art . From the artist: “When I moved to Akron, Ohio in 2019, I became enamored with a very peculiar tree in the back parking lot of the business next door to where I lived. It really should not have been there, but I watched it grow and change with the seasons - the same way I had grown and changed over time, and noted the beauty in its stubborn resilience. And so I chose to memorialize this strange thing, commemorate its life, and in turn, give grace to my own journey.” The Waterloo Arts Cafe will be open with beer, wine, cocktails and NA items available. Slides 1-3: Works by Zoe Brester-Pennings Slides 4-6: Works by Meryl Engler

Join us at Waterloo Arts this Saturday for a FREE Woodcut Printmaking Demo & Workshop with artist Meryl Engler @meryle_art from 1-3pm. Participants can drop in any time to learn about the relief printmaking process! Meryl will be demonstrating how she uses carving tools to create one of her large-scale woodblocks. She will also have pre-carved woodblocks of flowers and foliage that participants can ink up and hand pull their very own prints to take home! Meryl Engler: When I Become a Tree is currently on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe, and will be up until Saturday, May 16th.

REMINDER! Stop by Waterloo Arts TOMORROW, that’s Saturday, April 25th from 1-4pm for our Patch Printing Party! This workshop is FREE and open to the public - all supplies included. Artist Zoe Brester-Pennings will lead the group in this fun, beginner-friendly linocut workshop. Come in, learn how to carve a simple block (or try one of our pre-cut ones), ink it up and hand-print it on a tortilla press. Everyone will take home hand-printed fabric patches! No registration necessary - just show up and join the fun.

There are still a few more hours to apply to play at the 2026 Waterloo Arts Fest. /waterloo-arts-fest-2026-applications/

Stop by Waterloo Arts on Saturday, April 25th from 1-4pm for our Patch Printing Party! This workshop is FREE and open to the public - all supplies included. Artist Zoe Brester-Pennings @zooopy will lead the group in this fun, beginner-friendly linocut workshop. Come in, learn how to carve a simple block (or try one of our pre-cut ones), ink it up and hand-print it on a tortilla press. Everyone will take home hand-printed fabric patches! No registration necessary - just show up and join the fun.

Friday may 1st ! Dont miss it. This will be really special. I can go on forever about how much I've enjoyed Luke's work and about local aural zone out caretakers powers & rolin.... so I'll see you there. 9pm $10 notaflof Peace and love

The Boost Fund application deadline is APRIL 13TH! Waterloo Arts is proud to be a Community Partner for @Assemblycle ‘s Boost Fund! It is a grant opportunity for Cuyahoga County artists ages 18+ working in all creative disciplines. It provides a $1,500 “boost” of flexible funding to artists to offset the costs of creative projects, materials, equipment, events, and a wide variety of artist‑specific needs. The Boost Fund will award 144 artists across three cycles, and awards are determined using a nationally modeled random selection process. Artists may submit one application per cycle until selected. Link to apply in bio 🔗

OPENING TOMORROW (FRIDAY)! Zoe Brester-Pennings: Buck Wild Join us Friday, April 3rd from 6-9pm to see work by Zoe Brester-Pennings @zooopy in the Main Gallery. Take a look at these sweet process videos! Zoe Brester-Pennings will be presenting Buck Soft, the third chapter of her Buck Wilde series of works. Combining elements of printmaking, found object, and the tactility of quilting, this exhibition presents a series of quilted wall hangings that loosely depicts the elusive narrative Buck Wilde. A former rodeo clown, dairy spokeswoman, and equinophobe, Buck Wilde is a wanderer who has come to roost Cleveland, Ohio. Come for the art, stay for the fun, leave with a souvenir. Zoe Brester-Pennings is an interdisciplinary artist making work exploring concepts of beauty, femininity, and humor. Her recent work explores myth through the utilization of a performed persona, Buck Wilde. She has a BFA in Studio Art from Sonoma State University (2018) and an MFA in Printmaking from University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2023).