FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art is a free, public art exhibition that takes place across Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin every three years.
A destination event that positions Northeast Ohio as a global cultural hub, FRONT is a contemporary art triennial that delivers world-class projects and programs through its network of partnerships with museums and institutions across the region, including The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Akron Art Museum, moCa Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, and Cleveland Public Library.
Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows, the second edition of FRONT International, was on view from July 16 through October 2, 2022.
FRONT’s inaugural edition in 2018, An American City, drew over 90,000 visitors from more than 25 countries and brought $31 million in new economic activity to the region.
Curatorial & Artist Inquiries:
- curatorial@frontart.org
General Inquiries:
- info@frontart.org
Press Inquiries:
- Fred Bidwell, Executive Director
fred.bidwell@frontart.org
Mailing Address:
- 2900 Detroit Ave., Ste 3, Cleveland, OH 44113
Dansbana!, Dansbana! Akron, 2022. Courtesy of the artists. Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, with support from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, GAR Foundation, and Richard and Alita Rogers and in partnership with the City of Akron © Dansbana! Photography by Field Studio
Ahmet Öğüt, Bakunin’s Barricade, 2022, Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and in partnership with the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. This program is also supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. © Ahmet Öğüt. Photography by Field Studio.
Kay Rosen, DIVISIBILITY, 2018. Installation view at 750 Prospect Avenue. Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. © Kay Rosen. Photography by Field Studio
Marlon de Azambuja, Brutalismo-Cleveland, 2018. Installation view at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Courtesy of the artist and the gallery Instituto de Visión and Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art.