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FRONT International 2022 exhibition at Quaker Square in Akron
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Bob Perkoski
Quincy Garden FRONT exhibition on Quincy Ave in Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
Quincy Garden FRONT exhibition on Quincy Ave in Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
Quincy Garden FRONT exhibition on Quincy Ave in Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA)
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA)
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International exhibition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International exhibition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International exhibition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at Quaker Square in Akron
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at Quaker Square in Akron
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at Quaker Square in Akron
Bob Perkoski
FRONT Djapo Cultural Arts Institute at the Isamu Noguchi sculpture, “Portal,” at The Justice Center
Bob Perkoski
Caption: FRONT Djapo Cultural Arts Institute at the Isamu Noguchi sculpture, “Portal,” at The Justice Center
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Akron Art Museum
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Public Library
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Public Library
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Myers School of Art in Akron
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Institute of Art
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Public Library
Bob Perkoski
FRONT exhibition at the Transformer Station in Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the Cleveland Institute of Art
Bob Perkoski
FRONT International 2022 exhibition at the National Museum of Psychology at Cummings Center in Akron
Bob Perkoski
FRONT exhibition at the Sculpture Center in Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
FRONT exhibition at the Sculpture Center in Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
We're halfway through the 2022 FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art—the summer-long arts festival that occurs every three years in Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin—and already visitors are talking about how the innovative and creative work with the theme theme "Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows" is making an impact at 30 sites in three Northeast Ohio cities.
While COVID-19 delayed FRONT in 2021, organizers used the time to build momentum for the much-anticipated event, which features 100 world renowned artists working in a variety of media—coming together to interpret the Langston Hughes-inspired theme "Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows."
With almost six weeks passed since FRONT opened on July 16, and a little under six weeks until the Oct. 2 closing, FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski has scoped out the exhibits in all three Northeast Ohio cities—from all points in Cleveland, to Akron, to Oberlin—to capture the inspiration, talent, and pride this year's creatives have put into the 2022 installment. If you haven't been out to any of the sites, see what you're missing.
Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.