Faculty News
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new program in Global Medieval Studies! Administered through the Department of Art History and Art in collaboration with Classics, English, Modern Languages and Literatures, and Music departments, the Graduate Certificate in Global Medieval Studies will offer students the opportunity to pursue rigorous interdisciplinary study of the medieval world. For questions, please contact Prof. Elina Gertsman, the program’s director, or visit our page. Click below for a peek at this semester’s events!
The Department of Art History and Art is delighted to announce the publication of Animalities and Humanities in Medieval Jewish Art, a special issue of Ars Judaica co-edited by Prof. Elina Gertsman. In addition to a broad range of articles, the volume features a roundtable discussion that explores historical and ecological spectra of...
On Tuesday April 21st, CWRU Art Studio instructor, Adriel Meyer recieved an Excellence in Teaching award from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She was one of 3 awarded this year and was especially excited to be recognized by her Alma mater.
Art Studio Ceramics Instructor, Ben Lambert, Opening at the Canton Art Museum Thursday, April 30th
Congratulations to Professor Betsy Bolman and Professor Popkin on their nominations for the John S. Diekhoff Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. Professor Bolman has also been named a finalist for the award!
Prof. Benay and Dr. Britany Salsbury--Curator of Prints and Drawings at the CMA--have won BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR from the International Fine Prints and Drawings Foundation for their exhibition catalogue Karamu Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community (Yale, 2025). The IFPDA Book Award "highlights and promotes published books, articles, or catalogues on fine...
Now Pitching! Congratulations to Prof. Benay and Dr. Ken Schneck, executive director of the Buckeye Flame, Ohio's only LGBTQ+ Newsroom, on the success of their pitch at Accelerate! They WON the Arts & Culture category!! Hosted by the Cleveland Leadership Center, Accelerate is an annual competition that funds innovative, non-profit...
Congratulations to Prof. Gertsman, who received the 2026 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award from the College Art Association (CAA)! Recipients are evaluated on several criteria, including Inspiration to a broad range of students who pursue humanities studies; rigorous intellectual standards; contributions to the advancement of knowledge and methodology...
Join Prof. Benay and Dr. Ken Schneck at this year's annual Accelerate Pitch Competition, featured here in Freshwater Cleveland! Freshwater Cleveland
Congratuations to Art Studio instructor Adriel Meyer was recently awarded OAEA Outstanding Art Teacher Award at the OAEA annual conference in Columbus, Ohio.