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Currently Under Curation (CUC) Fellows

The CUC Fellows is an advanced-level program where teens work together to curate and create art exhibitions and projects. They hone their skills in visual and written communication, design, research, and leadership while collaborating with other teens from across the region who share their interests in art and museums.

The Currently Under Curation Fellows 2023–24 Program  

Beneath the Beautification: Selections from the Education Art Collection 

On view in the Ingalls Library until September 27, 2024, Tuesday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:50 p.m. 

What is adornment? That question was posed to 12 high schoolers from Northeast Ohio, the 2023–24 Currently Under Curation (CUC) Fellows cohort. They replied that humans have adorned their belongings, surroundings, and themselves for tens of thousands of years. Sometimes it reflects in one’s own identity or culture, or perhaps to beautify might just be innately human.  

Using that lens, they chose 21 artworks from the Education Art Collection, a robust teaching collection that contains about 10,000 authentic artworks spanning more than 5,000 years and from around the globe. They explored the shelves in storage, selecting works that struck a personal connection. Looking closely and researching the designs, materials, and artistic techniques of everyday objects revealed deeper meanings and stories from the past. 

 

Program Highlights and Expectations 

  • Amplify teen voices at the museum and beyond 
  • Meet once a week at the museum on Wednesdays from November 2024 to May 2025 
  • Receive a stipend for program participation 
  • Take a deep dive into the workings of a museum. You do not have to be an artist to apply! 

Requirements 

  • Be enrolled in a Cleveland-area high school for the 2024–25 school year 
  • Be willing and able to fully commit to the program 
  • Be open to learn, listen, work on a team, and share your ideas 

The CMA’s Commitment 

  • Provide support for all aspects of the program 
  • Be open to learn, listen, work on a team, and share our ideas 
  • Connect you with artists, museum professionals, and like-minded peers 

 

Applications for the 2024–25 CUC Fellows cohort open in September 2024. 

If you have questions, please email teenprograms@clevelandart.org. 

Sponsors

Currently Under Curation is made possible with the generous support of the Cleveland Foundation.

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All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Fortney, David and Robin Gunning, Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.