LUNCH ON FRIDAYS: By Way Of Cleveland

Spend your lunch hour with artists and CIA faculty members Rachel Ferber and Mike Meier as they discuss their experiences in residence for six weeks at Flux Factory in New York City over the summer. Their residencies were part of the Regional Artist Mobility Program (RAMP)—a joint initiative, by the Cleveland Institute of Art and Flux Factory, to strengthen inter-regional exchange between U.S. artists by supporting professional development, facilitating creative dialogue and building cooperation among artists from different regions. The discussion—moderated by Meghana Karnik, CIA’s 2026 Roulet-Hernandez Family Curator—will take place during Lunch on Fridays from 12:15 to 1:30pm Friday, October 16 in CIA's Peter B. Lewis Theater. Meier and Ferber’s work will be exhibited in By Way Of, a group exhibition of new work by the inaugural cohort of RAMP. Works from two Flux Factory community artists currently in residence at CIA as part of RAMP—textile and performance artist Itala Aguilera and