TINY ART GALLERIES [T.A.G.s]
Have you ever wanted to visit a fancy museum, pottery studio or print shop but haven’t had the time or resources? Then you’ll love our newest public art project! Tiny Art Galleries (TAGs) are accessible miniature versions of these spaces featuring art by local residents, students, community members and professional artists from far and wide. Here’s where you can find them and what they are all about. Be sure to stop by all three during your next visit to Vermilion.
Now Showing: Winter 2025/26
Tiny Art Gallery No. 1
Date Unveiled May 25, 2024
Gallery Run Continuous
Artist Supplied by the Community/ Ongoing
Location Vermilion High School
Description Free Exchange Gallery for everyone to take art, leave art, or both.
Sponsor Jim & Sue Forthofer/ Vermilion Educator's Free Exchange Gallery
Tiny Art Gallery No. 2
Gallery Run December 1, 2025 thru March 1, 2025
Artist John G
Location Ritter Public Library
Sponsor Dick and Debby Zanglin
Bio John G is an illustrator and comic creator that’s been actively contributing to the Northeast Ohio arts and comics communities for nearly two decades.Having cut his teeth drawing hundreds of iconic, vivid posters for local and national bands and music venues, he moved into freelance illustration with clients such as Melt Bar & Grilled, Cleveland Cinemas, Cleveland Scene Magazine, MOCA Cleveland and SPACES Gallery while continuing to draw posters for bands and venues.
Tiny Art Gallery No. 3
Gallery Run December 1, 2025 thru March 1, 2025
Artist Chad Cochran
Location Main Street Vermilion
Sponsor Martin Family/The Frank & Ruth Martin Memorial Gallery
Bio Chad Cochran is a Cleveland-based photographer and artist whose work blends music and storytelling. What began with rural Ohio roots and a camera gifted on his 40th birthday has led to features in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame archives, with images even shown in Times Square. Chad also created "I Didn’t Want To Tell You", a mental health series fostering candid conversations in efforts to break the stigma.
