Three creative Clevelanders, who have made their mark on the city’s hearts and minds, are being honored in this year's class of the Cleveland Arts Prize.

Poet Ali Black is the 2025 Emerging Artist. CAP executive director Effie Nunes said Black made “a huge impression” on jurors with her recent book, “We Look Better Alive.”

This year's Lifetime Achievement winner, Mark E. Howard, has created sculptures, paintings and murals that have been seen throughout the city - including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the main library Downtown and Hopkins airport.

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux, a longtime Cleveland Institute of Music instructor, is recognized as the Mid-Career Artist. He's performed with orchestras around the world and was the first classical musician to perform a Tiny De

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