The mission of the Reinberger Gallery is to serve the Cleveland Institute of Art in exhibiting and fostering the understanding of the finest modern and contemporary art at the highest possible scholarly standards. The programs of Reinberger Gallery adhere to the overall mission of the College, embracing its values of academic excellence, social justice and freedom of expression.

The gallery is dedicated to creating exhibitions that illuminate and reinforce contemporary art, including new media, animation, installation and performance, video, drawing and painting, sculpture, design and craft. The gallery recognizes that the enhancement of the aesthetic experience is essential to fostering understanding of works of art.

Ancillary programs furthering its aesthetic role, such as artist lectures, panel discussions, gallery tours, films and internships have been part of the gallery’s mission since the early 1990s.

The gallery seeks to enrich educational, cultural and artistic communities regionally, nationally and internationally through short-term artist residencies, newly commissioned works of art, and institutional collaborations while being accessible to a public that ranges from scholars to young children.