1964 - Julian wins First Prize in Dayton Museum of Art exhibition titled "Artists of Southern Ohio" and receives Purchase Award
The show was seen by Martha Jackson, who immediately invited Julian to join her stable of artists at the famous Martha Jackson Gallery in New York
Julian and family moved to Cleveland, OH and he began his 31 year engagement with the Cleveland Institute of Art as professor of painting
1964-70 Julian traveled frequently to Martha Jackson Gallery while teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art
1965 The Responsive Eye Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, highlights a new, international art movement
The movement’s name, Optical Art — Op Art for short — is coined after the title of Julian’s exhibition at the Martha Jackson Gallery. Op Art explodes on the world art market with Julian as a major figure.
carta owns a large collection of artwork by Cleveland area artists, both for adults and children, and purchases about $25,000 of new art annually. We further our mission by donating annual scholarships to Cleveland Institute of Art students and provide educational activities to enhance awareness of area artists.