FREE PLAY Indie Arcade Night

Join us for an exciting evening of fun and community building for makers and video game enthusiasts!

In celebration of Reinberger Gallery’s FREE PLAY: Innovative Ohio Game Design exhibition, the Cleveland Institute of Art is hosting a one-night-only event showcasing independent video games and their makers. FREE PLAY Indie Arcade Night will feature a juried selection of video games by Ohio developers of all ages and skill levels. Throughout the evening, visitors are invited to play test games, enjoy snacks, network with game developers, CIA professors and other industry professionals, as well as experience the FREE PLAY: Innovative Ohio Game Design exhibition in Reinberger Gallery.

Participating developers and their games will be selected through a free open-call submission process juried by CIA faculty, gallery staff and video game industry professionals.

Interested in applying? The application is open through January 2, 2026 and can be found here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fzLOQns-sEKYpnX0EgTKWHrsCHnGhH1LpNzs_YsVEUtUMEZBSEQzNTZHRUoyUFFBR1VRMURaSjE0Wi4u

This event page will be updated to include the list of participating developers and their games no later than January 12th, 2026.

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• Next Friday, 16th January, 12:15 pm, Lunch on Fridays: Tim Elek ’04, Senior Art Director, Epic Games in Cleveland

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