CLEVELAND, Ohio - After four years on the waterfront, Cleveland's IngenuityFest is on the move.

The 12-year-old arts and technology festival has found a new home as ingenious as itself: the burgeoning St. Clair-Superior area.

The 2016 IngenuityFest will take place in the former Osborne Industrial Complex, 5401 Hamilton Ave., Sept. 23-25. This is the first time IngenuityFest will be held outside downtown Cleveland in the organization's history.

"For some time we moved every few years, we always used underutilized space. We were on the hunt for a new neighborhood where we could make an impact. St. Clair-Superior is perfect because its emerging arts community connects to an existing manufacturing community," says Emily Appelbaum, Ingenuity's program director.

Appelbaum cites new developments in the area such as the Upcycle Parts Shop, Hub 55 and the Urban Grazing "Lambscaping" program as factors that excited Ingenuity about the area.

"What's special about St. Clair-Superior is that it's a neighborhood on the rise, where there is still small and medium industry and there are mom-and-pop shops for everything from auto mechanics to painting. There are all these great artists and makers."

IngenuityFest in the past has ranged from installation art to kinetic sculpture, dance and theater performances, technology demonstrations, interactive maker exhibits and more. This year's theme is "Awakenings."

The 2016 creativity won't be confined to three days. Ingenuity is partnering with Hamilton Marquette LTD, with support from the Saint Clair Superior Neighborhood, to activate the former warehouse complex with artist-driven projects leading up to the festival.

They will also be offering an expanded IngenuityLabs program, offering resources, space and assistance for artists and entrepreneurs to develop projects on-site.

"We are building a lasting relationship with the community. We want to extend the footprint of our festival activities for a length of time," says Appelbaum. "Getting people to interact for three days is great. But we want to see what happens if we extend that length of time."

Past locations for Ingenuity have included East Fourth Street before its renaissance, Euclid Avenue, the Playhouse Square area, the Cleveland docks, and perhaps its most beloved location, the lower level of the Detroit-Superior Bridge.

Appelbaum thinks the new St. Clair area will become as popular.

"Ingenuity has a history of moving every few years. We loved being on the lakefront and partnering with the [Great Lakes] Science Center and Rock Hall. But our mission is to root out underused spaces and help people see the city in a new way. We wanted to move to a neighborhood on the move and that's already doing a lot. We want to use what we're doing to leverage what's happening in the neighborhood."

An open call for artists, creators, inventors and experimenters for Ingenuity will be available at www.ingenuitycleveland.com under the "Get Involved!" tab.