Cleveland Public Library Announces More Hours for Flowers

Cleveland Public Library is excited to announce the extension of The Archive an immersive floral exhibit through Aug. 3. Due to its popularity, Main Library’s Brett Hall will temporarily open its doors to the public on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. from June 2 through July 28, allowing visitors to experience the exhibit seven days a week.  “Since The…

The Library Unveils New Floral Immersive Exhibition by British Artist Rebecca Louise Law

Cleveland Public Library will soon be in full bloom. The highly anticipated exhibition, The Archive by British artist Rebecca Louise Law will open to the public on Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. in Brett Hall at the Main Library in downtown Cleveland. During the grand opening, visitors will meet Law and representatives from Cleveland Public Library and LAND studio…

Experience Art and Culture This Summer at Cleveland Public Library

Cleveland Public Library is hosting international installations and performance art this summer. Experience art and culture at Main Campus and other Library locations. FRONT 2022 Cleveland Public Library is a participating venue for FRONT International 2022: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art (FRONT 2022). FRONT 2022 is a free summer-long arts festival that occurs every three years in Cleveland, Akron, and…

Baggage Claim: Reading Garden Installation Celebrates New Beginnings

I often think of my kids when I think of progress. The idea of the future, of the possibility of something new happening, is what fascinates me about youth. I can see myself in them—I can see whole alternative ways of living. Artist Darius Steward Darius Steward’s Baggage Claim, in Search of New Beginnings, an installation embracing themes of identity,…

Celebrating Black Achievement and Community Heroes in Cleveland

In honor of Black Philanthropy Month, The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland (TSOPCLE) will celebrate by unveiling the 2021 Celebrate Those Who Give Black™ exhibition on Saturday, August 28 at 5 p.m. This year’s ceremony is an invitation-only in-person event at the Louis Stokes Wing of Cleveland Public Library located at 525 Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland. The event will be…

Rose DeSiano’s public monument, “Reflect & Refract Democracy,” engages the Eastman Garden

Public education is democracy playing out. It’s the democracy of knowledge, how people should have access to information across all levels, classes, and educations. So it’s perfect to have that work in a public space like a library. Rose DeSiano, Reflect & Refract Democracy Even in these times of social distancing, visitors to Cleveland Public Library’s Eastman Reading Garden can…