Library Annex Gallery (formerly Heights
October 16, 2009 - November 30, 2009
The members of Art Books Cleveland are exhibiting their work and sponsoring the other Octavofest activities to celebrate the oldest, most ubiquitous means of art and communication we have: the book. De Blas acknowledges that many of us have personal libraries filled with dog-eared, scribbled-in, and yellowing books. However, she feels “We should take time to reflect upon the esteem and even reverence in which we have held books as objects of beauty. Writing itself was a sacred mystery, the mastery of which could change reality. And it does! The mystery and magic hasn’t gone away. Our appreciation of the way symbols, text, and the physical supports are interwoven is sometimes lost in our quest for information. We hope that Octavofest can provide its participants with the means to investigate, interpret, experiment, and celebrate these elements.”
If you’d like to join in this celebration of the book, check out the opening of the Abecedaria Project, Friday, October 16, from 6-9 p.m. at the Library Annex Gallery (formerly Heights Arts Studios) at 2340 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights. The gallery is also open Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. through November 30.
Put Down the Beer Stein and Grab a Book Library Annex Gallery (formerly Heights October 16, 2009 - November 30, 2009
