Lantern Festival and CircleFest
For more information, please contact the Community Arts Department, 216-707-2483 or neisenberg@clevelandart.org
2008 Winter Lights Lantern Festival
Friday, December 5–Sunday, December 14, 2008
The Cleveland Museum of Arts presents the 15th annual Winter Lights Lantern Festival—a free event inspired by the centuries-old, cross-cultural tradition of ceremonial lighting displays. Enjoy lantern displays inside the museum and the Environment of Lights installation on Wade Oval.
2008 Holiday CircleFest
Sunday, December 7, 1:00–5:30 p.m.
Lantern Procession 5:30 p.m.
Activities at the museum on Sunday, December 7, are part of University Circle Inc. Holiday CircleFest.
The museum joins more than a dozen neighboring institutions for this annual community open house.
CMA CircleFest Activities
(subject to change)
1:00-3:00 Armor Art Cart1:00-3:00, Chroma Key Experience : Wanna Be in Pictures? Picture yourself in CMA works of art.
1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 Gallery Tours
2:00-4:30, Winter Lights Lantern-making Workshops
Make simple lanterns to carry in the procession.
2:30-3:30 Revisioning Race: The Power of Image. Presentation and Panel discussion.
3:00-4:00 Seasonal Music
5:30 Winter Lights Lantern Procession
Dancers, giant puppets, and guest artists carrying hand-made lanterns will encircle Environment of Lights installatons. Begins at North Entrance.
Art Crew Characters, Food and Shopping throughout the afternoon.
Preparatory Lantern Making Workshops
November 7-23, Fridays 6:00-8:30 and Sundays 2:00-4:30.
Community Arts Artistic Director Robin VanLear and her staff lead a series of workshops on batik lanterns.
