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 centuries-old, cross-cultural traditions of ceremonial lighting displays. Enjoy lantern displays inside the museum and the Environment of Lights installation on Wade Oval.
Winter Lights Lantern Displays
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
1:00-3:00 Armor Art Cart
1:00-3:00, Chroma Key Experience : Wanna Be in Pictures? Picture yourself in CMA works of art.
1:00-4:00 Art Crew Characters
1:30 Exhibition Tour
Artistic Luxury: Faberge Tiffany Lalique
Coupons available: $2 off adult admission (valid through December 10)
2:00-4:30, Winter Lights Lantern-making Workshops
Make simple Asian-inspired lanterns to carry in the procession.
2:30 and 3:30 Gallery Talks in 1916 galleries
2:30-3:30 Revisioning Race: The Power of Images. Presentation and Panel discussion.
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.
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.
CircleFest FLyer