Summer Art on Display at Clearwater City Hall and Main Library

CLEARWATER, FL - This summer, both Clearwater City Hall and the Clearwater Main Library will be displaying public art.

Large format abstract paintings by artist Ray Paul will be featured in a Clearwater art exhibit in the Clearwater City Hall lobby as part of a city program to place the works of local artists in public spaces.

Paul’s works use powerful brushstrokes to combine bold splashes of color with finely-contrasting details.  His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Southeast and in New York City. 

This free, public exhibit will be on view June 1 to August 28 except holidays, in the at 112 S. Osceola Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From June 3rd to August 27th, summer art exhibits will be on display in the Clearwater Main Library’s galleries. Featured exhibits include: 

- Exploring the Portal: television-based photographs by artist Taylor Oliver. Oliver selectively photographs the random distortions in broadcast images to produce painterly results. These photographs will be on display in the Osceola Gallery. 

- Summer Impressions, Winter Dreams: pastel paintings on sanded paper by plein air artist Julie Leiman Weaver. Weaver stated, “Living in Florida, summer impressions are all around us. Because I grew up in New England, winter holds special memories for me. These paintings represent my love of painting the landscape in a variety of places and climates. Each painting holds a special impression or memory from a time or place I've been to in the past few years.” These paintings will be on display in the Carnegie Gallery. 

The galleries are open Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. The Clearwater Main Library is located at 100 N. Osceola Ave.

For more information on the Ray Paul exhibit in City Hall contact Elizabeth Minor, (727) 562-4814. For more information on the exhibit in the Main Library, call (727) 562-4970.

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