Azerbaijani Cultural Garden dedication at the new Azerbaijani Cultural Garden, 761 MLK Jr. Blvd, at Noon on Monday, May 12, 2008. To read more, see Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Robert Smith, Azerbaijan Cultural Garden opens Monday with bowl sculpture.
Bill Jones of the Cultural Gardens Federation tells me that ground was broken on April 17, 2008 for the Serbian Cultural Garden. Interestingly, a hidden drain or culvert has prompted the shift of the Garden’s infrastructure a bit to eliminate the conflict. Work continues across the street on the Azeri Garden (still slated for May […]
Paul Burik, an architect and member of the Czech community, has been elected President of the Cultural Gardens Federation. Paul Burik will join a long list of committed leaders for the Cultural Gardens dating back to Charles Wolfram and Leo Weidenthal. We wish him the best of luck; congratulations Paul! Speaking of exceptional leadership, Burik […]
This is the second of the Cultural Gardens Federation’s monthly electronic newsletters, originally created by Paul Burik and distributed by Bill Jones via electronic mail as a Microsoft Word Document. Converted to Adobe PDF format, this document features information about One World Day, “Harmony in the Gardens”, and, among other things, recent restoration work in […]
According to the Plain-Dealer’s Robert Smith on August 24, 2007 (and I quote from his story): “Sometimes, it takes an outsider to spy the hometown treasure. Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Washington, Hafiz Pashayev, spent a lot of time in Cleveland in 2003, as the late Azerbaijan president underwent treatment at the Cleveland Clinic. The restless ambassador […]
The Cleveland Restoration Society awarded a 2007 preservation award, “Restoration of an Important Historic Detail Award,” Hungarian Cultural Garden Arch. The award was presented to the range of stakeholders in the gardens, including Hungarian Cultural Garden Committee, The Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation, the Holden Parks Trust, and the City of Cleveland, Department of Parks, Recreation, […]
On May 26, 2007, six Heritage Pillars were dedicated at the India Cultural Garden. The Pillars represent the culture and history of India. Each of the Pillars has an inscription that highlights a particular theme. Quotations from Albert Einstein, Jawaharlal Nehru, Martin Luther King and Rabindranath Tagore are inscribed on the top of four of […]
In 1938, that the Hungarian Cultural Garden was officially dedicated and efforts are underway to renovate the garden. On August 24, 2008, the Hungarian Cultural Garden Delegation will rededicate the Garden, celebrating its 70th Anniversary, building on activities schedule all summer, and which began with a Blooms & Blossoms fundraising dinner on May 31, 2008. […]
Spring is just around the corner as groundhogs are looking for shadows. Ever thought about a wedding in the Cultural Gardens? The Cultural Gardens have been used for weddings since at least the 1930s and continue to be a popular place for people to commit to one another. Indeed, this website receives more inquiries about […]
On October 8, 2006, the Latvian Cultural Garden dedicated a 12-ton statue, just one week after the the India Cultural Garden unveiled a bronze sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi. The garden was designed by landscape architect Albert Park and assisted by local architect Kalvis Kampe.
The Sculpture Center in Cleveland has created the Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Directory, documenting over 1000 pieces of statuary across the state, including several in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Anyone interested in public sculpture and public art should take a look. You can even provide information about public art & sculpture in your community!