Bexley Public Library will close at 6pm on July 3rd and remain closed on July 4th in observance of Independance Day
Professor of Art History at CCAD, Ann Shifflet, will take us beyond Frida and Georgia and introduce a number of women artists, who may be unfamiliar but have very much shaped our visual history.
Professor of Art History, Ann Shifflet from Columbus College of Art and Design, will take us beyond Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, and Georgia O'Keeffe and introduce you to women you may be unfamiliar with, but who shaped our visual history with their art. Learn about women from the Italian Baroque to the Harlem Renaissance and beyond in this engaging introductory lecture celebrating the women of art.
Ann Shifflet teaches Art, Design and Culture I, Art, Design and Culture II, and 19th Century Art. Shifflet has been teaching at CCAD since 2008. She has taught Art, Design and Culture I & II, History on Modern Design, 19th Century Art, Romanticism in Art, Northern Renaissance Art, and an honors course titled Undead: Zombies in Literature, Legend and Film. Her interests include architectural history and historic preservation and she enjoys cinematic history – particularly the horror genre. Shifflet earned her MA in Art History from the University of South Carolina in 2001. More about Shifflet at: https://ccad.digication.com/ann_shifflet/Welcome/.
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.