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The reopening of a totally renovated Public Square in 2016 prompted The George Gund Foundation to commission esteemed photographer Matthew Pillsbury to picture many of Cleveland’s public spaces through his imaginative use of long exposures. In this series of photographs he portrays a sampling of the city’s successful and not-so-successful gathering places, perhaps sparking consideration of the difference but certainly elevating appreciation for these grounds that Clevelanders have in common.

  • Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Mall B, Cleveland, Ohio Mall B, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Eastman Reading Garden, Cleveland, Ohio Eastman Reading Garden, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Ralph J. Perk Plaza at Chester Commons, Cleveland, Ohio Ralph J. Perk Plaza at Chester Commons, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Galleria at Erieview, Cleveland, Ohio Galleria at Erieview, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Heinen's of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio Heinen's of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio
  • Tower City Center, Cleveland, Ohio Tower City Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Gateway Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio Gateway Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio
  • League Park, Cleveland, Ohio League Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • League Park, Cleveland, Ohio League Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
  • The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Colonial Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio Colonial Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio
  • East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio
  • East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio
  • East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Crooked River Skate Park, Cleveland, Ohio Crooked River Skate Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cleveland, Ohio Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Art & Soul of Buckeye Park, Cleveland, Ohio Art & Soul of Buckeye Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cultural Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio Cultural Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Wade Lagoon, Cleveland, Ohio Wade Lagoon, Cleveland, Ohio
  • University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio
  • University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio

Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio

Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio

Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio

Mall B, Cleveland, Ohio

Mall B, Cleveland, Ohio

Eastman Reading Garden, Cleveland, Ohio

Eastman Reading Garden, Cleveland, Ohio

Ralph J. Perk Plaza at Chester Commons, Cleveland, Ohio

Ralph J. Perk Plaza at Chester Commons, Cleveland, Ohio

Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Galleria at Erieview, Cleveland, Ohio

Galleria at Erieview, Cleveland, Ohio

Heinen's of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio

Heinen's of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio

Tower City Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Tower City Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Gateway Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio

Gateway Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio

League Park, Cleveland, Ohio

League Park, Cleveland, Ohio

League Park, Cleveland, Ohio

League Park, Cleveland, Ohio

East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio

East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio

The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio

The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio

Colonial Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio

Colonial Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio

East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio

East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio

East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio

East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio

East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio

East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio

Crooked River Skate Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Crooked River Skate Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cleveland, Ohio

Art & Soul of Buckeye Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Art & Soul of Buckeye Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Cultural Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio

Cultural Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio

Wade Lagoon, Cleveland, Ohio

Wade Lagoon, Cleveland, Ohio

University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio

University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio

University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio

University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio

Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Cleveland, Ohio