The Little Free Library now has an art counterpart: A grassroots effort to establish micro art galleries in Long Beach is spreading to other neighborhoods.
Two years ago, Long Beach artist Dave Clark exhibited a small sculpture of his called “Together. Forever. Maybe. Regret” at the local Mantel Gallery — itself a small, repurposed Little Free Library that does double duty: When it’s not filled with books, it displays the works of artists like Clark. At the time, Clark and his wife, Carol, were struck by the concept. “That's cool,” he said.
'I think nowadays we don’t see much public art. I feel like art in general is not as appreciated as in the past. This felt like a good way for artists to show their work and to put public art in my neighborhood.” For Clark, that is essentially the point. Since retiring in 2016 after teaching fifth-grade math and science for 31 years, Clark, who had always created multimedia works out of his garage studio, turned to art full-time.
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