Sixteen Earth Day-themed works by students taking the Illustration II course are now on view in the Cleveland Botanical Garden's café gallery through May 22. Their prompt: "As the world returns to normal, we can't go back to business-as-usual. Let's save our planet together." The students in the show are Xani Dean, Abigail Deniz, Alyssa Lizzini, Grace LaPrade, Maia Langlois, Mya Loparo, Charlotte Merat, Josie Miller, Phoebe Nowak, Kaitlyn Pastva, Noah Sample, Tenzin Sopa, Olivia Soloria, Simon Sjoquist, Sarah Tuttle and Laura Thompson. The Cleveland Botanical Garden café is open for viewing the works, and on May 1, it will reopen for food service.
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