The art exhibit, Textures of Jazz: Threads of Change by Leanna Leithauser-Lesley, will be on display at the Central Library from February 6 through March 31, 2018. An opening reception will be held on February 15 in the Fourth Floor Gallery at Central Library. There will be music and light refreshments.

Textures of Jazz, Threads of Change is a 21-piece jazz portrait exhibition by Birmingham artist Leanna Leithauser-Lesley in honor of Black History Month. Her collection of jazz needlepoint portraits are accompanied by bios explaining the role each musician played in jazz history, American history, and civil rights history.

Leithauser-Lesley received a BA in art education from Auburn University. Though she has done art in many mediums throughout her career, her passion as an avid needle pointer and music lover led her to put together the Textures of Jazz exhibit. Her exhibit has appeared across the Southeast, including Atlanta and at the Hoover Public Library in 2017.