Paints to Puddings at Parkes Library, Australia
Something that happens to me on a regular basis with this project is that I hear about program ideas and immediately think, oh my goodness, I have to replicate that or do something similar at my library/in my art-making practice/etc. When our friend Matt Finch (you remember him, from the Zombies in the Library storytelling event) put...
Featuring: Trong Gia Nguyen
Today, we’re delighted to feature Trong Gia Nguyen, and his impressive “Library” project– an installation that bends the idea of what a book is by re-writing famous works word for word on rice grains. Don’t miss his fascinating concepts for the “ideal library”– zero gravity reading rooms? To-scale reproductions of paintings to check out and...
“I Art Families” at the St. Paul Public Library
Libraries are an important place for families. It is a constant goal for librarians that their collection reflect families of all kinds, and it is terrific when library programming can do the same. That’s why we were so excited about the “I Art Families” program organized by Rainbow Rumpus for the St. Paul Public Library...
The Labs at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Adjustments
If you’re looking for a cutting-edge example of a creative digital literacy initiative in a large urban public library system, you’ve come to the right place. We’re proud to continue our partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and to share a new post in our series on The Labs @ CLP. This week, Digital Learning Librarian Corey...
The Romance of the Jefferson Market Library
We’re delighted to welcome back photographer Jamie Powell Shepard, whose artist feature captured our imagination back in July of 2012. In a new series of blogs, Jamie will guide us through her inspiration and artistic process for the works in The Libraries Project: how she falls in love with and photographs library spaces, from the iconic to the mundane,...
Shadows! Demons! Dancers!: A Guest Blog by Anja Notanja Sieger
Today’s feature shares another glimpse into artist Anja Notanja Sieger’s creative process, this time with an exciting new series of papercut work that examines the shadow self of the artist. Don’t miss the other posts: Libraries Fuel Creativity, Everyone is a Library of Experiences, and In Which She Is Challenged to a Duel!. ~Erinn Shadows! Demons! Dancers! Shadows! Demons! ...
In Which She is Challenged to a Duel: A Guest Blog by Anja Notanja Sieger
Today, we’re pleased to share another glimpse into artist Anja Notanja Sieger’s creative process! This installment of her guest blog series examines how libraries and library materials influence her art, and confronts the question: will people read books in 10 years? Don’t miss the other posts: Libraries Fuel Creativity, and Everyone is a Library of Experiences. ~Erinn In...
Featuring: the Cigar Box Project (Part 2)
This is the second part of our series on the Cigar Box Project, a group exhibition of works that are all contained within cigar boxes. The subject matter? Libraries, books, reading. Today we talk with two of the exhibition’s artists, Jim Wright and Terry Evans. Jim Wright Tell us a bit about yourself and your...
Featuring: The Cigar Box Project (Part 1)
by Laura Damon-Moore This week we have a fun three-part feature to share. This fall I got a note from Deborah Madigan, a painter and sculptor from Kenosha, Wisconsin (she works with the good folks at Lemon Street Gallery, who we featured last year). She and other artists had been working for the second half...
3D willow art project at St. Ambrose University Library
Today we are pleased to feature the St. Ambrose University Library, an academic library that has been nurturing art and art displays for a number of years, and one of our fantastic Twitter community members (follow them @SAULib). The fascinating project discussed here is an example of how a library can serve as an exhibit...
Everyone is a Library of Experiences: A Guest Blog by Anja Notanja Sieger
Today, we’re pleased to roll out the next installment of Anja Notanja Sieger’s a new blog series on how libraries and library materials influence her art. Don’t miss the first blog in the series, Libraries Fuel Creativity, and check out her original artist interview on the Library as Incubator Project, where she shares her unique vision of the ideal library....
Banned Book Trading Cards at Lawrence Public Library
Banned Books Week may have ended weeks ago, but for one public library in Kansas, the spirit of the week lives on. This year, Lawrence Public Library celebrated the freedom to read with a unique project that engaged the local arts community, heightened awareness of intellectual freedom, and gave library patrons the chance to collect...
