Exhibits
“Bookscapes: Lands Observed and Imagined” at Kohler Art Library
The fall exhibit at the Kohler Art Library showcases the theme of landscape in artists’ books. Bookscapes: Lands Observed and Imagined includes depictions of place in Native American legend to an inverted atlas of the earth. A symbol of discovery, landscape is revealed through naturalistic observations and imaginary inventions of mountains, prairie, fields, and shore. [...]
Exploring the Wisconsin Science Festival: the Wisconsin State Herbarium
The Wisconsin Science Festival opens September 27-30 at venues across the state. To celebrate, we’re highlighting a couple of university library-related events and exhibitors with a special series called Exploring the Wisconsin Science Festival. For a complete list of science festival programming, visit the Wisconsin Science Festival website. The Wisconsin State Herbarium Fans of Wisconsin’s [...]
Interview with library staff artist Erin Lorandos
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with library staff member Erin Lorandos about her artwork, which was displayed as part of the Library Staff Art Exhibit in Memorial Library this summer. What is your position with the Libraries? I work as an LSA Advanced in the Interlibrary Loan Office. What pieces are you [...]
Interview with library staff artist Angie Hoffman
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with library staff member Angie Hoffman about her artwork, which was displayed as part of the Library Staff Art Exhibit in Memorial Library this summer. What is your position with the Libraries? I’m the Human Resources Assistant which entails Payroll & Benefits coordination and also student hiring. What [...]
Art show celebrates creativity of library staff
The annual Library Staff Art Show shares the talent of University of Wisconsin-Madison library staff with the UW community. Started in 2006, the art show is sponsored by the Staff Development Committee and all current library staff and retirees are eligible to enter. This year there were ten artists showcasing almost twenty different pieces of [...]
“Expanding the Home Circle” exhibition in Special Collections
A new exhibit, “Expanding the Home Circle: An Exhibit of Artists’ Books Paired with Illustrated Books from the Cairns Collection of American Women Writers,” is on display in Memorial Library’s Special Collections department. The exhibit, on display until Sept. 14, was created and curated by UW-Madison art department alumna Rachel Melis. “This current exhibit focuses [...]
Exhibition in Memorial Library lobby explores Polish “phenomenon of solidarity”
A unique exhibition of historical images documenting the Solidarity movement in Poland is on display in the main lobby of Memorial Library on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus until July 24, 2012. July 3–July 24, 2012 Main lobby, Memorial Library 728 State Street M–F, 8:00 a.m.–9:45 p.m. Weekend, 10:00 a.m.–9:45 p.m. No cost, open to [...]
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