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Books Outside the Binding
9:00AM to 9:00PM - Main Main Gallery 110B
I stunned some young Books Outside the Binding visitors last week when I told them how, at one time, every book and newspaper page had to be arranged by hand, inked and sent through a printing press. We were looking at handmade bookmarks that one of …
Art has the power to bring about change, and change often begins with dialogue. Telling Secrets intends to facilitate taking that challenging first step: talking with each other about difficult subject matter.
When planning our current Books Outside the Binding exhibit in the Sabatini Gallery, curators Brea Black and Zan Popp suggested filming a demonstration at the University of Kansas. This is our very first video!
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Books Outside the Binding
12/5/2008 — 2/13/2009
We expect to find books at a library, but chances are you've never seen books quite like these.
The Savatini Art Gallery is located a short distance from the Library entrance, just to the right of the rotunda. Exhibits, probrams and events are free, casual and open to the public.
Hours are the same as the Library, except when closed for change of exhibition.
Kansas Impressions
Oct 3 – Nov 14, 2008
Books Outside the Binding
Dec 5, 2008 – Feb 13, 2009
Girl Culture
Photographs by Lauren Greenfield
Mar 6 – Apr 17, 2009
7th Annual Art Exhibit for Children
Works by Constance Ehrlich
May 1 – Jun 12, 2009
The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is one of many participating venues in Topeka’s First Fridays Art Walk. Download the artwalk map here or pick one up at the Sabatini Gallery, The Mulvane Art Museum or The Collective Gallery.
GO GREEN — carpool! Start your evening with us. We're centrally located with tons of parking space for groups wishing to visit galleries together. This event is organized by ARTSconnect.