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artblog: life in the 700s
Life in the 700s is about everything from early cave drawings and fertility figures to the issues and shifting boundaries art generates and experiments with today. It reports from a world dominated by grey area, few answers and endless questions. It is also about exchanging ideas and information, and having a forum in which to respond to the Arts around us, both local and global.
In 1876, Melvil Dewey invented a system of library classification which attempted to organize all of human knowledge into ten major areas, one of which encompasses the Arts: the 700s. This category begins with the Arts in general then migrates to Landscaping/Area planning (710s), Architecture (720s), Sculpture/Ceramics/Metalwork (730s), Drawing/Decorative Arts (740s), Painting (750s), Graphic Arts (760s), Photography/Computer Art (770s), Music (780s) and wraps with Sports/Games/Entertainment (790s).
Recent Posts
Kansas City’s Review mag reviews us!
It's exciting to curate an exhibit of the newest, best, most innovative art in the country. It's even more exciting when that exhibit gets recognized by people in the art profession.
The Printed …
Next Exhibit: Books Outside the Binding
Books Outside the Binding
December 5, 2008 - February 13, 2009
We expect to find books at a library, but chances are you've never seen books quite like these.
New in the Arts
Local and global art news and opinion. Find out what's happening and what's next in the Arts.
Global Warnings
Remember the "very small object" guy and collecting we did as a community last summer? Our 2007 Children's Exhibit guest artist, Brian Collier, has reached a milestone.
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