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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
Getting The Scoop From Artist Larry Peters
Larry served as the Gallery Director for the Fine Arts gallery, and the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. He retired in 2003 as Gallery Director Emeritus, and is now concentrating on his own studio work.
Africa Everyday was a hit!
Between Super Bowl 44, President's Day closing and a seemingly endless amount of snow, Africa Everyday faced some attendance challenges, but we still managed to attract 2,989 visitors.
Paperweights at the Library
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A Special Look: Paperweights Curators Zan Popp and Brea Black share some of the library's fine collection of paperweights.
Looking to take a day trip without burning a hole in your wallet?
Many regional museums have free admission throughout the year and host family friendly exhibits. I recently took a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City to view the Hide and Seek, Picturing Childhood photography...
What is life like in Ghana? Sabatini Gallery volunteer, Laura Dalrymple shares her experience.
The following was compiled from a recent email interview between Trish Nixon and Sabatini Gallery volunteer, Laura Dalrymple. Photographs courtesy of Laura Dalrymple.
Laura Dalrymple volunteers her time at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery...
The Sabatini Art Gallery is located a short distance from the Library entrance, just to the right of the rotunda. Exhibits, programs and events are free, casual and open to the public.
Hours are the same as the Library, except when closed for change of exhibition.
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