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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
75 to be exact!
Our current exhibit, Recent Acquisitions, features the work of 75 artists from the Library's permanent fine arts collection.
You can learn more about the people behind the pieces by clicking this link to our Artist Biographies. The list isn't...
Recent Art Acquisitions, Aaron Douglas Art Fair & Stephanie Muñoz-O’Neil
Former Library Foundation Board Chair, Rick Friedstrom, just brought us our copy of the 2009 Aaron Douglas Art Fair poster, and I noticed it features the work of local artist, Stephanie Muñoz-O'Neil.
Our next exhibit, Recent Acquisitions,...
Gary Clarke’s book talk
What a great afternoon! Thanks, Gary!
Gary Clarke’s “Untold Tails of the Zoo” brought a standing-room-only crowd to the Marvin Auditorium. Gary shared some of the stories from his new book, “Hey Mister – Your Alligator’s Loose!” Phil...
Visitors weigh in on Philip Hirshberger and Waxing Poetic
My favorite part of the first week after a show closes is looking through the comment book.
I try really hard not to peek for six weeks because I like the surprise "endings".
We had some great comments this time around, but below is my favorite. Kids crack me up.
Click here to read comments. Enjoy!
Be a part of history: help paint the Great Wall of Topeka
On my way back from lunch, I saw movement near the Chesney Neighborhood's Great Mural Wall and found mural artist KT Walsh (Lawrence KS) with two assistants, Ashley Laird (Chords & Oil) and Sam Hupp (Unitard Magazine) mid-paint.
If you haven't...
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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