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Local Art Appreciation Class Gets To ‘The Root of All’
posted by Heather Kearns
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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For the first time, Laura Dalrymple shares her students' responses—with their permission—to art from the Library's permanent collection.
First up: Barbara Waterman-Peters' MWS 282: The Root of All.
75 to be exact!
posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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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 complete, as some of the artists are relatively unknown or don't have a website available to browse, but there are plenty here to help you get started.
This list is available in hard copy at the Gallery desk, too. PS—if you haven't...
Prints, are they really works of art…?
posted by Zan
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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When it comes to art we all seem to know what a “painting” is, even if we have never tried to make one.
But when we see or hear the word “print” we are not quite sure what it means because there are so many different types of prints. Prints can also be difficult to understand because they can be confused with reproductions.
Prints are created using a single original surface, commonly called the matrix. Each print created is considered an original work of art not a copy,...
Our first video: What is Letterpress?
posted by Heather Kearns
Friday, December 05, 2008
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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!
New Art Exhibit: Books Outside the Binding
posted by Heather Kearns
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
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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.
New Art Exhibit: Kansas Impressions
posted by Heather Kearns
Friday, October 03, 2008
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Kansas Impressions
October 3 - November 14, 2008
Kansas Impressions
This exhibit honors Beth Skoog, and celebrates some of the first artists in Topeka who worked in European traditions. As we were planning the exhibit, Beth's husband, Ralph Skoog, asked "Wouldn't it be great for people to know that we've had really good artists in Topeka for a hundred years, that the artists who are working now aren't a new thing?" The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is proud to...
New in the Arts
posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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Local and global art news and opinion. Find out what's happening and what's next in the Arts.
Recent Acquisition: Marc Berghaus sculpture
posted by Heather Kearns
Monday, August 04, 2008
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Ingredients: (1) pine cone, (1) rock, (1) sea shell, a miniature Bible open to Acts 9:1-28 and a man cupping something in his hands circles
around and around a small track while a wooden wheel rotates clockwise near the electrical cord.
Manhattan (Kansas) artist Marc Berghaus' kinetic sculpture entitled Pilgrim, has people asking, "what's it about?"
Honey, I’m home!
posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, June 19, 2008
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Several tons of fun (almost)
posted by Heather Kearns
Sunday, June 08, 2008
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Big Lumpy Sculpture makes its way upstairs for a little fresh air.
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