Art in the Libraries Newsletter

Winter 2025

Letter from Curator

Welcome back to the Art in the Libraries newsletter!

Since joining West Virginia University Libraries in 2017, I’ve been so grateful for the spaces and projects we’ve created together—where ideas, creativity, and conversation collide. Especially now, having spaces to challenge, inspire, and delight feels more important than ever.

And we’ve been busy since our last newsletter...

Read the Curator's Full Letter

In this issue

Letters A and I with brain-shaped circuit overlapping.

We asked AI experts one question

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more embedded in our world, we wanted to ask AI Exhibit artists and other campus experts one question...What do you see as West Virginia’s greatest opportunity—or greatest risk?

Q&A on sustainable designs

We sat down with Judith Wasserman, MLA/MRP, Professor of Landscape Architecture at WVU and the 2025 Art in the Libraries Faculty Exhibit Award winner. Learn how Wasserman reimagines public spaces to inspire playful, creative, and active movement in everyday landscapes.

Exploring teacher identity through art

This year’s Graduate Student Exhibit Award winner and PhD student, Franny Perez Ramirez, dove into the complexity of how graduate teaching assistants’ identities shape how they teach their classes. Learn more about her process.

Experiencing Art in the Libraries

Why do you think it matters to encounter art in a library, and how does that shift the way we experience both art and the library itself? Campus faculty and other exhibit visitors weighed in with their thoughts.

Call For Submissions

The submission window for the 2026-27 WVU Alumni Art Show, Reflecting on Freedom: 250 Years Through the Eyes of WVU Alumni Artists, is open through December 31, 2025.

Learn More and Submit