Hacking the Library
Downtown Library
| August 2023
This exhibit will present artwork that highlights the intersecting values
that shape our libraries through an artistic lens, reflecting on challenges
and definitions of libraries past and as we move into the future.
The Art of an Art Therapist
Health Science Library |
March - August 2024
In this exhibit, Dr. McFarland shares personal artwork consisting
of a variety of media including collage, drawing, painting, and sketchbook
work.
Banned Books: A History of Censorship
Downtown Library
|
Dec 2023 - Jul 2024
The exhibit explores the pervasive practice of literary censorship, emphasizing
its attempts to silence voices, perspectives, and records of historic
events. Blumish's showcase delves into the evolution of censorship, from
early suppression efforts to contemporary challenges, urging viewers
to contemplate the delicate balance between societal values and the fundamental
principles of free speech.
Rectifying New Digital Record
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After the Plague Years: A Public History Students Exhibit
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Contemporary Literary Appalachia: Reimagining Classic Appalachian Book Covers
Downtown Campus Library | ongoingCollege of Creative Arts Professor of Graphic Design Joseph Galbreath's advanced design students worked with the West Virginia & Regional History Center Appalachian and Rare Book Collections to reimagine classic Appalachian book covers.
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Insect Origami: Creative Arts Meet Biological and Physical Sciences
Curated by 2023 Art in the Libraries Faculty Exhibit Awardee Long-Lak Park, Professor of Entomology, Davis College, this upcoming exhibit displays over 20 origami models and demonstrate the art of insect origami through hands-on activities.
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Seeing Through Lines, an exhibition of drawings by Boyd Carr
This exhibition includes a curated selection of line drawings by the artist, poet and philosopher Boyd Carr, notably known for his iconic line drawing of a sardonic hillbilly named O Hector Lee in The West Virginia Hillybilly, a weekly paper published in Richwood, West Virginia, throughout the 1970s and 80s. There will be a selection of his other creative work on view as well.
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