Carol Ann Carter’s Artist Talk – new perspectives
Carter told us about her growth from a young artist making “boy art” to trusting herself to work in media that made her feel at home.
Sherry Best
I'm the gallery director of the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. We want to bring the best art possible to the library, and introduce our community to new ideas and techniques. Our goal is to be the world's leading gallery in helping people "Get" Art.
Sherry's Posts
Art and Healing (The Waiting Room)
Making art lets us articulate things that are bothering us. In doing so, it helps us heal.
Why I Like It: Art Review of The Waiting Room
Using crochet and tear-shaped beads, artist Stephanie Lanter created a Victorian-style opera glove to complement the Melancholia chair tableau – and convey the psychological weight of depression.
Book Review—Tom Brokaw’s “The Greatest Generation”
It’s an amazing story, this story of real people.
What Do I Love About Big Band Music? The Spirit!
Keeping morale up was critical: the music speaks of hope, of dancing, of forgetting the dangers the world was in.
Gary K. Clarke’s AfricA premiers at the Library!
For decades, Gary K. Clarke led photography safaris all over Africa. He collected thousands of photographs, and presents them in a limited-edition, coffee-table size extravaganza, premiering in the Library’s Marvin Auditoriu. As Director Emeritus of the World Famous Topeka Zoo, and later as President-for-Life of Cowabunga Safaris, Clarke has built a wealth of knowledge about [...]
Topeka Competition 30 purchases
Thanks to the Friends of the Library! Their support of the Topeka Competition 30 lets us add great art to our library’s collection. For more than 30 years, the Friends of the Library has sponsored the Topeka Competition. This is a national, juried, biennial exhibition, featuring the best in contemporary arts and crafts. It started [...]
Brown v. Board of Education Art Contest
“Commemorating Our Nation’s Struggle for Freedom: A Juried Art Competition” – no fee for submission. Kansas artists 18 and older are invited to submit one piece, in any two-dimensional medium, that addresses the theme. “Since the founding of the United States in 1776, the American people have struggled to overcome racism, prejudice, and discrimination. There [...]
Book Arts for Schools handouts
Jeanne Drewes gave her program last Tuesday, and asked us to share her list of websites and handouts. Below are some of the sites she used to gather instructions for different bookbinding styles. Step-by-step instructions go with many of them. Other sites are good resources. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Celebrates Preservation Week April [...]
Still space for “Family Treasures” workshop
Jeanne Drewes, the Chief of the Binding and Collections Care Division and Program Manager of the Mass Deacidification Preservation Directorate at the Library of Congress will lead a workshop on caring for your collection Thursday, April 28 from 6 – 8:30 pm in the Marvin Auditorium, 101B. Along with other archivists and preservationists, Jeanne will show you what [...]
Two great programs with Jeanne Drewes
Book Art for Schools Jeanne Drewes, Preservation librarian at the Library of Congress, will teach you how to teach others! “Book Art for Schools” is a workshop that shows you how to make five different book forms. You can then share your knowledge with students, scout troops, friends, family, anyone! Join us Tuesday, April 26, [...]
