My Museum Addiction
Museums are my hobby. I love visiting as many as I can whenever I travel. They tell the stories of our communities. However deep in recesses of their gift shops and bookstores lurks my undiagnosed addiction.
Art
The latest news on exhibits at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, programs, and cool things around Topeka in our arts community, opportunities for artists, posts about art books and video and photos from exhibits you may have missed.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Paper Beads From Old Magazines
It’s only May and the temperature’s rising. As much as kids like to play outside, as it gets hotter, they’re bound to be looking for something fun to do indoors.
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.
Visualizing a Poem for National Poetry Month
Artists’ books combine text, image, material and structure to tell a story. In honor of National Poetry Month, let’s take a closer look at one of the library’s artists’ books, “Admonition”, by Sara R. Parr.
Look at the Pretty Pictures!
Where do artists get their ideas? Creativity in the arts comes from personal experience and a desire to visually express ideas about life in innovative ways.
Chinese Decorative Arts
Discover some of the many symbols found in Chinese decorative arts on display at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery in the Hirschberg Gallery from April 6 through May 18.
2012 Edible Book Festival Results!
The votes are in and the prizes have been awarded! Take a look at this year’s Edible Book Festival winners.
“Hello, I Need My Painting Cleaned…”
Dirty painting? Broken porcelain vase? If your artwork needs a face lift and you don’t know where to begin, we’re here to help find resources.
Threading Body & Space at the Sabatini Gallery Gives Everyday Objects New Meaning
Threading Body & Space, an exhibit by Carol Ann Carter, offers a mix of painting, drawing, papier mâché, sewing, digital imaging and non-traditional quilting for your exploration and reflection at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery inside the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Opening reception will be 5:30pm April 6 during Topeka’s First Friday ArtWalk. [...]
Have you eaten a good book lately?
Join the fun at the 6th Annual Edible Book Festival. Create an edible masterpiece based on the content or shape of a book, see other edible works of art and vote for your favorites.
Art and Healing (The Waiting Room)
Making art lets us articulate things that are bothering us. In doing so, it helps us heal.
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