2024 Through The Lens
Photographic art exhibit
MoreBookmobile + Learn & Play Bus maintenance Dec 23 - 29. Cafe closed Dec 23 - Jan 1.Library closed Dec 24, 25, 31 & Jan 1. Learn More
Gallery
The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is your connection to the arts and curates four main exhibits each year including the Summer Art Exhibit for Children. In addition to the large exhibits, gallery staff curate several exhibits throughout the library each year giving visitors opportunities to explore a wide variety of art and artists.
Immersed: A Walk Inside Art
Explore the connection between technology and art while experiencing art in a new way in the Immersed exhibit in the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery December 13, 2024 - March 2, 2025. The gallery staff animated artwork from the library’s permanent collection and projects it at a larger-than-life size to give you a new, interactive experience of the art.
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Topeka Competition 34
March 14 - May 11, 2025
The Topeka Competition celebrates national artists working in three-dimensional media. It will showcase the newest, most innovative work in contemporary arts and crafts.
Summer Exhibit for Children
May 31 - Aug 24, 2025
Inked
Sept 12 - Nov 30, 2025
Gardens
Dec 12, 2025 - Feb 15, 2026
Events
2024 Our Stories & Sorting Out Race
his exhibit celebrates and honors generations of African Americans in Topeka.
More2023 DoPiKa A Land Acknowledgment
Explore art and culture of the Indigenous people and artists.
More2022 Melting Point
Explore the work of Studio Glass artists who create colorful and intricate work.
More2022 Forming Fiber
Sculptural fiber art is one of the most innovative forms of contemporary art.
More2022 Resilience
Learn about the internment of Japanese Americans during WW II and its effect on following generations.
More2021-2022 BLUE
Explore the depths of the color Blue with the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery! From a light robin's egg blue to the rich “new blue,” you will discover how blue is made and how it's seen. We’ll even try renaming a few shades of blue!
More2021 La Comunidad
Community is bigger than geography or family, it’s about a shared experience – the shared experience of La Comunidad (The Community).
More2020 Forest Bathing: A Walk in the Trees
Feel your stress and worries ease, relax as you wander through a variety of forest and tree artworks and see how artists are inspired by nature.
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