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September 11, 2024 · Brittany Keegan
Call for 3D art entries in Topeka Competition 34
Submit your art in a competition that celebrates artists working in 3-dimensional media. This is a unique opportunity to showcase the newest, most innovative work in contemporary arts and crafts.
August 17, 2024 · Brittany Keegan
Through the Lens
Explore technological & artistic innovations in capturing images. The exhibit showcases a range of historical photographic methods from the earliest days of photography through Polaroid cameras.
May 14, 2024 · Brittany Keegan
The Floor is Lava: Art Exhibit for Children
Take on the role of a volcanologist to discover clues, navigate lava flows and explore the library’s very own volcano.
May 9, 2024 · Zan Popp
In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality
View In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality: Kansas and the African American Public-School Experience 1855-1955 through May 31.
March 12, 2024 · Sherry Best
Celebrate Youth Art Month
View the work of K-12 student artists from all over Kansas at the library and vote for your favorite.
February 13, 2024 · Brittany Keegan
Art exhibits Our Stories & Sorting Out Race
The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is hosting two exhibits that use art and history to explore the effects of racial divisions in the United States.
December 1, 2023 · Brittany Keegan
Light and Shadow art exhibit
Explore artists' use of light & shadow to tell a story or evoke an emotional response.
August 17, 2023 · Ginger Park
DoPiKa: A Land Acknowledgment exhibit
Explore art and culture of Indigenous people who made and continue to make Topeka and Shawnee Co their home.
March 2, 2023 · Intern
Youth Art Month 2023
Visit the library by March 25 to view top art by Kansas K-12 students. Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts.
February 10, 2023 · Zan Popp
Shades of Greatness
Exhibit features art by 28 diverse artists who interpret the Negro Leagues experience.
August 22, 2022 · Brea Black
Forming Fiber art exhibit
Sculptural fiber art is one of the most innovative forms of contemporary art.
July 13, 2022 · Sherry Best
Under the Sea: photographs by Glenn Swogger Jr.
View several photographic slides Swogger gifted to the Library Foundation as part of his vast collection.
May 13, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Na Omi Judy Shintani
Shintani explores her identity as an artist, Japanese American, daughter & woman by focusing on the history of American Concentration Camps.
May 12, 2022 · Zan Popp
Dive into the summer art exhibit for children
Explore the ocean creatures & environments in Oceans of Possibilities exhibit June 4 - Aug 21, 2022.
May 6, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Kristine Aono
Ano addresses justice, racial prejudice & civil rights in her art to keep internment camp stories alive & highlight their relevance.
April 29, 2022 · Brea Black
Behind the Scenes: Installing a traveling exhibit
Discover the many steps & delicate process of installing art exhibits we borrow.
April 26, 2022 · Betsy Roe
Edge of Reality exhibit curated by teens
Teen curators explore what makes an artwork part of the surreal category and how many different media fit in this category.
April 26, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Tom Nakashima
Nakashima's work for this exhibit was influenced by his extended family being sent to Minidoka and Tule Lake American Concentration Camps.
April 14, 2022 · Zan Popp
Explore animals in art
View our intern curator's exhibit of animal inspired artworks.
April 8, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Wendy Maruyama
Artist Maruyama transitioned from making traditional craft objects into the realm of social justice with a focus on Japanese incarceration.
April 1, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Reiko Fujii
Fujii's art is based on her life experiences, with an emphasis on an ongoing inquiry into her Japanese American roots.
March 29, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Jerry Takigawa
Takigawa uses historical family photographs with natural artifacts, objects & documents to create still-life images.
March 21, 2022 · Brea Black
Resilience artist spotlight: Roger Shimomura
Roger Shimomura talks about the Japanese American experience, his life & his artwork.
March 3, 2022 · Ginger Park
Youth Art Month exhibit
View artwork from Kansas K-12 students in library hallways through March 26, 2022.
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