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YAM art 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. Our Stories 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. cover image 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. cover image 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. art 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. art inspired 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. two pink fish with large eyes and dark gills above coral 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. na omi judy shintani robe featured 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. daruma featured 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. gallery with large wood crates April 29, 2022 · Brea Black Behind the Scenes: Installing a traveling exhibit Discover the many steps & delicate process of installing art exhibits we borrow. Man in Landscape R. James Hunt 1997.28.4 Gift of Bette Jo Hunt 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. tom nakashima panel featured 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. maruyama yes featured 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. alien featured 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. photograph of four people with barracks in background 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. painting of three soldiers observing internees from a watchtower March 21, 2022 · Brea Black Resilience artist spotlight: Roger Shimomura Roger Shimomura talks about the Japanese American experience, his life & his artwork. 2021 BLICK Art Youth Art Month Art Competition Best of Show March 3, 2022 · Ginger Park Youth Art Month exhibit View artwork from Kansas K-12 students in library hallways through March 26, 2022. February 24, 2022 · Zan Popp Art exhibit immerses you in Japanese American history Learn about the internment of Japanese Americans during WW II and its effect on following generations. resilience image February 24, 2022 · Zan Popp Art exhibit immerses you in Japanese American history Learn about the internment of Japanese Americans during WW II and its effect on following generations. November 18, 2021 · Zan Popp Explore the depths of BLUE in new exhibit You will discover how blue is made and how it's seen. This exhibit highlights the library’s art collection. la comunidad image August 26, 2021 · Zan Popp La Comunidad From visual to performing arts – murals, paintings, sculpture, dance, music, costumes and lowrider cars– Latino artists in Topeka are flourishing.
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