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01.22.08 New A Collection of Artists' Books

This year we have started to actively collect artists' books for the Art + Architecture Library. Artists' books can be about anything, be made of anything, and can take on an infinite number of forms. A guide to the collection is online. The library also features several books on related topics such as bookbinding, printmaking, typography, and papermaking.

10.21.07 Manufactured Landscapes

The School of Architecture + Design is co-sponsoring with the Art + Architecture Library and the Lyric Theater a screening of the Award-Winning feature documentary by Jennifer Baichwal, Manufactured Landscapes. The screening will be followed by a brief panel discussion with faculty from the School on environmental stewardship through design. This event is part of Sustainability Week and is free and open to the public.

When: Saturday, October 27th at 2pm
Where: The Lyric Theater, downtown Blacksburg

9.27.07 Sneak Preview of ART 21

The Art + Architecture Library is co-sponsoring with the Art Department a sneak preview of the Emmy-Nominated, Award-Winning PBS series ART21, Season 4 (episodes 1-2). The screening will be free and open to the public.
When: October 13th at 3pm
Where: Lyric Theater in downtown Blacksburg.

Following the screening there will be a panel presentation featuring artists from the area.

This Art in the Twenty-First Century screening is part of Art21 Access '07, a celebration of contemporary art and creativity at over 200 museums, schools, libraries, art spaces, and community centers, presented by Art21 in partnership with Americans for the Arts during National Arts and Humanities Month.