Come See the Graphic Novels Exhibit!

My Graphic Novels exhibit is now on the main floor of the library in the exhibit cases to the right, after you enter the building. The graphic novel is a long story accompanied by sequential art.

The exhibit showcases graphic novels from the library's collection by some of the more important graphic novelists and artists. There are movies adapted from graphic novels as well as graphic novels adapted from books featured in the exhibit. Books to help you learn more about the graphic novel genre and to help you create your own graphic novel are also on display.

For even more, come check out the exhibit! It will be on display through February 29th. And for tips on how to find graphic novels, or books and movies about graphic novels in the library, see my Graphic Novels Research Guide!

Welcome back! Changes to Art Full Text & Art Index Retro

The databases Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective, that are very popular for finding art & design related articles, have a new look. The interface will now look like this:

As always, if you have questions about using these databases of any of the databases that the library subscribes to, please email me or you can request an individual research consultation with me. Be sure to mention that you would like to meet with me if you choose the individual research consultation choice. 

Good luck with your spring semester!

Contemporary Artists Index

Cleveland Institute of Art's Contemporary Artists Index lists exhibition catalog titles of different contemporary artists or artists groups. You can search by artist, artist groups, museum name that published the catalog or the year the catalog was printed.

The call numbers are for the Cleveland Institute of Art's Gund Library so you probably want to check the Alkek Library Catalog to see if we have the book at our library and to make sure you get the correct call number for Alkek Library so you can find the book on the shelf!

Thanks to Cristine Rom, Library Director for the Gund Library: A Library for Visual Artists at The Cleveland Institute of Art for her permission to link to the Contemporary Artists Index.

Have a great weekend!

Debangana Banerjee Art Exhibit at San Marcos Public Library

New RSS Feed for Art & Design Titles!

You can now subscribe to an RSS feed of new Art & Design titles to see what has been most recently added to Alkek Library's collection. I will also add the feed to the right on the blog so you can always see the latest 4 additions.

Here is the page with all new title feeds, in case you are interested in viewing or subscribing to RSS feeds in other subject areas.  Enjoy!

CALL FOR ART! @ San Marcos Walker's Gallery

Click on the image of the flyer to see and read it larger!

For further information or questions: celebrationofcolors@gmail.com

Visiting Artist Harrell Fletcher, Tour & Lecture, 9/13 & 9/14

Happy fall semester!

Faculty Erina Duganne and Jason Reed, from the School of Art & Design, are hosting visiting artist Harrell Fletcher next week on Tuesday September 13th and Wednesday September 14th.

10 selected Art & Design students have arranged a tour of places on campus or within the San Marcos community as part of a social practice assignment given to them in advance by Fletcher. For each location on the tour, the students found someone who works there who will give a short talk about the site and the work that she/he does there.

The places on the tour, the person talking, and the times are listed on the image to the right. The image below the list is a map of the places on the tour Tuesday, 9/13.

The places on the tour are also listed here:

1. The Wittllff Collections
   9:00AM - 7th FLoor Alkek Library
   with Alberto Mendiola
2. Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos
   9:45AM - 211 Lee Street
   with Gloria Salazar
3. San Marcos Bike Project/Wreck Center
   10:15AM - 155 South LBJ
   with Grady Roper
4. The Calaboose
   The Johnnie Armstead African American History Museum
   11:15AM - 200 Martin Luther King
   with Albert Armstead
5. Hill Country Humidor
   11:45AM - 122 N LBJ Dr.
   with Rob Robinson

Fletcher's lecture about his socially engaged collaborative art making projects in Professor Erina Duganne's History of Photography class, will take place on Wednesday, 9/14 in JCM 2121 from 11-12:20pm.

You can read Harrell Fletcher's bio on his website.

Please let others on campus or in the San Marcos community know about these events if you think they would be interested. Anyone is welcome to attend!

If you have any questions, you can contact Erina Duganne

If you are one of the students involved in this project, please comment here and let us know more about what you did!

Have a great weekend!