Art in the Library is a public art program of the University of Melbourne Library run within the Baillieu Library. It is designed to expose the works of contemporary and emerging artists, while supporting the University's teaching, research and knowledge transfer programs. Artists are also invited to engage with the rich and diverse Cultural Collections held by the University of Melbourne as a source of inspiration for their work. Art in the Library aims to enrich the community by making these collections more accessible and creating challenging, dynamic and stimulating study environments through its exhibition program.
The program provides alternative exhibition spaces for students of the University of Melbourne to exhibit within.
Over a million visitors come to the Baillieu Library annually: local, regional and overseas students and academics as well as members of the community. Exhibitors gain a varied and appreciative audience while the Library's customers experience art they may not normally encounter in mainstream galleries.
From the program's first exhibition in May 1997, the number of exhibiting artists has grown and interest in the program is increasing yearly. Exhibitions have included paintings, photographs, sculptures, montages and collages by individual artists as well as groups.
For more information contact:
Morfia Grondas: 8344 6823 morfia@ unimelb.edu.au
Andrea Hurt: 8344 9582 andreash@ unimelb.edu.au
Forthcoming Exhibition - ‘Exposed’ by Creative Arts students undertaking the third year photography subject ‘Light Moves.’
25th November-13th December 2009
The subjects chosen for our images may be subtle, reflective and intriguing, they may be confronting, thought provoking and controversial but they are, in whatever form or through whatever reaction they provoke, essentially an exposé of our artistic expression.
It will be an opportunity to reflect on the end of an era and celebrate what has been a fantastic subject, now in its final year of teaching.
For more info see http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/artinthelibrary/exhibitions/current.html
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Alternative Exhibition Space - Don't Tell Tom
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They have a very large room that is pretty much a blank canvas and are looking to find some artists that wanted to display their work or run an exhibition
420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. www.donttelltom.com.au
Contact Matt 0439 028 222
Images from Previous Exhibitions
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We provide alternative exhibition spaces for artists within a fantastic environment for maximum exposure for works of art. With over a million visits to the Baillieu Library annually (local, regional and overseas students, academics and members of the community), exhibitors gain a varied and appreciative audience while the Library's customers experience art they may not normally encounter in mainstream galleries.
Exhibitions have included paintings, photographs, sculptures, montages and collages by individual artists as well as groups.
