out of sight/out of mind
edible book festival 2008
inspired line: rembrandt & durer
altered books
the journey of tea
world's largest things
very small objects
edible book festival 2007

The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is home to Kansas' oldest public art collection. The nucleus of this collection was created when Library board member Edward Wilder purchased a large collection of Art Nouveau glass and ceramics for the Library while on a tour of Europe in 1901. The collection has expanded over the years to include regional paintings and prints, American contemporary ceramics, glass paperweights, West African and 19th-century Chinese decorative arts and southwest reliquary woodcarvings.

The Sabatini Gallery produces six exhibits annually: two national, juried art competitions (Topeka Competition for 3D work and The Printed Image for 2D original, fine art prints), an annual art exhibit for young people designed to ignite and maintain a love for art through enriching arts experiences, works from the TSCPL permanent collection and a variety of contemporary, regional artists.

annual children's exhibit visiting artists:

2008 nicolas lampert
2007 brian d. collier
2006 murv jacob
2005 brett helquist
2003 stephen johnson
2002 marc brown

contact:

heather kearns | hkearns@tscpl.org | 785/580-4589
myspace contact + associate curator & digital branch services

sherry best | sbest@tscpl.org | 785/580-4516
gallery director & curator

zan popp | zpopp@tscpl.org | 785/580-4586
associate curator & collections manager

trish nixon | tnixon@tscpl.org | 785/580-4577
associate curator & volunteer education