Events – Page 7 – The Harold

Mass Moca opening tomorrow: Bibliothecaphilia

Bibliothecaphilia is opening at Mass Moca with a reception tomorrow evening. The exhibit explores definitions of libraries in the age of e-books, apps, and digital media.

Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on projector screen

Hampshire Representation at Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

The purpose of the Art + Feminism event was to help correct a bias in Wikipedia which is disproportionately written by and about men. In just a short time, the group gathered at Mass Art created Wikipedia accounts and then learned how to create external links, when a person is considered “notable” and therefore eligible for a Wikipedia entry, and what types of sources are acceptable.

Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

March 5, 2015 marks the eighth anniversary of the bombing of al-Mutanabbi Street, a literary center in Baghdad named after the 10th century poet. The bombing killed thirty people, wounded more than 100, and destroyed a center of book selling and reading. This summer, the Harold F. Johnson Library and the Hampshire College Art Gallery will host an exhibition of the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here project.

Papercut Workshop in the Library

Papercut and tapestry artist Tamar Shadur came to the library yesterday evening to conduct a workshop for Hampshire students interested in learning this ancient art form. About 15 students (and a couple of staff and faculty members) came to the Hill Urbina Room on the 3rd floor to learn how to make papercut work around the theme of the “Tree of Life.”

The Reader on the Magic Board

On the Magic Board this week: The Reader exhibits a sample of visual submissions to The Reader, Hampshire’s longest running literary magazine.

Curious About Movable Artist Books? Emma Rentz

Movable Book showcase featuring Emma Rentz, an artist curious about reassembling identity with a pair of scissors and a needle. Her works primarily use old photographs and threads that act as both puppet strings and heart strings to wind together a portrait of the artist as a ‘strayed’ soul.

Curious about Movable Artist Books? Sarah Jane Young

At the very center of the Movable Artist Books display is the work of Hampshire student artist Sarah Jane Young. Some of her selected works focus on different ways of unfolding that shift and innovate bookbinding norms, while others stay rooted in traditional methods.

Curious about Movable Artist Books? Nadia Herman

The finely detailed work of Hampshire student Nadia Herman adorns the first floor glass case with lace-like impressions of the animal kingdom. Her intricate, yet calming, creature creations breathe life into the blank pages within, giving her books a glow of curious consciousness.

a drawing a day videos 2011 to present: an offering to Yusef Lateef

Catch the current exhibition on the Magic Board, a drawing a day videos 2011 to present, an offering to Dr. Yusef Lateef from kara lynch. The work is in conversation with Towards the Unknown, an exhibition of drawings by Yusef Lateef.

Curious about Movable Artist Books?

Movable artist books are on display in the library first floor exhibit cases, designed and created by Nadia Herman, Sarah Jane Young, and Emma Rentz during an Independent Study with Karen Koehler, Professor of Architectural and Art History, and Rachel Beckwith, Access and Arts Librarian.