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Call for Artists | Phoenix Public Library
Posted on 9/05/12 by DPJ Staff » No Comments
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Burton Barr Central Library is seeking submissions from artists for exhibition in 2013 in its @Central Gallery, located on the first floor at 1221 N. Central Ave. Proposals will be accepted from artists residing in Arizona, 18 years or older, and not currently represented by a gallery.
Artists may submit up to 10 images on CD following the prospectus instructions. Works previously exhibited in @Central Gallery and artists who have had a solo exhibition at the library in the past two years are not eligible for consideration.
The submission fee is $15. Submissions must be postmarked or hand-delivered by Wednesday, Oct. 10.
For a prospectus and submission form, visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org or send an e-mail to centralgallery.lib@phoenix.gov.
Phoenix Public Library is a system of 16 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central Library. For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/phxlibrary.
Summer Solstice Celebration
Posted on 6/17/09 by Christina O'Haver » No Comments
Source: City of Phoenix
Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., will celebrate the summer solstice Sunday, June 21, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
The free celebration begins at 11:30 a.m. (the library will open early, at 11 a.m., for this special program). The event features Irish and Scottish music performed by Rich Bailey followed by a noon talk by architect Will Bruder, who designed the library. Bruder’s special guest will be visionary architect Paolo Soleri, who is celebrating his 90th birthday.
The event takes place in the Great Reading Room on the fifth floor, which was designed with the summer solstice in mind. As the solstice unfolds, light and shadows will move across the walls on the fifth floor and through the skylights, enabling sunlight to illuminate the room’s tapered columns.
The Summer Solstice celebration is sponsored by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library.
Phoenix Public Library is a system of 14 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central Library. For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org.
