About: Meg Duguid

Featuring: Chris Austin, Veronica Cuculich, Nikki Huesman, Marcus Kennedy, David Krueger, Michael Marino, Susan Pasowicz with Allison Wade, Hubert Posey, Alex Scott, Jean Wilson Hand Drawn Circle: Arts of Life Studio Past and Present, brings together work by current and former artists that utilize the Arts of Life studio.  The title for the exhibition isContinue Reading

Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities focuses on the seminal 1980s activist campaign, Artists Call Against US Intervention in Central America. Growing out of the friendships, solidarity networks, and political organizing amongst artists and activists such as Daniel Flores y Ascencio, Lucy Lippard, Doug Ashford, Leon Golub, and Coosje van Bruggen, theContinue Reading

At the Newberry – Trienens Galleries Pop-up books have a longer history than you might think. For centuries, books with interactive flaps, dials, and other moving parts have captivated readers of all ages. Pop-up books go back centuries. Since at least the 1100s, readers have been lifting flaps, spinning dials, and opening elaborate three-dimensional spreads inContinue Reading

Scholars, artists, and cultural workers are invited to read selections from our Johnson Publishing Library as a way to activate the collection. Guests will read from a selection of particular significance to their research, followed by a reflection and discussion. About the Johnson Publishing Library The Johnson Publishing Library is a collection of books andContinue Reading

A Road Scholar Program by Kim Sigafus Dressed in her native regalia, Kim will be giving a history of the natives in Illinois with a focus on native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus will be women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah. Kim will bring the audienceContinue Reading