The Artist is Reading

As a way to stay connected with their patrons and the Dodd community, the Art Library has transitioned their popular  ‘The Artist is Reading’ project online!

The new ‘Reading (in their) Residency’ series will feature faculty, grad students and local artists discussing the items they are watching, reading, listening; overall entertaining themselves with that can be accessed from the comfort of readers’ homes. While past ‘The Artist is Reading’ compilations consisted of physical books that would be displayed on a roaming board throughout the Dodd building, these new lists will solely contain items that can either be found online or experienced outside of the library. Items can include, podcasts, youtube videos, online articles, as well as walking trail recommendations, craft projects and bird watching tips. This series was born out of the idea of a ‘floating library’, where patrons can “check out” materials/experiences without having to go to a specific physical space.

If libraries are all about the sharing and access of knowledge, the Art Library hopes this series will uphold this doctrine by keeping folks engaged in their community through shared experiences, even if they can’t physically be together. 
 
To stay up to date with ‘The Artist is Reading’ follow the Art Library Instagram (@uga_artlibrary) and The Artist is Reading Tumblr page.
 
‘The Artist is Reading’ residencies: https://theartistisreading.tumblr.com/