MANIFEST @ the Library - Friday May 17th

Columbia's annual spring rite of passage, the MANIFEST Urban Arts Festival is finally here!  Eighty departmental showcases of work by over 2,000 students as well as performances, gallery exhibitions, and many activities will be occurring throughout the day around campus.  The Library is a big supporter of Manifest, featuring art exhibits throughout the day including:


Bill Russo Concert Posters: selected concerts from the archives of the legendary founder of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. 1st Floor
The Jane Alexandroff Exhibition:  a celebration of the first lady of Columbia College. 2nd Floor, West
The  Columbia College Project 2: 1972: tells the story of 540 N. Lake Shore Dr., Columbia’s home in the 1960s and early 70s.  2nd Floor East
Art in the Library:  Presenting the work of Columbia College Chicago students, faculty, staff and alumni.  3rd Floor North
Chicago: A Celebration: featuring photographs by Archie Lieberman and text by Robert Cromie.   
3rd Floor East
Alumni on 5 Exhibition:  looks at Columbia alumni teaching artists and the connection between studio practice and their teaching practice. 5th Floor
The Big Read at Manifest: showcasing artwork dealing with  broad themes addressed in Julia Alvarez’s novel,  In the Time of the Butterflies including violence against women, political activism, equal rights, and the history of the Dominican Republic 1001 S. Wabash.

The Library is also a stop on the Manifest Gallery Walk  tonight, so come by and see lots of wonderful art work from the Columbia community and enjoy refreshments from 5-7pm during your visit.  For more Manifest information, go to: www.colum.edu/manifest.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: THE BIG READ @ MANIFEST ART EXHIBIT

As part of The Big Read and Manifest, the Columbia College Chicago Library is looking for visual artwork of all media that deals with the broad themes in Julia Alvarez’s novel,  In the Time of the Butterflies.

We are looking for original art which encompasses themes including:

• Violence against women
• Political activism
• Women’s rights/Equal rights
• The history and politics of the Dominican Republic

Accepted works (or reproductions) will be reproduced from emailed jpg files as ephemeral prints for distribution at Manifest, the college’s annual arts and media festival.  These prints will include the artist’s name, website, and email (if they wish to release this information). 
NO ORIGINAL WORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED

There is no fee to submit. Submissions should be:

•  3000 pixels on the long side (ie 10” @ 300 ppi)
•  Level 12 jpg files
• Naming: files should be named FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME#.jpg (ie robertson_cole1.jpg)
• The body of the email should include title, date, medium, size, artist's website, email, and contact info for the back of the print

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 3 PM, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013
PLEASE INCLUDE “ARTWORK SUBMISSION” IN SUBJECT LINE

Email Cole Robertson to submit, or for additional information: crobertson@colum.edu

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The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. This program is also made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.

Manifest 2010

These are the some of the many faces and artwork at Columbia College Chicago during Manifest. Congratulations to all of our graduating students; we wish you the best! And a very happy summer to all!

Third Annual Library Haiku Contest Winner--Annie Jo Kjar

For the last three years, the Columbia College Chicago Library, with the support of the Office of Student Affairs, has sponsored its annual Haiku Contest as part of Manifest. Each year has specific themes and all students are invited to submit haiku based on those themes. For 2010, they are: libraries, knowledge, learning, books, literacy and reading.

This year's winning haiku is by Annie Jo Kjar:

If you are certain

The words are an adventure...

Please take me with you

-Annie Jo Kjar

Honorable Mention

Turn on all the lights

Then read in bed, sleepy head.

Doze off on page twelve.

-Chloe Godard

I slayed a dragon.

Inside of this adventure.

Hiding in my book.

-Tye Hasberry

If I must be caps,
Shouldn't We and Us be too?

What about Hers His and Yours?

-Stephanie Eckermann

Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who submitted their work to our contest. Each entry was judged by a panel of Library staff and English department faculty. Many thanks to all of them: Kristy Bowen, Jacob Saenz, Roland Hansen, Kim Hale, John Moss, Nicole Wilson and Tony Trigilio. Special thanks to Dieter Kirkwood who designed the graphic for the wall installation.

Stop by the Library to see Annie's haiku on the first floor landing during Manifest and beyond!

Haiku Contest Submissions 2009

Eyes fixed on the screen, / the forgotten page now blank; / the written word dies -Vanessa Pegramabout

Essence of a voice / It speaks in rhymes / Born between each breath - Joy Young

Call me Anarchist / Cuz I'd rather be burning / Starbucks and not books - Justin Dickman

Bradbury's intent / Fire no longer exists / Ink extinguishes - Brittain Williams

Burnt embers of books / Only give heat for so long. / But their words don't cool.- Vanessa Pegram

Calling of the crows / As the snow buries them deep / Leaving them frozen - Joy Young

Who is Guy Montag / What is he really burning / With his so-called life - Justin Dickman

Bruised fingers typing / Dissatisfied with T.V. / Bradbury's Future. - Brittain Williams

What would you accept / as true without resources? / Could you find the truth? - Kate Donalek

See the pile of books? / Why are you holding a match? / Educational. - Sarah Nichols

One triangle here. / More and more come from another. / Everlasting fractal. - Joyce Ogban

An honest day's work / Is not worth more in the bush / Until you've done none. - Mark Perkins

Knowledge is obtained / Through books, poems, and films, / Pictures. See. Illustrated man. Brandon Marshall

I found a new word / Guess it escaped from the flames / Imagination - Charlsey Miller

time, redirected / freeze your slang - your expressions / burnished beings be - Jaclyn Capozzoli

Words, unlike the flame / Will ignite your soul's knowledge, and can not burn out. - Vanessa Pegram

The black horned Beauty / With its poisonous embrace / Wings filled with soft bliss - Joy Young

Sirens pierced our ears / War is on the radio / Follow the river - Justin Dickman

Reasons to write / Four hundred and fifty one / ink and paper live - Brittain Williams

Could you think if you / hadn't been taught, hadn't learned? / What would you believe? - Kate Donalek

I eat my burger/ I like tomato on it/ Many Mayonnaise - Harlan Vaughn

words being essence / of thoughts blossoming between / our self and others - Kate Donalek

Ray Bradbury's Characters Brought to Life - Manifest Spectacle Fortuna 2009

Spectacle Fortuna Parade of Creativity

Join Library staff and friends as we participate in this year’s Spectacle Fortuna. The Library Book Carts will be out in full force (transformed into fire engines) while characters from Ray Bradbury’s books and stories will be brought to life.

Kick-off at Harrison Avenue and Wabash Avenue, 6:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Spectacle Fortuna is Columbia’s parade of creativity, wishing good fortune upon seniors and graduate students, and celebrating the college’s spirit and creative community. This free, public event includes: hundreds of giant puppets; spectacle items created by students, faculty, and staff; and the punk marching band Mucca Pazza.

Sneak Preview of Spectacle:

Spectacle Credits: Artistic Director, Jennifer Friedrich, lead Costume Designer Elsa Hiltner, lead Builder Joy Dennis Photo Credits: Alexis Ellers

More information on Manifest and Spectacle Fortuna


About The Big Read
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment
for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center
of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in
partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library
Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big
Read brings together partners across the country to
encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

The 2nd Annual Library Haiku Contest

The 2nd Annual Library Haiku Contest celebrates Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 as part of The Big Read.

All current students are invited to submit up to three haiku exploring the themes relevant to Bradbury’s novel, including censorship, intellectual freedom, libraries, books, and reading.

A poetic form with its roots in Japanese culture, haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. The most common form of haiku is three short lines, the first line containing 5 syllables, the second line 7 syllables, and the third line 5 syllables.

Please send all submissions via e-mail to kbowen@colum.edu by 9pm on Sunday, April 12th. The winning entry will be displayed in large print on the 3rd through 5th floor windows of the Library facing Michigan Avenue during Manifest Week and beyond.