Tompkins County Public Library

Friday, October 7, 2011

Library to Feature Three Exhibits During Gallery Night

The Tompkins County Public Library will showcase three unique exhibits during downtown Ithaca’s First Friday Gallery Night, Friday, October 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

Featured exhibits are:

Seriously Series--- Almost all artists are inspired to create a series at some point during their careers. The artists carefully selected by curator Rebecca Godin, use abstraction, design, photography, sculpture, portraiture, place, time, and obsessions to showcase the inspiration for their individual series.

Artists participating in Seriously Series are Mary Ann Bowman, Rebecca Godin, Kurt Lichtmann, Daniel McPheeters, John Lyon Paul and Terry Plater. Their work will be on display at the Library from October 1 through December 18.

A Collection of Collections---Curated by TCPL Exhibit Coordinator Sally Grub, A Collection of Collections was inspired by the 2011 Community Read of “Homer and Langley” by E.L. Doctorow.

The treasures of many local collectors, hoarders, and those who just can’t throw things away are featured in this exhibit. From the History Center’s collection of Victorian salt cellars to a 5-year-old boy’s shell collection, from old money to bottled dirt, a wonderful array of fascinating objects can be viewed in the exhibit cases in the Library’s Avenue of the Friends.

Romance, Exploits & Peril: When Movies Were Made in Ithaca---Depicting the history of the Wharton brothers’ silent film studio in Ithaca, this installation, “Timeline,” is presented by the Ithaca Motion Picture Project and will be on display at TCPL through November 8, 2011.

Created by award-winning architect Todd Zwigard in collaboration with art and anthropology principals Jason Otero and Joe Lamarre, “Timeline” allows viewers to walk through the exhibit as if on a film set. This installation puts the Wharton movie studio and the movies made in Tompkins County in context of the history of the motion picture industry. The Wharton brothers established their studio in present day Stewart Park and transformed Ithaca, with its dramatic natural landscapes built around a bustling town with a thriving academic community, into a center for early movie-making.

Gallery Night is free and open to the public and provides art lovers with an opportunity to view exhibits when the Library is closed. Entrance to TCPL will be through the BorgWarner Community Room door behind the TCAT bus shelter and adjacent to Green Street’s Gimme! Coffee.

For more information or exhibit images, contact Sally Grubb at (607) 272-4557 extension 232 or sgrubb@tcpl.org.

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