[Libri] Book Arts events at Smith College

[Barbara Blumenthal]

A timely reminder:
RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST, Tuesday 8 NOVEMBER, 4-6 pm
Book Arts Gallery, Neilson Library (3rd floor)
POETICS OF COLOR: BOOKS BY ANNE WALKER
An exhibition in the Book Arts Gallery, Neilson Library
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
November 8, 2005-February 28, 2006

This exhibition features more than 30 "painted books" by Anne Walker, a retrospective of her books created between 1973 and 2005 and recently presented by her to the Mortimer Rare Book Room at Smith College. In her books she pairs her abstract and colorful paintings with the poetry of Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau, as well as contemporary writers including Kenneth Koch, Ron Padgett, Michel Butor, Edward Kessler, and Peter Davison.
For more information: 413-585-2906 and/or http://www.smith.edu/libraries/fyi/299.htm 

And, announcing the opening of 
TOO MUCH BLISS: TWENTY YEARS OF GRANARY BOOKS
Smith College Museum of Art, November 12, 2005-February 19, 2006

Special programs:
Friday, November 11
5:00 - 8:00 pm, Museum of Art
Northampton Arts Night Out
Opening party for Too Much Bliss.  Light refreshments, music, and all galleries open.  Regular admission fees plus $5 per person, all inclusive. Payable at the door. Reservations appreciated: scmarsvp at email.smith.edu 

Tuesday, November 15
5:00 pm, Graham Hall (across the atrium from SCMA)
"Too Much Bliss: Twenty Years of Granary Books."  In conjunction with the Museum's exhibition celebrating Granary Books's twentieth year of operation, founder and director Steve Clay will discuss the history and highlights of the country's most important and influential artists' book publishing house.  Since 1985, Granary Books has produced more than 100 outstanding publications, including artist's books, books on poetry and music, and scholarly writing about the art and history of books.  The talk will be followed by a reception in the Book Arts Gallery on the third floor of Neilson Library.

BARBARA B. BLUMENTHAL, Rare Book Specialist
Mortimer Rare Book Room  *  Neilson Library
Smith College  *  Northampton, MA 01063
Telephone: 413-585-2906   Fax: 413-585-4486
e-mail: bblument at smith.edu