Learn the Art of Japanese Braiding Also Known as Kumihimo

In January 2014 you will be able to learn the art of Japanese braiding or Kumihimo here in the Art Division. Art Librarian Melissa will teach this to you. Keep checking our Facebook page at the end of December for info. Here is a video where you can watch her create these braids.

New Craft Books in the Art Division

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Everybody Dance Now!

Learn to Make Your Own Jewelry: Bracelet and Earrings

Learn the Art of Woodcutting

3D Printer Demo with Rochester Makerspace

Do you want to see 3D printer in action? You will be able to here at the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County NY on October 19. The Rochester Makerspace will be doing a 3D printer demo. Keep checking back for more info.

The Era of the Dust Bowl

SUNY Oswego will opened an exhibition focused on rural hardships during the Dust Bowl and Depression, on Friday, Sept. 6, in Tyler Art Gallery. “The Era of the Dust Bowl,” is in conjunction with the college’s Oswego Reading Initiative.

“The Era of the Dust Bowl” will display 22 limited-edition lithographs from the Grant Arnold Collection of Fine Art Prints from the 1930s, 36 images by photographers working for the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s, a black-and-white 25-minute documentary by Pare Lorentz titled “The Plow that Broke the Plains” and four posters created by graphic design students at SUNY Oswego promoting the Oswego Reading Initiative.

The Oswego community this summer was encouraged to read “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl” by Timothy Egan, who will appear at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Hewitt Union ballroom at SUNY Oswego.

Marian McPartland Jazz Pianist Passes On

We all lost a wonderfully talented person yesterday, English born Marian McPartland, jazz pianist died on 20 August 2013 at age 95. You many have heard her soothing voice and piano music on National Public Radio's Piano Jazz, She was the host of that show from 1978 until she stepped down in 2011. 

If you would like to hear her music and read about her click on the covers below to be directed to our catalog.

Pianos For Peace in Rochester NY

Pianos for Peace is a project where pianos will be placed around the city in 11 locations and will be painted peace-themed by youth, local artists, and community members.

In September 2013 the Arts Division will be receiving one. 

Description

On Monday, August 5, 2013, residents of Rochester and their visitors will begin to see and experience real pianos in various outdoor public spaces. This event is known as Pianos for Peace and is a collaboration between multiple neighborhood organizations, the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, the University of Rochester, the Eastman School of Music, the Rochester City School District, and many other sponsors. Pianos will be placed in 11 locations around the City and will be painted by youth, local artists, and community members and will include their own interpretation of what peace means to them. The pianos are open for all to play throughout the month of August. A variety of events will take place at each piano. At the end of the month, all the pianos will be collected to form a Piano Park for Peace on the grounds of the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.

Pianos will be placed at the following locations: the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, SWAN Community Center, Parsells Little Flower Community Garden, Pulaski Park, Danforth Community Center, Frontier Field, Sahlen Stadium, MuCCC, the Public Market, Aqueduct Park, and the Greater Rochester International Airport.

If you would like to get involved with painting, performing at the pianos, or volunteering to help watch over a piano, please contact Marissa Balonon-Rosen at PianosForPeace@gmail.com.

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