Posted by Candice on Saturday, Aug 27, 2016
There is still time to get your art entered into this year's Art Purchase Prize contest! Maybe you need a little help coming up with something to submit? Let us help!
We've picked a theme for this year -- New Covers for Old Classics. Pick a book that is in the public domain, and use your creativity and imagination to design a cover for it. The idea for this comes from Recovering the Classics, a national campaign to give classic, important works of literature new and inspiring covers. When a title becomes part of the public domain, anyone can publish it; often times, very little time or thought is spent on what the book's cover looks like. Recovering the Classics wants to change that. If this sounds like something you can get behind, please think about creating a new cover and submitting for the contest.
Who can enter the contest? Artists over 18 who live, work, or exhibit in the area. For this special, themed contest, we're also letting previous winners submit entries. Get all of the details here.
If you don't meet the criteria for the Purchase Prize, but are still interested in creating a cover, you can submit your work for ICPL's Recovering the Classics exhibit, open to everyone.
All covers will be on display during the Iowa City Book Festival, October 4-9, and for several weeks afterwards.
If you have questions about the Purchase Prize or the exhibit, please contact Candice Smith at candice-smith@icpl.org
About the Author
I work at the Info Desk on the second floor, and I select books for the adult nonfiction collection. I have a degree in anthropology, which really helps in selecting...well...almost anything. I also manage the Art To Go collection of framed prints and original art, and the nonfiction DVDs.
What do you like to read?
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This is the May read for the library's book group, BYOBook, and it's very enlightening and entertaining! I'm going to say upfront that, based on this book, there is a big mess of snark (against each other, against regular ol' wine drinkers, against restaurant-goers) and the icky feel of a boys' club about the world of wine and sommeliers, but if you're willing to get past that there's a lot in here to learn and enjoy. (If you've read Bourdain, that's not anything new, right?) I applaud the author's desire and willingness to dive into this world, and I'm appreciative of the scientific and historical info she serves up. This behind-the-scenes look at wine in our daily lives--from learning about the doings of vendors and sommeliers, to all the ways one might determine what makes wine good--is truly interesting, and while it might make me want to hop on downtown for a glass to test my skills on, it also makes me really glad it's not my job to taste and choose SO. MUCH. WINE. If you like fun schtick-lit, if you like a little science in the vein of Mary Roach, and whether or not you imbibe, this is a really good read. -Candice