MassArt faculty are welcome to bring their classes to the library to meet with a librarian to do research or to view different collections. Sessions last about an hour and usually take place in the library space. If you would like to arrange a visit or want to know more, email Greg Wallace at greg.wallace@massart.edu. Please allow at least one week's notice when scheduling.
Hands-on research workshop primarily geared to first-year Thinking, Making, Writing courses. With help from a librarian, students find high-quality sources for their paper topics while learning how to use the library’s search tools and resources.
Highlights from the library’s collection of books made by artists, representing a wide variety of themes, structures, and materials. (Usually for Time classes in Studio Foundation but can be scheduled for others as well.)
Introduction to color theory for Studio for Drawing classes. Includes objects based on the Munsell System (created by MassArt alum Albert Munsell) and large silkscreen plates from the Interaction of Color by Josef Albers.
Presentation of political and social justice posters from the 1940s to the present, focusing on how poster designers use visual elements to communicate their messages.
Overview of the library’s collection of comics, graphic novels, and manga, which feature different styles and types of subject matter. Can include an assortment of zines if requested.
Selections from the library’s photographic books including rare editions. Faculty can also request a showing of some of the following optical and photographic objects as part of the presentation.
Introduces students to how artists used optics to create their work long before optics were eventually used to create photographs. Starts with the camera obscura / lucida, includes photographic objects like Daguerreotypes, and ends with Polaroids and Viewmasters.
Not a library visit but a visiting library. Faculty can have a cart of library books delivered to their classroom anywhere on campus for use in teaching or for students to browse during breaks. Book carts can focus on many different topics like collage, figure drawing, photography, etc. (Faculty can request up to 3 pop-ups per semester.)