Art of Science
UCSB Library (First Floor Gallery)
September 13 - December 18, 2013
This exhibition showcases the winners in UCSB’s first annual Art of Science competition which challenged campus researchers to visually communicate the beauty inherent in scientific investigation. The competition was organized by the Schuller Lab and The Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships at the California NanoSystems Institute.
Spirit of Unity: Leland Wong and the Nihonmachi Street Fair
UCSB Library (Third Floor Gallery)
August 2 - October 9, 2013
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Nihonmachi Street Fair, which takes place in San Francisco's Japantown every summer, the UCSB Library is exhibiting annual street fair posters by artist and photographer Leland Wong. Wong's screen print posters draw on both Japanese and Chinese traditions and are noted for their stylistic symmetry.
UCSB Education Abroad Program Student Photo Contest
UCSB Library (Third Floor Gallery)
August 2 - October 9, 2013
The UCSB Library and the Education Abroad Program (EAP) team up to present the winners of the 2012-2013 EAP Student Photo Contest. First and second place winners in the three categories of Culture, Landscape/Architecture, and EAP Students are on view, showcasing scenes from Thailand, Morocco, Brazil, New Zealand, and Italy.
Conjuring India: British Views of the Subcontinent, 1780-1870
UCSB Library (Special Collections, 3rd floor)
July 1 - December 15, 2013
Between 1780 and 1870, a diverse group of Britishers found the Indian subcontinent a fertile ground for imagining and producing a range of visions of empire. Conjuring India explores the divergent perspectives of the colonial experience of India through books from the collection of Sara Miller McCune and the UCSB Library.
Unbuilt Santa Barbara
Arts Library (Lobby, 1st floor)
Summer 2013
On view in the Arts Library is a small companion exhibition to Unbuilt Santa Barbara, an exhibition at the Jane Deering Gallery sponsored by UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture (AD&A) Museum. The exhibited items, drawn from the Arts Library and the Architecture and Design Collection at the AD&A Museum, echo the theme of architects’ and planners’ projects that were never realized in Santa Barbara.
Wireless Art Network
UCSB Library (2nd floor)
Summer 2013
The Library is currently the location for a site-specific digital exhibition created by students Raymond Douglas and Chris Silva. Installed at the top of the circular stairs on the second floor of Davidson is a network device that enables Library visitors in the vicinity to view art on their computers and mobile devices. Just look for the network ID called "Wireless Art Network."
UC Santa Barbara Library: 60 Years at the Heart of the University
UCSB Library (First Floor Alcove)
September 2012 - December 2015
As the UC Santa Barbara Library prepares to break ground on its first major construction project in thirty-five years, we look back on the history of the Library on campus and the growth and changes that have brought us to this day. This exhibition draws from the University Archives to showcase the past, present, and future of the UCSB Library.
