Category: manifest
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MANIFEST @ the Library – Friday May 17th
Columbia’s annual spring rite of passage, the MANIFEST Urban Arts Festival is finally here! Eighty departmental showcases of work by over 2,000 students as well as performances, gallery exhibitions, and many activities will be occurring throughout the day around campus. The Library is a big supporter of Manifest, featuring art exhibits throughout the day including:…
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: THE BIG READ @ MANIFEST ART EXHIBIT
As part of The Big Read and Manifest, the Columbia College Chicago Library is looking for visual artwork of all media that deals with the broad themes in Julia Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies. We are looking for original art which encompasses themes including: Violence against women Political activism Women’s rights/Equal rights…
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Manifest 2010
These are the some of the many faces and artwork at Columbia College Chicago during Manifest. Congratulations to all of our graduating students; we wish you the best! And a very happy summer to all!
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Third Annual Library Haiku Contest Winner–Annie Jo Kjar
For the last three years, the Columbia College Chicago Library, with the support of the Office of Student Affairs, has sponsored its annual Haiku Contest as part of Manifest. Each year has specific themes and all students are invited to submit haiku based on those themes. For 2010, they are: libraries, knowledge, learning, books, literacy…
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Haiku Contest Submissions 2009
Eyes fixed on the screen, / the forgotten page now blank; / the written word dies -Vanessa Pegramabout Essence of a voice / It speaks in rhymes / Born between each breath – Joy Young Call me Anarchist / Cuz I’d rather be burning / Starbucks and not books – Justin Dickman Bradbury’s intent /…
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Ray Bradbury’s Characters Brought to Life – Manifest Spectacle Fortuna 2009
Spectacle Fortuna Parade of Creativity Join Library staff and friends as we participate in this year’s Spectacle Fortuna. The Library Book Carts will be out in full force (transformed into fire engines) while characters from Ray Bradbury’s books and stories will be brought to life. Kick-off at Harrison Avenue and Wabash Avenue, 6:45 – 7:45…
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The 2nd Annual Library Haiku Contest
The 2nd Annual Library Haiku Contest celebrates Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 as part of The Big Read.All current students are invited to submit up to three haiku exploring the themes relevant to Bradbury’s novel, including censorship, intellectual freedom, libraries, books, and reading. A poetic form with its roots in Japanese culture, haiku combines form, content,…