TY - ADVS
T1 - The People's Library 2018
A2 - Woodward, Margaret
A2 - Phillips, Justy
N1 - The People’s Library is a contemporary artwork with a uniquely Tasmanian library at its core. Over 150 authors brought this performance library to life through readings, discussions and live events at The Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre during September 2018. This project received funding from The Australia Council for The Arts, Regional Arts, Hobart City Council and The Allport Foundation. The library Engaged authors ranging in age from 15 years to 94 Including experienced/published writers as well as first time authors. Writers came from all parts of Tasmania including remote and regional areas. Authors found through groups including:
U3A (University of the Third age, Kingborough
NANORIMO (National Novel Writing Month)
Huon Valley Writers
Platform Youth Arc
Launceston writer’s groups
Women’s Writers Tasmania (Launceston)
Deloraine writers group
LINC (Queenstown, Huonville, Launceston)
Maker’s space (Burnie)
Between September 7-30 4,000 visitors came to The People's Library, a record number for The Salamanca Art Centre.
PY - 2018/9/7
Y1 - 2018/9/7
N2 - In The People’s Library we offered residents of lutruwita/Tasmania the opportunity to publish new literary works in any genre. (www.thepeopleslibrary.net). Tethered in everyday acts of writing, reading and telling, The People’s Library published, digested and performed a unique living library of new and original book-length works by Tasmanian writers. Part performance library, part contemporary artwork, The People’s Library had at its core a library of 113 books across a range of genres by 150 authors from metropolitan, regional and remote locations, ranging in age from 15 to 94 years. This epic project, culminated in a month-long installation at the Long Gallery, Hobart in September 2018, where the library’s holdings were installed as an artwork and ‘performed’ through a series of live events. Visitors were invited to participate in the artwork by visiting the library, to read its holdings, or to take part in the 50 author-generated events including readings, performances, book clubs, panel discussions and workshops. During September seven readers in residence were invited to spend time in the library and in return produce a digest of its contents. These digests, along with 15 other digests by other visitors currently received will be published in 2019 by A Published Event.
AB - In The People’s Library we offered residents of lutruwita/Tasmania the opportunity to publish new literary works in any genre. (www.thepeopleslibrary.net). Tethered in everyday acts of writing, reading and telling, The People’s Library published, digested and performed a unique living library of new and original book-length works by Tasmanian writers. Part performance library, part contemporary artwork, The People’s Library had at its core a library of 113 books across a range of genres by 150 authors from metropolitan, regional and remote locations, ranging in age from 15 to 94 years. This epic project, culminated in a month-long installation at the Long Gallery, Hobart in September 2018, where the library’s holdings were installed as an artwork and ‘performed’ through a series of live events. Visitors were invited to participate in the artwork by visiting the library, to read its holdings, or to take part in the 50 author-generated events including readings, performances, book clubs, panel discussions and workshops. During September seven readers in residence were invited to spend time in the library and in return produce a digest of its contents. These digests, along with 15 other digests by other visitors currently received will be published in 2019 by A Published Event.
KW - publishing
KW - performance library
UR - http://www.thepeopleslibrary.net/
M3 - Creative Works - Original - Visual art works
PB - A Published Event
CY - Hobart, Tasmania
T2 - The People's Library 2018
Y2 - 7 September 2018 through 28 April 2019
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