This policy governs the use of Library gallery spaces a gallery for rotating exhibits of student artwork. This gallery space will contribute to the cultural life of the Library and University by offering students a venue for exhibiting their creative work to a wider audience.
Art Exhibit Coordinator
Librarian for Art, Art - Applied and Decorative, Design and Applied Arts, Film Studies, Fine Arts, Music, Photography, Italian Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature
Research, Collections & Scholarly Communication
Bird Library
saskiold@syr.edu
315.443.3539
Who may exhibit?
Undergraduate and graduate students of Syracuse University are eligible to contribute their artwork. Preference will be given to students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and Art Education. All proposals must be submitted through the Syracuse University Library Biblio Gallery Submission Form.
Selection
The Art Exhibit Coordinator, in consultation with the Library Exhibits Committee, will be responsible for all decisions regarding the acceptance of art exhibit proposals.
Exhibition Areas
- Fourth-floor, The Biblio Gallery (two dimensional art); ready to hang.
- Fourth-floor lobby with display cases (two and/or three dimensional art); on demand.
Security and Liability
Bird Library will provide reasonable security measures for exhibits. The Library accepts no responsibility for damage to, or loss of, art pieces at any time while in the Library or while being transported to or from the Library. The contributor must complete an Exhibit Release Form before the display is installed. Syracuse University does not provide insurance for student artwork on exhibition. If the artist wishes to insure artwork, it is the artist's responsibility to do so.
Set up
All artwork must be ready to display (i.e. mounted, framed, etc). Exhibitors will also be responsible for providing ready-to-mount labels and delivering the artwork to and from the Library. The exhibitor will be responsible for the hanging and arrangement of all materials in the gallery space. If help is needed please contact me (Ann Skiold at saskiold@syr.edu) Basic security measures will be taken in displaying artwork. Artwork will be returned only to the lender or duly authorized agent or representative with proper written permission. The Library has the right to discard artwork not picked up within 30 days of the closing of the exhibition and will not be held responsible for its safety in the interim.
Announcement and Promotion
The library will use appropriate means of promotion for exhibits using the Library website, SU News, the Daily Orange, CMAC website and email lists.
