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Seek and Find: creative cartography exhibition at Noble Library

In its ninth year, Noble Library will host the creative cartography exhibition, a collaboration between the ASU School of Art and the ASU Library. The 2022 exhibit, “Seek and Find” is on display at Noble Library on the Tempe campus, from Nov. 16 until Nov. 29 during regular library hours. Visitors c...

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'Print and Ink' exhibit features Chicano, Indigenous artists

In collaboration with CALACA Cultural Center, the ASU Library announces the opening of a new exhibit at the Vault Gallery. “Print and Ink: Expressions through Images” features artists drawing upon Chicano and Indigenous life experiences, cultural expressions and identities....

Cover of Hold by Jan Vicar and Sally Ball

Diving Deeper: An Artist Book's Impact on Campus and Beyond. Documenting When Distinctive Collections is Working Well

Cover of "Hold." Photo courtesy of Julie Tanaka      Layer upon layer of ink. A shimmering iridescence. A poem.                All describe a really big book.      An exhibition. Students and classes. Global leaders.                ...

Historic geologic map from the 1882 Tertiary History of the Grand Canon with Atlas, a.k.a, "Dutton's Atlas".

Hub Hiring Project-Based Student Worker: Dutton's Atlas (Spring/Summer 2022)

The Map and Geospatial Hub at ASU Library has a new project-based student worker position available for Spring/Summer 2022. The posting is officially listed as “Library Aide III” (job ID: 75253BR), but the working title is GIS & Multimedia Research Associate.   The position will support a new p...

Ul'nigid' By: Rhiannon Skye Tafoya

Artists’ Books that Tell HERstory

Artists’ books, simply put, are works of art in book form. Early forms of artists’ books are attributed to William Blake who famously illustrated his poetry in Songs of Innocence and Experience. In the early 20th century, Ambroise Vollard began to commission artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Picasso, ...

Two works of art from the Creative Cartography exhibit juxtaposed.

2020 Creative Cartography Art Exhibit

Order and Chaos 2020 Artworks by ASU student Natalie Mikszta Using maps as a departure point, students in the Art on Paper course, Herberger Institute, School of Art, in collaboration with the ASU Library, are excited to share a virtual exhibition of works on paper as the...

Photography displaying examples of the Creative Cartography artwork.

Old and New: Student Artwork on Display in the Hub

Inspired by maps, this art exhibition explores the interconnections and contrasts between Old and New. Students in Prof. Ellen Meissinger’s Art on Paper class, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Art, collaborated with the Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU L...

Place and Space: Fifth Annual Creative Cartography Art Exhibit

The newest installment of the Creative Cartography exhibit series is now on view at the Map and Geospatial Hub. This year’s art exhibit, Place and Space, features artwork from Prof. Ellen Meissinger's Fall 2018 Art on Paper class.  ...

Grand Canyon Map Competition

The historic Mapping Grand Canyon Conference to be held at ASU in Spring 2019 will feature three (3) Grand Canyon Map Competitions.  Download the Grand Canyon Map Competition Flyer [pdf format].  Students currently enrolled in a certificate, undergraduate or graduate program from any institution are...