The fall 2024 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, is now available to view online. Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content The virtual tour is a self-paced journey through the exhibition. It features 360° photos of the Main Library Gallery, which allow the viewer to move from areaContinue reading “‘Hawkeye Histories’ at home”
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Students investigate: Remaking rules – artist interpretations of “Un coup de dés”
This series features the work and research of UI students. The following was written by Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. Written by French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé, “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” has confounded and inspired artists and poetry enthusiasts for over 128 years. The reasonContinue reading “Students investigate: Remaking rules – artist interpretations of “Un coup de dés””
Cecil Campbell joins Main Library Gallery team
The University Libraries is excited to welcome Cecil Campbell as the first exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. This new student position was created to be a key member of the gallery’s team. Cecil will assist with a little bit of everything, including exhibition preparation and installation, campus and community outreach,Continue reading “Cecil Campbell joins Main Library Gallery team”
Bringing exhibitions to life: behind the scenes of ‘A Roll of the Dice’ with designer Lauren Coghlan
By Sara J. Pinkham and Krista Hershberger As the creative coordinator for the University of Iowa Libraries, Lauren Coghlan manages visual design across all seven libraries, creating everything from print materials to signage. As an artist, Lauren is always especially excited about one of the more unique challenges of the job: creating the look andContinue reading “Bringing exhibitions to life: behind the scenes of ‘A Roll of the Dice’ with designer Lauren Coghlan “
Main Library Gallery seeking 2027–2028 exhibit proposals
The Main Library Gallery at the University of Iowa Libraries is now seeking exhibition proposals for spring 2027, fall 2027, spring 2028, and fall 2028. Iowa faculty and staff from all areas of expertise are invited to submit initial statements of interest for consideration during round one of the selection process through April 7, 2025.Continue reading “Main Library Gallery seeking 2027–2028 exhibit proposals”
A Roll of the Dice: new Main Library Gallery exhibit explores one poem’s worldwide influence
The Main Library Gallery’s spring 2025 exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive, highlights a series of captivating artworks from the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. From laser-etched plexiglass panels hanging from the ceiling to a knit sweater with real dice for buttons, the artworks coverContinue reading “A Roll of the Dice: new Main Library Gallery exhibit explores one poem’s worldwide influence”
Exploring women’s Hawkeye Histories with the Iowa Women’s Archives
In curating Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, Dr. Jennifer Sterling worked with the staff of the Iowa Women’s Archives (IWA) and the University Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries to select collection materials that bring Iowa’s athletic history to life. Many of those items help tell the story of Hawkeye women who broke barriersContinue reading “Exploring women’s Hawkeye Histories with the Iowa Women’s Archives”
In the making: Soccer star Samantha Cary talks about her jersey’s inclusion in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’
When Dr. Jennifer Sterling of the Department of American Studies and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication took on the role of curator for the Main Library Gallery’s fall 2024 exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, she knew she’d have over a century of material to sort through to tell the story of athleticsContinue reading “In the making: Soccer star Samantha Cary talks about her jersey’s inclusion in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’”
In the making: Hannah Sieperda is proud to see women’s wrestling headgear in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’
When Dr. Jennifer Sterling of the Department of American Studies and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication took on the role of curator for the Main Library Gallery’s fall 2024 exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, she knew she’d have over a century of material to sort through to tell the story of athleticsContinue reading “In the making: Hannah Sieperda is proud to see women’s wrestling headgear in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’”
Curation in real time: the scrapbooks that tell our ‘Hawkeye Histories’
When Dr. Jennifer Sterling set out to create the fall 2024 Main Library Gallery exhibit, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, she chose to include a handful of scrapbooks from the Iowa Women’s Archives and the University Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. These items add a personal touch to the exhibition, showing how HawkeyeContinue reading “Curation in real time: the scrapbooks that tell our ‘Hawkeye Histories’”