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Interview with Jenna Elfers – Spring 2025 Library Artist-in-Residence

Tell us a bit about yourself, your art, and your background I’m currently a junior studying Film and Television with a Fine Arts minor. I have a lot of different interests, and I love finding ways to combine them into something new for myself. While I enjoy being on set and working with people, my […]

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Interview with Alivia King – Spring 2025 Library Artist-in-Residence

Tell us a bit about yourself, your art, and your background. My name is Alivia King, and I’m a junior here at Columbia, working toward my BFA in Fine Arts. I’m from a small town in southern Wisconsin, and my earliest art-making memory is from when I was four, coloring with my grandma after preschool. […]

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Interview with Daniel Garcia aka Artbytovst – Spring 2025 Library Artist-in-Residence

Tell us a bit about yourself, your art, and your background My name is Daniel Garcia or Tovst as my artist name. I was born and raised in Blue Island, IL which is where my love for graffiti art came from. As a first generation Mexican-American Illustrator in the US, I’ve experienced humbling moments as […]

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Edible Books: World Literature ed. – Invitation to participate

Edible Books 2025   The Library is thrilled to invite you to participate in Edible Books, 2025 ed: World Literature! Come celebrate our shared and unique experiences by representing your favorite story in edible form!   To participate, create a book-like sculpture from edible materials and bring it to the Columbia College Chicago Library where it will be […]

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Codex Express Yourself 2025

Codex Express Yourself 2025 Inspired by Maya and Mexica literature, this display was done by students enrolled in the HUMA 121 course, Latin America in Art, Literature & Music. Courtesy of the School of Communication & Culture and Library with HUMA 121 students. Where?Columbia College Chicago Library624 S. Michigan Ave., 1st FloorChicago IL 60605 When?February […]

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