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Friday, August 21, 2009

Visual Art The Art Lending Library: Open Tonight!

Posted by Jen Graves on Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:02 AM

This is one of the coolest things in the city, and it's rarely open—you borrow art for your walls just like you'd borrow a library book: for free. 6-9 pm tonight, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Check it out. Literally.

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Jen,
Indeed, this is cool. I have in the past borrowed art usually paintings from Seattle Public Library. It's especially great when one is in temporary housing or sharing a room of a big house. I've been complemented on my selections. And, I have dutifully returned the loaned art to SPL. This is a great service.

Posted by lark on August 21, 2009 at 10:37 AM

What an imaginative idea. UW SOA library did this to the great delight of student copyists such as myself.

Posted by Paul Pauper on August 21, 2009 at 10:41 AM

Can't find any info on the website and the link you posted goes to a call for artists for a skate park ...

Posted by seattle98104

on August 21, 2009 at 11:43 AM

What if I use the name, address and signature of someone who signed the Hate initiative to check it out and don't return it?

Love the idea of an art lending library, but do any of us really know WHO we are?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on August 21, 2009 at 11:53 AM

I used to check out paintings from the SPL on Capitol Hill. I'm not sure if they still offer that service, but a what a wonderful service it was. Next time you're in the library, ask about it!

Posted by mitten on August 21, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Really?! This is awesome. Thank you.

Posted by arts&letters on August 21, 2009 at 1:22 PM

The Art Lending Library is a project of Cooper Artist Housing Residents (Seth Damm, Gina Coffman, and Flynn Bickley); not Youngstown. Here's the link for Cooper's site, which has info about A.L.L.: http://cooperjournal.wordpress.com/
thanks!

Posted by gettingtoknowyoubetter

on August 21, 2009 at 10:25 PM

I think this is one of the most brilliant projects in Seattle. And Seth Damn is truly a unique talent, he brings an otherworldly intelligence and wit to everything he does.

Posted by sheila strobel on September 2, 2009 at 9:16 PM