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Join our spring Community Drop-In Hours to learn about, start, or add to, your artist file. For Pride Month, we will have a spotlight on LGBTQ artists in the collection.
Did you know that The People's Archive has a file on local visual artists and art spaces? Contributing to the Artist Files is a way to preserve your history and help future researchers learn about our region's art scene.
We hold drop-in hours each season and invite a variety of local arts groups to partner with us.
This June, our partner is Washington Project for the Arts, currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary and working toward a launch of a new digital archive later this year. This event marks the kickoff of a special collaboration between WPA and The People's Archive Local Artist Files which is accepting physical copies of material and helping to connect artists with WPA's digital archive initiative. At the event, you'll have a chance to meet with a representative from WPA, learn more about their digital archive, and also create your own physical artist file to be housed at the library. We invite artists who have been part of WPA exhibits and programs past and present to join us.
In honor of Pride Month, we will also have a spotlight on LGBTQ artists, and will be sharing some examples of related items from WPA and in our collections.
All are welcome. Come check out the history in our archives and help us provide a more complete picture of the local art scene!We accept materials during the event and are available to answer your questions.
You can donate:
Note: This event takes place in the People's Archive, at the MLK Library, Floor 4, East. Check in at the Information Desk and meet in the reference area.
About Washington Project for the Arts
Founded in 1975, Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) is a non-profit incubator for artist-organized projects. Artists curate all of our programming—as an extension of their own research and experimentation. We are committed to providing artists with the opportunity to expand their practices, build new collaborative relationships, and experiment without absorbing additional financial burdens or capacity barriers. In the last five decades, WPA has presented more than 500 exhibitions; 1,000 performances; 700 lectures, workshops, and symposia; 250 screenings; and 58 public art projects.
Learn more at wpadc.org
Above: Details of select fliers and notes from WPA's Archives (1975–1990)
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Personal Archiving & Digitization | LGBTQ Pride |
