6th Annual Teen Graffiti Art Contest Exhibit

Now through August 28, 2008 -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room Exhibit and 3rd Floor Exhibit

During the 2008 Art Fair, teens from across the area will gather in the Downtown Library’s parking lot to try their hand at the art of Graffiti. Each artist will be given a four foot by four foot canvas and a variety of colors of spray paint. The art will be judged and the top three contestants will receive gift certificates for their efforts.

The end result of the contest is this exhibit of a multitude of styles and levels of talent for the community to see. The art will be gathered together to create a brilliant collection of work by local teen artists.

Design Bindings Presented by the Kerrytown Bookfest

Now through August 28, 2008 -- Downtown Library: Lower Level Display Cases

This exhibit displays books designed and bound in the fine bookbinding tradition. The books include a variety of decorative and artistic elements including gold tooling and inlays. Design bindings are expressive. Through meticulously executed, traditional bookbinding methods, design bindings evoke the theme or subject matter of the text contained within the book.

This exhibit features superior examples of fine binding from many well known fine binders, including several works by internationally known design binders Monique Lallier and Don Etherington, who has restored many important works including an original Magna Carta. Monique and Don are the honorary chairs of this year’s Kerrytown BookFest. In addition, various tools of the trade can be seen.

The Kerrytown BookFest is an event celebrating those who create books and those who read them. The primary goal is to highlight our area’s rich heritage in the book and printing arts while showcasing our local and regional individuals, businesses, and organizations. Since 2003 we have been growing, sharing, and discovering more and more about the rich book culture in our region.

Passenger Side Window: Photographs by Kevin Pakravan

Now through August 30, 2008 -- Malletts Creek Branch: Exhibits

Cameras can capture and carry souvenirs that tell not only of a place, event, object, or person, but also of perception. Starting with a simple 35 mm SLR camera in high school, Kevin Pakravan found photography to be an appealing art form to his analytical mind. In this exhibit of his photographs, Kevin has captured instants from his life, sometimes as a passenger and sometimes as a driver.

Kevin Pakravan grew up in a suburb of Chicago. He attended a high school with a strong arts curricula where he became interested in photography. After graduating, Kevin studied mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. Kevin has replaced the film and chemical processing of his original SLR with the digital parallels, and continues to pursue technical expertise and artistic creativity within photography. He now lives and works in Ann Arbor.

Passenger Side Window: Photographs by Kevin Pakravan

September 2, 2008 through September 14, 2008 -- Malletts Creek Branch: Exhibits

Cameras can capture and carry souvenirs that tell not only of a place, event, object, or person, but also of perception. Starting with a simple 35 mm SLR camera in high school, Kevin Pakravan found photography to be an appealing art form to his analytical mind. In this exhibit of his photographs, Kevin has captured instants from his life, sometimes as a passenger and sometimes as a driver.

Kevin Pakravan grew up in a suburb of Chicago. He attended a high school with a strong arts curricula where he became interested in photography. After graduating, Kevin studied mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. Kevin has replaced the film and chemical processing of his original SLR with the digital parallels, and continues to pursue technical expertise and artistic creativity within photography. He now lives and works in Ann Arbor.