Take a break from your end-of-semester stress and view the collaborative efforts of the PSU Poetry Club and PSU Art Club in a joint exhibition of art-inspired poetry. All the works are on display in The Commons Cafe.
Dear Geoffreyby Nicole Bailey; inspired by Alyssa Hanchett’s Wrath, oil on canvas
April 21, 2008 – 10:34 am
The Library and Lamson Learning Commons is celebrating the 29th Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum at Plymouth State with an exciting display! The swords, clothing, games, and artwork all highlight the Forum’s theme of The Secular Realm in the Age of Faith.
Materials will be on display on the Main Level until Sunday April 27th. […]
When you’re searching the PSU library catalog you’ll see a new feature linking the books you find to Google Book Search’s copies of those books, where you can read and search excerpts or even full texts online. Now you can browse inside many of the books in our collection from your computer, making it easier […]
February 20, 2008 – 2:09 pm
Lamson Library and Learning Commons celebrates Black History Month with a look at two timely topics in the history of African Americans.
On Thursday, February 14th, the life of abolitionist Nathaniel P. Rogers (1794-1846), a Plymouth Native, was celebrated at PSU’s Silver Center for the Arts, which occupies the land where his home once stood. […]
January 22, 2008 – 8:41 am
Lamson Library and Learning Commons is pleased to announce the debut of the staff art exhibit wall for Plymouth State employees. Our first exhibit features beautiful digital photography by ITS staff member Phil Haskell on the Main Level.
Employees are invited to submit two dimensional artwork in any medium. For more information on […]
January 3, 2008 – 11:10 am
The Commons Cafe in the Library and Lamson Learning Commons is pleased to display relief prints by PSU Senior Maureen Donato. These prints were inspired by the artist’s interest in the Viking Runes.
“As I began creating these prints, I incorporated the use of rune casting to determine which rune I would […]
November 2, 2007 – 9:14 am
In New Hampshire, autumn is glorious! It was a happy coincidence, acquiring this picture. I was returning for my evening reference desk shift early one evening and noticed a student, Dennis Casagrande, taking pictures. We exchanged pleasantries and our mutual admiration for THE perfect outdoor photograph. While the photo shows brilliant […]
October 31, 2007 – 2:25 pm
Tonya White, a junior BFA student with a concentration in Painting, offers the latest in a continuing series of artwork displayed in The Commons Cafe at the Library and Lamson Learning Commons.
In her statement, Ms. White commented:
“I have always first and foremost been a painter at heart, even though I hadn’t taken a […]
October 29, 2007 – 2:20 pm
The Michael J. Spinelli, Jr. Center for University Archives and Special Collections is pleased to sponsor an exciting look back at the rich history of politics in New Hampshire with a new exhibit “Memories of Presidential Primaries Past.”
Given New Hampshire’s unique role in holding the first in the nation primary, Plymouth State has been fortunate […]
October 18, 2007 – 3:28 pm
The Michael J. Spinelli, Jr. Center for University Archives and Special Collections is pleased to sponsor an exciting look back at the rich history of politics in New Hampshire with a new exhibit “Memories of Presidential Primaries Past.”
Given New Hampshire’s unique role in holding the first in the nation primary, Plymouth State has been fortunate […]
October 15, 2007 – 11:40 am
Last week, Plymouth State celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated Mary Lyon Hall. This beloved PSU landmark, known for its ivy covered brick and spacious front lawn, has been the favorite place for generations of Plymouth students.
Featured above is an undated picture of Mary Lyon from the Michael J. Spinelli, Jr. […]
September 11, 2007 – 4:59 pm
Webb’s woodcuts create social commentary that provokes the viewer through humor, satire, and cynicism. This particular display uses images of soldiers unknowingly intermingling with malevolent skeletal figures. Each two-color print is printed directly from a woodblock onto Japanese paper and is superimposed over a contemporary news story relating to death and the war in Iraq.
January 29, 2007 – 12:00 am
Pictorial Illusion: The Graphic Art of Rachel Gross
Lamson Library January 31 - March 16, 2007
Opening Reception January 31, 4 - 6 p.m.
Vermont printmaker, Rachel Gross, has this to say about her work:
I have always been interested in the narrative possibility of pictorial illusion. The images of furniture, interior spaces, and details of floral wallpaper […]
October 11, 2006 – 12:00 am
Art Hazelwood: Hubris Corpulentus
Lamson Library October 18 - December 16, 2006
Opening Reception October 18, 4 - 6 p.m.
Art Hazelwood is a San Francisco painter and printmaker. He maintains that artists with integrity must occupy a prominent role in society and not remain as outsiders. This controversial series of satirical prints, Hubris Corpulentus, […]