Access Art is a year-round initiative for adults featuring in-person and virtual art instruction classes, art history programs, and in-branch art exhibits. Create, learn more, and see original works by local and regional artists, through unique opportunities for adults to “Access Art.” Explore our program offerings, as well as the Library’s many art resources!
Introduction to Blackout Poetry Art
Tuesday, May 7 | 7:00 p.m.
Grandview
Blackout Poetry Art is a form of "found poetry" where you identify key words that resonate with you, and these become your message or poem.
Dragonfly Days
Wednesday, May 29 | 7:00 p.m.
MCPL360
Are you longing for lazy summer days down by the stream watching the dragonflies? Get a head start on summer fun while painting with artist Sarah Poff.
To enjoy this virtual program, go to our MCPL360 Facebook page at the scheduled day and time.
Summer Waves
Wednesday, June 12 | 7:00 p.m.
MCPL360
The surf’s up and relaxing days at the beach are here. Learn a quick and easy way to create a painting of these waves with artist Sarah Poff.
To enjoy this virtual program, go to our MCPL360 Facebook page at the scheduled day and time.
Access Art Video Archives
Drawing the Landscape
Spontaneous Watercolor Landscapes
Outside the Window Painting
Online Resources for Art
Art Index Retrospective
This collection includes articles from 1929 to 1984 about fine, decorative, and commercial art, including American, Latin American, Canadian, Asian, and non-Western art, as well as stories about new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism.
medici.tv
This resource offers access classical music concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, and master classes. More than 100 of these performances are streamed live each year.
Fine Arts
This collection provides more than 150 full-text magazines and journals, providing support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.