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In the Library & Archives on the second floor of 950 S. Raymond AveArtists’ Books in Context: Collecting Across Libraries
Libraries across Southern California collect artists’ books – but how and why they do so can vary widely. Each collection reflects the mission, audience, and curatorial vision of its home. This panel brings together librarians from a range of libraries to share how institutional priorities shape their approach to collecting, cataloging, and providing access to artists’ books. Join us for a conversation that explores how libraries engage with artists and vendors, advocate for acquisitions, and support discovery and use – whether for teaching, research, exhibition, or public engagement. This session offers insights for librarians building collections, and for exhibitors seeking to better understand how their work enters and circulates through library spaces. Panelists include Bob Dirig, Director, Archives and Special Collections, ArtCenter College of Design; Isotta Poggi, Associate Curator of Photographs, Getty Research Institute; Jennifer Martinez Wormser, Director and Sally Preston Swan Librarian; Ella Strong, Denison Library, Scripps College; Robert Gore, Visual Arts Librarian and Curator of Artists’ Books, UCLA Arts Library. Moderated by Mario Ascencio, College Librarian and Managing Director, ArtCenter Library.
Legal Structures for Artists and Publishers
In conjunction with the release of Legal Structures for Creative Practices, a 27-page illustrated zine designed by and for creatives, A Thousand Forests will host an interactive workshop to help guide artists and publishers through a range of resources available to serve their businesses and practices. Moderated by Emerson Collective’s Jennifer Arceneaux, the workshop will feature an overview of legal structures—from LLCs and corporations to charitable and hybrid models—with Christy Brook, Emerson Collective’s General Counsel, followed by a panel discussion with creative entrepreneurs Jazzi McGilbert of Rep. Club; Michelle Woo of the Institute for Freedoms; and Justen LeRoy of Sound System. Participants will then have the opportunity to meet with working lawyers for 20-minute collaborative Q&A sessions. Presented by Emerson Collective’s A Thousand Forests.
Register for the panel discussion here