Future Exhibits
Where Memory Becomes Land
Where Memory Becomes Land
Alejandra Almuelle, Lys Santamaria, Sandra Fernandez, Rewon Shimray, Rakhee Jain Desai, Raul Rodriguez, Liza Zaldivar Salazar, Jo Kim, Nashelle Williams
Gallery (2nd Floor Southwest)
About the Exhibit
This exhibition is the final project created by local, emerging curators who have participated in the inaugural Curation Fellowship Program, in partnership with local non-profit arts organization _OFCOLOR and Austin Public Library.
The _OFCOLOR x Austin Public Library Curation Fellowship is a seven-month program designed to support emerging and community-based curators interested in developing exhibitions, public programs, and creative projects that connect art and audiences in meaningful ways.
About the exhibit:
Public reception for the exhibition: Sunday, July 26, 2026, 1pm-4pm
This exhibition brings together artists who engage with lived experience, (im)migration, and cultural inheritance through material and process. Using fiber, clay, textiles, photography, and layered forms, the works trace how stories move across borders and take shape in new environments. These pieces hold traces of personal and collective histories, grounding memory in physical form.
Shaped by a collaborative curatorial approach informed by multiple lived perspectives, the exhibition is grounded in care, openness, and critical inquiry. It treats the library as a shared public space for rest, encounter, and exchange.
These featured artists, from historically minoritized backgrounds, consider how boundaries are formed and maintained while asking who is seen, who is heard, and who has access. Together, they invite viewers to engage evolving understandings of identity, place, and connection.
About the Artist
Sponsors
Image credit
Austin Public Library Staff Art Exhibition
Austin Public Library Staff Art Exhibition
Austin Public Library Staff
Living Room (6th Floor South)
About the Exhibit
Pages to Palettes: the Intersection of Visual Art and the Written Word
This year, we’re exploring the powerful connection between visual art and the written word. Whether inspired by a favorite book, a memorable character, a poem, or even the library itself, staff were invited to submit their original artwork that reflects the intersection of image and language.
The exhibition is a celebration of storytelling, discovery, and inspiration—how both visual and literary arts spark imagination and bring meaning to our lives and work.
About the Artist
All Austin Public Library Staff across branches and departments have been invited to participate. Artist names coming soon!