We’re excited to announce a call for artists for our next exhibition Banned! Artists Respond to Book Banning. Presented by Friends of Floyd Memorial Library, the artwork show and sale is in tandem with September’s Banned Books Week.

An annual event highlighting the harms of censorship, Banned Books Week is supported by a coalition of organizations, including the American Library Association. In this spirit, we invite artists to create a work that addresses the importance of the freedom to read.

If you would like to participate, please pick up one of 100 book-sized, 10 x 8″ canvases from the library beginning on Saturday, Aug. 31. Completed canvases must be returned to the library no later than 6 pm on Monday, Sept. 16.

The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 21. Works will be for sale by lottery at $100 each, with proceeds shared by the artist and the Friends of the Library. Potential buyers simply have to register their interest in a work at the library by 5 pm on Sunday, Sept. 29. Winning buyers will be informed the following week.

All artworks will remain on display until the closing reception on Friday, Oct. 11, 6-8 pm.

Any works not already sold will be available for purchase, and all buyers can pick up their purchases during (or after) the closing reception.