JAMAICA, NY.- Queens Library’s Board of Trustees and Director Thomas W. Galante announced the opening of a new Gallery Exhibit on October 9: Line (Drawing). A reception from 6-8 PM in the North Hall Rotunda, 2nd Floor, is by invitation. The exhibition will be on view during all public service hours through January 20, 2008 at Central Library Gallery, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica. Call the Gallery for more details, for a reception invitation and to RSVP: 718-990-8665.

Line (Drawing) explores the conceptual and formal qualities of line found in a variety of media that relate to and expand upon the conventional idea of drawing.

This exhibit gathers contemporary examples of mark-making and looks at how drawing practice today has expanded from the traditional push and pull of stylus on paper to an extended engagement with line by way of installation, collage, performance and photography. The exhibition was organized by Juliana Driever, Curator of the Queens Library Gallery. Participating Artists: Lishan Chang, Charles Kelton, Jana Leo, Pia Lindman, Doreen McCarthy, Jose Ruiz, Carol Warner.

Related free public programs for children in Grades 3-7 will be held on Thursdays in Lower Level Area B from 4-5 PM between October 1, 2007–January 17, 2008: Wire Sculpture, 10/1/07; Etching, 10/4/07; Line Workshop: charcoal, ink and pencil, 10/18/07; Line Workshop: charcoal, ink and pencil, 10/25/07; Line Workshop: charcoal, ink and pencil, 11/1/07; Line Workshop: charcoal, ink and pencil, 11/8/07; Lines in Three Dimensions, 11/15/07; Basket Making, 11/29/07; Holiday Cardmaking for Kids (in Area A, Lower Level), 12/6/07; Weaving I, 1/10/08; Weaving II, 1/17/08. Twenty children admitted on a ticketed basis only; tickets distributed 15 minutes before the program in the Queens Library Gallery.

A related event for adults and teens, limited to 20 participants, will take place in Lower Level Area B from 4-5 PM: Holiday Cards, 12/13/07. The full schedule of events for adults, teens and children can be accessed at www.queenslibrary.org or by calling 718-990-0700.

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