August: American Artist Appreciation Month
The month of August is officially American Artist Appreciation Month, which we are recognizing for the first time here at the Milne. Please have a look at our display near the non-fiction area, which has just a sampling of our many art books. Others are located in the 709 and 759 areas on non-fiction, and in the Oversize section as well!
The National Endowment for the Humanities has created a Virtual Bookshelf for this month, and The National Today, which keeps track of all kinds of unique holidays, summarizes the importance of American Artist Appreciation Month as well.
Please take a look at the catalog records for some of these titles:
Another way to support American art is to visit our amazing local museums. The library has passes that you can check out for free or discounted entrance to the following museums:
Williams College Museum of Art (always free of charge)
The Smithsonian in Washington, DC has not just an incredible collection of American art but also an impressive website:
As always, please visit or contact the library for more information about American art and artists!
I love that the Milne is finally recognizing American Artist Appreciation Month — the museum pass program is such an underrated perk, especially for MASS MoCA and the Rockwell. It's wild how much art you can absorb just from browsing the 709s, and pairing that with a free museum visit makes for a pretty solid August. Speaking of quirky ways to engage with art and culture, I've been killing time with krillion unlimited, a daily trivia thing with seven prompts where rare answers score more — surprisingly addictive if you like that kind of challenge. Anyway, definitely adding the Oversize section to my next library run.
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Celebrating American Artist Appreciation Month is a wonderful initiative by the library! The museum passes to places like MASS MoCA and The Norman Rockwell Museum are fantastic resources for gathering creative inspiration. For anyone inspired to create their own digital art, video essays, or multimedia projects about these incredible American artists, having the right digital tools is just as important as finding a good art book. If you're putting together video content or digital collages, I highly recommend using a dedicated tool to export alpha channels—it’s an excellent AI web app for effortlessly removing video backgrounds and generating high-quality transparent files for your editing workflow. Thanks for sharing these great local and digital resources!