Print and Poster Exchange suspended
October 10, 2014
The annual Print and Poster Exchange, arranged by the University Visual Arts Committee and in recent years a fixture of fall break at the West Lafayette campus -- is suspended for the time being.
Pictures borrowed for hanging in offices can remain on campus walls, being counted as borrowed by the same borrower, until the program resumes. The lending collection has more than 6,000 items, and one-third are on display around campus.
UVAC also has placed permanent artworks in numerous campus classrooms and hallways.
The borrowing program began in 1964 and has provided 50 years of free art for the campus, says Marian Delp, who led the effort in recent years but retired from that role in 2013.
Others are interested in continuing, she says, but the service is stymied by not having a suitable storage location for unborrowed items in the collection. The program needs a room that is:
* 10 feet x 10 feet (or more).
* Dry.
* Secure with a locked door.
Suggestions of such a room on campus are welcome. Donations of cash or time are welcome also, and payroll deduction is an option. But the crucial immediate problem is storage space.
"The room does not have to be pretty, just available for infrequent access," Delp says. "If you know of some space, please send an email to marian@ecn.purdue.edu."
More about the program and committee is at www.purdue.edu/uvac.
