A.R.T. announces Adrian Piper as its 2025 Artist Honoree
A.R.T. is celebrating Adrian Piper by distributing 25,000 free art books to 650 public libraries, schools, and prisons in her name.
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The A.R.T. Library Program distributes free books to public libraries, schools, and prisons nationwide.
Would you like to order free art books for readers in a public library, school, prison, or reading center?
Would you like to distribute art books to national readerships through A.R.T.'s Library Program?
A.rt R.esources T.ransfer’s Library Program bridges public institutions, artists, and publishers through the circulation of printed books. It offers topical, high quality books on modern and contemporary art to public institutions, free of charge. Books are sourced from partnering presses, connecting artists, writers, and publishers to audiences that might not otherwise have access to museums, galleries, or art book stores.
The largest alternative distribution network of its kind, our network spans 9601 public institutions and over 380 publishers in all 50 states of the US. Since 1989, we have granted over 597,224 free books—an approximate value of $19,111,168—to public spaces of reading and learning.
In 2025, A.R.T. celebrates Adrian Piper by distributing free art books in her name.
A.R.T. launches Reading Resources: Rirkrit Tiravanija
Rirkrit Tiravanija's practice insists that an artwork's meaning arises in its collective production and use. This teaching guide explores Tiravanija's tools for asking "What forms community?" and "How can a community undo those forms?"
A.R.T. publishes Library Program Questionnaires on Notes.
A.R.T. Library Program Questionnaire gathers insights from librarians and publishers within the Program's distribution network to reconsider and reflect on what it means to make art books public today.
Featured Publishers
Vera List Center for Art and Politics
New York, NY
Twin Palms Publishers
Los Angeles, CA
J&L Books
Atlanta, GA
Participating Libraries
APS Unified ARTS Resource Library
Albuquerque, NM
Participant since: 2024
Perpich Center for Arts Education
