Copley Library Annual Report 2022-2023

Outreach and Engagement

Copley Library was pleased to collaborate with partners on campus and off to host several events during the academic year.

Art in the Library: A Feast for the Senses The renovated Copley Library offers USD an art destination, hosting a dazzling array of rotating exhibitions. One of the standouts, titled Alumni Works 2022, opened

for Homecoming 2022 with an array of artwork by USD alumni artists from across several decades. The exhibition culminated in a well-attended evening reception in early December 2022. Internationally recognized artist and invited guest speaker Nami Kozu-Satow (Class of 1984) traveled from Japan to discuss her large colorful paintings

that foster a sense of peace and contemplation. She generously donated Soul Energy (2006), one of her compelling pieces, to be displayed on Copley Library’s Upper Level (pictured at right).

In addition to hosting the rotating exhibitions, Dean Byrd formed an Artwork Committee charged with fundraising and assisting in the selection of artwork to enhance spaces throughout the library’s renovated space. Through her efforts, the Roy and Marian Holleman Foundation and the Office of the President (USD) awarded a total of $150,000 in artwork funding for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Dean’s vision is to adorn Copley with engaging, contemporary art that cultivates a sense of belonging and promotes justice, diversity, and inclusivity. Other alumni artwork chosen for the library’s art collection include a luminous neon installation piece, titled Que sueñes con los angelitos (2022), by noé olivas (Class of 2013), a rising star in the art world with a recent profile in the New York Times. The second stunning work, by David L. Smith (Class of 2008), is a triptych titled NIPSEY, BEAN, PAC (2021), which engages immediate reactions from library visitors from the recognizable portraits depicted (pictured below). A special thank you to the USD Alumni Association and Mary Whelan, Executive Director of University Design, for assisting the library in hosting its inaugural art exhibition Alumni Works 2022 . If you are interested in using the library’s exhibit space, please contact Cindy Espineli at cespineli@sandiego.edu or 619-260-2370. In addition, if you want to donate money to assist Copley Library in purchasing additional artwork, contact Dr. Theresa S. Byrd, Dean of the University Library, tsbyrd@sandiego.edu .

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