Matthew LawrenceProjectsNot About The BuildingsNot About The Buildings was founded in 2006 to draw public attention to proposed library branch closings in the city of Providence. Since the libraries (thankfully) didn't close, Not About The Buildings has grown into an events organization. I've produced marathon readings, a group gallery exhibit of library-themed artwork, three spelling bees and two writing contests. I've also organized readings, movie nights, book clubs, and concerts, put out an online-only benefit album,and ventured into small-press publishing. Events in 2009 included a summer-long fundraiser for the Providence chapter of prison book program Books Through Bars, a St. Patrick's Day reading of James Joyce's "The Dead," and a banned book-themed photo instillation in the windows of the University of Rhode Island library (as part of Providence Art Windows.) Events scheduled so far for 2010 include another spelling bee and a pair of memoir writing workshops at the Providence Athenaeum. Click here to visit the Not About The Buildings website.
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