Images: Acrylic Paintings on Canvas by Tatyana Moorman, Handcrafted books by members of The Experimental Artist Book Arts Guild (TeaBAG), Book Cover art by young library artists (Panama City)
The Color Our World summer art exhibit will be on display throughout the months of June and July 2025 in the Bay County Public Library galleries. In the Youth Services Gallery space, young artists redesigned a book cover. In the Adult Services Gallery space, find colorful paintings by talented local artist Tatyana Moorman. In the library lobby display case, visit to view beautifully handcrafted books by The Experimental Artist Book Arts Guild (TeaBAG). This art exhibit goes with the summer reading theme of “Color Our World,” which includes a variety of programming geared for all ages.
Redesign a Book Cover Art Exhibit (Ages 3 – 17)
Book lovers ages 3 – 17 redesigned the book cover of one of their favorite books! The art is displayed in the Youth Services hallway gallery space through the end of July.
Tatyana Moorman:
Tatyana’s works are original, powerful, suggestive, and offer a syncretic beauty of their own. Born in Russia with family ties to Saint Petersburg, Tatyana was exposed from a young age to architecture, painting, and fashion. She took art classes and did modeling. She was for many years a women’s clothes designer, both in Europe and in the United States. Acrylic on canvas and boards are her preferred media. Her quest for beauty, combined with the rigor of her technical education, drive her to styles as elusive as original.
The Experimental Artists Book Arts Guild (TeaBAG):
The Experimental Artist Book Arts Guild (TeaBAG) began in the Fall of 2010. The group meets monthly, with the occasional break, at the Panama City Publishing Company Museum in St. Andrews, located at 1134 Beck Avenue. An introductory bookbinding class at Gulf Coast Education Encore, taught by Marie Brusher, resulted in all the students clamoring for more bookbinding and book arts-related projects. Celeste Hansel, one of Marie’s students, was a volunteer at the Panama City Publishing Company Museum and was able to procure permission to meet monthly at the museum. Students came to book arts from a variety of skills and backgrounds, such as scrapbooking, journaling, painting, fiber arts, etc. Each month features show and tell of completed books and projects, followed by a new project with one of the members leading the group in their specialty. Membership is free to all interested adults. Many of the books on exhibit are from past programs, most recently one and two signature binding and Japanese stab binding.
The Bay County Public Library is located at 898 W. 11th Street, Panama City, FL 32401. The Color Our World Summer art exhibit is on view during all open library hours: Monday – Wednesday (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.) and Thursday – Saturday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Call 850-522-2100 or visit www.nwrls.com for more information about Bay County Public Library’s Summer Reading Programming.
