Nan Yeomans Resource Library

Nan Yeomans Resource Library

3 Wooden bookshelfs crowded with books and publications.

The Nan Yeomans Resource Library provides Cultivate Art Commons Members with unique arts resources intended to encourage further understanding of contemporary art (local, national, and international), and appreciation of the history of the arts in Katarokwi/Kingston. The Resource Library has many unique and difficult to find items that are essential for any student of contemporary Canadian art. 

Included in the holdings of the Nan Yeomans Resource Library:

  • Video collection of past Cultivate Art Commons performances and exhibitions.

  • Collection of catalogues from various artist-run centres across Canada and international galleries.

  • Press books that track Cultivate Art Commons’ history.

  • Magazine collections and current art magazine subscriptions.

  • Slide collection of past Cultivate Art Commons shows.

  • Collection of ephemera.

  • Collection of self-published and small press books.

  • Cultivate Art Commons’ complete exhibition catalogue series.

  • Various audio recordings.

The mandate of the Resource Library is to enhance the educational value of Cultivate Art Commons’ distinctive resource collection by encouraging access by community members for educational and creative purposes. 

The materials in the Nan Yeomans Resource Library cannot be removed from Cultivate Art Commons. Members are welcome to come during our opening hours to consult, peruse and read at their leisure.