Provisions Library is a resource center for
social change
Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations.
Definition
Social change may not refer to the notion of social progress or sociocult ...
located at
George Mason University
George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...
in
Fairfax, Virginia.
The library has over 6000 books, magazines,
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...
s, and
videos
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...
all centered on social change and the arts.
In addition to serving as a resource center, Provisions focuses on the arts as a central means for amplifying social engagement in a variety of arenas. Provisions collaborates on curation projects, and it has held over 25 exhibitions of socially engaged art. The library has focused on curating traveling art exhibitions with partner institutions since 2008.
Provisions Library was founded in 2001 as a project of the GAEA Foundation. It moved to
Dupont Circle in Washington, DC in 2003.
As of 2011, the Provisions Library research center is housed at George Mason University, and its executive director is Donald Russell.
References
External links
Provisions Libraryhome page
GAEA Foundation Provisions Library art project
Libraries in Virginia
Non-profit organizations based in Fairfax, Virginia
Art in Virginia
George Mason University
2001 establishments in Virginia
Organizations established in 2001
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