By Design Teen Artist Exhibition Pasigraphic: the Spring 2009 By Design Exhibition May 2 through June 2, 2009 Cowles Literary Commons (second floor of Open Book) Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 6-8 pm "Pasigraphy" refers to the expression of ideas with symbols rather than words. During the Great Depression, pasigraphic systems were popular in advertising. In the current economic climate, witness these young artists using these systems to explore globalization, industry, and cycles of cause and effect. Advanced Session artists include: Nancy Brown Anna Johnson Anna Renken. Introductory Session artists include: Jessamyn Anderson Rachel Boyle Will Etkin Anna Forster-Smith Elsie Geno Esther Hwang Yoojin Kim LaToya Miller Nora Poole Ruby Thompson Macy Salzberger Pasigraphic will be on display from May 2 through June 2, 2009 in the Cowles Literary Commons, located on the second floor of the Open Book Building (1011 Washington Avenue South, downtown Minneapolis). Minnesota Center for Book Arts is proud to provide opportunities for teen artists to explore, nurture and develop their own individual artistic visions. By Design was created to serve and nurture highly motivated teens who are not receiving the level of art education they desire in their schools through current art programming. By Design at Minnesota Center for Book Arts is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.