Provisions Library
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Provisions Library is a resource center for social change located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[1] The library has over 6000 books, magazines, DVDs, and videos 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.[2]
Provisions Library was founded in 2001 as a project of the GAEA Foundation. It was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 2004.[3] Its current executive director is Donald Russell.
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- ^ "Provisions Library in Washington, DC: Museums on". Washingtonpost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/museums/provisions-library,1083994.html. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Provisions Library". Washingtondcmuseums.com. http://www.washingtondcmuseums.com/pointsOfInterest/ProvisionsLibrary.cfm. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Organizing " Provisions Library and Brushfire". The Center for Civic Participation. http://www.centerforcivicparticipation.org/organizing/voterprojects/provisionslibrary.html. Retrieved 2009-12-21.[dead link]
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Coordinates: 38°54′56.8″N 77°2′45.3″W / 38.915778°N 77.045917°W