LIBRARY_

Central to the Slit’s mission and in the heart of the programming space, the library serves as a portal to ideas, histories and emotions. We believe books contain the power to inspire new perspectives, expand our humanity and bring us together.

PROGRAMS_

  • The Library R & R emerged as a way to formalize the ethos of sharing and creation. Rather than imposing rigid structures, the residency is designed to remain fluid, encouraging experimentation and self-directed work. The goal of the residency is to foster process and support the work of artists of diverse practices and backgrounds.

    The library offers:

    • A curated collection of over 700 books, catalogues, journals and magazines.

    • A quiet work space for deep focus, research and experimentation.

    • Opportunities for engaging community with workshops, talks and exhibitions.

  • Monthly open library hours for browsing, reading, community and coffee.

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2025 LIBRARY RESIDENTS_

Amber Imrie ( b. 1988) Imrie's work engages with the cultural sediment of the rural South, examining the erosion of identity, memory, and land over time. Using a blend of photography, fabric, text, sculpture, and video, they weave together personal and collective histories to investigate the complexities of belonging. The works in their exhibition reflect years of exploration into themes such as isolation, community, resilience, and the collision of queer identity with Southern life. Through this practice, Imrie reveals the quiet, often invisible dimensions of rural queerness and its complex relationships with history, environment, and domesticity. By incorporating poetry, imagery, and objects, they explore how queer lives and landscapes endure, resist, and evolve in the face of cultural and environmental erasure.

Amber's work has been collected by the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Bates Museum, and many wonderful private collectors. They have a BA from UC Berkeley and an MFA from Stanford University. Imrie has been grateful to have received the following grants and awards, Anita Fowel Award in Photography(2018), Murphy Cadogan Award (2017), Artist 360 Award (2023), Creative Exchange Award (2023).