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Dr. Marcus Reidenberg shown here with Library Director, Colleen Cuddy and Dean Gotto

Dr. Marcus Reidenberg - shown here in 2011 with Library Director, Colleen Cuddy and Dean Gotto - won the Golden Harvest Award for Best in Show of the 21st Medical Complex Art Show.

The artwork on display is a combination of the Library's permanent collection and works from art exhibitions. The Library hosts two to three art shows per year.

Schedule of Exhibits

The calendar begins in the fall with the Medical Complex Art Show. This show displays the works of faculty, staff, and students of the Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, Westchester Square Medical Center, and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, with a virtual component including work from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and WCMC alumni during reunion years.

Works of members of local art groups are featured in the winter, spring and summer shows.

Please visit the Library's blog LibNotes for announcements and opportunities to submit work for upcoming shows.

Medical Complex Art Show

The winner of the Best of Show receives the Golden Harvest Award, named after a metal sculpture given to the Library by Baron Charles Stepan. The Baron brought art from his local artists' group into the new C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center shortly after it opened in 1990.

Recent Local Art Group Shows

Art Show Guidelines

  • Exhibits can be continued for any period of time, from two months to six months (or more) as agreed upon by the Library and the artist(s).
  • The Library organizes and hosts all of the art exhibitions and approves the final selection of all artwork displayed.
  • It is generally expected that art will be in place for the full duration of any given show; works will not be hung after the starting date and will not be taken down before the ending date.

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How can I get my artwork displayed in the Library?

Students, staff or faculty members of Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Westchester Square Medical Center, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, or Rockefeller University can submit up to five photographs or slides for the Medical Complex Art Show. An annual "Call for Art" is issued in early fall. Individuals not affiliated with these institutions but who are members of a local art group can have the group contact the Library about the possibility of a show. If you have questions, please contact Sherisse Brown at sbrown@med.cornell.edu or (212) 746-3794.