UCDA Book Club

Join Book Club Coordinator Erin Dixon and other UCDA members for our virtual book discussions. Book Club is FREE and for UCDA Members only. UCDA members come together to read and discuss a book over several weeks via Zoom. We are planning to offer two or three per year. We hope you will join us!

Erin Dixon
UCDA Book Club Coordinator
Art Director, University of Tampa

I manage the University's visual identity and brand, art direct and design the alumni magazine, and oversee the design of admissions, advancement, and presidential marketing materials.

2025 Book Club: Spring

REGISTER FOR SPRING 2025 BOOK CLUB

Book Club Attendees will register for each meeting date as a separate event. The Zoom link is the same for all three meetings.

Book: Steal Like An Artist

by Austin Kleon
https://austinkleon.com/steal/

Dates: March 26, April 9, and April 23
Time: 11 AM-12 PM (CST) / 12 PM-1 PM (EST)
UCDA Members only.

Amazon Description: An inspiring guide to creativity in the digital age, Steal Like an Artist presents ten transformative principles that will help readers discover their artistic side and build a more creative life. Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests wherever they take you—what feels like a hobby may turn into you life’s work. Forget the old cliché about writing what you know: Instead, write the book you want to read, make the movie you want to watch. And finally, stay Smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring in the everyday world so that you have the space to be wild and daring in your imagination and your work.

About the Author

Austin Kleon is a writer and artist living in Austin, Texas. He's the author of two bestselling books: Steal Like an Artist, a manifesto for creativity in the digital age, and Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. He speaks about creativity for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. Visit him online at www.austinkleon.com.

REGISTER FOR SPRING 2025 BOOK CLUB

Past Book Clubs

DESIGN IS STORYTELLING

October 20-December 15, 2021
Join UCDA members Vanessa Harris and Christine Prado for an 8-week book discussion around Design Is Storytelling, a book by past conference speaker and honorary member Ellen Lupton.

When
Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-12 noon (Central)

October 20, 27
November 3, 10, 17
December 1, 8, 15

FIND YOUR ARTISTIC VOICE

January 13-March 3, 2021
Join UCDA members Gina Gray and Amy Drill for an 8-week book discussion around Find Your Artistic Voice, a book by past conference speaker and honorary member Lisa Congdon.

Are you like us and bought the book (or meant to buy it), but haven’t read it and haven't done the work yet? Or is someone looking for a last minute gift for you? This 8-week program begins Wednesday, January 13 from 11 a.m.-12 noon (Central) via Zoom.