Summer Art Book Club - The Creative Act: A Way of Being

July 09, 2025

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Lazy summer afternoons are a great time for reading! So the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum has teamed up with Alfred’s Box of Books library to create a new summer reading group all about art, creativity, and museums!

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Discussion: Wednesday, July 9, 5 p.m., Alfred Ceramic Art Museum Seminar Room 

Books are available to pick up at Box of Books Library in Alfred, and the first discussion held July 9th at the Museum with light refreshments. The first book, "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" by Rick Rubin, is a tour-de-force exploring what it means to be creative and alive. 

“A work of transcendent literature, one that suggests the universe still smiles upon us despite all indications to the contrary.” —The Wall Street Journal