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CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new exhibit that showcases the art and design of craft brewing will open Wednesday, April 1, in the Valley Library's Special Collections & Archives Research Center.

It will be open through May 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, with extended hours on each Tuesday until 8 p.m. 

"The Art of Beer: What's on the Outside?" includes examples of the talents of bottle and label artists from breweries such as Deschutes, Gigantic, Hair of the Dog, Hopworks Urban Brewery, McMenamins, Ninkasi, Oregon Trail, and Rogue.

Also included in the exhibit are:

• Sections on the process of fine art and graphic design from John Foyston, Eric Steen, the mural artists at McMenamins, and Karl Edwards;
• The art of video documentaries about the craft of brewing from Hopstories;
• Items like clothing, coasters, growlers, glasses, and stickers;
• Several panels from a 2014 Springfield Museum exhibit Beyond the Label;
• Items from the OSU Oregon Hops & Brewing Archives collections.

The Oregon Hops & Brewing Archives was established in 2013 to collect, preserve, and share the story of the hops and craft brewing industries in Oregon. Additions to the collection are welcome.

 More information is available online at http://bit.ly/1j3XVPP