The Slide Library, founded by the Department of Art History, now contains about 170,000 circulating slides of historic and contemporary art and architecture from around the world, including 8,000 works by women. In addition there are about 27,550 slides in Reference Collections. The Slide Library is open throughout the calendar year from Monday through Friday to instructors and graduate students in the Faculty of Fine Arts . Undergraduate students may borrow slides for Faculty of Fine Arts class presentations only with their instructors' permissions. The issues, which appear once or twice per year, include a selection of the articles and images produced by Fine Arts undergraduate students.
Subjects range from ancient Greek sculpture to contemporary Canadian multimedia artists.
The most recent issue can be purchased at the Reading Room or Cafe-X , and back issues can be found at many university libraries. Students and professors from all Fine Arts departments meet there for coffee, food and conversation throughout the school year. Weekly openings feature students' work and performances. The creative and informal social atmosphere of Cafe-X also provides a link to the vibrant contemporary arts scene of greater Montreal. Ensures student representation on faculty and department level committees.