tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56496462883637202462011-07-07T20:42:49.508-04:00Book Arts ClassifiedSince 1993, the "town square" of the book arts community.Editornoreply@blogger.comBlogger5541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-279762738623613132010-04-23T11:18:00.001-04:002010-04-23T11:21:50.272-04:00CALL FOR ENTRY: SPACE & SEQUENCE - Philadelphia Center for the Book is seeking member artists to participate in an exhibition of artist's books and prints entitled Space and Sequence at the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street. Space and Sequence will take place September 14 through October 31, 2010, in an area adjacent to the main lobby of the Library. The exhibit will consist of twoSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-18295550894430967852010-04-23T11:15:00.001-04:002010-04-23T11:17:59.089-04:00HAND PAPERMAKING AUCTION - Join the fun! Hand Papermaking’s 12th Annual Online Auction takes place April 24 through May 1, 2010. Opening bids as low as $5. Thanks to generous donors, 48 unique and valuable items will go to the highest bidders, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the non-profit programs of Hand Papermaking. This year's offerings include rare and unusual books about papermaking, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-73833513957898539082010-04-07T22:04:00.001-04:002010-04-07T22:07:02.617-04:00NY- ADIRONDACK ART CAMP! July 25-31. A week of printmaking and book arts workshops in a superb Adirondack setting. Instructors Pilar Nadal and Erin Sweeney (Lovely In The Home Press) will be hosting you in this summer extravaganza. Find us on Facebook: Adirondack Art Camp or email us at adkartcamp@gmail.com for detailed information.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-22558206181749835742010-04-07T22:02:00.000-04:002010-04-07T22:04:15.274-04:00NH- BOOK SCHOOL '10 at Lovely In The Home Press: Workshops of all kind are available for your perusal at www.erinsweeney.net. Please check the 'Schedule' page for the updated Spring and Summer listings. Spring 8-week classes are coming up, as well as Saturday workshops through May. Summer workshops are also posted, with more to come! Find us on Facebook as well: Lovely In The Home Press.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-70404010091802395302010-03-09T13:26:00.002-05:002010-03-09T13:30:32.748-05:00FL- MARSHALL WEBER WORKSHOP AND LECTURE at Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University's Wimberly Library. Two programs featuring Marshall Weber of the Booklyn Artists' Alliance on March 27. Holistic Book Design workshop reveals the holistic design aspects of a book as an object that is heard, read, seen, smelled, touched, and operated. Participants handle books in order to feelSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-80644328290454330952010-03-09T13:21:00.002-05:002010-03-09T13:25:17.129-05:00NC- ASHEVILLE BOOKWORKS announces its lineup of March and April classes, including: Paper Bag Printing, Stiff Leaf Drum Bindings, Encaustic Intensive, Pulp to Paper, Marbling - Advanced and Open Studio, and Cartonnage. For details, visit www.ashevillebookworks.com or call (828)255-8444.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-6544074280099865572010-03-09T13:11:00.002-05:002010-03-09T13:17:26.306-05:00OR- 23 SANDY GALLERY in Portland announces 3 shows for the month of March. Virginia Flynn: The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker re-interprets the ornate vintage signs that hang over the doorways of merchant houses throughout France in distinctive paper cuts. Karen Hanmer: Déjà Vu: History, Memory, Place features intimate, playful books fragment and layer text and image to intertwine Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-13737320438999681772010-03-09T13:06:00.002-05:002010-03-09T13:09:54.043-05:00CALL FOR ENTRIES: Prints: Now In 3D! Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) seeks art to be included in an exhibition of three-dimensional print. The exhibition will be presented in MCBA’s main gallery and will be an official exhibition held in conjunction with the Mid American Print Council’s Fall 2010 conference in Minneapolis. The exhibition will open July 9 and closes October 31. Featured workSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-39509862185994410932010-03-09T13:03:00.002-05:002010-03-09T13:05:27.070-05:00CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN announces a new program: Master of Arts in Art and the Book. The program offers a comprehensive approach to studying the history and theory of book culture, as well as contemporary methods of production. The program draws on the culturally rich collections and visiting artists at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, as well as resources at the Library of Congress, the Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-10256438448576565342010-03-09T12:58:00.002-05:002010-03-09T13:00:49.848-05:00NY- SUMMER ART INSTITUTE at Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale offers early registration discounts and scholarships for its classes in book arts, paper arts, printmaking, and more. The deadline for early registration is March 31. For details on classes, visit www.wsworkshop.org.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-64101982123542253042010-03-09T12:53:00.002-05:002010-03-09T12:57:25.868-05:00MN- READER'S ART 10 opens at Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis. This year it was curated by Jon Coffelt, who has brought in 51 artists and 100 books and book related objects from all over the world. The opening festivities are Friday, March 12, 7-9pm. A follow-up event is a poetry reading by book artist, poet, teacher Geargia A. Greely and members of the Laurel Poetry Collective , April 16, at Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-91425800772747915372010-03-09T12:50:00.001-05:002010-03-09T12:53:31.122-05:00EU- BOOK HISTORY WORKSHOP in Lyon, France, August 31-September 3. For the eighth edition of its Book History Workshop, organised in collaboration with the Rare Book School (University of Virginia), the Lyon-based Institut d'histoire du livre is offering four advanced courses in the fields of book and printing history. The four-day courses cover various aspects of the history of the book and Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-12497546923485403562010-03-09T12:47:00.002-05:002010-03-09T12:50:51.028-05:00NY- OLGA BAJUSOVA - Illustrations and Prints is on display at the Western New York Book Arts Center in Buffalo. A comprehensive exhibition of Bajusová's prolific children's book illustrations, animation sets, art portfolios and etchings. For more information, visit www.wnybookarts.org.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-39533131149207944682010-03-09T12:45:00.002-05:002010-03-09T12:47:48.817-05:00NY- BUFFALO SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR takes place Saturday March 27, 12-6pm, at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum. This annual one-day event is free and open to the public bringing together booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together in a venue where they can share ideas, showcase their art, and peddle their wares. Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-49282534695447592192010-01-15T12:58:00.002-05:002010-01-15T13:02:08.857-05:00TN- WOODEN BOOKS / MICA PAGES with Daniel Essig is offered June 13 - 19 at Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee, TN. Developed as early as the fourth century, this Ethiopian binding style
has withstood the test of time. The elegant sewing structure, combined with the use of traditional wooden covers and alternative mica pages, opens a wide range of possibilities for both the beginner and the advanced Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-1566086698199909652010-01-15T12:55:00.001-05:002010-01-15T12:57:42.268-05:00NY- CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS winter classes, and other events, are now online, including new classes with Susan Mills and Barbara Mauriello, Bookbinding II with Shanna Yarbrough, letterpress classes with Bryan Baker and Sarah Bryant, rebacking classes with Sophia Kramer, and much more. The complete schedule of classes is here: www.centerforbookarts.org/classes. Register online or over the phone by Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-76830782009923332312010-01-15T12:53:00.000-05:002010-01-15T12:55:10.448-05:00ARTBOUND: First Annual Juried Student Book Arts Competition at the University of Florida Libraries invites entries: Students (graduate or undergraduate) making books in book arts and/or fine arts programs across the United States are invited to participate in ARTBOUND by submitting work to a juried artists' book exhibition and permanent collection at The University of Florida George A. Smathers Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-56115999325817948122010-01-15T12:49:00.001-05:002010-01-15T12:52:18.071-05:00PAPER & BOOK INTENSIVE 2010: The online brochure for Paper & Book Intensive 2010 has been mounted at: www.paperbookintensive.org. It will be held at The University of Maine at Machias for 12 days with high-end classes in bookbinding, letterpress, papermaking, and related book art. Applications are due February 15.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-26313316365243115212010-01-11T16:14:00.002-05:002010-01-11T16:17:39.953-05:00NY- FULL TILT Winter Bookbinding Classes with Susan Mills are now posted at www.bookbindingclasses.blogspot.com, including Bookcloth for Bookbinding, Chinese Thread Binding, Phase Boxes, and Betsey Palmer Eldridge's Stitches and Sewings for Bookbinding Structures. Classes are Saturday or Sunday in February, in Manhattan. Cost $40 plus materials. Follow the web link for registration information.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-16356814583080017282010-01-11T16:09:00.002-05:002010-01-11T16:13:40.470-05:00NH- BOOK SCHOOL '10 at Peterborough's Lovely In The Home Press includes 10 weeks of Book Arts delights, including Mongolian Board Books, Coptic-bound books, and the Secret Belgian Binding. In addition, we will delve into the never-ending possibilities of the folded structure including Blizzard books and Franklin folds, invented by Book Arts World Leader, Hedi Kyle. Students will be encouraged to Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-80573714548351478712010-01-11T16:03:00.001-05:002010-01-11T16:08:04.007-05:00WAX AND THE ARTIST BOOK: International call to book artists who incorporate wax/encaustic with innovative techniques and as a major component within their bookworks. Selected images will be presented in a lecture format by Catherine Nash, M.F.A. at the June 2010 Fourth Annual Conference of Encaustic Painting at Montserrat College of Art in Brookline, Massachusetts and published in a Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-16401957315170366902010-01-11T16:00:00.002-05:002010-01-11T16:03:45.422-05:00NY- THE GROLIER CLUB welcomes one and all to attend Current Challenges to Fine Printing and Book Design, a panel discussion featuring David R. Godine, Publisher and printer; Ronald Gordon, Designer and printer, Oliphant Press; Jamie Kamph, Bookbinder; Jerry Kelly, Designer, calligrapher and printer; Luke Ives Pontifell, Designer and printer, Thornwillow Press; and moderated by David S. Rose. At Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-6923083166095024142010-01-11T15:55:00.003-05:002010-01-11T15:59:48.004-05:00EU- FABRIANO PAPER/PRINT/BOOK INTENSIVE 2010 takes place June 14-29. Pyramid Atlantic Art Center is again sponsoring “Paper, Print and Book” led by artist Lynn Sures in conjunction with Giorgio Pellegrini of the Museum of Paper and Watermark, Fabriano, Italy. The course will offer students two weeks of intensive study at the Museum with time to enjoy the beautiful Marche region. Traditional Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-65755865407177365412010-01-11T15:53:00.001-05:002010-01-11T15:55:03.683-05:00CA- ILIAZD-ISMS: HAND-SETTING AVANT-GARDE TYPOGRAPHY is a workshop with Johanna Drucker and Kitty Maryatt taking place February 6 at Scripps College Press. Iliazd made use of a number of techniques in the production of his experimental typographic books. These include the use of ornaments and rule to produce letterforms, mixed font typography, and complex compositions requiring elaborate Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-85777643306989260562010-01-11T15:51:00.002-05:002010-01-11T15:53:08.315-05:00CA- JOHANNA DRUCKER PRESENTS Iliazd and the Modern Art of the Book on February 6, the Frederic W. Goudy Lecture at Scripps College, Claremont, CA. Ilia Zdanevich, aka Iliazd, began his artistic career in the vital world of the pre-Revolutionary Russian avant-garde in the 1910s.The typographically expressive works he made between 1917 and 1923 laid the foundation for his later productions in ParisSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-70328638010846909112010-01-11T15:49:00.000-05:002010-01-11T15:50:15.778-05:00SAN DIEGO BOOK ARTS is hosting its third National Juried Exhibition May 29-July 18. Submission deadline is March 7 and is open to anyone residing in the United States. The opening reception is Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 2 - 4 PM at UC San Diego Geisel Library, Special Collections. The juror is Kitty Maryatt, Assistant Professor of Art at Scripps College and Director of the Scripps College Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-25272347390041997212010-01-11T15:44:00.002-05:002010-01-11T15:48:49.127-05:00MA, CT- ARTIST BOOK WORKSHOPS with Mary Taylor will be taking place this February at Taylor Art Studio in Marshfield, MA and this June at CCP of Norwalk, CT. Participants will create a drumleaf structured book plus a choice of making an origami book, ox plow or an accordion folded book. The book pages will be created on a variety of substrates, imagery will come from gelatin monoprints, paste Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-43263780148875856882010-01-11T15:39:00.002-05:002010-01-11T15:44:10.312-05:00OR- WINTER CLASSES at Green Heron Book Arts include Creating A Surface For Calligraphy, Papermaking, Natural Dyes on Paper, Batik Paper, Monoprints on Handmade Paper, Woodworking for Bookmakers, and more. Classes are held at the Accidental BookMaker store at 1928 21st Avenue, Forest Grove, OR. Contact Patricia Grass for more information at pagrass@aol.com.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-32141185610034959462009-12-02T11:56:00.002-05:002009-12-02T11:59:36.456-05:00OR- THE ASSIGNMENT opens Dec 3 at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland. This national, juried book arts exhibition is being held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the CBAA in Portland, Oregon. To illuminate the meeting's focus on book arts teaching practice and pedagogy, this exhibition features artist book works that were generated directly from course assignments or from self-assignments Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-89754919131311263532009-12-02T11:53:00.003-05:002009-12-02T11:55:27.318-05:00NY- ARTIST TALKS by artists-in-residence Yen-Hua Lee (ceramics) and Gretchen Schermerhorn (silkscreen and papermaking) will take place Tuesday, December 8th, 7:30pm, at Women's Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Rosendale, NY 12472. Visit the WSW studio to view artwork by current artists in residence as they discuss the methods and inspiration they use in the creative process. Free and open toSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-83596282126207887072009-12-02T11:40:00.002-05:002009-12-02T11:44:53.112-05:00PA- 30 YEARS OF PUBLISHING - a selection of artists' books from Women's Studio Workshop will be on view at The Free Library of Philadelphia from January 19th - February 24. WSW has been publishing artists' books since 1979 and to date has produced over 180 titles. The books published by WSW are selected from an open call by an independent jury which changes every year. This open approach allows Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-86855504618768890452009-12-02T11:36:00.001-05:002009-12-02T11:39:54.343-05:00NY- LIVING ON A BRAYER: work by WSW interns-in-residence Kristen DeGree, Lindsay Gleason, and Terez Iacovino is on view at Women's Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Rosendale NY, Dec 5-Jan 29. View the newest work by these three emerging artists. www.wsworkshop.orgSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-36734550924976206792009-12-02T11:19:00.002-05:002009-12-02T11:36:19.667-05:00WA- THE WORK OF SHEREEN LAPLANTZ will be on view at The University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, curated by local educator and artist, Rochelle Monner. The exhibit will be in the Collins Memorial Library, Puget Sound from January 21st to March 12, 2010, and will include comments from book artists who might have worked with Shereen, attended her workshops, or used her books such as Cover to Cover as Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-13967131632786957232009-12-02T11:12:00.004-05:002009-12-02T11:53:01.287-05:00NY- JOAN LYONS BOOK SIGNING at VSW's Bookstore and Gallery, Dec 4, 7-8 pm. VSW has a long-lived artists' press with over 450 titles to date. Joan Lyons, founder of VSW Press, will be signing copies of her recent title, Artists' Books: Visual Studies Workshop Press 1971-2008, on Friday December 4th at 7 pm in VSW's Bookstore and Gallery. Also on view: a survey of rare and out-of-print VSW Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-797441677664365712009-12-02T11:09:00.000-05:002009-12-02T11:10:16.171-05:00DEADLINE EXTENDED: The deadline to enter RE: (recycled, repurposed, rebound): A juried exhibition of altered books to be held at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, CO, February-March of 2010 has been extended to December 6. Mail or electronic entries eligible. Student category. Awards. PDF prospectus available by visiting www.abecedariangallery.comSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-7142211041047231582009-11-20T16:19:00.002-05:002009-11-20T16:22:56.369-05:00CALL FOR ENTRIES: Quantified Aesthetics. Minnesota Center for Book Arts seeks work to be included in an artist book exhibition titled “Quantified Aesthetics,” opening March 12, 2010, closing June 20, 2010. The exhibition will feature work that incorporates or thematically features numbers, formulas, codes, counting systems and/or other numerical organizational schemes. All formats are welcome. Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-60696522971790489632009-11-20T16:08:00.002-05:002009-11-20T16:19:39.593-05:00OR- WINTER CLASSES at the Accidental Bookmaker in Forest Grove, OR include workshops in illumination, calligraphy, bookbinding, papermaking, and much more. For more information, call (503) 357-7263, or e-mail bookkits@aol.com. Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-28290126562066471982009-11-20T16:04:00.001-05:002009-11-20T16:06:57.760-05:00THE GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS has been hosting national and regional events for over 100 years. We are now making it easier for you to find and join our activities and programs. Please check out what we're up to at the following places: 1- Our redesigned website at www.guildofbookworkers.org ; 2- The GBW Facebook page; 3- And now, GBW on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bookworkers.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-61540646894406836582009-11-20T16:01:00.001-05:002009-11-20T16:03:57.196-05:00MICRO-PAGES is a touring book arts exhibition on microfilm. To find out more please go to the website: http://micropages.ning.com/ . There will be a Micro-Pages Talk/Open Discussion on 2nd December at 3.30pm at Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, www.gold.ac.uk/library/ . Nearest Train/Tube: New Cross Gate(Rail from London Bridge) Deptford Bridge(DLR). Free, but please Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-45099965964256306632009-11-20T15:58:00.001-05:002009-11-20T16:00:55.780-05:00PA- SHOW AND BESTOW: The Ruth Hughes Collection of Artists' Books, recently assembled and about to be donated to Oberlin College. This collection, gathered by Alice Austin in honor of the Library Company of Philadelphia’s Chief Cataloger Ruth Hughes, will be on display from November 20 - December 30, 2009 in the Art and Print Department Galleries on the 2nd floor of the Free Library of Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-55725437979334013422009-11-17T14:49:00.001-05:002009-11-17T14:52:44.717-05:00PA- BOOK PAPER SCISSORS showcases unique book and paper art for sale at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Don't miss Philadelphia Center for the Book's most successful annual event! Book Paper Scissors is an artists' book fair, free and open to the public, accompanied by book and paper workshops at the Free Library of Philadelphia on Saturday, December 5, from 10-4. For more information, visit Editornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-27314451932581354972009-10-29T11:42:00.002-04:002009-10-29T11:48:49.507-04:00CA- DECEMBER BOOKBINDING CLASSES at the International Printing Museum, Carson, CA, with Lucia Farias Villarreal include Secret Belgian Binding , December 5, 9:30am-4pm; Coptic Christmas, December 5, 5-8pm; Perfect Binding with Hard Cover/Traditional Signature Book, December 6, 9:30am-4pm. For more information, visit www.printingmuseum.org or call (310)515-7166.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-30491007277893195532009-10-29T11:33:00.003-04:002009-10-29T11:40:45.684-04:00PA- ZINE READING TONIGHT, Oct 29, at the Carnegie Library Main Branch in Pittsburgh, Classroom A, from 6-8pm, featuring Mary Tremonte, Leanne O'Connor (New to Everything zine), Artnoose (Ker-bloom zine) and Hannah Bean (Fat Snakes Are Patient zine), followed by zine reading open mike. For library information, visit www.clpgh.org/locations/main/Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-24258105064700297342009-10-27T16:20:00.001-04:002009-10-27T16:22:31.425-04:00CA- DREMEL CLASS WITH JILL TIMM will be held Nov 7-8 in the Berkeley studio of c.j.grossman. You will learn how to use the magic tool every artist should have...the amazing dremel, a high speed rotary tool that can change your life and your artwork. You will drill, cut, carve, etch, shape, polish, and grind materials such as glass, plastic, metals, wood, and more. Then you can create mixed Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-91822611495229698112009-10-27T16:16:00.000-04:002009-10-27T16:20:12.538-04:00CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Gallery of York University is now accepting submissions to the AGYU Artists Book of the Moment competition. The singular book that rises to the top of the ABotM will receive a cash award of $1,500 (Canadian funds, of course). Submission Deadline is 18 January 2010. Submission details are available at: www.theAGYUisOutThere.org/abotm.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-24523124798661820602009-10-26T14:48:00.003-04:002009-10-26T14:53:50.918-04:00NC- VAMP & TRAMP return to Asheville BookWorks Nov. 4. Vicky and Bill Stewart represent more than 250 contemporary fine presses and books artists. They travel throughout the US from January until Thanksgiving, taking the works they represent to museums, libraries and private collectors. Their mini-van becomes a traveling gallery, a movable feast of Book Arts. While traveling around the country, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-44747462853189961532009-10-26T14:46:00.000-04:002009-10-26T14:47:14.415-04:00IN- CORRALLING CONTENT - one thought at a time, with book artist Alicia Bailey, will be offered Nov 28 at Hook Pottery Paper in LaPorte, IN. The workshop will include discussion about content development, decisions about how best to contain that content and production of a finished book or model. We will be attempting to finish a small sculptural artists’ book within the day. For more informationSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-5012355471256275152009-10-26T14:36:00.000-04:002009-10-26T14:43:18.166-04:00NY- GAGOSIAN GALLERY announces the opening of its first retail venue located on the ground floor of 988 Madison Avenue, featuring Gagosian publications, posters, prints, and magazines as well as limited editions by John Currin, Tom Friedman, Ellen Gallagher, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Marc Newson, Richard Prince, Anselm Reyle, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, and Franz West to name a few. This venture will Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-51969296618801455272009-10-20T16:49:00.000-04:002009-10-20T16:54:31.667-04:00NJ- BRIDGING GENERATIONS: Women Artists and Organizations from Rutgers Collections is on view at Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries through January 10, 2010. The exhibition features photographs, documents and artwork from Rutgers' extensive archival holdings on women artists. Most notably, approximately thirty-five colorful and moving "visual diaries" Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-46276160433496899992009-10-20T16:47:00.000-04:002009-10-20T16:48:18.776-04:00CA, WA- MARKING TIME EXHIBITION of The Guild of Book Workers is on view at the San Francisco Public Library until November 22. The show then travels to University of Washington Seattle. Marking Time features fifty works that will travel across the country until early 2011. Fine binding, printing and artists' books are all well represented in the exhibition. Marking Time is accompanied by a Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-67446026305696393912009-10-20T16:39:00.000-04:002009-10-20T16:45:08.558-04:00PA- PATI SCOBEY WORKSHOP - The Printed Page: Hand Printing Techniques will take place November 14 & 15 at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, hosted by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers. Investigate the interaction of image and sequence while experimenting with hand printing techniques. Students will learn a form of water-based printing that will allow them to develop a Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-23891031740814172012009-10-20T16:36:00.000-04:002009-10-20T16:39:24.733-04:00CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Assignment, A Juried Exhibition of Book Arts Organized in Conjunction with the Meeting of the College Book Art Association in Portland, Oregon, December 4, 2009 - January 9, 2010. To illuminate the conference’s focus on book arts teaching practice and pedagogy, this exhibition will feature work created by member artists generated directly from course assignments or from Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-14004180616964043452009-10-20T16:33:00.000-04:002009-10-20T16:35:55.464-04:00GA- PRINT DIALOGUE DAYS take place Nov 12-14 at the University of West Georgia, Carrollton. Please come! Our annual Print Dialogue Days are for printmakers, papermakers, book artists, collectors and everyone excited by the print arts. Exhibits, panel discussions, demonstrations and printmaking, including a workshop with Amos Paul Kennedy and t-shirt printing with Drive By Press. For the full Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-26070604239240123732009-09-14T11:45:00.001-04:002009-09-14T11:48:00.415-04:00PA- PHILADELPHIA ZINE FEST - Don't miss the Philly Zine Fest this Sunday, September 20, from 12-6pm at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut, West Philly). There will be tons of zines, zinesters, and distros, artist books, as well as cheap vegan eats and treats. Bring a friend or two, and have a great time. Admission is free; for directions, check out our website at www.phillyzinefest.com.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-71482915604563223102009-09-14T11:42:00.000-04:002009-09-14T11:45:37.922-04:00NC- FALL CLASSES AT JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL include Miniature Books with Dea Sasso, Marbling and Paste Paper with Annie Cicale, Make the Paper and Print It! with Frank Brannon, and more. For more information: www.folkschool.org; 1-800-FOLK-SCHO.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-3543314392444731032009-09-14T11:39:00.000-04:002009-09-14T11:42:13.238-04:00NY- THE NY ART BOOK FAIR presents Contemporary Artists Book Conference, New York City, Oct 2-3. In collaboration with Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on contemporary artists' books. The program will include speakers, panels, artists' presentations, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent developments in artists' Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-57639823062050738412009-09-14T11:35:00.000-04:002009-09-14T11:39:23.596-04:00NY- MODERN DAY SCAPEGOAT SERVICES, a performative installation by Michelle Wilson, takes place September 19, 3-6 PM, at Artbook @ X Initiative, 548 West 22nd Street, as part of Fritz Haeg's Dome Colony project. Wilson transforms and re-imagines the ancient notion of the scapegoat---in which a goat was imbued with people's sins and sent away into the wilderness to perish and vanquish those sins, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-54678320571718926632009-09-14T11:30:00.000-04:002009-09-14T11:35:08.649-04:00CA- SCRIPPS COLLEGE PRESS presents the Frederic W. Goudy Lecture “Lost with the Poets.” Pati Scobey will present highlights from her body of work, comprised primarily of prints and books, Saturday, Oct 24, 7 pm. An associated workshop with Pati Scobey, “The Printed Page: Image and Sequence,” will take place Oct 24-25. For further information, contact Kitty Maryatt, Director of the Press, at Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-80829449814124519022009-08-29T20:05:00.002-04:002009-08-29T20:08:02.824-04:00NJ- A DAY AT THE VATS, September 13, at Tidewater Papermaking Studio and Cottage in Del Haven, near Cape May.Spend this late summer day splashing in vats filled with beautiful fibers, making your stash of enticing papers to use for printmaking, collage, stationary or whatever throughout the coming seasons. Denim and other cotton rag, abaca, flax and other unique pulps will be available. This is aSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-41815141251022785112009-08-29T19:59:00.001-04:002009-08-29T20:02:44.894-04:00OR- BARBARA GILBERT AT 23 SANDY GALLERY: Portland photographer and book artist Barbara Gilbert will be featured in 23 Sandy's book gallery during the month of September. Employing a variety of photo transfer processes and painting on canvas, Gilbert creates books where the medium and materials are as integral as the images to the final piece. This exhibit is a charming collection of intriguing, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-74300172128688601992009-08-09T14:44:00.002-04:002009-08-09T14:47:35.651-04:00E-BOOKBINDING COURSE with Patrice Baldwin. In this 8-week course you will learn a new book structure each week. Learn to make your own journal, travel book, sketch book at home with help from a professional book binder. The course is tailored to fit the experience level of each person.
Sign up and make your own books! http://www.MakeYourBookCourse.com Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-30793421024127735442009-08-03T16:18:00.002-04:002009-08-03T16:23:30.242-04:00CA- EXPERIMENTAL LEATHER WORKSHOP at the International Printing Museum, Carson, CA. This intensive workshop will consist of making as many soft-covered exposed bindings as time allows, taught by Lucía Farías Villarreal. Instruction on the basic long-stitch binding will be reviewed. Class details at www.laprintersfair.com/sunday-830-classes/. Email bookarts@printmuseum.org for more information.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-72362626648513063612009-08-03T16:16:00.001-04:002009-08-03T16:18:45.433-04:00NY- VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP is now accepting registration for weekend, one-day and short-term evening workshops in Photography, Bookbinding, Web Design, Video, 16mm Film and much more, taught by local Rochester artists and instructors. All information is now available online at: http://vsw.org/education/fall_09.html. For more information or to register: workshops@vsw.org.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-56991562877495337382009-08-03T16:12:00.001-04:002009-08-03T16:15:55.597-04:002009 LETTER ARTS REVIEW ANNUAL solicits entries for recent works for traditional and nontraditional lettering, calligraphy, type design, letter carving, graphic design, book art and fine art which employs hand lettering or calligraphic marks as a major element. A copy of the Call for Entries in pdf form is at: www.johnnealbooks.com/downloads/lar-cfe2009.pdf. Entries must be received by August 21Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-18146397867757007462009-07-31T10:33:00.002-04:002009-07-31T10:36:10.290-04:00IA- THE PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT at Iowa State University is seeking applicants for a conservator position, Collections Conservator, head of the Conservation Unit. The deadline for receipt of applications is AUGUST 24, 2009. Please go to: www.iastatejobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=77597 for on-line application and more information. Or, for more information, please contact: Hilary T. Seo, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-39558083985854932432009-07-31T10:28:00.001-04:002009-07-31T10:31:17.415-04:00MA- PART-TIME TEACHING ASSISTANT: North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA seeks a
part-time teaching assistant for its Bookbinding Department, a two-year, full-time bench bookbinding program with a complementary program of short-term courses and bookbinding
workshops. Teaching duties will begin in September; approximately 7-8 hours per week. The successful candidate will be an accomplished Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-72677242426603094722009-07-31T10:25:00.002-04:002009-07-31T10:28:15.848-04:00THE BONEFOLDER'S 2009 BIND-O-RAMA seeks entries: The 2009 Bind-O-Rama will be an open (un-themed) virtual exhibition with all entrants invited to show their best work. Entrants are invited to enter 1 (ONE) recent work. Even though this is an online only exhibition works should be completed to the highest standards of quality, including photography. The Bonefolder will jury entries to fit the Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-8857599172499272112009-07-31T10:22:00.001-04:002009-07-31T10:24:24.190-04:00BEYOND WORDS: BOOKFEST 2009. The BookFest website has been updated and on it you will find the catalog from Beyond Words: BookFest 2009. There are also photos posted from the show held in June at the Long Beach Island Foundation for Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, NJ. In addition there is a review of the exhibition. And, you can continue exploring the works of these
talented book artists throughSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-70441858163150599882009-07-31T10:20:00.001-04:002009-07-31T10:21:52.805-04:00BUILDING BY THE BOOK: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Philadelphia Center for the Book, is issuing a Call for Entries for book artists entitled Building by the Book: Book Artists Respond to Architecture and Design. Artists are invited to submit proposals for a book that they will create in response to selected works from the Athenaeum's legacy research collection of Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-52264417241922634372009-07-31T10:17:00.000-04:002009-07-31T10:19:20.216-04:00THE 2010 LIBRIS AWARDS: Australian Artists' Book Prize has now opened for 2010 entries. Closing date for pre-selection is 4 December 2009, with finalists' works exhibited from 9 April - 23 May 2010, as part of the biennial Focus on Artists Books Program at Artspace Mackay. Winners
announced at the exhibition opening on Friday 9 April 2010. Entry forms will be available to download here at our Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-25094994422218432092009-07-31T10:01:00.002-04:002009-07-31T10:15:35.603-04:00ARTSPACE MACKAY CALLS FOR abstracts from potential speakers for the 5th Australian Artists' Book Forum, and workshop proposals from artists for associated events. Speakers' abstracts and workshop proposals (for two-day workshops) should be submitted in writing, along with a current curriculum vitae, to: Michael Wardell, Director, Artspace Mackay, PO Box 41, MACKAY QLD 4740 Australia, or email to:Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-67535572098740790392009-07-31T09:56:00.001-04:002009-07-31T09:59:29.345-04:00MN, CA- THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS Marking Time exhibition is on view at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis until August 15. The show will open at The San Francisco Public Library on September 6. Marking Time features fifty works that will travel across the country until early 2011. Fine binding, printing and artists' books are all well represented in the exhibition. The Marking Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-68429970451111937402009-07-23T15:43:00.000-04:002009-07-23T15:44:49.124-04:00FIFTH ANNUAL BOOKoPOLIS at Asheville BookWorks in North Carolina seeks entries of Book, Print, and Letterpress work, to be received September 14-18. BookOpolis takes place September 25-26, and includes exhibition, reception, and demonstrations. The exhibition will continue through November 20. Contact Asheville BookWorks to receive complete guidelines and Entry Form : info@ashevillebookworks.com.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-44109602607586827932009-07-23T15:38:00.000-04:002009-07-23T15:39:38.443-04:00LEAP OF FAITH: Give it a Rest! seeks entries for this annual exhibit taking place in November and December at Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. What does it mean to you to keep a sabbath, to rest? Submit for 2009 by September 20, 2009. For complete submission details, visit www.susanhenselgallery.com.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-79522287534495552662009-07-23T15:29:00.000-04:002009-07-23T15:32:57.086-04:00CO, MI- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF BOOKBINDING fall classes in Telluride, CO, and Ann Arbor, MI, are now online. Classes include leather binding, alternative techniques, box making, and more. For a complete listing of classes and for more information on diploma opportunities, visit the website www.ahhaa.org or call 970-728-8649. You can also visit http://americanacademyofbookbinding.blogspot.com/Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-25305722160844304382009-07-15T19:46:00.000-04:002009-07-15T20:01:46.123-04:00MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS is proud to announce the selection of five finalists for the inaugural MCBA Prize, a new biennial initiative to recognize excellence in book art from across the field and around the world. The winning artist also receives a $2000 cash prize. A jury selected the five finalists from a field of 113 submissions from 10 nations around the world. The five finalists for Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-34364270348697637072009-06-24T16:28:00.001-04:002009-06-24T16:30:47.138-04:00HYBRID BOOK EXHIBITION CATALOGS are still available. Two catalogs are available: The Hybrid Book: Irma Boom, Gunnar A. Kaldewey, Hedi Kyle is available for $40 (shipping included). Full color images of the artists' work, as well as a critical essay by Buzz Spector.
Art to Be Read: MFA Book Arts/ Printmaking Alumni Exhibition showcases the success and diversity of 20 years of graduates from our Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-11326707049101929752009-06-24T16:24:00.001-04:002009-06-24T16:28:23.151-04:00A FESTSCHRIFT HONORING HEDI KYLE and her work was recently published in conjunction with the Hybrid Book Conference in Philadelphia. Copies are now available for $25 plus shipping from http://rutherfordwitthus.com/festschrift/orders. Many of the articles include drawings and photographs of book structures of interest to book artists. In addition, a number of
articles address theoretical and Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-20539325537967780972009-06-24T16:22:00.000-04:002009-06-24T16:23:03.399-04:00NY- VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP 2009 Summer Institute runs June 29-July 31 in Rochester. Register now to reserve your space in Bookbinding for Photographers with Scott McCarney, July 13-17, and more. To view the complete summer schedule, visit: http://vsw.org/education/Summer_09/index.htmlSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-88443715207759369362009-06-24T16:15:00.000-04:002009-06-24T16:19:37.206-04:00NY- ED SANDERS : GLYPHS 1962-2009 will be on display at The Arm in Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) from July 10 through July 31. An opening reception will be held on July 10th at 6PM. Building on a long history of utilizing a highly visible language that continues into the present, Sanders’s glyph-poems fuse image with text, and image as text. Political, personal, ephemeral, historical, uncanny, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-8631641463598446942009-05-20T13:14:00.003-04:002009-05-20T13:25:26.878-04:00PA- THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Program celebrates its 20th Anniversary with two exhibitions that highlight the concept of the book as a hybrid medium incorporating design, text, and image, a medium that is time-based, three-dimensionally structured, and reader-activated. The Hybrid Book brings together the internationally renowned work of Irma Boom, Gunnar A. Kaldewey, Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-69095304833054215392009-05-20T13:11:00.000-04:002009-05-20T13:14:05.667-04:00PA- THE HYBRID BOOK FAIR. Free and open to the public, this international fair will run from 1-6:00 PM on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6 and will feature over 100 artists, toolmakers, and vendors displaying artist’s books, prints, and more for sale. This event highlights the wide range of work being produced in the field today, from both emerging and master artists, alongside exhibition Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-89777073683930075192009-05-20T13:06:00.000-04:002009-05-20T13:10:53.924-04:00FL- JAFFE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS announces the summer schedule of courses at Florida Atlantic University's Wimberly Library in Boca Raton, including The Traveler’s Book, Book Arts 101, Map of the World, Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, Natural Dyes for Book Arts Applications, and Book Arts for Kids. All proceeds from these workshops benefit a new JCBA scholarship fund. Full details on each workshopSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-13973196829823474922009-05-20T12:56:00.001-04:002009-05-20T13:06:21.263-04:00EU- THE BOOK AS ART: Creating Artist Books in Florence, Italy, will be offered August 6-27, at the Santa Reparata International School of Art with Cathy Deforest and Mary Laird. This book arts program is being offered by The Dan Welden International Firenze 2009 Workshops. Participants will venture beyond the Renaissance city into the countryside to stir their imaginations, find and deepen Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-88741301134715474852009-05-20T12:49:00.000-04:002009-05-20T12:56:34.291-04:00SCRIPTORIUM BASIC FONTS COLLECTION has just been updated. For more information or to sign up for the Scriptorium Newsletter, visit www.fontcraft.com.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-54028577513646627362009-05-20T12:44:00.000-04:002009-05-20T12:49:28.768-04:00NY- FANCY: ORNAMENTED TYPEFACES and Artistic Printing in the Nineteenth Century is a lecture by Doug Clouse and Angela Voulangas taking place May 26 at 6pm at The Grolier Club, 47 E 60th St., New York, NY. This illustrated talk focuses on MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan, the biggest and most influential American type foundry of the nineteenth century, and the ingenious eccentricities of the artistic Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-62636691486602435082009-05-20T12:21:00.000-04:002009-05-20T12:44:48.356-04:00NY- CUBAN ARTISTS’ BOOKS AND PRINTS, 1985-2009 is now on display at the Grolier Club through August 1. The exhibition gathers over 120 books, maquettes, and print objects from thirteen acclaimed artists who, for over twenty years, have ingeniously expressed their experiences of life in Cuba. They have survived cultural politics, difficult living conditions, and resource shortages that limited Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-84986322477348022062009-04-30T14:34:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:36:19.436-04:00THE GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS JOURNAL seeks papers and articles for issues forthcoming in 2009 and 2010. We welcome manuscripts in all the fields represented by the Guild’s membership, on topics including but not limited to: Bookbinding, Conservation, Artist’s Books, Book art techniques, History, Profiles, and Travelogues. We also welcome proposals for color portfolios, presenting photographs of Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-39788558086680733302009-04-30T14:30:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:31:45.349-04:00OR- ARTIST BOOKS FROM ALASKA TO ARGENTINA at 23 Sandy Gallery in May: 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR, is pleased to present Alex Appella: Where Are You From? Artist Books Created from Alaska to Argentina. Alex’s show will run May 1-31. Alex Appella began binding her original poems and short stories while living on a boat in Juneau, Alaska. She then took her creations to the streets and plazas of Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-24292500013896777782009-04-30T14:24:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:27:16.400-04:00WI- LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP WITH JIM SHERRADEN of Hatch Showprint will be held May 22-24 at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, WI. Jim's work is known internationally and he regularly leads letterpress workshops throughout the country. For more information, call (920)794-7272.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-30935451934407806772009-04-30T14:22:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:23:56.037-04:00MN- MARKING TIME, the Guild of Book Workers’ triennial members’ exhibition, opens at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts May 15, with a reception and gallery talk, and runs through August 15. The exhibit includes 50 works of interpretations that included, but were certainly not limited to, a specific incident in or period of history, the future, science fiction, time as a scientific or spiritual Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-101272968266133222009-04-30T14:14:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:17:39.843-04:00TN- SHAKERAG WORKSHOPS in Book Arts this summer include Developing Ideas for Artist’s Books, June 21-27, with Susan King, and Late Coptic Bookbinding, June 14-20, with Shanna Leino. For more information: www.shakerag.org.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-17789834786391515092009-04-30T14:03:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:13:48.411-04:00GRABHORN FELLOWS PROGRAM is open to student members of the College Book Art Association. Up to 12 students, undergraduate and graduate, will be selected to visit Arion Press August 10-14. The M&H type foundry, letterpress shop, and bindery operations will be explained in detail. Scholars (and/or their institutions) will provide transportation to San Francisco for the week’s visit. The Arion PressSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-4386770132495130312009-04-20T09:30:00.001-04:002009-04-20T09:33:43.060-04:00CA- SILENT AUCTION and Cocktail Party to benefit for the program fund at the San Francisco Center for the Book takes place May 6, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Great wine, food and music! Bid on fine press, letterpress editions, artists' books, posters and related objet d'art from over 100 artists. The auction preview will feature a special selection of items from the private collections of Edwina Leggett (Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-17076864311855029462009-04-20T09:26:00.001-04:002009-04-20T09:30:05.584-04:00CA- SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK will be at the Printers’ and Book Arts Fair at Fort Mason in San Francisco, Saturday, May 9, 9:00am-4:00pm. Visit the SFCB Imprint table to browse and buy our handmade publications. Expect plenty of items for sale, including metal and wood type, handmade books, original prints, and more. Sponsored by the Pacific Center for the Book Arts. For more informationSubscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-3716275643416867862009-04-20T09:24:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:26:14.340-04:00CA- ONCE UPON A BOOK at The San Francisco Center for the Book opens Friday May 1, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Curated by Thacher Hurd, Once Upon a Book is the second in a series of children's book exhibitions. This show explores the creative process in the work of six critically acclaimed illustrators: Elisa Kleven, Remy Charlip, Maira Kalman, David Macaulay, Chris Raschka and Brian Selznick. Admission Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-29674128985693029362009-04-20T09:15:00.004-04:002009-04-20T09:23:35.127-04:00NJ- MGP STUDIO WORKSHOP Spring Book Arts class schedule is now available. Day long weekend workshops take place in Plainsboro, NJ, and include Shaped Books, Miniature Carousel Book, Intro to Bookbinding and more. Email mgpstudio@aol.com for details.Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-81670302452724133752009-04-16T09:16:00.007-04:002009-04-16T09:21:34.442-04:00MA- LOSING GROUND: an exhibition and artist book by Dorothy Krause Simpson: As our global population increases exponentially, the effects of our actions are changing the environment. With global warming and the melting polar ice caps contributing to rising ocean levels, we are literally and figuratively losing ground. Losing Ground is a plea for awareness of our role as stewards of the Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-71901559188170973132009-04-15T17:17:00.000-04:002009-04-15T17:17:00.419-04:00IN- GAYLORD SCHANILEC will be at The Lilly Library 1200 E 7th Street, Indiana University, Blomington, IN, April 17-19. A public lecture takes place April 17 at 4:00 pm, alongside an exhibit of his work. He will also be conducting a workshop on wood engraving and woodcut print-making on Saturday and Sunday. Places are limited. For more information contact Jim Canary, jcanary@indiana.edu. Gaylord Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649646288363720246.post-31140525526734860272009-04-15T17:02:00.000-04:002009-04-15T17:02:01.174-04:00HAND PAPERMAKING AUCTION is online for the 11th year from April 18-25. Thanks to generous donors, 38 unique and valuable items will go to the highest bidders, with 100% of proceeds benefiting our non-profit programs. This year's offerings include rare and unusual books about papermaking, stunning paper artwork, limited-edition paper collections, hard-to-find equipment, plenty of geographically Subscriberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989510710160308836noreply@blogger.com