Book Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s
San Francisco Public Library, Koret AuditoriumWeek of Events
Call for Entries | Bound and Unbound 7: Altered Book Exhibition International Juried Exhibition
HOSTED BY THE ART AND EXHIBITS COMMITTEE, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA JANUARY 9, 2023 – MARCH 6, 2023 Call for entries APRIL 3, 2023 Juror notification sent JUNE 12 - JUNE 30, 2023 Works delivered to University Libraries AUGUST 21, 2023 - JANUARY 3, 2024 Bound and Unbound 7: Altered Book Exhibition JANUARY 10, 2024 Works returned SUBMISSION Entry […]
Call for Submissions | CBAA Book Arts Series 2023
The College Book Art Association is excited to be continuing our series of on-line presentations and we are soliciting proposals for 2023. The deadline is February 28th. Presentations can fall into one of three categories: § Option A - Talking through the production process of one project / artist book § Option B - Workshop / […]
Book Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s
San Francisco Center for the Book and San Francisco Public Library join forces to present a retrospective look at the role the color copier played in avant-garde art movements in the Bay Area. Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s comprises a single exhibition across two venues that explores the histories […]
2023 PubWest Conference
PubWest is excited to bring you three days of networking and education at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel. We're thrilled to be overlapping with The Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI)'s Book Manufacturing Mastered conference. PubWest and BMI will take this opportunity to bring attendees from both groups together for some networking and educational events. BMI attendees will register […]
Pop-up Exhibition: New Ideas in Visual Language with Vivian Sming
New Ideas in Visual Language features new Letterform Archive acquisitions from Curatorial Fellow Vivian Sming. This pop-up exhibition presents books and prints that highlight unusual letterforms, modular typography, unique and collaborative reading experiences, and contemporary artists using language in their work.
From the Printed Work of Jo Mora
From the Printed Work of Jo Mora
The creative career of Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) was both compelling and diverse. In addition to being a painter, muralist, sculptor, building designer, cartographer, actor, set designer, cowboy, and husband and father, Mora was very involved with work on paper. It is his work as an illustrator, cartoonist, printer, and author that so closely […]
Salon Series 36: New Ideas in Visual Language with Vivian Sming
Salon Series 36: New Ideas in Visual Language with Vivian Sming
Our Curatorial Fellow, Vivian Sming, will present highlights from her new acquisitions for the Archive that are in dialogue with our existing collection. We’ll see unusual letterforms created by bookworms, modular typography, unique and collaborative reading experiences, and books by contemporary artists using language in their work. This event will be held on-site at Letterform […]
Writing Can be so “Taxing”
Writing Can be so “Taxing”
Most writers and authors don’t exactly get excited about taxes or accounting. Actually, it probably stresses you out…but it doesn’t have to. Get answers to the most commonly asked questions from a CPA who specializes in authors. This workshop will cover the following topics: What you can and cannot write off When it makes sense […]