Week of Events
Call for Proposals | Bill Stewart Project Award
The Bill Stewart Project Award was established to honor the legacy of Bill Stewart, a longtime supporter and dealer of contemporary fine press and artists’ books. In service to Bill’s fascination with the physical attributes of the book, CBAA invites members to submit proposals for the Bill Stewart Project Award in Book Arts, which provides […]
CBAA Meeting Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions: CBAA Meeting at Rollins College, 2024 In conjunction with the 2024 meeting of CBAA The Association for Book Art Education, the Rollins Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition examining the concept of critical reading. This exhibition will feature text-based contemporary works from the Rollins Book Arts Collection, the Alfond Collection of […]
Unexpected Baskerville: The Story of LoveFrom Serif
Unexpected Baskerville: The Story of LoveFrom Serif
with Antonio Cavedoni, Chris Wilson Discover the process behind the bespoke typeface by the creative collective, LoveFrom, inspired by John Baskerville's historic typeface. LoveFrom, founded by Sir Jony Ive, Marc Newson, and Peter Saville, is a collective of creatives who explore the intersection of design, art, and technology. As their first project, they created the […]
NEA Big Read “Interior Chinatown” Grand Finale with Chef Martin Yan
NEA Big Read “Interior Chinatown” Grand Finale with Chef Martin Yan
Join Mechanics' Institute for the finale of our 10 month NEA Big Read series inspired by the themes from Interior Chinatown by author Charles Yu. Throughout the year we explored themes of immigrant identities and assimilation, the elusive dreams of Hollywood, and the American Dream. We explored the vibrant community and traditions of Chinatown, forged new collaborations […]
Small Plates 2023 Publication Party
Small Plates 2023 Publication Party
Each year San Francisco Center for the Book invites three artists to produce an artist book edition of a specific size (4 inches x 4 inches). SFCB provides access to our studio space, technical support, and a stipend to each artist to help realize their Small Plates edition. Since the program's inception in 2008, artists […]