Book Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s
San Francisco Public Library, Koret AuditoriumWeek of Events
The Perfect Binding: pre-recorded workshop
The Book Arts Program at the University of Utah has a pre-recorded workshop available for purchase for those interested in learning about perfect binding. Looking for a simple way to bind single sheets or folios? This workshop presents the perfect solution: the perfect binding! Using a modified approach based on machine binding processes for commercial […]
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 […]
Six Month Short Story Intensive
with Margaret Malone This class is for experienced writers who are dedicated to starting the first draft of a story collection over the course of six months. Participants should have experience writing stories and familiarity with the elements of literary short fiction including scene, character, conflict, place, and revision. We will study individual stories by […]
Mastering the Short Story
with Radhika Sharma In this intensive workshop, students will write and revise their short stories focusing on craft elements such as characters, voice, subtext, and story structure. At the end of the six weeks, students will have created a dossier of up to 20 pages of new work and received detailed feedback from the instructor. […]
Six Month Screenwriting Intensive
with James Napoli The art and craft of writing for the screen is a skill that all authors would do well to have in their creative arsenals. On one level, prose fiction, memoir, non-fiction, all these forms have been, and will continue to be, sought out by the film industry as foundations for works in […]
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 / […]
Experiments in Creativity
with Coleman Stevenson If you allow them to, ideas for art and writing can come from absolutely anywhere. This creative generation class will put that theory to the test, through a series of experiments in creative problem-solving, spontaneous and chance-based play, and other exploratory prompts that challenge you to work outside your normal modes and […]
Writing the Autofiction Novella: 12-week intensive
with Frances Badalamenti Autofiction is a unique genre (or non-genre) that combines the autobiographical with the fictional. In this course, we will take a close look at the craft of autofiction. We will read novel excerpts, short stories and novellas. We will also look at craft essays on the form. The goal over the twelve […]
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 […]
Introduction to Modern Type Design with Kel Troughton
During this 10-week online workshop, which meets Tuesday evenings from January 29-April 4, participants will create their own original typefaces as they gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital type. The primary goal of this workshop is to show participants how to systematically think about type and successfully structure […]
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 […]
BABA Sunday Session with Kit
BABA Sunday Session with Kit
Kit will show us how to make a circular book with radial hing. Please RSVP.