Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month, calligrapher, lettering and book artist Yukimi Annand will show us some recent works […]
It’s Inky Hands Season! SF Center for the Book's 19th annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival is back on Rhode Island Street and celebrating book arts and print history in style! With this year’s team of artists, printers, volunteers, instructors, and steamroller operators, they’ll be hosting an all-day extravaganza of book arts and printing demos! Print […]
Compelling, contemplative, and visionary: these are words that have been used to describe the work of artist and bookbinder Timothy C. Ely. Showcasing approximately forty manuscript books, drawings and prints created by Ely over the past fifty years, Cognitive Distance: the Bookworks and Thoughtforms of Timothy C. Ely introduces gallery visitors to Ely’s extraordinary version of world-building. […]
This event celebrates the conclusion of SFCB's month-long Design Binding Intensive workshop, which took place in July 2022. Workshop instructor Dominic Riley will give a brief talk; this year's student cohort will share their completed fine bindings and stories related to creating their individual works of art. 2020 was the one-hundredth anniversary of the Society of […]
SFCB’s exhibition Cognitive Distance introduces viewers to Timothy C. Ely’s extraordinary worldbuilding through his work in bookbinding, printmaking, and drawing. Highlighting over 50 of Ely’s works, Cognitive Distance provides an exceptional overview of both the artist and his works. At this in person event, exhibition curator Jennie Hinchcliff discusses her favorite works in the exhibition, shares insights into Ely’s […]
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 […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with book artist, educator and designer Jocelyn Bergen. After decades in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jocelyn […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with Gillian Stewart, a prize-winning designer bookbinder from Glasgow, Scotland. She works full-time from her studio making […]
Join SFCB in welcoming curator Megan N. Liberty at the opening of her latest exhibition Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists' Books Light refreshments will be served; opening remarks at 7 pm. About the exhibition: Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists’ Books focuses on the intertwined legacies of book art centers across […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with Max Stadnik and Sanaa Khan of Max's Garage Press and Tiny Splendor, based in Berkeley and […]
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 […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with Lyall Harris, a book artist, painter, and writer currently based in Charlottesville, VA. Themes in her […]