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March 16, 2013
Chris Clarkson shows GBW member Barry Spence the intricacies of sewing an endband.
The calendar was last updated on March 16, 2013
Quick Links to Events
This is a list of some GBW-sponsored events. Also check the Chapters websites for events in your region.
To post an event, please contact Henry Hébert, Communications Chair.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Binding the Book Arts Studio Handbook
An online exhibit of bindings on or inspired by
the “Book Arts Studio Handbook”
by Stacie Dolin and Amy Lapidow
Sponsored by The New England Chapter
Application Deadline: May 1, 2013
Participants will submit a jpeg of their binding along with description information.
The exhibit will be posted on the New England chapter website.
Copies of the book in sheets available for purchase at the North Bennet Street School Gallery.
To enter, please email bookandtile@att.net.
2013 AJC Decatur Book Festival: The Book as Art
Application Deadline: June 3, 2013
Exhibit runs from July 19 - September 20, 2013
For more information and application, please visit the website.
2013 Society of Bookbinders International Bookbinding Competition
Registration Deadline: June 14, 2013
Entries due: July 12, 2013
For more information and registration form, see the SoB website.
EXHIBITIONS
Horizon: 2012-2014 GBW Traveling Exhibition
April 5, 2013 - July 10, 2013
Special Collections Exhibit Hall, Chicago Public Library
Chicago, IL
August 1, 2013 - October 31, 2013
Penrose Library, University of Denver
Denver, CO
November 7, 2013 - January 23, 2014
Visual Arts Gallery, Loyola University
New Orleans, LA
Collaborative Book Project: Secondary Colors
Presented by the Delaware Valley Chapter
January 24 - May 19, 2013
The Cabot Science Library, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Multiple, Limited, Unique: Selections from the Permanent Collection of The Center for Book Arts, New York
January 28 - April 15, 2013
The Book Club of California
San Francisco, CA
See the online Gallery for past GBW exhibitions.
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Hinged Leather Binding (Reliure à Charnières à Créneaux)
with Jonathan Tremblay
March 18-21, 2013
Calgary,Alberta, Canada
For further information, please contact jurorworkshops@gmail.com
Lecture: Hanji Unfurled: Korean Papermaking
with Aimee Lee
April 4, 2013
North Bennet Street School
Boston, MA
Free to the public, but please register.
Workshop: The Amazing Dremel
with Jill Timm
April 5 - 6, 2013
Kansas City, MO
More information available here.
Leather Box Making
with Don Glaister
April 8 - 12, 2013
San Francisco, CA
To register, contact Deb Stevens at aab@ahhaa.org
Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting
April 12-13, 2013
Featuring workshops with Bexx Caswell and Peggy Johnston
Iowa City, IA
More information available here.
Repair, Restore, or Conserve: Intro to Binding Treatments
with Chris McAfee
April 15 - 19, 2013
Telluride, CO
More information available at the AAB website.
Producing a Design Binding from B* to Z
with Don Glaister
April 15 - 19, 2013
San Francisco, CA
To register, contact Deb Stevens at aab@ahhaa.org
Bone Tool Workshop
with Jim Croft
April 20, 2013
North Bennet Street School
Boston, MA
For more information, visit the NE Chapter website.
Sewing Structures
Brenda Parsons
April 22 - 26, 2013
Telluride, CO
More information available at the AAB website.
NE GBW Spring Event in the Pioneer Valley
Sunday, April 28, 2013
For more information, visit the NE Chapter website.
Potomic Chapter Fieldtrip:Tour of the Betty and Edgar Sweren Collection of Artist Books
May 4, 2013
Timonium, MD
More information available here.
Lecture: Publishing the Book Arts Studio Handbook
with Stacie Dolin & Amy Lapidow
May 9, 2013
Schlesinger Library
Cambridge, MA
For more information, visit the NE Chapter website.
New Cloth Binding Construction
with Jill Deiss & Dee Evetts
May 16-17, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
Hand Made Photo Album Structures and Strategies
with Richard Horton
May 25-26, 2013
Bridgeport National Bindery, in Agawam, MA
To sign up, contact albumsandsuch@gmail.com.
Beginning Paper Marbling
with Regina & Dan St. John
June 3-4, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
The Art of Fabric Marbling
with Regina & Dan St. John
June 6-7, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
Album Construction: Creation & Craftsmanship
with Dan St. John, Jill Deiss, Susan McCabe
June 8, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
Compartmentalized Boxes
with Bob Muens
June 15-16, 2013
Folger Shakespeare Library Conservation Lab, Washington, DC
More information available here.
Free Lecture with Paul Johnson
June 20, 2013
Portland, Maine
For more information, visit the NE Chapter website.
Pop-up Workshops with Paul Johnson
Spirit house
June 21, 2013
Strong Arm Bindery
Portland, ME
The Book as Architecture
June 22, 2013
Otisfield, ME
Spirit house
June 23, 2013
Otisfield, ME
For more information, visit the NE Chapter website.
Beginning Book Restoration: Refurbishing & Repairs
with Jill Deiss, Susan McCabe & Amy Jackson
June 20-21, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
Focus on Book Arts Conference
June 25-30, 2013
Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
Registration begins March 4, 2013.
More information available here.
American Springback Working Composite Model
with Richard Horton
June 29-30, 2013
Bridgeport National Bindery, Agawam, MA
To sign up, contact albumsandsuch@gmail.com.
Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild Conference
July 11 - 13, 2013
Calgary, Alberta.
More information available on the CBBAG website.
Intermediate Book Restoration: Basic Structural Repairs
with Jill Deiss, Susan McCabe & Amy Jackson
July 18-19, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
Hand Made Photo Album Structures and Strategies
with Richard Horton
July 27-28, 2013
Bridgeport National Bindery, in Agawam, MA
To sign up, contact albumsandsuch@gmail.com.
Re-creating the Medieval Palette
with Cheryl Porter
July 29 - August 02, 2013
The Montefiascone Project
The Syriac Book
with Caroline Checkley-Scott & John Mumford
August 5 - 9, 2013
Montefiascone, Italy
Mamluk bindings
with Kristine Rose & Alison Ohta
August 12 - 16, 2013
Montefiascone, Italy
Early Gothic Binding (late 13th cent)
with Jim Bloxam & Shaun Thompson.
August 19 - 23, 2013
Montefiascone, Italy
Society of Bookbinders Education and Training Conference
August 29-31, 2013
Leeds Metropolitan University ( Headingley Campus), UK
More Information available here.
Clamshell Box Construction
with Jill Deiss & Dee Evetts
October 10-11, 2013
School For the Bookbinding Arts
Winchester, VA
More information available here.
2013 Standards of Excellence Seminar
October 24 - 26, 2013
Washington, DC.
More information to be announced.
Past Guild of Book Workers' Events
Paste Paper Workshop
A workshop with Cindy Haller
March 6, 2010
10:00- 5:00pm
Arlington, TX
More information at the Lone Star Chapter website
The Fabrication and Preservation of Architectural Drawings
A Half-Day Lecture with Lois Olcott Price
March 16, 2010
1:00-5:00pm
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
A Bookbinding Anomaly: Linked-Spine Bindings
An Illustrated Lecture by Sam Ellenport
March 18th, 2010
6:00pm
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe/Harvard University, Cambridge MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Edible Book Festival 2010
A lighthearted celebration of the book
April 3, 2010
2:00pm-5:00pm
Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD.
For more information visit www.books2eat.comor the Potomac Chapter website.
Armenian Bindings
A lecture with Sylvie Merian
April 6, 2010
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Limp Velum Binding Workshop
A workshop with Don Etherington
April 10, 2010
9:00am-5:00pm
Knight Library Conservation Lab, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
More information at the Northwest Chapter website.
19th Century Bookbinders' Mistakes: Why they are so fun to look at!
An illustrated lecture by Todd Pattison
April 12, 2009 (CORRECTED DATE!)
6:00pm
North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Midwest Annual Meeting and Workshop
Local tours, gatherings and a marbling workshop with
Steve Pittelkow
April 16-17, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI
More information on the Midwest Chapter website
Color Theory and Color Matching
A two day workshop with Julia Rabin
April 24-25, 2010
New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
California Chapter Exhibition
An exhibition of recent and not-previously-exhibited work.
April 13- May 26, 2010
Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge,CA
Please check http://library.csun.edu/ for library hours. Contact Joe Giangrande for additional information.
Karen Hanmer, Artist Talk
April 29, 2010
6:00 pm
North Bennet Street School,
Boston, MA
Clasp Making Workshop
A 2 day workshop presented by the Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
May 1-2, 2010
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
Introduction to Photo Conservation
A 2 day workshop with Nora Kennedy
May 6-7, 2010
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website.
The Book as Architecture
A Workshop with Paul Johnson
May 8, 2010
9 am to 5 pm
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
More information at the Delaware Valley Chapter website
Nag Hammadi Codex
A 2 day workshop with Julia Miller
June 18-19, 2010
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Annual Meeting of the New England Chapter
July 1, 2010
6:00pm
The Independent
Union Square, Somerville, MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Islamic Bindings: A Conservator’s Perspective on Form and Function
An illustrated lecture by Katherine Beaty
July 28, 2010
6:00pm
Schlesinger Library, Cambridge MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Midwest Chapter Announces Upcoming Exhibit
The Guild of Book Workers Midwest Chapter invites all chapter members to participate in its 2010-11 traveling exhibition, New Views: Recent Work from the Midwest Chapter.
Intent to enter forms due July 1 and the artwork is due September 10, 2010.
Please visit the Midwest Chapter website for more details and the Intent to Enter form.
Pop-Ups for Beginners
A workshop with book artist Shawn Sheehy
September 11, 2010
10:00am-5:00pm
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
More information on the Southeast Chapter website
Blind Tooling and Panel Design
A workshop with Tom Conroy
September 24-25th, 2010
9:30am-5:30pm
Gladys Brooks Book and Paper
Conservation Laboratory,
The New York Academy of Medicine, NYC, NY
More information on the New York Chapter website
Dominic Riley: Artist Talk
October 21, 2010
6:00pm-8:00pm
North Bennet Street School,
Boston, MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Exploring Himalayan Papers and Books
A workshop with Jim Canary
October 23 - 24, 2010
10:00am-5:00pm
Portland, Oregon
More information on the Northwest Chapter website
Medieval Stampers: Construction and Use in Pulp Preparation for Hand Papermaking
A lecture by Jacques Brejoux
October 29, 2010
5:30pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information on the Potomac Chapter website
Paper Cased Book Structures Employing Multi-ply Papers
A workshop with
Nadine Dumain
October 30, 2010
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information on the Potomac Chapter website
"Lost on the Titanic": The Making of the Great Omar
A lecture by Dominic Riley
November 5, 2010
5:30pm: wine and snacks; 6:00pm: lecture
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information on the Potomac Chapter website
Pastepapers Old and New
A workshop
with Michael Burke
November 6 - 7, 2010
9am - 5pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information on the Potomac Chapter website
Cloth & Leather Binding Restoration
A workshop with Don Etherington
November 13, 2010
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Milner Library - Illinois State University,
Normal, IL
More information on the Midwest Chapter website
Flag Books: Interplay of Image and Text
A workshop with Karen Hanmer
November 20-21 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Woodruff Library, Emory University, Decatur GA
More information
on the Southeast Chapter website
Islamic Bindings: A Conservator’s Perspective on Form and Function
An illustrated lecture by Katherine Beaty
December 2, 2010
4:00 – 5:00 PM (reception following)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY
Space limited, please RSVP
Islamic Bookbinding
A workshop with Katherine Beaty
December 3-5, 2010
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Gladys Brooks Book and Paper Conservation Laboratory, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information on the New York Chapter website
Potomac Chapter Annual Meeting and Holiday Party
December 16, 2010
5:30 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information on the Potomac Chapter website
2011
Longstitch Book with Decorated Fore-edge Flap
A workshop with Tish Brewer
January 29, 2011
10 am - 4 pm
At the artists's studio, Dallas, TX
More information on the Lonestar Chapter website
Satisfying an Appetite for Books: Innovation, Production, and Modernization in Later Islamic Bookbinding
A lecture with Jake Benson
February 4, 2011
6:30 pm
Washington Printmakers Gallery, Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Leather-Edged Islamic Binding
A workshop with Jake Benson
February 5, 2011
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
New Views: Reception for the Midwest Chapter's Members Exhibition
Featuring a talk by Pati Scobey at 2:00 pm
February 19, 2011
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Special Collections Reading Room, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
More information at MSU's website
Washing and Drying Paper: Single Sheets and Texblocks
A workshop with Renate Mesmer
February 26-27, 2011
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website.
Tour of Sheridan Libraries Department of Conservation and Preservation
With hosts Sonja Jordan Mowery and Bill Minter
March 18, 2011 (NEW DATE - after NARA conference)
4:30 pm
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Adhesive Workshop
A workshop with Tish Brewer
April 2, 2011
10 am – 4 pm
At the artists's studio, Dallas, TX
More information on the Lonestar Chapter website
Lacing and Tacketing
A workshop with Chela Metzger
April 2 - 3, 2011
9:00 am - 4:0 0pm
Woodruf Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
More information at the Southeast Chapter website
Tour of Rare Book room at the Museum of Natural History
With host Leslie K. Overstreet
April 13, 2011
5:00 pm
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
New Views: Recent work by members of the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
October 2010 – May 2011
Illinois State University, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, Michigan State University, and Iowa State University
An Introduction to Wire-Edge and Gutter-Wire Bindings
A workshop with Graham Watson
April 16-17, 2011
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
The Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
More information at the Delaware Valley Chapter website.
Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting
Including a workshop on American Scaleboard Bindings with Julia Miller
April 29 - May 1, 2011
More information at the
Midwest Chapter website.
Blind Tooling on Leather
A workshop with Frank Mowery
May 14, 2011
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Limp Vellum Bindings
A workshop with Pamela Barrios
May 21-22, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
Flag Books: Interplay of Image and Text
Workshop with Karen Hanmer
June 11 - 12, 2011
9:00 am - 4:00pm
Woodruff Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
More information at the Southeast Chapter website
Studio Day
Work on your own project with host Renate Mesmer
July 16, 2011
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
The Thread that Binds
2011 Exhibition of Fine Bindings presented by the Lone Star Chapter
June 3 - August 12, 2011
The DeGolyer Library, Dallas, TX
Potomac Chapter Annual Summer Party
August 13, 2011
5:00 - 10:00 pm
Silver Spring, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
My Experience Working at Etherington Conservation Services
A lecture with Bryan L. W. Draper
Also a tour of the new conservation lab at University of Maryland
September 17, 2011
3:00 pm
Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Drawn Lettering: A Workshop in Typography
A workshop with Peter Bain
September 17 - 18, 2011
Columbus, MS
More information on the Southeast Chapter website
American Scaleboard Bindings: Not Just Another Beautiful Book
A lecture by Julia Miller
September 21, 2011
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The New York Academy of Medicine
The Glazier Codex – PML MS. 67
A Workshop with Julia Miller
September 22 - 24, 2011
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website.
Horizon
The 2012-2014 GBW Traveling Exhibition
Intent to Enter form available online from August 1 - September 30, 2011. For more information see the Exhibits page.
Seminar on Standards of Excellence in Hand Bookbinding
October 6 - 8, 2011
Boston, MA
More information on the Standards page
The Mechanics of Movables
A workshop with Shawn Sheehy
October 22 - 23, 2011
Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
More information at the Northwest Chapter website.
deFINEd BINDINGS
26 Bindings of the Pictorial Webster's Dictionary
October 5 - 29, 2011
Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
Opening reception: October 7th, 6:30-8:30 pm
More information on the New England Chapter website
A Hop-on, Hop-off Tool-making Extravaganza
A workshop with Jim Croft
November 4-5, 2011
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Tips and Tricks for Book and Paper Conservation
A workshop with Renate Mesmer
November 5 - 6, 2011
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Large Pages into Small Spaces
A workshop with Pam Spitzmueller
November 5 - 6, 2011
More information at the Delaware Valley Chapter website
First Annual Holiday Flea Market
November 19, 2011
12 pm - 5 pm
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Potomac Chapter Annual Meeting and Holiday Party
December 15, 2011
Time and location to be announced
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Computer Basics: Preparing Images for Your Artists’ or Photography Book
A lecture by Richard Troncone
December 17, 2011
10 am - 12:30 pm
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
2012
The Thread that Binds
2011 Exhibition of Fine Bindings presented by the Lone Star Chapter
September 29, 2011 - January 14, 2012
Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Opening Reception: September 29, 6-8 pm
Using Photography as an Element in Pop-ups and Carousel Book
A workshop with Carol Barton
January 21 - 22, 2012
9 am - 4:30 pm
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
Introduction to Surface Decoration
A Workshop with Gabrielle Fox Butler
February 25 - 26, 2012
Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm, Sunday 9 am - 1 pm
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
More information at the Midwest Chapter website.
Northwest Chapter Member Exhibition
October 10 2011 - February, 2012
Idaho State University and
University of Utah
For more information, contact the Northwest Chapter chair
Tour of the National Gallery of Art Exhibit "In the Library: Marks of Ownership"
Presented by Yuri Long (Exhibit Curator and Rare Books Specialist)
March 9, 2012
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, D.C.
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
The Spring-back Binding
A workshop with John DeMerritt
March 15 - 17, 2012
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Drum Leaf Bindings and Edge Decoration
A workshop by Karen Hanmer
March 17 & 18, 2012
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Some Thoughts & Problems in the Conservation of Books
A lecture with Christopher Clarkson
April 2, 2012
Receptions at
5:30 pm, Lecture at 6:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Traveling Texts: What Bookbindings Tell Us About Early-Printed Books
A presentation by Scott Husby
April 13, 2012
5:30 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting And Workshops
Includes a lecture by Karen Hanmer, workshops by Karen Hanmer and Bridget O'Malley, and an exhibit at MCBA
April 20-21, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
More information at the Midwest Chapter website.
Scaleboard Bindings
A lecture by Julia Miller
April 26, 2012
6:00 pm
North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Stiff-Board Vellum Binding With Slotted Spine
A Workshop with Don Etherington
April 26-28, 2012
9:30-5:30 pm
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Chemically Altered: Historic Paper Marbling
A Lecture with Garrett and Gretchen Dixon from The Marbler’s Apprentice
May 14, 2012
6:00 pm
North Bennet Street School, Boston
More information on the New England Chapter website
Paper Making
A workshop with Gretchen Schermerhorn
May 19, 2012
9:00am - 5:00 pm
Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Abecedarian Show Intent to Enter
Delaware Valley Chapter membership required
Deadline May 21, 2012
More information at the Delaware Valley Chapter website
Horizon: 2012-2014 GBW Traveling Exhibition
June 8, 2012 - September 15, 2012
The Great Hall at the Margaret I. King Special Collections Library at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Opening Reception: Friday, June 8, 2012
Fast, Free, Friendly Workshop: Simple Calligraphy
A workshop with Meg Kennedy
June 9, 2012
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
More information at the Delaware Valley Chapter website
Streamlined Style: Contemporary Decorative Techniques for Leather and Cloth Bindings
A workshop with Karen Hanmer
June 9, 2012
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Books ’n Letters Studio, Dallas, TX
More information at the Lone Star Chapter website
Practical Origami Workshop
A workshop with Bill Hanscom
June 10, 2012
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
More information at the Delaware Valley Chapter website
Tour of National Library of Medicine
Presented by Stephen J. Greenberg
June 12, 2012
6:00 pm
National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Fantasy and Nonsense: A Juried Set-Book Exhibit
Call for entries
Rocky Mountain Chapter membership required
Deadline July 1, 2012
More information at the Rocky Mountain Chapter website
New Oriental Binding
A workshop with Monique Lallier
July 12-14, 2012
9:00am - 5:00pm
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
More information at the Rocky Mountain Chapter website
Washing & Drying
A workshop with Renate Mesmer
July 14 - 15, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Introduction to Paper Marbling
A workshop with Rebecca Chamlee
July 14, 2012
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
SimiValley, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
Summer Open Election Meeting and Swap Meet
August 5, 2012
10:00 am–2:00 pm
Los Angeles, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
Introduction to Traditional Leather Binding
A workshop with Sam Ellenport
August 10-12, 2012
Milner Library, Illinois State University in Normal, IL
More information at the Midwest Chapter website.
Summer Party
Hosted by Linda Rollins
August 18, 2012
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Silver Spring, MD
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Biblio Tech: Reverse Engineering Historical and Modern Binding Structures
A workshop with Karen Hanmer
August 25 - 26, 2012
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
Readdressing the Built-in Groove Case
A workshop with Deborah Howe
September 1-16, 2012
9 am - 4 pm
Woodruff Library, Emory University, Decatur, GA
More information on the Southeast Chapter website
Evening Session: Tips and Tricks
September 19, 2012
5:30 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
Ohie Toshio and the Perfection of the Japanese Book
A lecture with Ohie Toshio
September 19, 2012
7:00 pm
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
More information at the California Chapter website.
Olfactory Gleanings: An Exploration in Absurdity and the Letterpress Process
Artists talk and exhibit by Sarah Smith
September 20, 2012
6:30 pm
Center for the Arts, Endicott College, Beverly, MA
More information on the New England Chapter website
Fore-Edge Painting
A lecture & workshop with Martin Frost
October 19/20, 2012
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
More information at the New York Chapter website
Multifarious Members Mile High: Books by Members of the Guild of Book Workers Delaware Valley Chapter
September 6 - 30, 2012
Opening event on September 7, 2012
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
More information at the Abecedarian Gallery
Miniature Books
A workshop with Christina Amato
November 10, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
More information at the Potomac Chapter website.
2013
Toning Tyvek
A workshop with Dana Kull, presented by the NE Chapter
January 19, 2013
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Andover, MA.
More information at the New England Chapter website.
Biblio Tech: Reverse Engineering Historical and Modern Binding Structures, Part II
A workshop with Karen Hanmer
January 25–26, 2013
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts
Chicago, IL
More information at the website.
Lecture: Reflections of a bookbinding career
with Sam Ellenport
February 7, 2013
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA.
Free - Please Register.
The Envelope, Please: Envelope + Book Explorations
with Sharon Sharp
February 16 – 17, 2013
Asheville, NC
For more information, visit the Asheville Bookworks website
Material Meets Metaphor
A talk by Richard Minsky
February 21, 2013
The Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
More information available on Facebook.
Tips and Tricks Evening Session
with Linda Rollins
February 28, 2013
Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
More information available here.
“Let Me Count the Ways" [to sew signatures together]
Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Book Arts League
March 1 - 3, 2013
For details contact sammy@studiosmlk.com
The Girdle Book
with Karen Hanmer
March 8-10, 2013
Calgary,Alberta, Canada
For further information, please contact jurorworkshops@gmail.com
Nested Accordion Pop-up Book & The Scrolling Codex
with Amy C. LeePard
March 9, 2013
Gorgas Library, University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
See PDF of the event flyer.
Calendar Books
with Pamela Spitzmueller
March 9-10, 2013
Folger Shakespeare Library Conservation Lab, Washington, DC
More information available here.
Limp Vellum and Paper Bindings
with Anna Embree
March 9-10, 2013.
Southwest School of Art
San Antonio, TX
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