CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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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
More information available here.


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