April 2010 Blog Posts (13)

Dear Members (particularly Australian members)

I am trying to get some feedback about Artspace Mackay's Focus on Artists Books Forum, particularly from those of you who did not attend the Forum this year. The numbers dropped this year…

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Those Who Travel is a labour of love for four Canberra artists. An exquisite artists' book of original poetry and images, it was produced voluntarily over the late summer of 2010 by all as an act of solidarity for the author, who has had to endure incredible bouts of illness over the past few years.



The poetry belongs to Dr Sarah Rice, a ceramicist and art theorist, and is a combination of… Continue

Apparently Ning is going to introduce charges for all users. I will endeavour to stay up to date about how that will impact upon this site - which is pretty much run as a hobby rather than a project - and let you know what effect it may have on keeping it running.

The Print Council of Australia is interested in hearing from galleries, museums, studios, presses, tertiary institutions and other printmaking organisations around Australia that may be interested in organising exhibitions, hosting visiting international artist residencies, running courses and workshops in association with the Impact 7…

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now i have my site i need to work out how to make it work.....tell a story , be conceptual and meet the criteria of the unit..thinking tank is working over time...my workbook is cramming with possibilities.

Bongoût is looking for a half-time gallery Assistant.



Bongoût are looking for a presentable and highly service minded German individual with fluency in English. Additional language is a plus.



A social skill is a must. Knowledge in the field of contemporary art and music is a given.

We need an outgoing person who frequently attends gallery and museum openings, concerts, events/parties and is involved in Berlin's cultural… Continue

The next few months are going to be very exciting at Hand Held with an fantastic calendar of exhibitions lined up , many of them book arts exhibitions by Melbourne based as well as interstate artists.



Opening May 6 is Paul Compton's 'Houses of Blood and Rapture' a collection of pop-ups, fold-outs, zines and prints exploring Australian haunted houses (until May 29).



In June the much anticipated… Continue

It's with great pleasure that I announce we launched the new quarterly publication, the Australian Book Arts Journal, at the Mackay conference, Focus on Artists Books V, and that the support at having an all Australian journal for showcasing the work of many talented artists is here! There's been great interest in the current selection of articles and the comments have been more than favourable!

ABAJ is about you so take…

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Good morning everbody,



the japanese tea master Takendo made an exam for the student Joo. Joo had to clean the garden full of foliage. Joo raked so long till the ground was perfekt clean. Then he looked at the garden and then he gave a shake to an bough so that some foliage falled down. Joo passed the exam with distinction.

Thats my work these days with "The van Eycks and their followeres", Regenerator-Project for UWE and Sarah Bodman.…











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I am planning an essay for the UK Whittington Press's journal Matrix on Private Presses in Australia in the 21st century, building on the work of Geoffrey Farmer to give an account of private press activity after 2000. If you are currently operating a press or know of one that is or was recently in operation please let me know. I have yet to decide where to draw the line as regards presses that produce Artist's Books but am unlikely to…

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A review of the Kuranda Arts Cooperative Ltd (KACL) group exhibition 'Tablelands, Perimeters and Parameters' can be seen in Australia's Art Monthly magazine (April 2010 Issue).

One of my artistbook images Euca (section flat detail) has been selected and published in this review article.…

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Doverodde Book Arts Festival ll

Artists’ books book objects hand bound books

Festival: Friday-Sunday 14-16 May, 10 - 17 each day

Official opening: 14/5 1pm - D.Phil Else Marie Bukdahl

Exhibition - theme: ⌘ place of interest -… Continue