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This is my first show to focus primarily on artist's books. They are one-of-a-kind concertina books which open vertically to reveal the Tall Tales which give the exhibition its name.

Deborah Klein

TALL TALES

Exhibition launch: 6 - 8 pm, Thursday, 13 June…

Now in its fourth edition, the Sheffield Artists Book Prize not only offers prizes to the winning art work but also gives give an opportunity for all entrants to have their entries displayed in an unique way. Rather than being stuck in a gallery, the exhibition gives visitors a chance to actually engage with the art and think about Book Art more as a whole.

It is also important to us that as well as engaging with the local art community here in Sheffield, we want to explore…

I need some feedback on this site from our members - can you describe for me what benefits you see from Artist Books 3.0 and why you think it is worth being part of this online community?

All the best,

-Robert-

The State Library of Queensland has just posted commentaries that Vicky and I have done on the artists' book 'Monologues', a book of mezzotints by Graeme Peebles and a text by Gottfried Benn.

It is a great opportunity to engage in a commentary about a significant work held by the SLQ that is available for online viewing. SEE link below...

a href="http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/ala/" target="_blank">http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/ala/>

Come and join us for the launch of Codex Australia on Tuesday August 7th at 6pm in the Leigh Scott Room, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne.

CODEX Australia Incorporated is a non-profit organisation dedicated to preserve and promote the handmade book as a work of art in the broadest possible context and to bring to public recognition the artists, the craftsmanship, the achievements, and the rich history of the civilisation of the book in Australia.

RSVP…

The Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition is seeking an additional 12 artists' book makers for its project, An Inventory of Al-Mutanabbi Street. We are seeking the very best people that we can find who will provide us with artists' book responses to the 2007 car bombing of al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad. We have an extensive exhibition schedule that will start in 2013, one that includes the U.S., the UK., Europe, Australia, and Cairo, Egypt. This call will run from July 1st - July 30th, 2012. We…

This is a great post by Doug about the current exhibition Life's Journeys at Redland Art Gallery.

http://wotwedid.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/lifes-journey-artists-book-exhibition-redland-art-gallery/

Hello artist friends, near and far! We've received a number of inquiries about how people can submit work for The MCBA Prize 2012. Well, since The MCBA Prize is a biennial award, and we awarded it most recently in 2011, the next round will not be until 2013. We hope to release submission guidelines and accept submissions around December 2012 or January 2013. Work created between April 2011 and April 2013 will be eligible. So please stay tuned! :)

Almost two months after putting out a call for artists to participate in BookArtObject's Edition Four, only 16 of the original 100 book titles remain!  For those of you in the dark about what the heck is going on here, BookArtObject is using as a starting text Sarah Bodman'sbook "…

Yes, it's that time of year again folks... No, no, nothing to do with elderly men squeezing down chimneys, snowfall or reindeer with cold noses, but the time when BookArtObject slides gracefully into a new project! Building on the experience of Edition One (Rosemary Dobson's Learning Absences), Edition Two (Claire Beynon's Paper Wrestling) and Edition Three (Jeanette Winterson's Art & Lies), we're about to start…

I’m delighted to inform you all that the Limfjordscentret in Doverodde, Denmark will host the Doverodde Book Arts Festival IV & Symposium in 2012. As with the last three years, events will take place at the premises of the old merchants' complex, Doverodde, Hurup Thy, in scenic northern Jutland during the ‘Ascension Thursday’ holiday weekend (May 18th-20th).

Also as previously there will be a Festival weekend full of events and amazing book art. There will be…

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is actively seeking new Artist's Books for consignment in its retail store.



MCBA has several large events planned for the months ahead including October's Evening of Fine Wine and Fine Books, November's Book Arts Fest, and our December Winter Book Publication Party. These occasions draw collecting audiences and provide ample opportunities to showcase new work. At this time, we are particularly interested in artists' books but we will also accept…

Minnesota Center for Book Arts

DAY OF THE DEAD POSTCARD CONTEST - $250 PRIZE!



Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is sponsoring a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) postcard competition, with all entries to be displayed in its Lobby Gallery from September 16 to November 6, 2011. A $250 “best of show” prize will be awarded. Judging will be by MCBA’s staff.



The rules are simple:



1. Create a postcard using any media: collage, paint, drawing, printing, sewing,…

An Inventory Of Al-Mutanabbi Street - A Call To Book Artists - From Beau Beausoleil

Help us reach 200 artists by 1st September 2011!

On March 5th 2007, a car bomb was exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad. Al-Mutanabbi Street is in a mixed Shia-Sunni area. More than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded. Al-Mutanabbi Street, the…

The East Gippsland Art Gallery is currently preparing its second artist books award to be presented in August 2011.



Books…beyond words - evolution is looking for entries that explore the idea of books evolving beyond their conventional physical and conceptual boundaries.





Major Award $5,000

Innovation Award $1,000

People’s Choice Award $500



Entries close 5 April…

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…

On Saturday April 3, 2010, The Print Center in Philadelphia, PA will host OUTLOUD, an exhibition and performance of new work from regional and international artists committed to the form of the book. Curated by Katie Baldwin and Greg Pizzoli, OUTLOUD will feature performances by the following artists:…