Center for Book Arts

Founded in 1974, Center for Book Arts in the oldest non-profit dedicated to uplifting the art of the book through classes, exhibits, events, collecting, & more!

[Kinohi Nishikawa @kinohin]

BSA @BibSocAmer member William P. Stoneman has compiled a great list of bookish events around NYC that you can catch during #BibWeek #BibliographyWeek. From @center4bookarts to @SchomburgCenter, there’s a lot to take in. https://t.co/GJZbAUFhsg

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Itajime, the technique of folding and dyeing paper resulting in stunning geometric and visual patterns, dates back to the 17th century.
#paperdecoration #papertreatments #patterns
https://t.co/yGVFCvmk5Q

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Looking for a last minute gift for your sweetheart? Try enrolling in this short workshop for couples to make valentines together.

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The reduction woodcut technique is an economical way to produce an edition of multi-color prints on letterpress using only one block. Register in this workshop for printers of all levels to learn this magical image making technique.
https://t.co/mEgSHO3W9u
#letterpressclass

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#Suminagashi (translation: spilled or floating ink) is a style of marbling that originated in Japan by the year 1100. Pictured: paper sample by #SherylOppenheim
https://t.co/g1dResk2UA

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In the Unfolding Narratives class, learn how to generate text for your own artists' books using conceptual techniques including “text as image,” “text as narrative,” and “text as lyrical expression.” https://t.co/YO2I7MrmbX

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Similar to low-relief collagraph, PRESSURE PRINTING is an alternative image-making technique that uses flexible plates on letterpress. Unlike other letterpress plates, pressure printing plates stay clean because they lay behind the press sheet!
https://t.co/LIdtOofz0n

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Illegibility and artists' books. Shirin Salehi's new online workshop on 'The Illegible Book' explores the question of legibility in reading and how illegibility is used by artists.
https://t.co/VLwNL4qJnV

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What is the role of an artist? What role does an audience play for an artists' book? When is it good to break rules? Join @sheeprints for a new discussion seminar 'Making Meaning: Discussing Artistic Significance Through Book and Print'
https://t.co/bwTJXytt9w

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#FunFact: Prior to the discovery of synthetic blue and chemical dyes in the 19th century, indigo was the only viable source available for creating a lasting blue color.
Learn indigo dying for paper and fabric from @rhonda_khalifeh at Center for Book Arts.
https://t.co/O9WRJtAJM4

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Contemporary Leather Binding is being offered for the first time by #HadleyVogel! Register now before this incredible workshop fills up. Link in bio. #LeatherBookbinding

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Limited edition letterpress printed broadside by @surrealsermons of the poem Earworm available in CBA's bookshop. https://t.co/7K3aDJKAQx

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Last week to see 'Off-Register: Publishing Experiments by Women Artists in Latin America, 1960-90' #LatinAmericanArt

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Just a few minutes left to support Center for Book Arts on #GivingTuesday! Thank you for the love! https://t.co/QjMjPcHotC

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There's still time to help us at CBA reach our Giving Tuesday goal! If you support public book art studio space in NYC, support CBA here: https://t.co/QjMjPcHotC

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Have you enjoyed CBA's classes, exhibitions, or events this year? Please help support us in reaching our Giving Tuesday goal! Donate here: https://t.co/ilEUWLOghy

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Reminder that applications for the 2024 Book Art Research Fellowship close December 20th. This is a great opportunity to explore or start a research project about publishing, craft, book creation, zines, or artists' book history. Details here: https://t.co/XCBZunDMNF

[kelli anderson @kellianderson]

Riso animations--**before and after printing**-- from a class at Keegan and I taught online (and are teaching again here: https://t.co/QXxkUyh0qt

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Are you a researcher or scholar in art history, literature, book history, library science, or museum studies? Apply to the 2024 Book Art Research Fellowship by December 20th! Details are here: https://t.co/XCBZunDeY7