Category: Events

Bookbinding demo at Middletown Heritage Festival 9/25/21

Potomac Chapter member Tawn O’Connor will have a table with a bookbinding demonstration at Middletown’s Heritage Day celebration this Saturday, September 25. Middletown, a small town in western Maryland, was founded in 1767. The festival features a parade down Main Street, local vendors and entertainers, and a Civil War encampment. Tawn will be happy to … Continue reading Bookbinding demo at Middletown Heritage Festival 9/25/21

3rd Annual Paper, Print and Book Gathering 10/10/19

Our good friends at Pyramid Atlantic are hosting their annual mingle of book and paper minded folks - please take note of the invitation below to come meet representatives of our organization and more! [Update as of 10/3:] A couple of minor changes: The art on display in the gallery will be by Imar Hutchins, featured … Continue reading 3rd Annual Paper, Print and Book Gathering 10/10/19

Bound to Amaze: Gallery talks! Nov 7 & 14

Bound to Amaze: Inside a Book-Collecting Career is on view until November 25 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C. This exhibition celebrates the vision of Krystyna Wasserman, curator emerita, who assembled NMWA’s collection of more than 1,000 artists’ books over a thirty-year period. Look for a … Continue reading Bound to Amaze: Gallery talks! Nov 7 & 14

Paper, Print and Book Gathering, Nov 1

Time has come round again for this wonderful event hosted by our friends at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center!  From their invitation: ………. Welcome back to another enjoyable evening of food, drink, and networking with likeminded folks. Join this gathering of artisans, book lovers, type geeks, etc., for an evening of fun located in the gallery … Continue reading Paper, Print and Book Gathering, Nov 1

[Cancelled!]Colette Fu Pop-up Workshop pops up!

(ok, so we planned it a little while ago, but it's right around the corner Nov. 4-5, with a talk on the 3rd.) THE TALK HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CANCELLED. THE WORKSHOP GOES ON!! IS ALSO CANCELLED. Please pop over here to the Workshops page under Learning Opportunities page for more info...https://gbwpotomacchapter.wordpress.com/workshops/ 

Print-O-Rama @ National Museum of American History, July 28 & 29, 1-4 pm

Stop the presses! Actually, no, get them started! Late-breaking news yesterday brought us an alert of the following book & family-friendly activity tomorrow and Saturday at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.  (Add it to your event-calendar here!, or from our GBW Potomac Google calendar) Print-O-Rama is an attempt at bringing the history of printing … Continue reading Print-O-Rama @ National Museum of American History, July 28 & 29, 1-4 pm

Curator’s Tour: Off the Shelf: June 4, 2 pm

UPDATE: The tour is to start at 2 pm on Sunday, June 4. Please enter at the East Zamoiski Entrance, with the neon Baltimore Museum of Art sign. Morgan Dowty of the department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs will meet us in the lobby. ---- We have arranged for a Curator's tour of Off the Shelf: Modern … Continue reading Curator’s Tour: Off the Shelf: June 4, 2 pm

Integrated: Korean Clay and Paper Heritage in Contemporary American Art

Hanji and book artist Aimee Lee, among other artists, speaks at exhibition opening this week at the Korean Cultural Center in DC. The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. and Director Myeongsun Park proudly present Integrated: Korean Clay and Paper Heritage in Contemporary American Art, a new exhibition of paper and ceramic works by six American … Continue reading Integrated: Korean Clay and Paper Heritage in Contemporary American Art

Artist talk – The Amazing Race: The Atlantic Slave Trade Through the Pages of Book Art by Martha Edgerton, March 11.

In the form of traditional and contemporary bookmaking, box making and paper crafting, this exhibition chronicles certain aspects of the transatlantic slave trade experience from its beginnings in Africa to its early years in the Americas. It serves as both a contemporary art display and as an educational tool. The exhibit will be open to the … Continue reading Artist talk – The Amazing Race: The Atlantic Slave Trade Through the Pages of Book Art by Martha Edgerton, March 11.