You're invited to our Annual Business meeting, Sunday, January 27, noon to 2 at Beth Curren’s home, 4525 Middleton Ln, Bethesda. Elections for open officer positions will be discussed, please check your email to read the letter from the Chair regarding elections, and RSVP directly to the chapter email address. While members in good standing are able … Continue reading Annual Business meeting, Sunday, January 27 2019
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
Spring workshop springs up! Animated Structures with Thomas Parker Williams, June 16
No actual springs are promised, but wait to see what pops up at Thomas Parker Williams' workshop next month. Volvelles! Sliding windows! Shannon, our new events coordinator, invited this maker of most interesting and unusual movable structures to teach, and what's more, found us a host in a brand new location (to us)! Sign-ups need … Continue reading Spring workshop springs up! Animated Structures with Thomas Parker Williams, June 16
Foreedge exhibition opens in Baltimore
Our friends at Book Arts Baltimore open another special exhibition this week, this time at Loyola Notre Dame Library! Information and registration is available via their Facebook group or direct Eventbrite posting for their opening on December 7, 5:30-7:30 pm. The chapter is looking into the possibility of a special tour for members in January.
Potomac Chapter Election is open!
Dear Members; Please take a moment to exercise your privilege of membership, and vote for the leadership of your Potomac chapter! A link was sent to your member email. Voting is open through the 8th of December. We look forward to celebrating our outgoing and incoming officers with you at our Holiday Party! Thank you, GBW … Continue reading Potomac Chapter Election is open!
[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
Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers 