Tag: talk

Upcoming webinars and classes 2024

These short or multipart courses are open to all registrants through allied organizations. Check them out! On Saturday, October 19, from 1:00- 2:00, Paige Billin-Frye will be giving a talk about hand bookbinding and will be showing several of her hand bound works at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial DC Public Library in the LABS maker space. You can attend either in … Continue reading Upcoming webinars and classes 2024

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

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.

Luigi Castiglione – Reception and Happy Hour Lecture, Oct. 28

The Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers invites members [ETA: and their guests !] to a Reception and Happy Hour Lecture with Luigi Castiglione at the Folger Library on Friday, October 28th. Details are found to the left in the Google calendar (and can be added to your own Google or ics calendar!). … Continue reading Luigi Castiglione – Reception and Happy Hour Lecture, Oct. 28

Book, Print, and Paper Gathering @ Pyramid Atlantic

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in their new location will be hosting a Book, Print, and Paper Gathering in their new location, featuring presentations from: The Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers American Printing History Association, Chesapeake Chapter Washington Rare Book Group Corcoran Book Arts Handpapermaking 4318 Gallatin Street. Hyattsville, MD 20781 October 6, 2016, … Continue reading Book, Print, and Paper Gathering @ Pyramid Atlantic

Sept. 22: DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous feat. Matt Shlian

D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) is a monthly discussion forum on art science projects providing a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and fostering interdisciplinary networking. This month, DASER explores the theme of SciArt Research, including the presentation The Future of Paper Engineering or Saving the World with Folding by Matthew Shlian, Artist, Paper Engineer, … Continue reading Sept. 22: DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous feat. Matt Shlian

Emily Martin illustrated lecture, June 9

Emily Martin, who is presenting a workshop for the chapter next weekend, will be giving an illustrated talk at the Library of Congress on June 9 2016. Sculptural Books: Finding My Way to Shakespeare, will focus on her recent work using Shakespeare’s tragedies as source material. Rosenwald Room, LJ 205 of the Jefferson Building, 2nd Floor. Download the flyer.

An evening with Yuri Long, photographer, book artist and Librarian of the National Gallery of Art (but at PyAtl!)

Please join us for a talk by Yuri Long on developing photobooks.  Yuri will present several approaches to printing photographs for books. He will first share his method for printing at home with an inkjet printer for simple hand made books. Then he will identify a few online photobook printing services, and finally provide some … Continue reading An evening with Yuri Long, photographer, book artist and Librarian of the National Gallery of Art (but at PyAtl!)