Guild of Book Workers Call for Papers, 3/22

Call for Papers: Guild of Book Workers Journal 2010 issue*

The *Guild of Book Workers Journa*l is now accepting papers, articles,
essays and proposals for photo galleries for our 2010 issue. We welcome
submissions addressing any of the fields represented by the Guild’s
membership, including but not limited to:

- Bookbinding (Descriptions of techniques and how-to articles; discussions
of particular structures, both old and new)
- Conservation (treatment techniques, what does or does not work, noteworthy
programs, history)
- Artists' Books (innovative structures, examinations of an artist’s body of
work)
- Book art techniques (calligraphy, marbling, paper-making, printing)
- History (little-known events, figures, or movements; new findings about a
period or particular development in the history of the book and book arts)
- Profiles (interviews with book artists, practitioners, conservators,
collectors)
- Print “exhibitions” presenting selections from a collection, an
exhibition, or an individual’s body of work (if accompanied by a profile of
that individual).

In its new format, all submissions to the Journal will be peer-reviewed.
Authors of accepted pieces will be expected to format their manuscript and
image files according to our style guidelines, available upon request or
online at http://www.guildofbookworkers.org/resources/journal/journal.php.

Send queries and electronic submissions (.rtf, .doc or .pdf formats with
low-resolution image files) to
journal@guildofbookworkers.org

<journal@guildofbookworkers.allmail.net>.

*Deadline for submissions: Monday, March 22, 2010*

ARTBOUND, 3/12

ARTBOUND: First Annual Juried Student Book Arts Competition at the University of Florida Libraries

Call for Entries:

Students (graduate or undergraduate) making books in book arts and/or fine arts programs across the United States are invited to participate in ARTBOUND by submitting work to a juried artists' book exhibition and permanent collection at The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries!

Entrants are to submit handmade, artists' books printed in edition. Books printed with letterpress, intaglio, inkjet, and/or screenprint techniques will be considered. We will also consider one-of-a-kind handmade books created in other mediums. We are looking for high quality, original work.

Books selected by the jurors will be purchased for the qualifying award amount, exhibited during the ARTBOUND exhibition, and permanently added to the University of Florida Smathers Libraries' Special Collections in Book Arts.

Students whose work is selected will be required to provide proof of enrollment. All entries must be original work completed by a book arts student (graduate or undergraduate) enrolled between Fall 2008 and Spring 2010.

Postmark deadline for submissions: March 12, 2010

For further details and to download an entry form go to:
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/
Scroll down the page to find the ARTBOUND icon and link to the entry form.

Illustrated Accordian, 3/26

“The Illustrated Accordion” Call for Entries

The Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (KBAC) announces a call to artists for the non-juried exhibition “The Illustrated Accordion,” which will be held in the KBAC Gallery, April 2–30, 2010. Open to all emerging and established artists, this 2^nd annual exhibition focuses on books created in the accordion form. All media, variations, and interpretations of this style of book will be accepted and included in the exhibition. There is no charge to participate.

Artists are limited to one entry for the exhibit. Books must be received by Friday, March 26 at 5:00 p.m. Books should be hand delivered or mailed in a padded envelope to the KBAC.

Kalamazoo Book Arts Center

326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite 103A

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Include another self-addressed envelope of equal size, affixed with adequate postage, for return of work after the exhibit. Books without envelopes and sufficient postage may not be returned.

All books must be ready for display on a sculpture stand, or hung from the wall (please include hardware and hanging instructions, if necessary.) Although care will be taken in the handling and display of the work, the KBAC is not responsible for loss, damage, or theft of the books during transit and exhibition. The KBAC reserves the right to reproduce images of submitted work for publicity purposes. A 20% commission will be charged for all sales made through the KBAC Gallery.

The opening for the exhibition will be April 2, from 6:00–9:00 p.m., in conjunction with Art Hop, and our 5^th Annual Edible Book Festival. Works will be returned by mail, or available for pick up, after April 30.

San Diego Book Arts Show, 3/7

San Diego Book Arts is hosting its third National Juried Exhibition May 29-July 18, 2010. Submission deadline is March 7, 2010 and is open to anyone residing in the United States. The opening reception in Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 2 - 4 PM at UC San Diego Geisel Library, Special Collections. The juror is Kitty Maryatt, Assistant Professor of Art at Scripps College and Director of the Scripps College Press. She is also principal owner of Two Hands Press. For an entry form go to www.sandiegobookarts.org/JuriedShowEntry.aspx.

Grolier Club, 3/5

The 2009 Grolier Club Library Fellowship

New York, December 10, 2009.

The Grolier Club Library is pleased to announce its seventh annual
fellowship offering in the history of the book. Awards of up to $2,500 are
available for research in the Library's areas of strength, with emphasis on
the book arts, antiquarian bookselling, and the private collecting of books
and prints. Fellowship awards may be used to pay for travel, housing, and
other expenses. A minimum research stay of two weeks is required, and
fellows are expected to present a seminar or lecture at the Grolier Club,
and submit a written report.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Members of the Grolier Club are not eligible, nor are students enrolled in
undergraduate degree programs, but all other interested persons are
encouraged to apply. There is no application form. Applicants should submit
a curriculum vitae and a proposal, not to exceed 750 words, stating
necessary length of residence, historical materials to be used, relevance of
the Grolier Club Library collections to the project, a proposed budget, and
two letters of recommendation. More information on the Library and its
holdings can be found at www.grolierclub.org.

The deadline for applications and letters of support is March 5, 2010, and
announcement of awards will be made in early May, 2010. Research terms can
take place any time between June 1, 2010 and May 30, 2011, but please note
that the Club is closed for the month of August.

Applications should be sent to The Fellowship Committee, The Grolier Club,
47 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022, or via e-mail to
ejh@grolierclub.org.

ADC awards

ENTRY DEADLINES:
JANUARY 22, 2010 DESIGN
JANUARY 29, 2010 INTERACTIVE
FEBRUARY 5, 2010 ADVERTISING
FEBRUARY 26, 2010 ADC HYBRID /
ADC DESIGN SPHERE
JANUARY 29, 2010 STUDENT

FIND OUT MORE HERE!

Inventive Structures, 2/19

Creative Arts Workshop, a community fine arts and crafts school in New Haven CT is pleased to announce a call for entry for Inventive Structures: Books Beyond the Codex, May 14 - June 25, 2010. The show will be juried by Hedi Kyle. Dead line for CD entries is February 19, 2010. For the complete on line prospectus, go to www.creativeartsworkshop.org or contact Tricia Baum at 203-562-4927 for more information.

Abecedary, 2/18

Abecedary - an invitational exhibit of Abecedaries (book arranged in alphabetical order). This exhibit is curated by gallery director Alicia Bailey and, while there is not a jury fee, accepted artists pay a $10 exhibition fee per book. Deadline to submit images is February 28. Exhibit dates May 19 - June 20.

Full prospectuses are available at www.abecedariangallery.com, click on the opportunities for artists link.

Artists Book Cornucopia, 1/20/10

Artists' Book Cornucopia is a juried show ($25 jury fee for up to two works) with cash and purchase awards. Juried by Michael Levine-Clark, special collections librarian at University of Denver. All artists' books (except altered books) are eligible for entry Exhibit dates April 1 - May 6, deadline to enter January 20.

Full prospectuses are available at www.abecedariangallery.com, click on the opportunities for artists link.