I would like to let you know that the MAK Vienna, in cooperation with
the MGLC Ljubljana and the UPM Prague, has recently launched the
EU-funded project "Artists' Books on Tour - Artist Competition and
Mobile Museum". In this project we offer artists a platform to share
their work in the field of artists' books within a unique pan-European
competition.
The submission period started December 1st, the application deadline is
May 2nd 2011. Please note that the competition is open to anyone living
and working in Europe.
We would very much appreciate the announcement and distribution of our
competition to anybody interested in the topic and eligible for the
contest.
For further information please visit our website www.abot.mak.at or our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/artistsbooksontour.
Thank you very much for your support!
Friday, December 31, 2010
MCBA, 4/8
Guidelines and entry information are now available for The 2011 MCBA Prize.
Visit http://www.mnbookarts.org/mcbaprize to submit your work.
The MCBA Prize is the first honor in the United States to recognize book art from across the field and around the world. The MCBA Prize celebrates the diversity of book art and encourages discussion rather than limiting recognition to one aspect of this vital field.
A jury of three distinguished leaders in the field of book arts will review all submissions, and narrow the field to five finalists. These five works will appear on display at Minnesota Center for Book Arts during Book Art Biennial 2011. From these five works, the jury will select the recipient of this year's MCBA Prize; the winner will be announced at a gala celebration on July 30, 2011.
AWARDS
Five (5) Finalists each receive a $500 cash award, free participation in the Book Art Biennial, and up to $750 travel and lodging stipend if the finalist chooses to attend the Biennial. (For international travel, additional support may be offered based on need and availability.)
From these five (5) Finalists, one (1) Winner will be selected to receive an additional $2,000 cash award (total $2,500). (All amounts in United States dollars.)
ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS
All artists who use the book format as their primary means of expression are eligible to apply. Accepted works may range from hand-printed fine press books, to inexpensive pamphlets, to one-of-a-kind sculptural works that reference the role of the book in
contemporary society. All techniques, approaches and methods of creative expression will be considered. Artists may submit multiple entries.
- Work must have been completed since August 1, 2009.
- Students are not eligible, nor is work completed as part of a
degree-granting program.
- MCBA staff and board members are not eligible.
- Collaborative works are eligible with the consent of all involved parties.
ENTRY FEE
$35.00 per entry.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES
Entries must be received no later than April 8, 2011 at 5pm (Central U.S. time zone). All submissions must be made electronically.
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY: http://www.mnbookarts.org/mcbaprize
The awarding of The MCBA Prize is an important component of MCBA's Book Art Biennial 2011, to be held July 30-31. Additional information and registration for the Biennial are available at http://www.mnbookarts.org/biennial.
Visit http://www.mnbookarts.org/mcbaprize to submit your work.
The MCBA Prize is the first honor in the United States to recognize book art from across the field and around the world. The MCBA Prize celebrates the diversity of book art and encourages discussion rather than limiting recognition to one aspect of this vital field.
A jury of three distinguished leaders in the field of book arts will review all submissions, and narrow the field to five finalists. These five works will appear on display at Minnesota Center for Book Arts during Book Art Biennial 2011. From these five works, the jury will select the recipient of this year's MCBA Prize; the winner will be announced at a gala celebration on July 30, 2011.
AWARDS
Five (5) Finalists each receive a $500 cash award, free participation in the Book Art Biennial, and up to $750 travel and lodging stipend if the finalist chooses to attend the Biennial. (For international travel, additional support may be offered based on need and availability.)
From these five (5) Finalists, one (1) Winner will be selected to receive an additional $2,000 cash award (total $2,500). (All amounts in United States dollars.)
ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS
All artists who use the book format as their primary means of expression are eligible to apply. Accepted works may range from hand-printed fine press books, to inexpensive pamphlets, to one-of-a-kind sculptural works that reference the role of the book in
contemporary society. All techniques, approaches and methods of creative expression will be considered. Artists may submit multiple entries.
- Work must have been completed since August 1, 2009.
- Students are not eligible, nor is work completed as part of a
degree-granting program.
- MCBA staff and board members are not eligible.
- Collaborative works are eligible with the consent of all involved parties.
ENTRY FEE
$35.00 per entry.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES
Entries must be received no later than April 8, 2011 at 5pm (Central U.S. time zone). All submissions must be made electronically.
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY: http://www.mnbookarts.org/mcbaprize
The awarding of The MCBA Prize is an important component of MCBA's Book Art Biennial 2011, to be held July 30-31. Additional information and registration for the Biennial are available at http://www.mnbookarts.org/biennial.
Artists' Book Cornucopia, 1/29/11
Artists' Book Cornucopia is an international juried exhibition of artists' books held at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado. Exhibit dates are April 15 - June 4, 2011. Entry deadline is January 29, 2010.
Eligible are any artist bookworks ther than SPOD (Self Published On Demand such as Lulu, Blurb and so forth). Books may be editioned or unique, sculptural or more traditionally bound, interactive or passive. Entry fees are $15 per book and are via digital upload. This year's juror is Brea Black, Special Collections Librarian at Topeka County Public Library.
Up to $1500 in purchase and exhibition awards. All entries are reviewed by Abecedarian Gallery director for possible inclusion in future invitational exhibitions and considered for consignment to gallery inventory.
A full prospectus can be downloaded here: http://abecedariangallery.com/assets/content_files/opportunities/opportunities.htm or can be requested via email.
Thanks to all for supporting Abecedarian Gallery's commitment to supporting and promoting contemporary artists' books.
Alicia Bailey - Director
Abecedarian Gallery
www.abecedariangallery.com
facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/abecedariangroup
exhibitions blog: http://abecedariangallery.wordpress.com/
Eligible are any artist bookworks ther than SPOD (Self Published On Demand such as Lulu, Blurb and so forth). Books may be editioned or unique, sculptural or more traditionally bound, interactive or passive. Entry fees are $15 per book and are via digital upload. This year's juror is Brea Black, Special Collections Librarian at Topeka County Public Library.
Up to $1500 in purchase and exhibition awards. All entries are reviewed by Abecedarian Gallery director for possible inclusion in future invitational exhibitions and considered for consignment to gallery inventory.
A full prospectus can be downloaded here: http://abecedariangallery.com/assets/content_files/opportunities/opportunities.htm or can be requested via email.
Thanks to all for supporting Abecedarian Gallery's commitment to supporting and promoting contemporary artists' books.
Alicia Bailey - Director
Abecedarian Gallery
www.abecedariangallery.com
facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/abecedariangroup
exhibitions blog: http://abecedariangallery.wordpress.com/
Sunday, December 12, 2010
good eats, 2/25
Good Eats: An Exhibit About Food"-Call for Entries
The Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (KBAC) announces a call to artists for the juried exhibition "Good Eats: An Exhibit About Food" which will be held in the KBAC Gallery, April 1-29, 2011.
From Dutch still-life paintings to Campbell Soup cans, our obsession with food is a readymade subject for art! Open to all emerging and established artists, this exhibition will feature two-dimensional works of art-fine prints, paintings, and collages-that incorporate food in their subject. There is no charge to participate.
Artists may submit two entries for consideration in the exhibit. Submissions must be sent as jpeg files via email to info@kalbookarts.org by February 25, 2011. Digital files must be limited to 72 dpi jpegs with a maximum pixel dimension of 1200 in either direction. Please submit artist's name, dimensions, media, email address, and phone number with emailed entry. The maximum dimension for framed work is 36" in either direction. KBAC Director Jeff Abshear and Studio Coordinator Katie Platte will choose the works for the exhibit. Artists will be informed of the decision by March 4, 2011.
This exhibit will share it's grand opening with our Sixth Annual Edible Book Festival on April Fools Day, 2011. This is one of our largest events and typically draws up to 500 people guaranteeing an excellent audience for the "Good Eats" opening. You can see details about this event on our website: www.kazoobookarts.com
Works selected for the show must arrive at the KBAC via mail or hand delivery by March 25, 2011. Work delivered late will not be included in the exhibit. All work must be framed and ready for hanging. Expenses for shipping and return of work are the responsibility of the artist. All work must be shipped in a reusable carton, and must include stamps or a personal check to cover return postage. Make checks payable to the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. Work without sufficient postage may not be returned. Ship selected work to:
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite 103A
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Although care will be taken in the handling and display of the work, the KBAC is not responsible for loss, damage, or theft 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 1, 2011 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Work will be returned by mail, or available for pick up, after April 29. Hand delivered work not picked up by May 31 become the property of the KBAC and may be disposed of at our discretion.
For more information please call the KBAC Gallery at 269-373-4938 or email info@kalbookarts.org.
The Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (KBAC) announces a call to artists for the juried exhibition "Good Eats: An Exhibit About Food" which will be held in the KBAC Gallery, April 1-29, 2011.
From Dutch still-life paintings to Campbell Soup cans, our obsession with food is a readymade subject for art! Open to all emerging and established artists, this exhibition will feature two-dimensional works of art-fine prints, paintings, and collages-that incorporate food in their subject. There is no charge to participate.
Artists may submit two entries for consideration in the exhibit. Submissions must be sent as jpeg files via email to info@kalbookarts.org by February 25, 2011. Digital files must be limited to 72 dpi jpegs with a maximum pixel dimension of 1200 in either direction. Please submit artist's name, dimensions, media, email address, and phone number with emailed entry. The maximum dimension for framed work is 36" in either direction. KBAC Director Jeff Abshear and Studio Coordinator Katie Platte will choose the works for the exhibit. Artists will be informed of the decision by March 4, 2011.
This exhibit will share it's grand opening with our Sixth Annual Edible Book Festival on April Fools Day, 2011. This is one of our largest events and typically draws up to 500 people guaranteeing an excellent audience for the "Good Eats" opening. You can see details about this event on our website: www.kazoobookarts.com
Works selected for the show must arrive at the KBAC via mail or hand delivery by March 25, 2011. Work delivered late will not be included in the exhibit. All work must be framed and ready for hanging. Expenses for shipping and return of work are the responsibility of the artist. All work must be shipped in a reusable carton, and must include stamps or a personal check to cover return postage. Make checks payable to the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. Work without sufficient postage may not be returned. Ship selected work to:
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite 103A
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Although care will be taken in the handling and display of the work, the KBAC is not responsible for loss, damage, or theft 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 1, 2011 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Work will be returned by mail, or available for pick up, after April 29. Hand delivered work not picked up by May 31 become the property of the KBAC and may be disposed of at our discretion.
For more information please call the KBAC Gallery at 269-373-4938 or email info@kalbookarts.org.
Monday, December 6, 2010
urban/urbane 1-15-10
A Reader's Art 11: URBAN/URBANE
Reader's Art is a survey show of artists books with a slightly different focus each year. Last year's iteration was the 10th Anniversary celebration and received phenomenal press coverage and attendance for the opening reception. You can see images most of the Reader's Art shows in the gallery archives.The theme for 2011 is URBAN/URBANE. Artists are invited to send up to 10 jpg's of artists books that speak to urban living, whether urbane and witty or down,dirty and gritty. As usual, the theme is a suggestion. You might think of it as a "thinking point." Send your artist's statement, resume and up to 10 images, jpg's only, of your best work by January 15, 2011. Email application is preferred.
The show runs through March and April 2011. for more information on how to apply, please got to www.susanhenselgallery.com and click on "call for art."
Susan Hensel Design,LLC
www.susanhenselgallery.com
www.susanhenseldesign.com
3441 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612 722-2324
Reader's Art is a survey show of artists books with a slightly different focus each year. Last year's iteration was the 10th Anniversary celebration and received phenomenal press coverage and attendance for the opening reception. You can see images most of the Reader's Art shows in the gallery archives.The theme for 2011 is URBAN/URBANE. Artists are invited to send up to 10 jpg's of artists books that speak to urban living, whether urbane and witty or down,dirty and gritty. As usual, the theme is a suggestion. You might think of it as a "thinking point." Send your artist's statement, resume and up to 10 images, jpg's only, of your best work by January 15, 2011. Email application is preferred.
The show runs through March and April 2011. for more information on how to apply, please got to www.susanhenselgallery.com and click on "call for art."
Susan Hensel Design,LLC
www.susanhenselgallery.com
www.susanhenseldesign.com
3441 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612 722-2324
One Book, Many Interpretations, 1-17-11
One Book, Many Interpretations: Second Edition
Call for Entries
Inaugurated for Chicago Book Week in the fall of 2001, the One Book, One Chicago program is launched each spring and fall to cultivate a culture of reading in Chicago by bringing our diverse city together around one outstanding book.
In the fall of 2011, Chicago will celebrate ten years of the One Book, One Chicago program. To commemorate this occasion, the Chicago Public Library is asking bookbinders to interpret the ten most recent One Book, One Chicago selections through the art of binding. You are cordially invited to participate in the One Book, Many Interpretations: Second Edition exhibition. This exhibition will open in August 2011 at the Chicago Public Library’s Special Collections Exhibit Hall with a Winter Garden reception.
• The exhibit will be juried to include the top bindings created for each title (maximum 50 books total). Monetary prizes will be awarded for the best binding submitted for each One Book title.
• The Chicago Public Library wishes to have all One Book selections represented by artistic bindings in the exhibition. In order to accomplish this, you will be asked to rank the books in order of preference for binding. Each binder’s rankings as well as the date each official Intent to Enter form is received will be used to assign titles to binders.
• The first 100 binders to submit the Intent to Enter will also receive a reading copy of the assigned book with their registration packets. The binder may choose to bind this edition or select another edition of the same book.
Completed Intent forms must be received no later than January 17, 2011.
To receive an official Intent to Enter form, please send your name and mailing address to:
Lesa Dowd, Conservator
Special Collections and Preservation Division
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Email: ldowd@chipublib.org
Call for Entries
Inaugurated for Chicago Book Week in the fall of 2001, the One Book, One Chicago program is launched each spring and fall to cultivate a culture of reading in Chicago by bringing our diverse city together around one outstanding book.
In the fall of 2011, Chicago will celebrate ten years of the One Book, One Chicago program. To commemorate this occasion, the Chicago Public Library is asking bookbinders to interpret the ten most recent One Book, One Chicago selections through the art of binding. You are cordially invited to participate in the One Book, Many Interpretations: Second Edition exhibition. This exhibition will open in August 2011 at the Chicago Public Library’s Special Collections Exhibit Hall with a Winter Garden reception.
• The exhibit will be juried to include the top bindings created for each title (maximum 50 books total). Monetary prizes will be awarded for the best binding submitted for each One Book title.
• The Chicago Public Library wishes to have all One Book selections represented by artistic bindings in the exhibition. In order to accomplish this, you will be asked to rank the books in order of preference for binding. Each binder’s rankings as well as the date each official Intent to Enter form is received will be used to assign titles to binders.
• The first 100 binders to submit the Intent to Enter will also receive a reading copy of the assigned book with their registration packets. The binder may choose to bind this edition or select another edition of the same book.
Completed Intent forms must be received no later than January 17, 2011.
To receive an official Intent to Enter form, please send your name and mailing address to:
Lesa Dowd, Conservator
Special Collections and Preservation Division
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Email: ldowd@chipublib.org
Call for Paper 1/15/11
CALL FOR PAPERS--Deadline for submission January 15, 2011.
"The Art of the Book"
A one-day symposium sponsored by the Grace Slack McNeil Program for Studies in American Art at Wellesley College and the Office of Academic Programs at Historic Deerfield
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Location: Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts
In an age of Kindles, iBooks and internet services such as Google Books, electronic media challenges the very notion of the printed book. As useful as they are, electronic resources can neither replace the sensory engagement that comes with opening a book and viewing, reading, and turning its pages nor replicate the artistry and technical skill evident in a book's design, materials, printing, and binding. This one-day symposium aims to explore, and to celebrate, the materials, methods, and settings of books and the bookmakers' art.
We invite papers that will explore the workshops and presses, the bookbinders and booksellers, the readers, bibliophiles, and librarians who have made, traded in, and treasured books in New England and beyond. How have workshops and small presses contributed to the genre of the livre d'artiste established after WWII? What do homemade books such as scrapbooks, drawing books, and journals say about the experiences and aspirations of their makers and readers? How are illustrated books such as architectural and fashion design manuals, scientific and natural history books, children's books, comic books, and graphic novels designed to convey non-textual information? What was the physical experience of producing and distributing books? In short, how can we understand the material world of books from the perspective of their makers and users?
We invite papers that explore bookmaking from a variety of perspectives, considering the products not only of professional artists and trained artisans but also of students and hobbyists, worked in a variety of media. Topics that focus on New England are particularly welcome.
Please submit 250-word proposals and a two-page c.v. via electronic mail to Josh Lane lane@historic-deerfield.org and Martha McNamara mmcnamar@wellesley.edu. Proposals should be theoretical or analytical in nature rather than descriptive and should include the title of the paper and the presenter's name.
For further information, please contact Josh Lane (lane@historic-deerfield.org) or Martha McNamara (mmcnamar@wellesley.edu). The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2011.
"The Art of the Book"
A one-day symposium sponsored by the Grace Slack McNeil Program for Studies in American Art at Wellesley College and the Office of Academic Programs at Historic Deerfield
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Location: Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts
In an age of Kindles, iBooks and internet services such as Google Books, electronic media challenges the very notion of the printed book. As useful as they are, electronic resources can neither replace the sensory engagement that comes with opening a book and viewing, reading, and turning its pages nor replicate the artistry and technical skill evident in a book's design, materials, printing, and binding. This one-day symposium aims to explore, and to celebrate, the materials, methods, and settings of books and the bookmakers' art.
We invite papers that will explore the workshops and presses, the bookbinders and booksellers, the readers, bibliophiles, and librarians who have made, traded in, and treasured books in New England and beyond. How have workshops and small presses contributed to the genre of the livre d'artiste established after WWII? What do homemade books such as scrapbooks, drawing books, and journals say about the experiences and aspirations of their makers and readers? How are illustrated books such as architectural and fashion design manuals, scientific and natural history books, children's books, comic books, and graphic novels designed to convey non-textual information? What was the physical experience of producing and distributing books? In short, how can we understand the material world of books from the perspective of their makers and users?
We invite papers that explore bookmaking from a variety of perspectives, considering the products not only of professional artists and trained artisans but also of students and hobbyists, worked in a variety of media. Topics that focus on New England are particularly welcome.
Please submit 250-word proposals and a two-page c.v. via electronic mail to Josh Lane lane@historic-deerfield.org and Martha McNamara mmcnamar@wellesley.edu. Proposals should be theoretical or analytical in nature rather than descriptive and should include the title of the paper and the presenter's name.
For further information, please contact Josh Lane (lane@historic-deerfield.org) or Martha McNamara (mmcnamar@wellesley.edu). The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2011.
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