Events in the area and beyond

Eilandarts Center moves to Merchantville

On April 15, Eilandarts Center will open at its new location at 21 Centre St., Merchantville, NJ 08109.

The Center offers courses and workshops in book arts, bookbinding, and other arts.

Details:  www.eilandarts.com.

"Text out of Context" Exhibit, Central Booking, NY

Sponsored by Central Booking and curated by Maddy Rosenberg and Hallie Cohen, this exhibit explores words "within a visual context... in this exhibition books are off the shelf, on the wall, moveable, transformative and surprising again."

Information:

March 18 –April 11, 2013

Opening reception: March 21, 6-8pm

Marymount Manhattan College 

Hewitt Gallery

221 E. 71st Street

NY, NY 10021

Hours: Monday- Sunday, 9am – 9 pm

Details: www.centralbookingnyc.com

Open Book 2013 experimental book workshop

This ten-day intensive workshop is intended "to encourage participants to explore unconventional forms that books may take and to create an artwork/designed object that challenges ideas of what books can be."

Information:

August 10-18, 2013

Deadline for application: April 30, 2013

Parsons Center

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Details:

http://openbookworkshop.com/