This year's White House Christmas card is a pop-up!
http://www.today.com/holidayguide/white-house-christmas-card-stars-dogs-bo-sunny-2D11718786
Please note, Colette Fu, Carol Barton, and all other moveable book fans!
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
Full Tilt Classes with Susan Mills, NYC
Fall bookbinding classes at Full Tilt in New York City:
Dates
- Oct 20 10-4
- Oct 26 10-1
- Oct 27 10-1
- Nov 3 10-1
- Vellum Ledger with Tackets
- Phase Box with Mylar Spine
- Cross Structure Book Variation
- Adjustable/Collapsible Book Cradle
Register for individual classes or for the series.
Information and registration
http://bookbindingclasses.blogspot.comLocation
University Settlement
273 Bowery
New York City
Purgatory Pie Press Events
Tuesday, Oct 15 | 7pm
book signing and hands-on event
Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg PA
book signing and hands-on event
Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg PA
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Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013
Purgatory Pie Press will be the speakers at the annual
Friends of the Library event
Friends of the Library event
Academy Room, Shadek-Fackenthal Library
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster PA
Refreshments 4:15 p.m.
Talk & Book Signing 4:45 p.m.
& hands-on Instant Book workshop
More information:
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster PA
Refreshments 4:15 p.m.
Talk & Book Signing 4:45 p.m.
& hands-on Instant Book workshop
More information:
Christopher Raab, 717-358-4225
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For details and other events:
www.purgatorypiepress.com
Monday, September 23, 2013
Two Open Positions at the Grolier Club
The Grolier Club of New York, America’s oldest and largest society of
enthusiasts in printing and the graphic arts, is seeking two talented,
motivated, enthusiastic, self-directed, and detail-oriented administrative
professionals to coordinate the Club’s distinguished 130-year-old series of
publications, and exhibitions.
Since its founding the Grolier Club has published over five hundred books
and exhibition catalogues—some of them now the standard references in their
fields—on such subjects as photography, William Blake, Mayan writing,
Albrecht Dürer’s alphabet book, and the well-known “Grolier hundred”
selections in literature, science, and medicine. Many of the publications
have been printed and designed by the leading book artists and typographers
of the past and present, including Theodore Low De Vinne, D. B. Updike,
Bruce Rogers, Stanley Morison, Joseph Blumenthal, the Mardersteigs, and
Jerry Kelly.
Duties & Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director, the Publications Manager will
• Oversee the daily operations of a program producing seven to ten
titles a year, including checklists, catalogues, monographs, and periodicals
• Lead initiatives in the design and implementation of digital
applications pertaining to the Club’s publications and communications,
including acting as webmaster for the Club’s website
• Communicate with Grolier Club member curators and others about
publications relating to Club exhibitions and other activities, enforcing
deadlines and maintaining form and content standards
• Edit for press those publications bearing the Grolier Club imprint
• Act as liaison to contributors, authors and others involved in the
editorial process of non-Club publications
• Communicate with the Club’s distributor about inventory and
marketing of Grolier Club publications to non-members
• Oversee the Administrative Assistant in fulfilling publications
orders from Grolier Club members
• Act as primary staff liaison to the Grolier Club Committee on
Publications, assisting the chair of that committee with the preparation of
monthly and annual reports, among other duties
• Serve as chief editor of the annual Gazette of the Grolier Club, and
the annual Club “Yearbook,” soliciting contributions, evaluating and editing
submissions, and overseeing production
Qualifications
• Advanced degree in a relevant area of the humanities, or equivalent
experience
• 3-5 years of related print and web editing experience, ideally in an
academic or scholarly environment
• Excellent writing and organizational skills
• Proven negotiation and project management skills
• Demonstrated experience using standard computer word processing and
design programs, and web editing tools
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in a time-sensitive environment with
multiple and conflicting priorities
A background in bibliography and/or book history is desirable.
Salary from $65,000, depending on experience. Compensation package includes
15 days paid vacation, retirement plan through TIAA/CREF, and comprehensive
health/dental care.
Send résumé, cover letter, and the names of three references to:
Publications Manager Search Committee
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
Email applications (to gcpubmgr@gmail.com) are preferred. Applications
received prior to October 15 will be given first consideration.
More information on the Grolier Club and its programs can be found on our
website: www.grolierclub.org.
The Club was one of the first organizations in America to treat books and
prints as objects worthy of display, and since 1884 the Club has mounted
more than eight hundred exhibitions on topics ranging from Blake to Kipling,
from chess to murder mysteries, from Japanese prints to Art Nouveau posters.
Reporting to the Director, and in consultation with the Committees on Public
Exhibitions and Members’ Exhibitions, the Exhibitions Manager administers
all aspects of the Grolier Club’s programs of public exhibitions (four
annually) and members’ exhibitions (five annually), including registration,
preparation/setup, and PR.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Registration, including requesting loans from other libraries or
individuals for public exhibitions; all correspondence related to the loan
of material; processing of loan, insurance and transportation forms.
• Preparation and support, including maintaining and coordinating
calendars for the Public Exhibitions and Members’ Exhibitions programs;
advising curators on exhibition procedures and design; assisting in the
editing and revising of catalogue texts and exhibition label copy;
supervising and participating in exhibition set-up; maintaining supplies of
exhibit materials; creating and maintaining guidelines and standards for
curators of Grolier Club exhibitions.
• Public Relations, which includes working with the Club’s PR
consultant in the creation and/or editing of printed and online press
releases; and development of public relations strategies. Duties in this
area also include maintaining mailing and press contact lists; assembling
and distributing press packets; maintaining and sending updates to email
distribution lists; updating the exhibitions pages of the Grolier Club
website, and posting to the Club’s Facebook page and other social media as
appropriate.
This position supervises one part-time conservator on an as-needed basis,
and oversees a corps of member volunteers in all aspects of exhibition
setup.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the humanities.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the preparation, mounting, and
promotion of exhibitions of rare materials, in an academic or scholarly
environment.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills.
• Proven negotiation and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience using standard computer word processing, web
editing, and design tools.
• Experience in the creation of online exhibitions.
• Ability to work independently in a time-sensitive environment with
multiple and conflicting priorities.
A background in bibliography and/or book history is desirable.
Salary from $65,000, depending on experience. Compensation package includes
15 days paid vacation, retirement plan through TIAA/CREF, and comprehensive
health/dental care.
Send résumé, cover letter, and the names of three references to:
Exhibitions Manager Search Committee
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
Email applications (to gcexhibitionsmgr@gmail.com) are preferred.
Applications received prior to October 15 will be given first consideration.
More information on the Grolier Club and its programs can be found on our
website: www.grolierclub.org.
Eric Holzenberg
Director
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
phone: 212/838-6690 ext. 1
fax: 212/838-2445
e-mail: ejh@grolierclub.org
website: www.grolierclub.org
enthusiasts in printing and the graphic arts, is seeking two talented,
motivated, enthusiastic, self-directed, and detail-oriented administrative
professionals to coordinate the Club’s distinguished 130-year-old series of
publications, and exhibitions.
1. GROLIER CLUB PUBLICATIONS MANAGER: SEARCH REOPENED
Since its founding the Grolier Club has published over five hundred books
and exhibition catalogues—some of them now the standard references in their
fields—on such subjects as photography, William Blake, Mayan writing,
Albrecht Dürer’s alphabet book, and the well-known “Grolier hundred”
selections in literature, science, and medicine. Many of the publications
have been printed and designed by the leading book artists and typographers
of the past and present, including Theodore Low De Vinne, D. B. Updike,
Bruce Rogers, Stanley Morison, Joseph Blumenthal, the Mardersteigs, and
Jerry Kelly.
Duties & Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director, the Publications Manager will
• Oversee the daily operations of a program producing seven to ten
titles a year, including checklists, catalogues, monographs, and periodicals
• Lead initiatives in the design and implementation of digital
applications pertaining to the Club’s publications and communications,
including acting as webmaster for the Club’s website
• Communicate with Grolier Club member curators and others about
publications relating to Club exhibitions and other activities, enforcing
deadlines and maintaining form and content standards
• Edit for press those publications bearing the Grolier Club imprint
• Act as liaison to contributors, authors and others involved in the
editorial process of non-Club publications
• Communicate with the Club’s distributor about inventory and
marketing of Grolier Club publications to non-members
• Oversee the Administrative Assistant in fulfilling publications
orders from Grolier Club members
• Act as primary staff liaison to the Grolier Club Committee on
Publications, assisting the chair of that committee with the preparation of
monthly and annual reports, among other duties
• Serve as chief editor of the annual Gazette of the Grolier Club, and
the annual Club “Yearbook,” soliciting contributions, evaluating and editing
submissions, and overseeing production
Qualifications
• Advanced degree in a relevant area of the humanities, or equivalent
experience
• 3-5 years of related print and web editing experience, ideally in an
academic or scholarly environment
• Excellent writing and organizational skills
• Proven negotiation and project management skills
• Demonstrated experience using standard computer word processing and
design programs, and web editing tools
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in a time-sensitive environment with
multiple and conflicting priorities
A background in bibliography and/or book history is desirable.
Salary from $65,000, depending on experience. Compensation package includes
15 days paid vacation, retirement plan through TIAA/CREF, and comprehensive
health/dental care.
Send résumé, cover letter, and the names of three references to:
Publications Manager Search Committee
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
Email applications (to gcpubmgr@gmail.com) are preferred. Applications
received prior to October 15 will be given first consideration.
More information on the Grolier Club and its programs can be found on our
website: www.grolierclub.org.
2. GROLIER CLUB EXHIBITIONS MANAGER
The Club was one of the first organizations in America to treat books and
prints as objects worthy of display, and since 1884 the Club has mounted
more than eight hundred exhibitions on topics ranging from Blake to Kipling,
from chess to murder mysteries, from Japanese prints to Art Nouveau posters.
Reporting to the Director, and in consultation with the Committees on Public
Exhibitions and Members’ Exhibitions, the Exhibitions Manager administers
all aspects of the Grolier Club’s programs of public exhibitions (four
annually) and members’ exhibitions (five annually), including registration,
preparation/setup, and PR.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Registration, including requesting loans from other libraries or
individuals for public exhibitions; all correspondence related to the loan
of material; processing of loan, insurance and transportation forms.
• Preparation and support, including maintaining and coordinating
calendars for the Public Exhibitions and Members’ Exhibitions programs;
advising curators on exhibition procedures and design; assisting in the
editing and revising of catalogue texts and exhibition label copy;
supervising and participating in exhibition set-up; maintaining supplies of
exhibit materials; creating and maintaining guidelines and standards for
curators of Grolier Club exhibitions.
• Public Relations, which includes working with the Club’s PR
consultant in the creation and/or editing of printed and online press
releases; and development of public relations strategies. Duties in this
area also include maintaining mailing and press contact lists; assembling
and distributing press packets; maintaining and sending updates to email
distribution lists; updating the exhibitions pages of the Grolier Club
website, and posting to the Club’s Facebook page and other social media as
appropriate.
This position supervises one part-time conservator on an as-needed basis,
and oversees a corps of member volunteers in all aspects of exhibition
setup.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the humanities.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the preparation, mounting, and
promotion of exhibitions of rare materials, in an academic or scholarly
environment.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills.
• Proven negotiation and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience using standard computer word processing, web
editing, and design tools.
• Experience in the creation of online exhibitions.
• Ability to work independently in a time-sensitive environment with
multiple and conflicting priorities.
A background in bibliography and/or book history is desirable.
Salary from $65,000, depending on experience. Compensation package includes
15 days paid vacation, retirement plan through TIAA/CREF, and comprehensive
health/dental care.
Send résumé, cover letter, and the names of three references to:
Exhibitions Manager Search Committee
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
Email applications (to gcexhibitionsmgr@gmail.com) are preferred.
Applications received prior to October 15 will be given first consideration.
More information on the Grolier Club and its programs can be found on our
website: www.grolierclub.org.
Eric Holzenberg
Director
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
phone: 212/838-6690 ext. 1
fax: 212/838-2445
e-mail: ejh@grolierclub.org
website: www.grolierclub.org
Monday, August 12, 2013
Philadelphia Center for the Book Special Call for Entries: Bibliophiladelphia
What have you been up to lately? Show everyone what you've got!
Philadelphia Center for the Book is seeking member artists to participate in
Members are invited to submit new work to represent the impressive quality and variety of art that comes from PCB’s member artists. Applicants are encouraged to submit up to
three books, prints, or any other form of art. All work must be ready to hang or display.
The exhibition will be on display on the second floor in the cases and on the walls outside the Art and Print and Pictures Departments. The display cases are 56” wide, 26” deep, and 6” high.
While submissions are open only to members of Philadelphia Center for the Book, anyone may become a member upon submission. There is no fee to submit.
Bibliophiladelphia, an exhibition at the Parkway Central Library of the Free Library of
Philadelphia. This exhibition will take place from November 4, 2013 – January 3, 2014.
This show will coincide with Book Paper Scissors on November 23rd, our annual book
sale at the FLP.
Details
Members are invited to submit new work to represent the impressive quality and variety of art that comes from PCB’s member artists. Applicants are encouraged to submit up to
three books, prints, or any other form of art. All work must be ready to hang or display.
The exhibition will be on display on the second floor in the cases and on the walls outside the Art and Print and Pictures Departments. The display cases are 56” wide, 26” deep, and 6” high.
While submissions are open only to members of Philadelphia Center for the Book, anyone may become a member upon submission. There is no fee to submit.
Submission Requirements
Submissions must include the following and should be mailed to Philadelphia Center forthe Book or emailed to exhibitions@philadelphiacenterforthebook.org.
Application form:
philadelphiacenterforthebook.org/Bibliophiladelphia-Call-for-Entries.pdf
Images of each submitted piece (up to 3 entries per member)
CV/ résumé
Membership form and check, if applicable
Important Dates
Submissions due: September 20, 2013
Selection notification via email: October 4, 2013
Art Due: October 25, 2013 by mail, or November 2, 2013 by hand delivery
Show opens: November 4, 2013
Opening Reception: November 7, 2013
Show closes: January 3, 2014
Questions?
exhibitions@philadelphiacenterforthebook.orgThursday, July 18, 2013
Call for Submissions: 4th Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize and Exhibition
Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize
From the administrator of the Prize:
The Prize is now in its fourth edition and has grown significantly with each incarnation. I am writing to book artists and organisations in selected countries focusing upon those areas from where we have had fewer entries to encourage you to enter. The Prize is free to enter and all books submitted are shown in an eight-week exhibition and will feature in online and Print catalogues. The aim of the Prize is both to promote artist's books and to encourage participation in terms of making and exhibiting/showing/facilitating research. Bank Street Arts is an unfunded independent arts charity and the Prize is built on that ethos, although we have secured both funding and sponsorship for the Prize itself this time round to allow us to make it a truly international event.You can find out more about the Prize at:
http://artistsbookprize.co.uk/
and more about Bank Street Arts at:
http://bankstreetarts.com/
bookprize@bankstreetarts.com
Book Arts Residency
Book Arts Residency
J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
In July 2012, the Book Arts Program at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah received an internal grant to initiate a Book Arts Residency.
Often, book arts is associated with fine press or precious books. Through this residency program we are excited to push the boundaries of book arts and open it up to everything from fine press printing to simple books made from a single sheet of paper. At the culmination of the residency, each artist will contribute copies of work created to be housed in the University of Utah's Special Collections Department, and for exhibition purposes. Additionally, the residency program and resident artists will be featured in a juried show to be held in conjunction with the 2014 College Book Arts Association national conference.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis; however, this is a first come-first served selection process and spaces are limited so acceptance is not guaranteed. All skill levels are encouraged to apply; no printing or binding experience is required. Upon acceptance, artists will be granted one semester's access to the Book Arts Program studio during extended business hours, be allotted brief consultation periods with highly trained staff, and have access to all equipment as approved, based on experience. There is no housing stipend for this residency.
For more information or to request an application, please contact the Book Arts Program Grants and Outreach Coordinator, Laura Decker at: laura.decker@utah.edu, or (801) 585-9191
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