Art of the Book 2018

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Monday, August 13th, 2018
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The exhibition features 67 uniquely crafted pieces covering eight categories:  Fine Binding, Box Making, Papermaking, Fine Printing, Paper Decorating, Restoration, Calligraphy, and Artists’ Books. Canadian artists predominate, but entries are from as far away as the UK, France, Spain and Australia. All pieces are appearing publicly for the first time.

“This is the first time the jury has accepted an entry of mine and I’m thrilled,” says Vancouver Island resident Joan Byers. Her experimental project Alzheimer, uses the initial inking of the letterpress to create erratic patterns – going from a blank word to a solid black word.

Hosting the exhibition is the Victoria-based BC Islands Chapter of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG). The occasion marks CBBAG’s 35th anniversary.

An opening tour of the exhibition will be given on Saturday, August 11th at 11:00 am. Throughout the run of the show, there will be demonstrations of book arts techniques such as papermaking, calligraphy and different sewing patterns.