Everyone in the Charlottesville-Albemarle community is invited to participate in this collaborative public art project with visiting printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., our inaugural Frank Riccio Artist in Residence.
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Holiday Card Class 2018– Two Sessions – An Introduction to Letterpress
- When Saturday and Sunday, December 15 & 16, 2017, 12 Noon – 4:00 PM
- Instructor
- Kevin McFadden & Garrett Queen
- Cost
- $50 VABC Members / $60 Non-Members
A 2nd session has been added of this most popular workshop! 1st Session Saturday, December 15, 12 Noon – 4:00 PM (two spaces left) 2nd Session Sunday, December 16, 12 Noon… Read More»
Bookbinding & Book Arts Open House
- When Saturday, December 15, 2018, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Bookbinding & Book Arts Open House Saturday, December 15, 2018, 12:00 – 2:00 pm Come for refreshments and to see the work of local book artists. Bring one of your… Read More»
Letterpress Core Skills: 2019 Winter Session
- When Four Classes, February 16 & 17 – March 2 & 3, 2019
- Instructor
- Garrett Queen & Kevin McFadden
- Cost
- $400 members/$465 non-members
Four Classes on Two Weekends February 16 & 17 – March 2 & 3, 2019 (10 AM – 4 PM) UVa Education Benefit Eligible** Participants of all skill levels welcome*… Read More»
Bookbinding Workshop: Paste Papers and Accordion Book (Spring 2019)
- When Saturday, March 30, 2019, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Instructor
- Yolanda Merril
- Cost
- $115 BookArts Members – $135 non-members
Paste papers have been made by bookbinders for hundreds of years and were used for endpapers and book covers. In this workshop, you will learn how to make the paste… Read More»
Bookbinding Workshop: Slipcase Construction (Spring 2019)
- When Sunday, March 31, 2019, 10:00AM – 4:00PM
- Instructor
- Jane Freeman
- Cost
- $115 BookArts Members – $135 non-members
Interested in constructing a beautiful slipcase to “house” a favorite book or set of books? Participants in this class will build one slipcase in class and learn to adapt the… Read More»
Giving Opportunity: Frank Riccio Artist-in-Residence
The Virginia Center for the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities—announces the Frank Riccio Fund to support programming around an annual visiting book artist: the Frank Riccio Artist-in-Residence. The fund will… Read More»
2018 Annual Member’s Project: Bird Talk
The Virginia Center for the Book’s Annual Members Project Bird Talk “took flight” on November 14, 2018, during our Annual Raucous Auction. Auction guests got a gander at the first of the completed editions of… Read More»
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Virginia Festival of the Book
Each March, the annual Festival brings together readers and writers for a five-day program of mostly free programs, including readings, signings, panels, children’s storytimes, and more. Learn more »