EventAnnual Members’ 2nd Project Meeting: Rivanna Reconnaissance
Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM We’ve heard some really great ideas so far for our Annual 2023 Members Project, Rivanna Reconnaissance. We’ll hold our 2nd meeting at the Virginia Center for the Book at 2:00 PM Sunday afternoon on May 21st to discuss our concepts!
News2023 Annual Members Project Rivanna Reconnaissance
As a result of profound climate change, newly revealed archaeological and paleontological finds are surfacing along the banks of the Rivanna River. We are creating a scientific field journal cataloging these incidences in a fictional case study. Lost treasures unearthed, lost landscapes exposed, lost life forms revealed or revived, lost memories recovered – we are moved by these unexpected finds. Our fictional field journal will contain many examples of these newly uncovered discoveries.
EventBook Arts Annual Meeting & 2023 Members’ Project Reveal
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, April 16, 2022, at 2:00 PM for our Annual Members’ Meeting. We invite our Book Arts members, friends, and all those curious about our center’s offerings to attend.
NewsSaints Alive! A Collection of Gratitude by Members of the Virginia Center for the Book
Saints Alive! is a collection of storied art to acknowledge whoever or whatever helped its contributing visual artists cope during the pandemic. Blending the sacred and the secular—inspired by European and Near Eastern iconographic symbols, Mexican ex-votos, and Peruvian retablos—this collection brings together the work of Virginia Center for the Book member artists.
EventBidding is NOW OPEN for our 2022 Edition of the Raucous Auction
Virginia Center for the Book’s Raucous Auction: We’ll gather on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6:00-7:15 in Virginia Humanities’ Lemon Lounge (946 Grady Avenue, Suite 100/Charlottesville). Items are available for online bidding RIGHT …
NewsQuaranta: The Spaces of Quarantine
We are revisiting & reimagining Quaranta!Participation is Open to Anyone and Everyone. What many of us once saw as a pandemic with a possible timeline has emerged as “the age …
EventThe Masked Ball – Return of the Raucous Auction Live Event Nov. 4!
Friends, we are happy to celebrate an in-person return of our annual Raucous Auction–The Masked Ball–on November 4th at 5:30 PM! Our month-long, 25th anniversary-inspired exhibition will culminate in a live event, held in the Lemon Lounge of Virginia Humanities’ new HQ!
EventThe 2021 Raucous Auction Now Online Oct.4 – Nov.4
Friends, please join us merrily–verily or virtually–for the 25th anniversary of the book arts in Virginia! Virginia Center for the Book is celebrating with a special Raucous Auction this year–the Masked Ball–a limited ticket event which you can attend on Thursday, November 4 from 5:30-7PM…or participate in a live online silent auction at any time during the month of October in the runup to the auction.
EventVirginia Center for the Book: Annual Wayzgoose Celebration – Sunday, August 8, 2021
A Gathering for Members & Friends of the VCB Book Arts Program What’s a wayzgoose?A print shop holiday! Back in the day (17thc. England), master printers gave a feast or other “entertainment” for their …
News20/20 Vision: 2020 Member’s Project Effort Redirected
As of April 20, 2020, we refocused efforts on our member’s collaborative project toward the Quaranta Art Project Members of the Virginia Center for the Book’s book arts program first …
Event2019 Raucous Auction
Thursday, November 21, 5:30 PM at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center To support our ongoing work, we invite you to join us for the 15th annual Raucous Auction! …
News2019 Annual Member’s Project: Uncharted (Unfounded/Unmoored)
2019 Annual Member’s Project – Uncharted (Unfounded/Unmoored) (Specs Updated 10/03/2019) Milestones w/approx. dates June 20: Project Launch (Participants begin to plan their map) July 1: Participants submit their rough designs …
