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Block Night Continues This Week at the Center

Block Night continues Wednesday, September 27 at 5:30 PM at the Center. Anyone interested in the arts and crafts of book/printmaking are welcome to attend.

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Book Building for Kids: The Alphabestiary

Two Standalone Workshops on Saturdays – November 04, and November 18, 2023 Join book artist Josef Beery for a fun session of printing on a BookBeetle Press and hand binding with paste and scissors to create a unique artists’ book of beasts—an Alphabestiary! The class is intended for students in grades 2, 3, and 4. Each student will leave with their own copy of the Alphabestiary.

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Introducing Book Art: Where Structure and Content Converge

Explore a range of simple folded and bound structures in this introductory book art workshop. We will consider the relationship between subject and form and experiment with visual and written content.

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Annual Members’ 2nd Project Meeting: Rivanna Reconnaissance

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 June 11th to discuss our concepts! 

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Perfect Binding: publishing, politics, & creative practice

Perfect Binding: publishing, politics, & creative practice  A POETRY READING & CONVERSATIONSponsored by UVA Arts Council  Friday // November 11th // 6 PM Virginia Center for the Book @ the Jefferson School  Nicole Cecilia Delgado of La …

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Stiff Leaf Binding with Jane Freeman

Stiff leaf binding is a rigid no-sew bookbinding method in which folded sheets of paper are glued back-to-back to form a satisfyingly solid little book. Think children’s board books!This binding …

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Two-day Book Arts Workshops: Paste Paper and Stiff-leaf Binding

Day One: Paste and Decorative Art Papers with Ginna CullenPaste papers are fun and decorative art papers used for a variety of paper crafts including bookbinding, gift wrapping, card making, …

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Riccio Residency Artist’s Talk with Nicole Delgado on Saturday, March 26 (4:00 PM) at Virginia Humanities

Join book artist and poet Nicole Delgado for a presentation and discussion with Center for the Book members and friends. The program will consist of: A presentation of the Artist’s …

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Japanese Bookbindings w/Lana Lambert

Japanese BookbindingsSaturday and Sunday, March 12th and 13th, 2022 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) Workshop Description:Experience the beauty and function of Japanese Bookbindings. In this two-day intensive students will create …

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Western Marbling with Acrylic Paint

This western marbling workshop will guide participants through the process of marbling successively more intricate patterns, as well as time to experiment with their own unique designs.

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Book Arts Workshop: Love Note Advent Book with Lana Lambert

Love Note Advent Book – Saturday, February 5, 2022 (12 Noon – 5:00 PM) Registration for the previous day’s class How to Write a Love Letter IS NOT necessary to attend this …

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