EventWayzgoose and .918 Day Celebration
Members, friends, and those interested in our work are invited to our Wayzgoose celebration on the afternoon of Sunday, September 18, 2022 (1-4 PM). This year, our annual gathering will coincide with another “printer’s holiday” Type-High Day (the height of American & British type is .918 inches).
EventJosef Beery Demonstrates the Book Beetle
The BookBeetle will join the Print-O-Rama exhibition to be held at the Smithsonian Museum of American History (1200 Constitution Avenue, NW) on Thursday, 11 August. As part of the exhibition, …
EventLetterpress Core Skills: Summer Session 2022
This summer our multi-session, signature typesetting, and press usage class will feature broadsides and printed ephemera. Participants of all skill levels are welcome*UVa Education Benefit Eligible** Explore the art and craft …
EventBook Arts Demo Day: Multicolor Printmaking
In anticipation of our Saints Alive members’ project, we will be demonstrating a number of approaches for making multicolored prints. As these methods of adding color to your prints are …
EventLetterpress Core Skills: Fall Session 2021
Four Classes on Two Consecutive Weekends November 13 & 14 and 20 & 21 (10 AM – 4 PM) UVa Education Benefit Eligible** Participants of all skill levels welcome* This …
NewsLetterpress Core Skills Workshops
Our multi-session, signature typesetting, and press usage class feature the printing of broadsides and other ephemera. During these hands-on sessions, we explore the art and craft of typesetting and letterpress …
EventHoliday Card Class 2019 – An Introduction to Letterpress
Holiday Card Class 2019 – An Introduction to Letterpress Saturday, December 14, 12 Noon – 4:00 PM Join us for an introduction to letterpress as you make 15 simple …
NewsUNCHARTED: 2019 Collaborative Project “We’ve Arrived!”
How do we explore the most complex experiences? find a way to understand or believe in the midst of the unknowable? catch signs of clarity amid confusion or dissonance? can …
NewsMember Exhibit: Veronica Jackson at Riverviews Artspace in February
We are excited to share the news of a Book Arts member’s first solo exhibit as a visual artist. Veronica Jackson was selected as the Emerging Artist for the month …
EventBook Arts: Build a Book…from the Inside Out
In this process-based 4-session course, we will explore a range of simple folded and bound structures as we experiment with written and visual content, including letterpress printing with wood type. …
EventLetterpress Core Skills: 2018 Summer Intensive
One week intensive, August 20 thru 24 (10 AM – 3 PM) UVa Education Benefit Eligible** Participants of all skill levels welcome* This summer our multi-session, signature typesetting, and press …
NewsSpeaking in [Type] Faces: In Bath County
Speaking in [Type} Faces: A Behind-the-Scenes Journey into the World of Type Monday, November 6, 2017 Thomas Craven Room, Bath County Library Courthouse Hill, Warm Springs, Virginia What can …
