EventBlock Night Continues… This Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 5:30 PM
Block Night will return this Wednesday, February 1, 5:30 PM at the Center
EventHoliday Card Class 2022 – An Introduction to Letterpress
Join us for an introduction to letterpress as you make 15 simple holiday greeting cards from our movable type. Come with an idea for no more than 20 words, look through our dingbats, or select a preprinted image to create your design.
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. …
