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 …
NewsRAFFLE: Win a ‘Speaking in Faces’ Hand-printed, Hand-sewn, Hand-bound Book
Enter ONLINE NOW to be one-in-35 chances to win one of the 25 handmade copies of Speaking in Faces! The Virginia Arts of the Book Center holds the largest collection of letterpress type …
NewsMonumental: A Speaking in Faces Artist’s Specimen Profile
“Monumental.” English isn’t designer Cecilia Sorochin’s first language, but she couldn’t have chosen a better word for the VABC’s long-awaited specimen book. “This is monumental.” Born and raised …
NewsSpeaking in Faces: Virginia’s Typographical Treasures Published
About the project… Speaking In Faces, a landmark publication showcasing the VABC’s metal type, will hold print gathered in the last 18 months from the VABC’s vast holdings in traditional specimens. These …
