Hello,
I’m interested in adding some altered books to our book arts collection, and wonder if people can share sources with me (sellers or artists). I have in the past seen nice examples on Etsy but on my recent review there were not a lot that seemed appropriate. I’d like t0 find ones that are sculptural and expertly crafted.

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

During my presentation in Mexico City I mentioned that Marnie Powers-Torrey and I would be hiring a NEH-funded Visual Books Project Assistant to work on metadata and controlled vocabularies for artists’ books and fine press books. The job posting is now live: https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/visual-books-projects-assistan…[Read more]

Dear All,

Hello! This past week, the call for proposals for the 52nd conference in Pittsburgh has been made. I am very interested in going and presenting, however, an individual paper presentation seems a bit intimating to me at the moment. So I wanted to reach out through this page to see if anyone is interested in formulating a panel regarding…[Read more]

The International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL) invites abstract submissions for a special issue titled “Embedded Libraries and Archives in Museums,” to be published in June 2024. IJoL is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal focusing on developments in the field of library and information science globally. IJoL is published quarterly, open acc…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

The co-editors of the Notable Graphic Novels Review are looking for up to 10 volunteer reviewers for this year’s edition. To apply, please fill out this brief form:

https://forms.gle/odfJK4F4QHYP2ani8 

All ARLIS/NA members are welcome to apply, including those who have never written a review before.This is a good opportunity…[Read more]

Dear book arts friends and fans,

The ARLIS/NA Book Art Special Interest Group invites you to join us on zoom for some exciting presentations on Monday, May 1st at 1:00pm CST/2:00pm CDT/3:00pm EDT < Link to zoom meeting >

Presentations: Richard Minsky
50 Years of Book Art: Transforming books from literature to art

Jennifer Riestenberg Pepin
The…[Read more]

Sharing this message from Karly Wildenhaus:

Please join the LD4 Art & Design Affinity Group and LD4 Rare Materials Affinity Group for a joint call on Monday, May 15 on the topic of modeling artists’ books with the Digital Archive of Artists’ Publishing (DAAP). We will be joined by Lozana Rossenova (Researcher, Open Science Lab at TIB, Hannover)…[Read more]

Hello museum library colleagues! I am working with our curatorial department to assess and learn more about artists’ book collection in both our museum and library collections. I would love to find out a bit more about the logistics of your collections. I’ve created a short survey (less than 5 minutes) I kindly ask for those in museum libraries to…[Read more]

Hi all!

I’d like to announce our Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10am PST/11am MST/12pm CST/1pm EST. Zoom information to follow. (Conference schedule link here.)

Join us for discussion of upcoming chapter plans, group updates, and calls for a new Vice Moderator and participants in a working group to kick off our updated…[Read more]

Join the ARLIS Graphic Novels, Comics, and Zines SIG for our 2023 conference meeting! Due to co-moderators not being able to attend in-person, the Graphic Novels, Comics, and Zines SIG will meet virtually for the 2023 conference. The SIG meeting will be held Friday, May 5th  from 3:00pm -3:50pm ET on Zoom.

Meeting URL: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/94&hellip;[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

We are currently seeking nominations for the seventh annual Notable Graphic Novels Review. Click here to read the instructions and to submit your nominations, or follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlkBWUHAkVnlrVB5Nulc3Im211N_oZgjgpwzt–yyYtzdjtg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please submit nominations by Friday,…[Read more]

Hi all,

We are welcoming speaker proposals for the Book Art SIG meeting taking place in conjunction with the ARLIS/NA 51st annual conference. The meeting will take place virtually after the conference on May 1st, 1:00 – 2:00 PM CDT. Please note that the virtual meeting is open to everyone, regardless of conference attendance.

To propose a talk,…[Read more]

Hi all,

I’ve created a When2Meet for our upcoming annual business meeting, to be held in the weeks following the Mexico City conference. Please respond as soon as you can in the next few days with your availability. I’ll schedule the meeting and send out an invitation by end of day Wednesday.

https://www.when2meet.com/?18776597-QqS2Z

Thanks!