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]

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]

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]

Hello everyone!

The conference hotel is full; before I search for a room elsewhere I thought I would ask if anyone needs a roommate or wants to split the cost of a room with me?   I’m easy to get along with, do not snore, have no annoying addictions and undemanding. 0:-D

Barb

The Travel Award Committee of ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley is now accepting applications for the 2023 ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Award. The $250 award provides funding to help support attendance at “Transformación”, the annual ARLIS/NA conference in Mexico City, April 18-21, 2023. Interested ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley chapter members should follow the…[Read more]

Hello Colleagues!

Most of you probably saw this go out over the listserv, but the Professional Development Committee and Education and Mentoring Subcommittees are soliciting responses to a survey on interest for virtual programming from ARLIS/NA. If you could please fill out the short survey, it would greatly assist ARLIS/NA in thinking through…[Read more]