September PSBA Updates
Greetings PSBA members! Wishing you a happy Labor Day holiday weekend!
Changing the Conversation presentation recording: Did you miss Alisa Banks’s presentation Changing the Conversation last week? The recording is available on the PSBA YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8_tJtUuQZA.
Changing the Conversation with Yoshi Nakagawa and Jessica Spring: This in-person event will be held in the Book Arts Studio and Exhibit Space in Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound on Monday, September 12 from 3:00 to 4:30.
Join Yoshi and Jessica as they share the collaborative process for the design of the Changing the Conversation poster as well as their own efforts to support local artists and organizations. This unique poster is printed in an edition of 100 and available for purchase. All proceeds will go to benefit programs in support of diversity and inclusion in the book arts at the University of Puget Sound.
This event is free but registration is required. Register here. Masks are recommended but optional.
PSBA Supports DEI! Donate $30 for a beautiful broadside: This unique broadside is printed in an edition of 100 and available for purchase. All proceeds will go to benefit programs in support of diversity and inclusion in the book arts at the University of Puget Sound and our community. Printed by Jessica Spring and Yoshi Nakagawa in honor of the Changing the Conversation exhibition at Collins Library.
If you are interested in purchasing a broadside they are available for $30 and can be purchased by credit card (in person) or by check made out to Collins Memorial Library. We are happy to mail you a broadside and you can contact Jamie Spaine: jspaine@pugetsound.edu. As aforementioned, all proceeds will be used to encourage opportunities to engage a new generation of book artists!
Workshop: A Study of Home: This hybrid workshop will be taught by Shu-Ju Wang and will have a maximum of 12 attendees. The workshop limit has been reached, but you may still join the waitlist if someone cancels.
This workshop is designed to help you learn how to develop an idea, conduct research and create a workable model for an artist book in time for the 2023 PSBA Exhibition.
“A Study of Home” comes from the literal definition of the word “ecology” – from Greek oikos "dwelling place, habitation" + -logia "study of.” In this hybrid zoom/in-person workshop, you will select, research, and create artist books on topics near and dear to your heart and home, however you define it. We will emphasize collaboration, problem solving, verification, and embrace complexity. There will be 3 zoom sessions and 1 in-person session spread over several weeks to allow the participants time to work on their projects. Participants will develop avenues of research (archives, online (jstor, wiki), social media, and neighbors --- by location, by material, by time period, by industry, by species, by folklore). At the end of the workshop, we hope each participant will have a draft of their text, an image library, a list of resources, and an artist book structure mockup.
Workshop sessions are
- Zoom: Saturday September 17, 1-4pm
- Zoom: Saturday October 1, 1-4pm
- Becky Frehse's Studio: Sunday October 23, 9am-4pm
- Zoom: Saturday November 5, 1-4pm
Register here to join the waitlist. Workshop fee is $260 for PSBA members, $295 for non-members.
Annual Puget Sound Book Artists Book Exchange: Save the Date! The Book Exchange will take place at Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound on Sunday, October 9th from 2:00-4:00 pm.
We know there is still uncertainty about meeting in person, and we want to be prepared for an online only or restricted event. We will have a slideshow prepared to show if we need to change to an online event. The information you provide for the works you create for this event will be used in the slideshow. Please include three images for it. Complete this form by September 15th.
Questions? Contact Belinda Hill benjisnewadventure@gmail.com or Abbie Birmingham abbiemi5274@gmail.com.
Volunteers needed: We are looking for 3-4 PSBA volunteers to review some wonderful books arts materials and supplies that may be of use in workshops and events. The materials are currently located in the Book Arts Studio at Collins Library. The review process would begin in mid-October and it will be up to the group to determine when they might like to start. The sorting and review might take place over a few afternoons or a Saturday! Contact Jane Carlin if you would like to be part of this effort: jcarlin@pugetsound.edu.
Sincerely,
Your PSBA Board