PSBA Event Videos

Visit our YouTube channel to watch the many video presentations sponsored by PSBA that feature nationally recognized book artists and scholars.

Book Arts Organizations:

These are just a few of the many organizations supporting book arts.

• Book Arts Guild
  This organization was started in 1979 and includes many Seattle and regional book artists. BAG has hosted hundreds of lectures by major artists from all over the world, coordinated many workshops with master artists and craftspeople, supported exhibitions, and been active in regional book fairs throughout the group's history. Many of the events are held at the University of Washington.
  
  
• The Guild of Book Workers
  This organization promotes interest in and awareness of the tradition of the book and paper arts by maintaining high standards of workmanship, hosting educational opportunities, and sponsoring exhibits. The Guild publishes many resources including The Guild of Book Workers Journal, GBW Blog and Newsletter that are available to members. The web page provides links to resources and many useful handouts.
  
  
• The Center for Book Arts
  The Center for Book Arts, located in New York City, is committed to exploring and cultivating contemporary aesthetic interpretations of the book as an art object while invigorating traditional artistic practices of the art of the book. The Center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and the larger spheres of contemporary art and literature through exhibitions, classes, public programming, literary presentations, opportunities for artists and writers, publications, and collecting. Founded in 1974, it was the first organization of its kind in the nation.
  
  
• College Book Arts Association
  The College Book Art Association is a non-profit organization fundamentally committed to the teaching of book arts at the college and university level, while supporting such education at all levels, concerned with both the practice and the analysis of the medium. It welcomes as members everyone involved in such teaching and all others who have similar goals and interests. The association aims to engage in a continuing reappraisal of the nature and meaning of the teaching of book arts.
  
  
• CODEX  
  The CODEX Foundation exists to preserve and promote the contemporary handmade book as a work of art in the broadest possible context and to bring to public recognition the artists, the fine craft, and the rich history of the civilization of the book.

Local Museums and Libraries:.

• Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
  Bainbridge Island Museum of Art has a large collection of artists' books. They hold in-person tours of their artists' books during drop-in hours, and have a wide variety of online book tours available.
• University of Washington Special Collection 
  One of the nation’s premier collections of artists’ books, this guide provides details on the collection and opportunities to visit.
• Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound

The artists’ book collection at Collins contains many examples from PSBA members as well as representing a number of prominent book artists. The Library is also home to the Shereen LaPlantz collection of books. Artists’ books in the collection may be viewed at the digital archive.

In addition, these digital teaching sites are great introductions to aspects of artists’ books:

Accordion Books: Interplay Between Form and Content 

Artists’ Books:  Primary Sources to Foster Creativity

Online publications:

• Book Arts Newsletter
  Published monthly by Sara Bodman of the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. This is an excellent compilation of book arts on an international scale.
  
  
• Book Arts Web
  This comprehensive web site provides access to a myriad of resources including links to book arts organizations, publications, education materials, online exhibitions, blogs, papermaking, letterpress and printing resources, as well as basic copyright information.