Book Studio

Here is a round-up of Book Studio-connected exhibitions:

The touring exhibition of the Studio’s previous incarnation, the Edition + Artist Book Studio, has opened in Melbourne at the State Library of Victoria. ‘How I entered there I cannot truly say’: Collaborative Works from the ANU Edition + Artist Book Studio is running until 17 June 2007 in the SLV’s Keith Murdoch Gallery. The opening day was celebrated with a full day of talks and panels on the various natures of the Artist Book, featuring artists like Peter Lyssiotis, Gracia + Louise, Carolyn Fraser and George Matoulis. Sacha Grishin gave the keynote speech: ‘Both a picture and a thousand words: Contemporary Artist Books’.

There are ongoing activities associated with the exhibition, including a children’s workshop and an advanced printing workshop at the Australian Print Workshop with Dianne Fogwell. You can explore all the options and also listen to a downloadable audio tour for the exhibition at the SLV’s website.

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Dianne Fogwell, the curator of the E+ABS touring exhibition, is travelling to Korea to exhibit at the 2007 Seongnam International Book Arts Fair (S.I.S.F.). According to their blurb, the Seongnam International Book Arts Fair opens to celebrate the first anniversary of the Book Theme Park under the auspices of Seongnam Cultural Center, Saturday April 21, 2007 to Monday April 30, 2007 at the Yeul-dong park in Book Theme Park.
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Patsy Payne, the Head of the Printmedia & Drawing Workshop and current lecturer-in-charge of the Book Studio, is exhibiting in Sydney until 31 March. The show, Mountain Building, is at the Brenda May Gallery, 2 Danks Street, Waterloo, open 11-6, Tues-Sat.

The Book Studio is presenting a workshop in conjunction with the Australian National Gallery’s 6th Australian Print Symposium, titled From Print to Book.

This will be a short workshop exploring various methods of converting prints to book structures. This is a wonderful way to transform proofs and misprints, or to develop a distinct body of work within your print practice. Participants are welcome to bring their own prints, or can work with blank paper (provided) to create maquettes for later reference.

Date: Sunday 1 April 2007, 1.30-4.30pm

Venue: Book Studio, Printmedia & Drawing Workshop, ANU School of Art, Canberra
Cost: $40

Teacher: Caren Florance

To date there are still places available (max. 15 participants) and you can book a place by emailing Caren at eabs[at]anu.edu.au or leaving a message at the Book Studo on 02 6125 5812. Payment can be made on the day by cash, cheque or credit card.

More pages for the Book Studio’s contribution to Bookmagazinebook’s miseducation volume:

A page by Labratt. It’s hard to reproduce; there are layers of print incorporating metallic paper.

A page by Kristin, an exchange design student from Canada.

Margaret, a 3rd year printmaking student, made a book within a book:

Stay tuned for more pages, coming soon…

And to see other Bookmagazinebook contributions, there’s now a flickr group to explore (and join, if you’re playing too).

On the night of the 28th of February the art school was hit by a freak supercell thunderstorm. Four feet of hail clogged the school’s downpipes and consequently torrential rain had nowhere to go but through the inside of the two-storey school. Three weeks later we are still mopping up, and the damage will take months to repair.

The Book Studio was flooded, but damage was confined to a few works on paper and some of the MDF furniture. Both presses seem ok, although we do have to watch for future rust, and miraculously, all the computers and our brand-new inkjet printer escaped harm.

This view is after the pool of water was sucked out; there are typecases drying out and damaged works being investigated. The top of the metal letterpress cabinet (centre-ish) is totally orange with rust.

We are hosting a workshop for the ANG print symposium (details to follow), and hopefully all will be back to relative normality by that time.