T H E   W E E K E N D

For full details and more on speakers and demonstrations, see the Event Schedule.

_____________________________________________________________________________
Friday, November 16
VArious locations in Downtown DC

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tours are all sold out.

Kick off the Book Arts Fair weekend with a special visit to DC’s finest cultural institutions to view rare books, artists’ books, historical documents, and fine prints. Tours will be led by curators, librarians, or specialists. Space is limited and first-come, first-served when you register early. Each tour is approximately 1.5 hours, with time allotted for questions from the group. Limit one tour per registrant.

Preview Party 7:00 – 9:00 pm
venue: Silver Spring Civic Building||

A sneak peak at the Book Arts Fair, the preview party is a chance to mix and mingle with the book arts community, purchase raffle tickets, start your holiday shopping, and catch the Bookmarks show in the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery. The coveted Purchase Awards will be presented.

Enjoy the sumptuous sounds of The Dwindlers. The Dwindlers are poet, Michelle Seaman, and bassist & composer, Benjamin Dauer. Together they are ambience and imagery.

_____________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, November 17
Venue: Pyramid Atlantic / Washington Printmakers Gallery
Contemporary and Traditional Mash-up
9:30 - 10:45 am  How do traditional techniques merge with modern technologies? Find out how three artists are keeping it fresh.
Taking it on the Road: Mobile Studios
11:00 – 11:45 am  This panel discussion explores the new trend of bringing the power of the presses to the people.
|
Venue: Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
  • 1:00 - 4:45 pm  An exciting line-up of live demos of printing and paper techniques at the fully equipped Pyramid Atlantic studios.
Book Arts Fair at Civic Building 1:00-6:00 pm
|||
_____________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, November 18
Venue: Silver Spring Civic Building
Bound By the Beauty
  • 9:30-11:30 am  Three artists reveal their love affairs with the bound book.|
Venue: Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
  • 1:00 - 4:45 pm  A exciting line-up of live demos of printing and paper techniques at the fully equipped Pyramid Atlantic studios.
Book Arts Fair at Civic Building 1:00 – 5:00 pm
       2:00-4:00pm Bookmarks Artist talk with Caroline Thorington,
       Helga Thomson, & Lila Oliver Asher
       Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Civic Building.