Artist Book Collection for Telavi State University Grows! /  by Miriam Schaer

As some of you know, I will be in the Republic of Georgia this spring, working with Telavi State University with the Fulbright program! While I am there, I will be teaching artist books, and working to learn as much as possible with felt and other textile crafts with an eye toward their use in Artist Books! I put a call out-on Facebook and also the Book Arts List-serve for donations and have been overwhelmed at the generosity of the book arts community! Please feel free to see what's come in for the Artist Book Collection at Telavi State University, and I will post images as the books arrive. I leave at the end of February, and will be keeping a blog, so stay tuned!

Pomme 14, by Hélène Francoeur, one of the wonderful donations for the collection.

Pomme 14, by Hélène Francoeur, one of the wonderful donations for the collection.

Sculptural books included at Em(body) at the Preston Bradley Center in Chicago! /  by Miriam Schaer

I am so pleased to have my sculptural book works included in Em(body) at the Preston Bradley Center at The Uptown Arts Center in Chicago. This three part exhibition is a presentation of the Uptown Arts Center and is curated by Eden Ünlüata, co-curated by Colette Wright Adams, BJ Allen, and Michelle Graves. You can find out more information here: http://prestonbradley.org/ and the exhibition's FB page

Special thank you to Eden

 

Uptown Arts Center, 941 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL

 

Miriam Schaer-Book workshop and lecture at Camden County College! /  by Miriam Schaer

I will be a visiting artist at Camden County College on Wednesday September 28! There will be a simple book structures workshop from 1-4 pm in Lincoln Hall (room L-09) and I will give a talk about my work from 6-7 pm in the Connector Building Room CON-101, all on the Blackwood Campus, College Dr, Blackwood, NJ 08012

Sponsored by The Visual Arts Lecture and Workshop Series at Camden County College, and the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission

The workshop and lecture are free and open to the public!

Space is limited, and you must RSVP: gbrellochs@camdencc.edu

I hope to see you there!

 

 

A (Very) Brief History of Social Practice and Artist Books in Activating Democracy: The 'I wish to Say' Project /  by Miriam Schaer

I am so excited to have my copy of Activating Democracy: The 'I Wish to Say' Project, edited by Sheryl Oring . My essay Activism's Art: A (Very) Brief History of Social Practice and Artist Books is included in this wonderful book. I am honored to be included with this super smart group of contributors: Corey Dzenko, Radhika Subramaniam, George Scheer, Kemi Ilesanmi, David Holian, David Greene, Hasan Elahi, Bill Anthes, , Ricardo Dominguez, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Teddy Cruz, Ed Woodham, Lee Walton, Chloe Bass, Santiago Echeverry, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Dhanraj Emanuel, Svetlana Mintcheva, Damaso Reyes, Brian Palmer, Mingzhao Dong, Jenny Park, Christian Carter-Ross, Sarah Barrick, and Dagmar Hovestaedt and of course Sheryl Oring!!!

You can purchase copies of Activating Democracy: The 'I Wish to Say' Project, edited by Sheryl Oring, Intellect Books, University of Chicago Press