The Art of Bookbinding – Robert R. Reid Medal Event with Odette Drapeau

Odette Drapeau is the winner of the twelfth Alcuin Society’s Robert R. Reid prize and medal for lifetime achievement in the Book Arts in Canada for 2020. On February 8th, 2023, she was celebrated at the ROAAr (Rare & Special… Continue Reading →

Meeting, March 8, 2023

We are really ramping up again folks but we need you to come and participate at our meetings – just like the old days! The next hybrid meeting takes place on Wednesday, March 8th from 6 pm to 8 pm… Continue Reading →

Washi for the Book Arts: A Gift on the Brink

Isn’t washi (Japanese paper) just paper as we know it, only more expensive ? In the case of the Book Arts, the answer is a resounding no! On Thursday, March 9, 5 PM PST, tune in to Nancy Jacobi’s virtual… Continue Reading →

Meeting, February 8, 2023

We are really ramping up again folks but we need you to come and participate at our meetings – just like the old days! The next hybrid meeting takes place on Wednesday February 8th from 6 pm to 8 pm… Continue Reading →

Meeting, January 11, 2023

Here we are in the New Year and another meeting has crept up on us! Let’s see what everyone has been up to in the past year. Any projects you would like to share with us? Any new ideas for your… Continue Reading →

Meeting, December 14, 2022

Thank you to those that attended the first hybrid CBBAG-OV meeting at the Carleton University Book Arts Lab. It was lovely to see those returning and also a few young people that may become members! The following roles were confirmed:… Continue Reading →

Meeting, November 9, 2022

Changes to the CBBAG-OV executive and future chapter meetings Hello. My name is Amy Jenkins and I’m a CBBAG-OV member. Earlier this summer I agreed to take on the role of President of the Ottawa Valley chapter while Spike completes her… Continue Reading →

Beautiful and Useful: The Douglas Schoenherr Donation of Books Published by Kelmscott Press

The National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives exhibition features books and related ephemera published by Kelmscott Press, established in Hammersmith, London, in 1891 by William Morris (1834–1896) — novelist, poet and leading figure in the British Arts and Crafts… Continue Reading →

Prochain comité d’acquisition des livres d’artistes – BAnQ

[This post is available in French only] La tenue du prochain comité d’acquisition pour les livres d’artiste qui se tiendra le 17 octobre prochain. Nous vous invitons donc à soumettre vos œuvres d’ici le vendredi 16 septembre. Trois bonnes raisons de déposer : Les comités d’acquisition: Les livres d’artistes… Continue Reading →

Learning With Our Hands

The MacOdrum Library’s Book Arts Lab invites you to a virtual tour of the Lab and to hear from Master Printer, Larry Thompson, from faculty members Robin Norris and Jody Mason, and from several of the students who completed work… Continue Reading →

Calligraphy Tools & Tips: A Potpourri for Scribes

A 2-day workshop presented by the Ottawa Calligraphy Society Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2022 A workshop with four very experienced instructors who will demonstrate techniques every scribe would want to know, from choosing papers, inks, and nibs to using… Continue Reading →

The Aliquando Press of William Rueter, 1962-2022

Designed, handset, printed and bound: The Aliquando Press of William Rueter, 1962-2022 An exhibition that coincides with the 44th Annual Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair. 2 April to 5 June, 2022 Grimsby Public Art Gallery (GPAG) 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby, Ontario… Continue Reading →

Wayzgoose 2022

44th Annual Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair Saturday April 30, 2022, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Grimsby Public Art Gallery (GPAG), 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby, Ontario FREE Admission More information This year’s event will be scaled down in size to permit… Continue Reading →

Designed, Handset, Printed & Bound: The Aliquando Press of William Rueter

On April 21, 5:00 P.M. PST on Zoom, in the Alcuin Society Virtual Lecture Series 2022, learn about William Rueter, a Dundas, Ontario private printer, hand binder, and printmaker for over 60 years, and recipient of the 2013 Robert R…. Continue Reading →

Collecting Malcolm Lowry – An Obsession That Never Ends

On January 9th on Zoom, in the Alcuin Society Virtual Lecture Series 2022, Glenn Woodsworth speaks about his passion for collecting books by and about Malcolm Lowry, probably one of the more difficult and least read of major 20th century… Continue Reading →

Cheap Books Before Print

On December 9th on Zoom, the tenth lecture in the Alcuin Society Virtual Lecture Series 2021, Dr. Erik Kwakkel gives a talk about the existence of cheap books, before the introduction of print in his presentation Cheap Books Before Print…. Continue Reading →

Markus Fahrner: Books, Design & More

On November 25 on Zoom, the nineth lecture in the Alcuin Society Virtual Lecture Series 2021, Vancouver-based graphic designer and book artist Markus Fahrner talks about his creativity and work in his presentation on Books, Design & More. Markus talks… Continue Reading →

Edition Binding: A Conversation

On October 14 on Zoom, the seventh lecture in the Alcuin Society Virtual Lecture Series 2021, Frances Hunter talks with Alanna Simenson in Edition Binding: A Conversation. “Alanna Simenson is the bookbinder for Alcuin Society multiple award-winning publishers Barbarian Press… Continue Reading →

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