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Your Last Minute Reminder! BUILT Call for Entries

Your Last Minute Reminder! BUILT Call for Entries

Call for Entries: BUILT On View at 23 Sandy Gallery: April 7 – May 27, 2017 Submission Deadline: January 7, 2017 23 Sandy Gallery is calling for submissions for BUILT: Book art as a context to explore architecture, design, the built world, the built book. This international juried exhibition of book and paper art aims to examine the relationship between contemporary book art practices and architecture, engineering, landscape and construction as form, function and structure. Let's re-image the ways we as designers, of either books or buildings can inhabit and shape the world around us.
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A Second Look at Just One Look

A Second Look at Just One Look

The Book Arts Guild and University of Washington Libraries Present: Just One Look: an exhibition of contemporary book arts exploring the theme of Women and Vision Exhibition on view through July 29, 2016 Special Collections, Allen Library South Basement, University of Washington, Seattle Thirty new artists’ books, most commissioned specifically for this exhibition, were created by artists from across the country as well as from the region. Each was inspired by a text proposed, for the most part, by faculty from the UW Humanities departments including, Classics, English, Asian Languages, Germanics, Art History, and Philosophy. Oral stories from the Salish, Muslim and Latino cultures are also included.
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Call for Entries: POP-UP NOW II

Call for Entries: POP-UP NOW II

Call for Entries: POP-UP NOW II On View at 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR: November 4 – December 17, 2016 Submission Deadline: August 27, 2016 23 Sandy Gallery is calling for submissions to POP-UP NOW II, an international juried exhibition of pop-up and movable artist books.  Pop-up books captivate and excite the child in all of us. They come to life as three-dimensional works of art hidden inside the pages of a book.
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Book Arts Exhibition Deserves More Than Just One Look

Book Arts Exhibition Deserves More Than Just One Look

The Book Arts Guild and University of Washington Libraries invite you to: Just One Look: an exhibition of contemporary book arts exploring the theme of Women and Vision Special Book Arts Guild Event: Thursday April 21, 2016 7-9pm Exhibition on view March 31 through July 29, 2016 Special Collections, Allen Library South Basement, University of Washington, Seattle Thirty new artists’ books, most commissioned specifically for this exhibition, were created by artists from across the country as well as from the region. Each was inspired by a text proposed, for the most part, by faculty from the UW Humanities departments including, Classics, English, Asian Languages, Germanics, Art History, and Philosophy. Oral stories from the Salish, Muslim and Latino cultures are also included.
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A Recommended Book Art Exhibition

A Recommended Book Art Exhibition

UNHINGED: BOOK ART ON THE CUTTING EDGE September 27, 2015 - January 3, 2016, Lightcatcher Building Whatcom Museum Bellingham, Washington From the museum: "This exhibition surveys recent directions in book art through 70 diverse works by 60 prominent artists in the field from across the country, including Great Britain and Australia. It explores the limitless potential of the book as an independent, creative medium through both intimately-scaled pieces and large installations. Many artists carve old volumes or twist their pages into unique, sculptural configurations.
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CODEX FINDS 2015

CODEX FINDS 2015

CODEX FINDS: On view in the gallery March 25 - April 25, 2015 If you have ever been to Codex, you'll know what an amazing, all-encompassing, engrossing, whirlwind experience Peter Koch and his crew have created. Nearly 200 exhibitors showcasing artist books and fine press works, over 3,500 attendees, plus stellar symposium talks over five days in sunny San Francisco, all tend to leave everyone exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. It's a phenomenal event that has gotten better and better in the 10 years since it started.
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Coming to Portland for ACRL?

Coming to Portland for ACRL?

So far we've heard from several of our librarian friends planning a visit to Portland for the ACRL conference Just for you, we are opening the gallery with special ACRL hours on Wednesday, March 25th, plus our regular hours Thursday through Saturday—each day, 12:00 to 6:00 p. m. Or, if you'd prefer to visit the gallery outside of those hours, contact Laura, and I'd be happy to take appointments.
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Now Showing at 23 Sandy: SACRED | PROFANE

Now Showing at 23 Sandy: SACRED | PROFANE

SACRED | PROFANE Contemporary Artist Books November 7 - December 20, 2014 Please join us for an artists reception tomorrowFriday, November 7, 5:00-7:00 p. m. SACRED | PROFANE is a juried exhibition of book art focusing on religion and spirituality.
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