1. Letterpress six-week course at Old Bodleian Library, Oxford (UK), 24.04-14.06.17 - link
2.Exhibition of unique books made by Zegwerk at De Slegte bookstore in Gent, 21.04-30.06.17
3. DADA ist 100 exhibition organised by Marc Berger/ Edition Schwarzdruck will be hosted in the Museum Papiermühle Homburg (DE), 01.05-16.07.17
4. EastType meet WestType, an interesting project featuring a workshop and the presentation by the designer Lara Captan and her friend and colleague Kristyan Sarkis. For this event the Katan Arabic typeface was CNC milled by Rutger Paets (NL) and printed during the the workshop.
Bookbinders' Fair. Sint- Niklaas, Belgium
Each year the city of Sint-Niklaas (BE) is hosting a Bookbinders' Fair, an annual gathering of bookbinders, book and paper restorers, paper artists, calligraphers etc. It is aiming to attract both professionals and amateurs. The participants, coming from the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium and France, present a wide range of products, from paper, leather and parchment to various bookbinding accessories, tools for calligraphy and books (on books).
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1. Hooksmith is a film about Russell Frost, a New Zealand born, former fly fisher who now runs Hooksmith Press, producing letterpress prints in his workshop based in East London.
2. International Summer Courses – Printmaking And Textile Art (PATA) - Łódź, Poland, 2017 are designed for beginners and experienced artists - website & Facebook page
3. Ladies of Letterpress is teaming up with Firecracker Press and Central Print Studios to bring you a combined letterpress event in St. Louis, MO, September 28-October 1, 2017 - link
4. Shipley Wayzgoose, 03.06.2017 at Kirkgate Center (UK) - link
The program of Drukdrukdruk graphic arts festival is online. 06-07.05.2017
In one of my previous posts I've mentioned Drukdrukdruk graphic arts festival organised by KUNSTWERKT during the weekend of 6 & 7th of May. During this weekend more than 50 printmaking artists/studio's, museums and art schools in Flanders and Brussels will be reflecting the full spectrum of graphic techniques including screen printing, lino, litho, etching, monotype, letterpress printing and will be offering an activity, such as demonstration, guided tour, workshop, etc.
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1. Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c.: The 1874 Masterpiece of Colorful Typography, a new book from Rizzoli will be available for sale from May 16, 2017
2. BLOCD Typesetting - Candy Movable Types, a concept by BLOCD (Barcelona)
3. The National Original Print Exhibition is open for submissions until 20.06.17. Enter here
4. W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design. Written & designed by Bruce Kennett. The first comprehensive biography of one of the most innovative designers of the 20th century. Support the project on Kickstarter.
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1. Bookbinders' Fair, Sunday 9 April 2017, Sint Niklaas, Belgium
2. BABE 2017: Bristol Artists Book Event. The sixth biennial festival of artist book making, featuring the work of bookmakers and small presses from around the world. 01 -02.04.2017
3. Full Programme of AEPM annual conference 11-14 May 2017 at The Museum of Typography, Chania, Crete (Greece)
4. Printing the ancient way keeps Buddhist texts alive in Tibet - link
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1. On the Lower East Side of Manhattan, single volumes are trimmed and glued by hand as they have been in this tiny workshop for the last 50 years - link
2. DADA ist 100 exhibition is currently on display at the Museum der Arbeit in Hamburg
3. Librarium is an archive of hundreds illustrated publications Russian emigration did between World Wars I and II curated by Fiodor Soumkine
4. Vernissage druk druk druk grafiek expo in Wide screen gallery in Gent, 31.03-31.05.17