1. The four-person Grass Valley letterpress printers from Full Circle Press are preserving tactile printed work in the digital age - link. And have some major clients, including Apple, Twitter, the French Laundry and Sacramento's The Kitchen.
2. Help Les Jardins Typographiques (FR) to expand & preserve various printing material - link
3. Support Offizin Darmstadt (DE) in creating a unique space for Lichtdruck/ collotype - link
4. Print Culture in 16th century Europe, 03-07.07.2017 - link
This summer school offers a thorough introduction into the world of the book in the 16th century, by expert speakers explaining how books were printed, published, distributed and read in those fascinating times.
Quick links
1. 'Echo of our fathers' is a project by photographer Chris Boulton (UK) to visually document local artisans who are still attempting to make a commercial living from the skills handed down through time or 'the old ways'. Nomad Letterpress (UK) - link
2. St-Bride Foundation Wayzgoose, 21.05.17
3. Another Russia: Post-Soviet Printmaking in Victoria & Albert museum, until 15.08.2017
4. Letterpress workshop by La Vecchia Stamperia (IT) on 8th of June during Kerning Conference in Faenza (IT)
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1. Thomas Gravemaker/ Letterpress Amsterdam will be giving a workshop at the MIAT (Gent). 13-14.05.2017 - link
2. Leipzig Book Fair will open its doors on 23th of March.
3. On Paper presents its annual printmaking contest to promote the art of printmaking and the connection between printmakers around the world. Deadline April 1st 2017.
4. The story of Nicolas Rigamey from l'Atelier Typo de la Cité (CH) - video (French spoken)
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1. Lovely film about talented Justin Knopp/ Typoretum
2. This year the Leipzig Typotage one-day conference will be devoted to the subject of ‘Writing and knowledge’. 12-14.05.2017
3. Kaba workshop at the Letterpress Amsterdam, under the expert guidance of Marina Chaccur and Thomas Gravemaker. 18–19.03.2017, from 10:00–17:00
4. Silkscreen workshop at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels by Unspill/ Obed Vleugels(BE).
17-20.02.2017
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1. La Boverie (BE) will host the 11th Biennale de Gravure from 17 March to 31 May 2017 - link
2. International Multi-disciplinary Printmaking Conference - IMPACT 10 will take place in Santander (ES) in September 2018. The aim of IMPACT 10 is to establish better links with Spanish printmakers both in Europe and across South and North America.
3. Fruit is an Art Publishing Fair to be held in Bologna (IT) from 27 to 29 of January 2017
4. Historische Drukkerij Turnhout has announced its opening day/hours for the year 2017 - link.
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1. New Impressions is an international, juried exhibition to showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. Deadline 22.02.17
2. TypeParis Summer 2017. The 5-week type design program that you’ve been waiting for starts on 19 June and ends 21 July 2017.
3. Call to artists: 3rd Biennial International Artist Books Exhibition. Theme: “Relics and Ruins”, deadline 10.02.17 - link
4. Organic Book Structures/ Bellem Castle, Belgium. July 1-4, 2017
This coming summer, Lieve Cornil will work together with bookbinder Greet Lembregts and introduce you to the wonderful world of making organic books, using the materials given by the trees and plants around us - link + event page
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1. Visits and workshops at the Atelier du livre d'Art & Imprimerie Nationale (FR) - link
2. The 6th Biennial International Book Fair and Symposium - CODEX 2017, 05-08.02.2017 (California, USA)
3. The next Lyon Book History Workshop will take place from Monday 26 June to Thursday 29 June 2017 - link
4. Inktopus (Gent) introduces new workshops for the year 2017 - link