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NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

10th ANNUAL
BOOK PAPER SCISSORS!

December 2, 2017 – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Registration Open
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Members & Friends Meeting
Concord School House and Upper
Burying Ground of Germantown

October 7, 2017 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Something Old, Something New: Philadelphia Center for the Book Member Exhibition

IMPORTANT DATES

Submissions due: October 20, 2017
Selection notification via email: October 22, 2017
Work to be delivered in person to the Library: November 9, 2017 from 9:00 am-5:00pm
Work to be delivered via mail to the Library: November 9, 2017
Show opens: November 13, 2017
Closing reception: TBD
Exhibition dates: November 13, 2017- January 26, 2018

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Next Artists’ Working Group

Sunday, November 5, 2017 1 PM
University of the Arts
333 S. Broad St., 6th floor Bindery

PCB offers members a chance to join a critical community of artists and peers, approximately every other month, to share ideas and feedback about works in progress or in conception.

for more information email susan@philadelphiacenterforthebook.org

 

Free Workshop Series 2017-2018

Sponsored by

Art Department of the
Free Library of Philadelphia
and
Philadelphia Center for the Book

All workshops take place at
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central, 1901 Vine Street

Intro to Bookbinding with Alina Josan

Saturday, October 14, 2017
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Collage with Heather Godlewski

Saturday, November 4, 2017 – Registration to come

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Create Your Own Minicomic with Anna McGlynn
Saturday, December 2, 2017 – Registration to come

In conjunction with Book Paper Scissors

Origami Hearts with Eriko Takahashi
Saturday, January 13, 2018 – Registration to come
Multi-section Japanese binding with Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Saturday, February 10, 2018 – Registration to come
Up-cycled Coptic Books with Karen Lightner
Saturday, March 10, 2018 – Registration to come
Star Books with Neila Kun
Saturday, April 14, 2018 – Registration to come
Variations on the Simple Accordion Binding with Rebecca Gilbert
Saturday, May 19, 2018 – Registration to come

 

 

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