WELCOME BOOKBINDERS AND BOOK ARTISTS

Since 1983 the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild has worked to support the development of the book arts in Canada. This web site is dedicated to that effort. The book arts include bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, calligraphy, letterpress printing and typography, wood engraving, paper decorating, restoration, and conservation.


Home: a collaborative CBBAG exhibition at E.J. Pratt Library, University of Toronto

May 13 - August 2, 2024

Home

A collaborative project by members of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Twenty-five members came together to make prints and bindings on the theme, each book contains the prints by all the members of the group. Participants joined in from British Columbia to Nova Scotia.

E.J. Pratt Library, Victoria University, University of Toronto

71 Queen’s Park Crescent East, Toronto ON M5S 1K7

Open 9.00 am - 4.45 pm, Monday - Friday (closed Saturday, Sunday, and holidays)

Participating artists:

Claire Battershill, Toronto ON
Kari Bronaugh, Owen Sound ON
Joan Byers, North Saanich BC
Adriana Caldeira, Oakville ON
Robin Canham, Regina SK
Gail FK Chin, Regina SK
Carolyn Christenson-Qualle, Calgary AB
Meg Clark, Fredericton NB
Sandie Collins, Windsor ON
Carolyn Eady, Toronto ON
Barbara Helander, Caledon East ON
Lisa Heron, Regina SK
Andrew Huot, Toronto ON		 Jenny Iserman, Walkerton ON
Jes Lee, Minneapolis MN USA
Liz Menard, Toronto ON
Rhonda Miller, Halifax NS
Claire Milne, Toronto ON
Rose Morley, Guelph ON
Marianne Paul, Kitchener ON
Anna Payne-Krzyzanowski, Toronto ON
William Rueter, Dundas ON
Gabriella Solti, London ON
Jaqui Thompson, Victoria BC
Hannah Verster, Thamesville ON

Bookbinding 1 with Dan Mezza

In person - London, ON offered by the SWO Chapter

Bookbinding 1 is considered the fundamental course of the CBBAG curriculum by 

teaching terminology, materials, tools, techniques, and basic concepts for traditional hand bookbinding. This course covers pamphlet sewing, lap stitch sewing, quarter, half, and full cloth flatback binding. 


Dates: August 9, 10, 11 & 16, 17, 18 in LONDON, Ontario


For further information and registration process, please see the registration form.




Kindred Spirits: The Lucy Maud Montgomery Legacy as Interpreted by Contemporary Book Artists

For the list of exhibition venues across Canada, visit the exhibition's website:  kindred-spirits-bookarts.com

The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild gratefully acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada:

Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube (for exclusive lecture recording, BEYOND ANNE OF GREEN GABLES presented by Kathy Wasylenky from Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario).

HOME STUDY Bookbinding 1 GUIDED STREAM

Online November 18, 2024, through July 2025

Bookbinding 1 is the first workshop in CBBAG’s core curriculum and introduces the variety of tools, materials, sewings, and constructions fundamental to hand bookbinding.

Using the Thinkific online teaching platform, the workshop is a series of lecture-style videos, direct demonstration videos, and how-to pdfs housed into modules. The workshop will start with the making of a simple pamphlet and proceed to the binding of two hard cover books.

Using an online platform allows CBBAG Mentors to have easy interaction with participants and allows participants to connect and support each other by encouraging discussion, questions and sharing of ideas. There will be a total of 4 Zoom meetings, during which the Mentor will lead a review of the group's project submissions, discuss challenges, and answer questions, emulating the in-person workshop more closely.

Click here for full details on the Home Study Guided Stream programme.


Course fee: $700 members / $760 non-members (incl. one-yr CBBAG membership)

Additional postage costs not included in course fee:

  • Mailing of workshop material kits from Ontario, invoiced and payable following registration Kits will be mailed in time to be received prior to the first zoom meeting.
  • Mailing three projects for critiques to and return postage from Ontario payable directly to the mentor

Registration Deadline: September 9, 2024

BOOKBINDING

WHAT IS IT?

Work & Hobby

Bookbinding consists of many different types of work, particularly in North America where it can be difficult to specialize and make a living.

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Magazine

EXTENSIVE LIBRARY

Publication

Book Arts arts du livre Canada is published twice a year. It features book arts events, book artists, book and exhibition reviews, technical articles, and historical essays.

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EDUCATION

RESOURCES

ARTISTS & BOOKBINDERS

CBBAG has a few curated lists of resources that we think will be of use to bookbinders and book artists. 

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