abc : is a cross-disciplinary forum for makers of artists’ books and ephemera. It provides an opportunity to get together for focused critical and constructive dialogue, to contextualise work, explore ideas and to develop creative practice and theory.
"The perfect space in which mystery meets matter and conjoins, is for me the book"
Allil Enna Nangi-Ud
| Happy New Year to You All | abc year beginning
2011 |
"For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice" T.S. Eliot
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Update News
The end of year (2010) abc trip included both a visit to Book Arts Bookshop, where Angie Butler's London launch of her Miss Carol Project took place, and to Small Publisher's Fair, where Sally Alatalo's Sara Ranchouse Publishing featured in the Events Programme.
Last abc meeting of 2010 - members' discussions centred around a programme of events for 2011:
- Potential visit to John Rylands University Library
- C alls for work for the project What's in the Box, and for Doverodde Book Arts Festival
- Bristol Artists' Books Event (BABE) and what abc may do as a group
at this international event in April -
two members agree to take responsibility for heading up the BABE abc team
Lovely cakes kindly provided at this meeting by Coo, and enjoyed by all
February 2011 BABE book fair stand - the directors lead a presentation & discussion of the abc information pack
March 2011 meeting regarding finer points before BABE
artists.books.club@hotmail.comFounded by Lilla Duignan, artists’ books club is for students based at Bower Ashton
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