Current & Upcoming Events

San Diego Book Arts
Third National Juried Exhibition

Click here for the full prospectus and online entry form.

Call for Entries is now open for the San Diego Book Arts Third National Juried Exhibition, to be held at Mandeville Special Collections, Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego, May 29–July 18, 2010. A full color catalog will be available for purchase.

Juror: Kitty Maryatt, Assistant Professor of Art at Scripps College and Director of the Scripps College Press, and principal owner of Two Hands Press, a book arts design studio specializing in the design and fabrication of both handmade and production books. Kitty has an MFA from UCLA and lectures and gives workshops all over the country.

Eligibility: Artists must live or work within the USA. All structures of artists’ books, unique or limited edition are eligible. Due to case size and exhibition space, work should not exceed 30 inches in any dimension.

Edge to Edge
Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park
March 1-31, 2010
Opening reception, Friday, March 5, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
RSVP for reception by March 3: 619-232-2721

This exhibition of artists' books with a Japanese theme by members of San Diego Book Arts will be on display in a beautiful Japanese garden setting. A full color catalog will be available soon.

Book Artist Members—We Need Your Work

We have member’s exhibitions scheduled almost continuously in the coming year, and we need your artist's books to show. Please fill out the online submission form to let our Exhibitions Chair know what you have. You will be contacted to make delivery arrangements when your piece has been scheduled for an exhibit.

Click here to enter your book in the ongoing member’s exhibitions.