Upcoming Events

Emulating Gutenberg with B-42 Type
The Book Club of California Lecture at
The International Printing Museum
By Kitty Maryatt, Director of the Scripps College Press
July 19, 2008, 2:00-4:00 pm
Free admission, please RSVP, 310-515-7166

In her lecture, Kitty Maryatt, who is also a member of San Diego Book Arts, will talk about the production of a page of the Gutenberg Bible using type cast by the Dale Guild Type Foundry, as well as the practices and technologies that shaped medieval books. The International Printing Museum is located at 315 Torrance Blvd., Carson, California. For more information, please visit the museum’s web site at www.printmuseum.org.

Family Paper Day at the International Printing Museum
Saturday, August 2, any time between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Admission: $8 adults, $7 students/children
All ages welcome

Bring yourself and your family for a day of fun studying, making and decoration paper! Three stations will be available for paper study including basic Western papermaking, paste papers and decorative techniques. This educational experience has been organized by museum staff member Rachelle Chuang, who also belongs to San Diego Book Arts. More information is available at www.printmuseum.org.

Second National San Diego Book Arts Juried Show
September 20-October 31, 2008
University of California San Diego, Geisel Library
Opening Reception, Saturday, September 20, 2008 3:30-5:30 pm

Erika Torri, Executive Director of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla, is the juror for the Second National San Diego Book Arts Juried Show. The Athenaeum hosts a juried book arts show every other year, and under Erika’s direction has built a world-class collection of artist’s books.