WORKSHOPS
"Finding Art in the Ordinary: A Book of Drawings"
Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
For people of all levels of drawing. Participants will sew a multisection book of paper and fill it with their drawings for a one-of-a-kind handmade book.
Instructors: Marie and Carl Dern, California
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, level 1
Workshop fee: $150; materials fee: $25
For more information call Jen at 585-9191 or jen.sorenson@utah.edu
"Construction & Content: Distinctly Different Books"
Thursday, April 19, from 5-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, April 19-21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Beginning and experienced book artists will construct five distinctly different books with content.
Instructor: Faye Maxfield, Utah
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, level 1
For more information, contact Judy Sommerfeldt at 226-1680 or judithsommerfeldt@comcast.net
"Means to an End: A Binder's Box of Recipes"
Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Investigate the structural and aesthetic purposes for finishing a textblock with an endband. Leave with a recipe box of sample cards, diagrams and sewn endbands.
Instructor: Pamela Barrios, Utah
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, level 1
Workshop fee: $45; materials: $15
For more information call Jen at 585-9191 or jen.sorenson@utah.edu
"Medieval Metal, Modern Models"
Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Incorporating religious icons of Medieval and Renaissance Europe, construct wooden triptychs featuring imagery printed on fabric. Learn metal-working techniques for hinging.
Instructor: Peter Madden, Massachusetts
Place: Art Building, University of Utah, Room 273
For more information contact Marnie Powers-Torrey at 585-9191 or marnie.torrey@utah.edu
"Making Movable Books in the Classroom"
Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
An educator's specialized session workshop where teachers learn to unlock student's verbal and visual ideas. Learn to develop movable books, with pull-outs and pop-ups.
Instructor: Paul Johnson, England
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, level 1
Workshop fee is underwritten for educators. Relicensure points are available from Utah State Board of Education. Space is limited. For more information call Jen at 585-9191 orjen.sorenson@utah.edu
LECTURES
"Jungle Garden Press: From the Beginning"
Friday, March 2, 7 p.m.
Speakers: Marie and Carl Dern, California
Place: D. Lamar Jensen Seminar Room, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, level 1
For more information, contact the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at 422-3514.
The event is free and open to the public
"Street Alchemy: Found Art and the Book Artist"
Thursday, May 3, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Peter Madden, Massachusetts
Place: D. Lamar Jensen Seminar Room, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, level 1
For more information, contact the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at 422-3514.
The event is free and open to the public
"Contemporary Context: Layering Meaning in Artists' Books"
Tuesday, June 12, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Julie Leonard, Iowa
Place: D. Lamar Jensen Seminar Room, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, level 1
For more information, contact the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at 422-3514.
The event is free and open to the public
EXHIBITIONS
"Fold, Flap, Peep, Pull, Pop!"
Friday, June 1-Friday, July 27
The Rare Books Division of Special Collections celebrates the history of movable books, which includes examples of folds, flaps, peep-holes, pull-tabs, pop-ups and other marvels of paper-engineering.
Place: Marriott Library wall cases, levels 1 and 2
Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-midnight.
Visit www.lib.utah.edu for other closures.