Exciting announcement.
Association of Book Crafts(NZ) have confirmed BIND25!
The conference will take place at the Auckland University of Technology(AUT) over the weekend of 12-14 September, 2025.
They are pleased to have this quality venue confirmed and now that they have the dates pinned down, planning can begin in earnest.
And there is much to organise!
At the beginning of April they will be calling for papers and workshops and also identifying the two keynote speakers. website abc-nz.org.nz
In partnership with the Bookbinding Guilds of ACT & NSW,
The Sutton Village Gallery will present the unique exhibition of fine bindings titled
‘Reflections of a Philosophical Voyager’.
This exhibition will showcase 18 bookbinders from around Australia, highlighting the varied approaches to the text, comprising Nicolas Baudin’s 1802 letter written to Governor Philip King. The letter was reproduced by the State Library of South Australia in 2016 and is a fascinating account by the French navigator of the French laying claim to King Island.
The exhibition will run from 3-20 August, 2023, with the official launch taking place 1:30pm, 5 August.
All welcome.
The CCBG Committee is so pleased to announce the entry details for Guild 22, our members only exhibition to be held Mezzanine level of the Civic Library in Canberra.
Find all the information on the website under Events and news. Deadline for entries 11 August 2022.
Image of a few of the 44 works in Guild 19 taken during ‘bump in’.
Guild 2020 we learnt how to use YouTube to showcase our members works to everyone. CCBG Guild 2020 exhibition – YouTube
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