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News/Events
New York Events with Hamja Ahsan
Coinciding with Book Works participation in the NYABF 21–23 September (preview September 20th), Shy Radicals author Hamja Ahsan will be present at the following events:
4pm Saturday 22 September, The Classroom
NYABF at MoMA PS1
Fighting Extrovert-Supremacy, the Shy Radicals Struggle with Hamja Ahsan and Arun Kundnani
Drawing in Drag by Marie Duval – Press Pack
‘Trouser-wearing, French-speaking, home-wrecking Victorian cartoonist Marie Duval appears to have drawn a new comic book – ‘Drawing in Drag…’ But has she?
Looking more closely, ‘Drawing in Drag by Marie Duval’ is the latest comic book from celebrated artist, writer and cartoonist Simon Grennan, performing as Duval, as though the cartoonist and actress had been revived in the twenty-first century.
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Bookbinding for Beginners Course September 2018
A nine week course in hand bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand bookbinding and boxmaking techniques including multi section binding, exposed spine books, Japanese style binding, concertina binding and slipcase making. All materials and tools will be supplied.
The 9 week course will be for a maximum of 8 students and will be run by Ina Baumeister at Book Works Studio in Shoreditch.
Tuesday Evenings – 18th September to 20th November 2018
(Half term break 23rd October)
Time: 6.30 to 9.00pm
Cost: £260 per student
The Happy Hypocrite – Silver Bandage Call for Submissions
We are delighted to announce that The Happy Hypocrite – Silver Bandage, issue 11 is guest edited by Erica Scourti and due to be published in January 2019.
The Happy Hypocrite is now looking for submissions to this forthcoming issue, Silver Bandage, featuring contributions by CAConrad and Daniella Valz Gen.
Submission deadline: midnight 2 July 2018
Please send submissions to:
Erica Scourti
The Happy Hypocrite, Submissions
c/o Book Works
19 Holywell Row
London
EC2A 4JB
Or email:
[email protected]
Job Opportunity: Catalyst Evolve Project Coordinator for Book Works
FIXED TERM CONTRACT JULY 2018 – END OF DECEMBER 2019 (18 MONTHS)
Deadline for applications: 6 June 2018
to start July 2018
1 day per week subject to contract and negotiation/or freelance terms to be agreed
Salary £5,713 (£28,565 pro rata)
We have a new opportunity to work as part of our team here at Book Works, suitable for someone who already has some experience of fundraising and publicity in the arts sector, and who would like to support the development of a small arts organisation.
Contact: a new open submission edited by Hannah Black
‘Contact’ is a new series guest edited by Hannah Black and selected from open submission.
We are delighted to announce Hamishi Farah, Momtaza Mehri and Derica Shields as our commissioned artists, now working with Hannah Black on three individual book projects proposed via open call.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted to this series: we will only be in touch with feedback if you were shortlisted.
Submissions for this series are now closed.
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Winter 2018 Bookbinding and Boxmaking Courses
Book Works is running two evening classes, Bookbinding for Beginners and Boxmaking for Beginners.
Bookbinding for Beginners is a nine week course on Monday evenings starting on 29th January. Students will learn a variety of skills and techniques that will enable them to make different styles of books at home with minimal equipment.
Boxmaking for Beginners is a seven week course on Wednesday evenings starting on 31st January. Students will learn a variety of boxmaking styles and structures which would be appropriate for printed matter as well as 3D objects.
Blog post 2: shame requires an audience by Sophie Collins
In the literature on shame I expected there to be competing definitions. In reality, most of the texts were tautological, both as a group and in and of themselves.…Wisdom proffers a distinction between shame and guilt that posits the latter as a uniquely private and inwardly felt emotion, and the former as dependent on external public judgement, or anticipation thereof. In Pride, Shame and Guilt, Gabriele Taylor writes that ‘shame requires an audience’…
– small white monkeys 1
YOU MUST LOCATE A FANTASY – CHETHAM’S LIBRARY RESIDENCY
For this open call we are inviting artists to propose a project that engages creatively and critically with Chetham’s Library, and to produce new work including an artist’s publication after an initial period of research/residency.
You Must Locate A Fantasy is Book Works’ ongoing Library Residencies Programme, presenting a series of residencies and commissions for artists to work with libraries, special collections and archives located in the UK.