
…process. With you, we want to build a community of support that can help develop the ambitions of this commissioning platform, giving further opportunities to artists, writers and readers. Drawn…
…process. With you, we want to build a community of support that can help develop the ambitions of this commissioning platform, giving further opportunities to artists, writers and readers. Drawn…
…and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and of all its…
…her work was habitually disguised, emasculated, overwritten and stolen. After her death, her male collaborators took the opportunity to erase her from history. They almost succeeded. In 2017, Simon Grennan…
…thinks and feels, that are quietly acknowledged in private, but that rarely manifest themselves as collectively organised opposition and concrete action. Lying beneath these writings is an insistent attack upon…
A seven week course in hand boxmaking. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand boxmaking techniques including two-part box making, clamshell style box making, folded card slipcase and hinged…
…from the Dutch, of Lieke Marsman’s The Following Scan Will Last Five Minutes (Pavilion, 2019). Most recently, she has translated Marsman’s novel, The Opposite of a Person (Daunt Books, 2022)….
…work exploring taxonomy, archaeology and ecology, Mark Dion, in his Bureau documents his opportunistic encounters with the Museum of Manchester’s neglected drawers and overlooked recesses that are home to redundant…
…Theory of Fiction’; opposing ‘the linear, progressive, Time’s-(killing)-arrow mode of the Techno-Heroic.’ Encompassing more than a decade of work, Sad Sack tracks Al-Maria’s speculative journey as a writer, from the…
…with a personalised form of writing, which gives the opportunity of animating the artwork. Here the book operates as a form of sculpture, inscribed with both a personal and bodily…
…pre- booked to suit your needs and can cater for up to 8 students at a time. The workshops take place at Book Works giving the students the opportunity to…
…are forgotten and marginalized. Renowned for his work exploring taxonomy, archaeology and ecology, Mark Dion, in his Bureau documents his opportunistic encounters with the Museum of Manchester’s neglected drawers and overlooked recesses…
…House Library, University of London. This research was initiated as part of the Book Works’ project Library Relocations. The Brazen Oracle looks at two apparently opposing ways of viewing the…
…explores the processes of narrative, translation and reflection, and the substantial mis-communications, cultural slippages, inventive opportunities and transformations inherent to these processes. Each mis-translation allows a new episode or incident…
…stopping. Licorice, a reclusive middle-aged filmmaker, has only a brief window of opportunity to realise her long-cherished film project about the story of Nan Kemp. A grisly story of infanticide,…
…of their collections are forgotten and marginalized. Renowned for his work exploring taxonomy, archaeology and ecology, Mark Dion, in his Bureau documents his opportunistic encounters with the Museum of Manchester’s…
…space meets the wilderness. ‘… I had this idea about opposites − urban space on one hand, and the wilderness on the other. I thought if I could get to…
…The Curve of Forgotten Things takes the reader and writer on two opposite journeys, from the preface and in reverse from the postface. Each frame, or briefly meet halfway, a…
…and Dearests.’ Sad Sack is a book of collected writing by Sophia Al-Maria, taking feminist inspiration from Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1986 essay ‘The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction’; opposing ‘the…
…Projects East. CREATE is a socially focused arts agency, rooted in east London and aims to open up exciting opportunities for artists to work with their neighbours in east London….
…to political campaigns, particularly the anti-slavery movement, working class protests and the campaign for women’s suffrage. Assuming the role of the medium, women found a unique opportunity to give political…
Avis Newman is an artist whose practice takes many forms. Supplement represents an opportunity for Newman, whose work has persistently focused on the relationship between description and knowledge to address…
…an experimental negativity, pushing beyond a mimetic economy bound to the targets it seeks to oppose. It may not work as intended, though no more sleep will be lost over…
…of the challenges that artists can make to the status quo. For each of the commissioned artists, the opportunity to explore existing freedoms, those in jeopardy, or those yet to…
This opportunity is now closed This job will offer an opportunity to work as part of our team here at Book Works, and would be suitable for anyone looking to…
…opportunities to a diverse range of young artists to publish their own work, and also to curators and editors, such as Matthew Higgs, Stefan Kalmár, Sara Wajid, Mark Beasley, Lisa…
…details of how to apply. Email your application, subject line ‘Public Programme and Communications Coordinator’ together with your cover letter (maximum two pages), CV, Application form, and Equal Opportunities monitoring…
…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…
This position is no longer available Job Opportunity – Editor, Book Works (3 days per week) Salary: £35,000 (pro-rata £21,000 ) per annum Permanent Contract, probation period 8 weeks Location:…
We are a leading bindery specialising in making books and boxes for all areas of the creative arts. We are offering a full-time position for someone who is specifically experienced…
Please note that this role has noe been filled. Sales Assistant, Book Works (1 day per week) Salary: £30,000 (pro-rata £6,000 per annum) Permanent contract (probation period 8 weeks) Location:…
Deadline for applications: 28 November 2016 Interviews 14 December 2016 Start date: week starting 9 January 2017 Book Works is a leading arts commissioning organisation with a unique role as…
Theme Guest-edited by artist Katrina Palmer, Arrhythmia is a new series that offers an opportunity for artists and writers whose work explores ideas of being out of joint with the…
*** This course is full. Please check the website for our Monday evening course. *** A nine week Bookbinding for Beginners Evening Course on Wednesdays. Students will have the opportunity…
…Guin’s 1986 essay ‘The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction’; opposing ‘the linear, progressive, Time’s-(killing)-arrow mode of the Techno-Heroic.’ Encompassing more than a decade of work, Sad Sack tracks Al-Maria’s speculative…
…with designers, some of whom we’ve worked with in the past. The format and topic will vary – we wanted to give designers the opportunity to present their work in…
…short CV (no more than one side A4 please) and a completed equal opportunity form, downloadable on this page. Text submissions should be no more than 2,000 words, 12 point,…
Two nine week Bookbinding for Beginners Evening Courses on Mondays or Wednesdays. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding and boxmaking techniques referring to a variety of historical…
A nine week Bookbinding & Boxmaking Evening Course on Mondays. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand bookbinding and boxmaking techniques including concertina binding, starbook with pop- up elements,…
Two nine week courses in hand bookbinding, on either Monday evening or Wednesday evening. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and…
We work with artists, writers and readers to commission new, ambitious and innovative work in the form of artists books through our publishing programme. Giving genuine opportunities to emerging artists…
*** Only few places left. *** A nine week Concertina & Boxmaking Evening Course on Wednesdays. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand bookbinding and boxmaking techniques including concertina…
…give designers the opportunity to present their work in whichever way they wanted to. In some cases designers will be in conversation with artists they’ve collaborated with in the past,…
…designers. The format and topic vary – we want to give designers the opportunity to present their work in whichever way they want to. In some cases designers are in…
…and the genuine opportunities offered through our commissions, education activities and through the Book Works studio. Our approach is collaborative – working with artists, designers, writers, printers, libraries, project spaces…
…address, contact telephone number/skype contact. 4. A completed Equal Opportunities form (download below). 5. A registration fee of £10/£5. If you are on a low income, in receipt of benefits…
…cultural sector. Our Equal Opportunity Policy and other policies can be found here. If you require this information in any other format or want to submit your application in any…
…for the bank holiday weekend. It’s a rare opportunity to pick up some of our bestselling titles at a bargain price. Read them up, down, inside, out or however you…
…her male collaborators took the opportunity to erase her from history. They almost succeeded. In 2017, Simon Grennan identified Duval’s work in The Story of a Honeymoon for the first…
…practice as a publisher. So these events are an opportunity just to talk to some of the designers we work with; find out about their other practice; find out about…
…Nelson Mandela, opposite the bougie arts and crafts shop in the shopping arcade. She got her education there rather than at school, she says, not just about the conflict that…
A nine week Bookbinding for Beginners Evening Course on Wednesdays. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand bookbinding and boxmaking techniques including multi section binding, exposed spine books, Japanese…
…(no more than one side A4 please) and a completed equal opportunity form, downloadable on this page. Text submissions should be no more than 2,000 words, 12 point, with a…
…for Beginners Evening Course on Mondays. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand bookbinding and boxmaking techniques including multi section binding, exposed spine books, Japanese style binding and slipcase…
…Following Scan Will Last Five Minutes (Pavilion, 2019). Most recently, she has translated Marsman’s novel, The Opposite of a Person (Daunt Books, 2022). She is currently working on new poetry and prose. Tickets…
…print. On the Friday at 3.30pm, Book Works will host a panel discussion to discuss arts, activism, institutional silence and cultural opposition to genocide, with Saeed Taji Farouky (Cultural Alliance…
Two nine week courses in hand bookbinding, on either Monday evening or Wednesday evening. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and…
A nine week course in hand bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and contemporary styles, and to use conventional and…
…with designers, many of whom we’ve worked with in the past. The format and topic vary – we want to give designers the opportunity to present their work in whichever…
A nine week course in hand bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and contemporary styles, and to use conventional and…
…opportunity to learn hand bookbinding and boxmaking techniques including multi section binding, exposed spine books, Japanese style binding and slipcase making. There will also be a chance to develop a…
…Katrina Palmer, Arrhythmia is a new series that offers an opportunity for artists and writers whose work explores ideas of being out of joint with the predominant social order, whether through disrupted…
…Jane pioneered an approach to commissioning that gave opportunities to young artists to publish their own work, and also to curators and editors such as Matthew Higgs, Stefan Kalmár, Sara…
…bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and contemporary styles, and to use conventional and unconventional binding materials. There will also…
…of whom we’ve worked with in the past. The format and topic will vary – we wanted to give designers the opportunity to present their work in whichever way they…
…CLASSES – 21st September 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,…
Book Works Projects/Open House 1998-2001 has given curators the opportunity to work in partnership with Book Works to commission, develop and promote innovative new practices. Initiated to encourage an active…
A new eight-week bookbinding class run by the Book Works Studio begins on 9th May and places are still available. Taught by Ina Baumeister, students will have the opportunity to…
…overwritten and stolen. After her death, her male collaborators took the opportunity to erase her from history. They almost succeeded. Recently, Grennan has been instrumental in bringing Duval’s work back…
…organised, with Book Works, this event to give the opportunity to publishers and writers to explore a shared territory of art, writing, and publishing with those working in similar ways….
…and ecology, Mark Dion, in his Bureau documents his opportunistic encounters with the Museum of Manchester’s neglected drawers and overlooked recesses that are home to redundant labels, orphaned mounts, defunct…
As part of our series of conversations with designers, Graphic Negotiations, we were delighted to welcome graphic designer, researcher and teacher Rosen Eveleigh for a chat on Zoom on 24…
…PLS and plenty of opportunity to vent about housing woes. RSVP here. On 4th December we will be at Good Press in Glasgow for the Scottish launch of Property Journal….
…back when. It’s August. The rain shows no sign of stopping. Licorice, a reclusive middle-aged filmmaker, has only a brief window of opportunity to realise her long-cherished film project about…
Book Works has a long history of championing artists at early or pivotal stages of their careers, often those who are without other institutional support. Giving genuine opportunity to new…
…format and topic vary – we want to give designers the opportunity to present their work in whichever way they wanted to. In some cases designers are in conversation with…
…(200-300 words). The successful commissions will be announced in early 2026. Full submission guidelines and terms (download PDF) Equal opportunities monitoring form (download PDF). *See eligibility document for more information…
A nine week courses in hand bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and contemporary styles, and to use conventional and…
…novel, The Opposite of a Person (Daunt Books, 2022). She is currently working on new poetry and prose. Published by Book Works as part of the You Must Locate a Fantasy library commissions generously…
…life so difficult for immigrants that they would voluntarily leave. The protagonist Licorice, a reclusive middle-aged film-maker, has only a brief window of opportunity to realise her long-cherished film project…
…and topic will vary – we wanted to give designers the opportunity to present their work in whichever way they choose. In some cases designers will be in conversation with…
…be, and one day some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand up for some great principles and great issues and great causes. And you refuse…
…as opposed to a project in printed matter?” (44:55) JL – Yeah, interesting question. I think my first reaction to that question…myself personally, I haven’t made so much web-based work….
…B road and an ancient fisherman’s track. It’s August. The rain shows no sign of stopping. Licorice, a reclusive middle-aged filmmaker, has only a brief window of opportunity to realise…
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…
…and promoting the organisation. Tess Denman-Cleaver (Chair) Maria Amidu Nick Brown Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso Aliya Gulamani Gerrie van Noord Policies The following policies are available to download. Equal Opportunities Book Works…
Book Works gives unique opportunities to emerging artists, and supports experimental publishing Join our Readers Club £5 per month / £50 annual Join here Become a Supporter £10 per month /…
…artists, curators, editors, writers and designers who are considering or developing a book project. These meetings offer the opportunity to discuss the conceptual and technical issues of book production, design,…
https://vimeo.com/468449847 A nine week course in bookbinding taught by Ina Baumeister. Students will have the opportunity to learn hand bookbinding techniques which can later be applied to their own work….
https://vimeo.com/468450486 A three week course in hand boxmaking. Students will have the opportunity to learn how to make a half solander box with a magnetic flap closure. All materials and…