Tuesday, November 5th, 6:30-9:00 P.M.
Austin Public Library Central, 710 W. César Chávez St., Austin, Texas 78701
Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of the Austin Book Arts Center over the past year!
Master of Ceremonies–Greg Ciotti
Special Guest–Richard Kegler of P22 Type Foundry, Rochester, New York
Tunes by DJ RecSpec
Cash Bar & Silent Auction
print a poster on a vintage printing press!
All proceeds support ABAC’s educational programming and outreach in Central Texas. Over 40 workshops are scheduled this fall for children and adults, with concentrations in bookbinding, letterpress printing, and various arts of the book.
Click here to purchase TICKETS or make a DONATION.
Purchase tickets at the $100 DUAL level and above to receive a set of (2) letterpress-printed papers, designed using P22 Blox.
PUSH Print! celebrates the accomplishments of the Austin Book Arts Center over the past year, including successfully moving operations to a larger studio–a storefront that is centrally located on North Lamar Blvd, enabling a significant expansion of programming. At a time in Austin’s history, when many artists and arts organizations are being priced out of established neighborhoods, ABAC not only continues to weather the storm, but thrives, speaking to the resonance of its mission to engage people of all ages in creative, interpretive, and educational experiences related to the arts of the book.
PUSH Print! is held in conjunction with the MASTER CLASS: Printing P22 Blox with Richard Kegler, in which students will explore “P22 Blox”, a modular letterpress printing block system that uses only 8 basic shapes to create lettering and pattern design. Kegler will guide participants in design exercises towards producing collaborative prints. Pre-registration is required. ONLY 6 SPOTS!
ABOUT RICHARD KEGLER AND P22 TYPE FOUNDRY
Richard Kegler is the founder of P22 Type Foundry and former director of Wells College Book Arts Center in Aurora, NY. As founder of the Western New York Book Arts Center in Buffalo NY, Richard combined an interest in traditional crafts along with an entrepreneurial background to help create a self-sustaining community organization. P22 Type Foundry has incorporated P22 Analog as a companion studio located in Rochester NY that combines digital and analog typography and printing.
Please feel free to print out and bring your receipt, but all tickets will be held at Check-in the night of the event at the Austin Public Library.
Notice to donors: Austin Book Arts Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
We wish to extend a heartfelt thanks to our sponsors:
Austin Public Library, Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa, Sargent Brothers Printers & Typographers
