Austin Book Arts Center will be open to the public for HOLIDAY SHOPPING on: Friday, December 9th, 12-6pm Saturday, December 10th, 12-6pm Saturday, December 17th, 12-6pm Shop for all the bibliophiles on your list. Hand made books, notecards, kits, tools, materials, and more! Gift certificates are available.
OPEN HOUSE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Sunday, June 19th, 6-9pm Drop-in anytime. No registration required. Please bring your mask. Join us for an informal gathering of the copier-curious. Due to the overwhelming response to now sold-out workshops, ABAC decided have a party! Come on by to see demonstrations and make your own print. … Continue reading Cheap Copies! With Rich Dana
/////////////////////////////////////////////////// ABAC is participating in Amplify Austin, a city-wide 24 hrs of giving beginning at 6pm on Wednesday, March 2nd and extending until Thursday, March 3rd at 6pm. Click here to support the Austin Book Arts Center. /////////////////////////////////////////////////// After discovering the essential role of remote resources during a pandemic, especially for children, parents, and teachers, the … Continue reading ¡Let’s Make Books/Hagamos Libros!
FREE PROGRAM ON ZOOM Wednesday, Feb. 23 from 7 – 8:30, USA Central time Join on Zoom at http://us06web.zoom.us/j/87059267062 Please join The Austin Book Arts Center and BookWoman in welcoming author and UT Austin professor, Kelcey Gray for an exciting evening of instruction & experimentation in celebration of her new book Let’s Make Letters! Experiment, Practice, and … Continue reading Let’s Make Letters! With Kelcey Gray
What is your musical background? We had a close family friend who was a harpist, so I decided that was my calling while still in elementary school. My parents attempted to distract me with piano lessons and finally capitulated when my school obtained a harp. I was able to begin lessons in the 5th grade. … Continue reading Introducing: Delaine Leonard
We are excited to open our Studios to the public. Come see us! An exhibit will be on view: BOOK ARTS BEYOND We have cookies. Saturday, November 6th, 10am-7pm Sunday, November 7th, 10am-7pm Saturday, November 13th, 10am-7pm Sunday, November 14th, 10am-7pm
Please tell us about your work as a book artist and teacher. For about twenty years, making books was everything to me. I made them, I taught them, I wrote about them. From the beginning, I was only interested in the book as a vessel for content. I made books with calligraphic texts, photocopier imagery, … Continue reading Introducing: Susan Gaylord
/////////////////////////////////////////////////// ABAC is participating in Amplify Austin, a city-wide 24 hrs of giving beginning at 6pm on Thursday, March 4th and extending until Friday, March 5th at 6pm. Click here to support the Austin Book Arts Center. /////////////////////////////////////////////////// We’ve all discovered the essential role of remote resources during a pandemic, especially for children, parents, and … Continue reading ¡Let’s Make Books/Hagamos Libros!
View the film and the Q&A here! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * On November 13, 2020, the Austin Book Arts Center held an online screening* of Good Book Action: Craig Jensen Master Bookbinder, a short film by documentary filmmaker Mark Hall. … Continue reading Good Book Action
A Bookish Memoir When I think of Mary-Margaret Gallaway, I think of long phone calls. Full of energy, Mary-Margaret would detail recent events, travels, or amusing stories, at a fast pace in her south Texas, Kingsville accent. Usually, I would put on my headphones so I could continue to do bindery work at the bench … Continue reading In Memory of Mary-Margaret A. Gallaway, August 21, 1941 – June 13, 2020
