Thanks to LeeAnne Smith (EaglesWayProductions.com) for another wonderful video.

The next BookWorks Introductory Session is Saturday, Dec 11th 1-3pm. It’s a chance to learn more about BookWorks and what we do. There will be a demo on letterpress printing and a general introduction to BookWorks for those new to the facility. Cost is $15 and you can register via ashevillebookworks.com. Hope to see you there!

Friday, September 24, Opening Reception, 6 – 9 PM
Saturday, September 25, 12 – 5 PM
Selected Works on Exhibit through December 10th, 2010

Friday September 24
6-9 pm BookOpolis exhibit opens to the public. We have received 100+ artist books to be on display from across the US as well as Italy, Canada, and Great Britain, international entries this year. All entries will be on display for the BookOpolis weekend only. From these entries, Alice Sebrell, director of Black Mountain College Museum and Art Center will make a selection of approximately 40 artists’ books to be exhibited through December 10, 2010. One lucky winner of the annual raffle of this year’s Small Book Exchange, “Memory Palaces,” will be announced.

Saturday September 25
Noon – 5 PM. BookOpolis Weekend continues with demos and hands-on activities introducing letterpresss, papermking, binding and printmaking, for all ages. A special Children’s Hour at noon. Children accompanied by a parent or other adult are invited to come at noon to learn about artists’ books and how to handle them, Laurie Corral,Director, will focus on 4 – 5 books from the exhibit. Children will participate in discussion and learn how to handle artist books.

Visitors of all ages are invited to visit the exhibit, see papermaking demonstrations, make and take a simply bound book with a letterpress cover and bring a t-shirt to print. In the spirit of Drive-By Press, who visited earlier this year, we’ll be inking blocks and printing them on t-shirts using the etching press. The theme of the blocks is Memory Palaces, taken from the exhibition poster. You can bring your own T-shirt or buy one at BookWorks, T-shirts for sale are $10.

A selection of prints and books from the exhibit will remain on display in our gallery until December 10, 2010.

BookOpolis 2010 Posters, screenprinted by Philip Bell, have been distributed and hung in some of our favorite places around Asheville. Posters are available for sale at the event.

December 3 – 5, 2010
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Prerequisite: Introductory Papermaking or equivalent experience

Instructor: Frank Brannon
$303 + $25 studio fee
Studio fee covers all fibers and other expendable supplies needed for papermaking and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the studio.

The focus of the three-day course is in the use of the Hollander paper beater as well as improving your sheet formation. Using various fibers participants will become comfortable with the use of beater with a special emphasis on safety. The goal is to provide you with the experience to successfully rent space in the studio for your own work.

Please bring the following items:

• Plastic apron if you have one, and wear rubber-soled shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet, and ear plugs

So what do they do at Asheville BookWorks?

These two-hour orientations are geared for the person who has a curiosity for the world of Book Arts. What exactly is bookbinding, printmaking, hand papermaking and letterpress printing? Join us to learn about the basic areas of Book Arts and the types of work that we do through discussion and demonstrations. One particular discipline will be focused upon each session, so register for more than one!

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, September 2, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Thursday, October 7, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Thursday, November 11, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Saturday, December 11, 1:00-3:00 pm

Please Register for Individual Dates Below: