Virginia Arts of The Book » Announcements http://virginiabookarts.org Just another VFH Blogs weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:53:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Indulgence Participants Meeting: Saturday July 31 at 1:00 pm. http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/07/indulgence-participants-meeting-saturday-july-31-at-100-pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indulgence-participants-meeting-saturday-july-31-at-100-pm http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/07/indulgence-participants-meeting-saturday-july-31-at-100-pm/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:04:38 +0000 Garrett Queen http://vabc.vfhblogs.org/?p=1033 Dean Dass will be presenting a slideshow and leading a discussion related to some of the seminal ideas and imagery of our project, included will be a perspective on works of Goya and “sin.”

You won’t want to miss this.

We’ll also be reviewing project specs and schedule.

]]> http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/07/indulgence-participants-meeting-saturday-july-31-at-100-pm/feed/ 0 “From the Woods to the Ocean” on Display at the McGuffey Center through August 15th http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/04/opening-reception-%e2%80%9cfrom-the-woods-to-the-ocean%e2%80%9d-at-the-mcguffey-center-on-july-2nd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opening-reception-%25e2%2580%259cfrom-the-woods-to-the-ocean%25e2%2580%259d-at-the-mcguffey-center-on-july-2nd http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/04/opening-reception-%e2%80%9cfrom-the-woods-to-the-ocean%e2%80%9d-at-the-mcguffey-center-on-july-2nd/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:37:18 +0000 Garrett Queen http://vabc.vfhblogs.org/?p=931 A collection of prints, paintings, and artist books by Lana Lambert

Main Gallery at the McGuffey Art Center

201 Second Street NW  Charlottesville, VA

June 29th through August 15th 2010

“From the Woods to the Ocean”

]]> http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/04/opening-reception-%e2%80%9cfrom-the-woods-to-the-ocean%e2%80%9d-at-the-mcguffey-center-on-july-2nd/feed/ 0 Why Beg an Indulgence When You Can Buy One? http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/04/why-beg-an-indulgence-when-you-can-buy-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-beg-an-indulgence-when-you-can-buy-one http://virginiabookarts.org/2010/04/why-beg-an-indulgence-when-you-can-buy-one/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:10:29 +0000 Garrett Queen http://vabc.vfhblogs.org/?p=866 Announcing the Virginia Arts of the Book Center’s 2010 Annual Members Project.

In the tradition of the founding father of our craft, Johann Guttenberg the VABC will issue a “book” of Indulgences.

To help finance his press, the development of movable type and the first printing of the bible, Gutenberg was known to have printed thousands of  Indulgences.

We figure that if that was an acceptable fundraiser for Johann, it would be a suitable project to help swell the coffers here at the VABC.

Not that we’re alone, the Catholic Church has recently (once again) begun granting indulgences. (See the New York Times Article)

(Note: Income from the Members Project and items sold at the Raucous Auction account for a substantial part of our annual operating budget.)

We’re not about to grant an “actual” dispensation from sins (real or imagined), but this project will (at the  very least) provide a playful and possibly insightful look into a wide range of human frailties.

The project as envisioned (thus far) might be in the form of a coupon book (possibly a version of stab binding with perforated pages).

Paper, page size, printing techniques, design considerations, range and types of sins and transgressions have yet to be determined.

If you’re interested in participating in this project (completion of printing mid-Setember 2010) please contact:

Garrett Queen
VABC Printer in Residence
& Clerk of the Works

gsqueen@comcast.net

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