NJ Book Arts Symposium Collection

• 2022 New Jersey Book Arts Symposium: Live! In person!: November 4, 2022
  • Workshop with Suzie Tuchman and Catherine LeCleire
  • Introductions: Sonia Yaco, Karen Guancione
  • Rick Anderson and Béatrice Coron, The Identity Project
  • Artist presentation: Amee Pollack
  • Featured artist / Historian Presentation: Javiera Barrientos
  • Curator Presentation: Virginia Fabbri Butera, PhD will interview Michael Cooper about the bookwork of Rocco Scary (1960-2022)
• The Words Turned Sideways - The 27^th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium: November 4 & 5, 2021
  • Day 1
    • Session 1: Opening ceremony; Sonia Yaco & Karen Guancione & Michael Joseph; Artist in Residence; Amanda Thackray; Sonia Yaco
    • Session 2: Carla Rae Johnson; Long-Bin Chen;Annie Lopez
    • Session 3: Derli Romero; From the archives: China Marks’ 2018 presentation; Moderated by Judith K. Brodsky; Artist in Residence, Susan Happersett
  • Day 2
    • Session 4: Tunnel Book Workshop; Suzie Tuchman and Catherine LeClaire
    • Session 5: Alisa Banks; Rachel Mulder; Artist in Residence, Amanda Thackray
    • Session 6: Closing ceremony; Michael Joseph & Karen Guancione; Cocktail hour with curators
• Tumultuous Absence: The 26^th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium. Online via Zoom: November 5,6,12,13, 2020
  • Virtual Exhibit Trailer/Demonstration
  • Day 1
    • Sessions 1 & 2 - Sonia Yaco, Michael Joseph,Karen Guancione, Asha Ganpat,Amanda Thackray, Starr Hagenbring, & Anita Lovitt
    • Workshop: Beth Sheehan: Drum Leaf: Lay-Flat Binding
    • Sessions 4 & 5 - Lisa Kokin & Helen Frederick
  • Day 2
    • Session 6a: Vanessa German
    • Session 6b & 7a: Vanessa Reynolds & Corina Reynolds
    • Session 7b: Corina Reynolds
    • Workshop: Catherine Le Cleire: Various ways to make and cover a slipcase
    • Sessions 8 & 9: Rachel Heberling, Ron Erickson, Maddy Rosenberg, Kumi Korf
  • Day 3
    • Sessions 9 & 10: Melissa Potter, Aimee Lee
    • Workshop: Suzie Tuchman, Exposed stitching over paper strips with recycled materials
    • Sessions 11 & 12: Black Lives Matter Panel - Featuring Ben Blount, Michelle Graznak, Nell Painter moderated by Judith K. Brodsky
  • Day 4
    • Sessions 13 & 14: Cristina Cerminara; Maddy Rosenberg, Sarah Stengle
    • Workshop: Maria Pisano: Haiku Miniature Accordion Book
    • Sessions 15 & 16: Julie Chen; Michael Joseph, Amanda Thackray, Rangoli Mittal & Exhibit Demonstration, Cocktail with curators
• What Books Do Better: 25^th Annual Book Arts Symposium. November 8, 2019
  • Morning Session: Joseph, Michael; Yaco, Sonia; Guancione, Karen; Jacobson, Shellie; LeCliere, Catherine; Miller, MaryAnn; Pinto, Anna
  • Afternoon Session: San Martin, Maria Veronica; Thackray, Amanda; Tuchman, Suzie; Yarringo, Jo
• Art Wave: 24^th Annual Book Arts Symposium. November 2, 2018
  • Morning Session: Joseph, Michael; Yaco, Sonia; Stengle, Sarah K.; Adili, Golnar; Ganpat, Asha; Pinto, Anna; LeCleire, Catherine; Magnoni, Dee
  • Afternoon Session: Marks, China; Lehrer, Warren; Kennedy, Amos Paul; Stufflebeem, Jean; Brodsky, Judith K.; Joseph, Michael
• Opposition: 23^rd Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium. November 3, 2017
  • Morning Session: Dill, Lesley; Guancione, Karen; Marks, China; Silverberg, Robbin Ami; Joseph, Michael
  • Afternoon Session: Coron, Beatrice; Faust, Dikko; Guancione, Karen; Happersett, Susan; Morrison, Lois; Pelachaud, Gaelle; Joseph, Michael
• From Here to...There: Concept & Technique in Artists' Books. November 4, 2016 
  • Morning Session: Bassis, Aileen; Jacobson, Shellie; Guancione, Karen; Ganpat, Asha; Becker, Ron; Maloney, Krisellen; Vyas, Isha; Joseph, Michael
  • Afternoon Session: Miller, MaryAnne L.; Morrison, Lois; Neilson, Heidi; Osborn, Ali; Price, Robin; Schaer, Miriam; Brodsky, Judith K.; Joseph, Michael
• Pages and Passages: 21^st Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium. November 6, 2015
  • Morning Session: Joseph, Michael; Maloney, Krisellen; Becker, Ronald; Vyas, Isha; Guancione, Karen; Riker, Maryann
  • Afternoon Session: Guancione, Karen; Beube, Doug; Reisen, Sydney Jean; Mackie, Elizabeth; Brodsky, Judith K.
• 20^th Anniversary Book Arts Symposium: November 7, 2014
  • Morning Session: Joseph, Michael; Gaunt, Marianne; Aschkenes, Anna M.; Coron, Be´atrice; Guancione, Karen; Ganpat, Asha; Regal, Celeste; Savona, Diane
  • Afternoon Session: Guancione, Karen; Mullins, Lynn S.; Hadas, Rachel; Gorewitz, Shalom; Poast, Michael; Brodsky, Judith K.; Joseph, Michael; Ross, John
• The Uninvited Book: The 19^th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium: November 1, 2013
  • Morning Session: Joseph, Michael; Aschkenes, Anna M.; Morrison, Lois; Guancione, Karen; Malarcher, Patricia; Ahmed, Amina; Nacht, Irmari
  • Afternoon Session: Joseph, Michael; Guancione, Karen; Jabar, Elizabeth; Appel, Rosaire; Wilson, Marcia; Dezsö, Andrea; Brodsky, Judith K.

The New Jersey Book Arts Symposium is an annual daylong event, held on the first Friday in November, that presents contemporary work by living New Jersey book artists and considers issues of current relevance to practitioners within the field of the book arts, and to the cultural perception and definition of The Book. Besides its distinctive focus on New Jersey, the NJBAS also distinguishes itself by looking at work in all aspects of the book arts - the ongoing practice of traditional arts, such as typography, book-binding, paper-making, calligraphy, illustration and book-design, alongside the innovative production of "artists' books," "bookworks" or "book objects." As well as showcasing the work of contemporary artists, the NJBAS includes panel discussions and academic papers on the history of the book.

For programs from 1995 to present, see New Jersey Book Arts Symposium Info