Director, john cutrone, introduces visitors to a bevy of possibilities. Jaffe center for book arts located on the 3rd floor of faus wimberly library, the jaffe center for book arts houses an eclectic collection of artists books. This familyfriendly event will feature gallery talks, live music, a makers marketplace, print shop fun, telegraph demonstrations, white elephant sale, and. The workshops are so much fun and education, and the instructors are always top notch. Exhibitions on view i open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that i cannot name.
Exhibitions, gallery talks, films and performances, and our popular book arts 101 presentations all take place inside the gallery in the midst of this inspiring collection of artists books. One of the most unique voices in artists books is right here in south florida. These are university based programs, community programs, galleries, and museum collections, which focus on books arts, including bookbinding, book design, and the artistic medium known as artists books, all as distinct from the writing or publishing of books. Well follow this with a thorough sampling of the amazing collection of artists books that is at the core of the jaffe center for book arts books that will. Jeanne jaffe is a multidisciplinary artist who is professor emeritus in multidisciplinary fine arts at the university of the arts in philadelphia, a visiting artistprofessor at xian academy of fine arts in china each fall and the coordinator of international programs at the jaffe center for book arts.
The center is left in good hands, and i am excited to see what is in store for the place as an outsider. Matt was at the jaffe center for book arts on the florida atlantic university campus in boca raton, fl. Lewis wickes hine ive wanted to talk about lewis wickes hine for a while, but i havent gotten to it yet, until now. This includes wednesday tours, real mail fridays, the springtide makers marketplace, and all workshops scheduled through may 11. The jaffe collection is open to researchers monday to friday 10 am to 4 pm, by appointment. Jaffe center for book arts 777 glades rd, boca raton, florida 33431 rated 4. The most popular, though, is an introductory jcba immersion called book arts 101, which is taught numerous times each year, always with a theme appropriate to the season. Aside from his work at jcba, he is also a writer and a partner in lake worths convivio bookworks, a book arts studio specializing in limited edition letterpress printed books and broadsides. Every now and again, perhaps over coffee in the bindery at the jaffe center for book arts, id find myself sitting across from arthur jaffe and, in a wistful mood, no doubt, id ask him, did you ever think, way back when you and mata gave your book collection to fau, that it would become what its become. Jaffe center for book arts, 777 glades rd, boca raton, fl. Fau library wayzgoose festival presented by jaffe center.
Ben headlines a great day of print and craft projects, live music, games, and jcbas first ever makers marketplace inside faus wimberly library. Jaffe center for book arts fau libraries florida atlantic university. Almutanabbi street is the centuriesold center of bookselling in baghdad, a winding street filled with bookstores and outdoor book stalls. Fau to host annual letterpress appreciation day celebration. Performance artist and book artist susan joy share creates kinetic forms, architectural spaces, costumes and experimental books that integrate visual art. The jaffe center is one of my favorite places in the world, and i am so proud to have been a part of it. It is now an academic, handson gallery of museumquality artists books. Facebook 101 home edition john control here from the japan center for book arts and also from cambodia, bookwerks and the canadian book of days welcome today a bit more planning. Authored by current and former physicians at the mayo clinic, fausts.
Well begin with a screening of a 7minute video in which youll meet jcba founder arthur jaffe. Exhibitions, gallery talks, films and performances, and our. The edition is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies, which will be offered for sale through the center. September 23 brings the first full day of autumn by the almanac. Jaffe center for book arts, wimberly library, room 350, third floor east, florida atlantic university, 777 glades road, boca raton. Every year on september 18 th we celebrate type high day or letterpress appreciation day, which has its origins in the height of type, said john cutrone. Eugene delacroix, french, 17981863, charles motte, french, 17851836. This collection consists primarily of visual books gathered more for their artistic expression than for their informational content. The center for book arts chapbook contest awards the winning manuscript with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpressprinted, limitededition chapbook printed and bound by artists at the center for book arts.
Cliff kuang of created the easy to understand infrograph. The rickie report wants to thank paula marcus for bringing this gem to our attention. While this brings chilly nights and thoughts of apples and drifting leaves to our friends in northern climes, it is for us that time of year when we here in florida begin to. He is a graduate of the mfa in the book arts program a the university of alabama. The jaffe center for book arts revolves around a central gallery, which houses the jaffe collection. These set tours are lead by jcba student assistants. Fau jaffe center for book arts to host annual wayzgoose. Matt alber performing whitney houstons i wanna dance with somebody.
Instructor john cutrone sunday september 23, 2018 1 to 4. Fau libraries jaffe center for book arts boca raton, fl palm. Fau libraries jaffe center for book arts revolves around the arthur and mata jaffe collection. The jaffe center for book arts is located on the third floor east of florida atlantic universitys wimberly library. In 2011, awardwinning artist and poet helen salzberg created an artist in residence program at florida atlantic universitys arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts, which recently honored.
Instructor john cutrone is director of the jaffe center for book arts. The jaffe center for book arts is taking over the third floor east of our home base, faus wimberly library, with live music, print shop fun, a big makers marketplace, and much more. As the form has expanded, many of the original distinctive elements of artists books have been lost, blurred or transgressed. Named after the famed 10th century classical arab poet, al mutanabbi, this street has been, since time immemorial, the historic heart and soul of the baghdad literary and intellectual community. She teaches popup courses and community workshops with marginalized populations at various art centers, universities and institutions internationally. A quarterly collection is housed and catalogued at the jaffe center for book arts at the florida atlantic university library. The center for book arts promotes active explorations of artistic practices related to the book as an art object. About the center the jaffe collection opened in 2000, after a generous donation of 2,800 books by arthur and mata jaffe. Jaffe center for book arts florida atlantic university.
All events and workshops normally scheduled at the jaffe center are canceled through at least may 11, 2020, which is the end of faus current spring semester. For those who wish to learn more about the jaffe center for book arts, a 60minute tour is offered each week on wednesdays at 3. Placesboca raton, floridalibraryjaffe center for book arts. Arthur jaffe, founder of the jaffe center for book arts at fau. Inspired papermaking is the first of an extraordinary lineup of book arts workshops on the jcba calendar this semester.
Together with his late wife, mata, arthur donated their collection of books as aesthetic objects, built for over 50 years, to fau in 1998. Matt alber i wanna dance with somebody fau jaffe center. Letterpress appreciation day open house florida atlantic. Fau artist in residence to create paper from algae south. Expert consult and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Letterpress day is always a special event at jaffe center.
Fire ant an invasive species, tinged bright red, with an annoying, sometimesfatal sting covers palm beach county. An excursion to the center gave us a lot of food for thought. We practice letterpress printing, bookbinding, hand papermaking, paper marbling, and more. Now, in 2010, the collection consists of over 12,000 books. Claire jeanine satin is a contemporary artist who has. See the rest at the link in our profile or visit and click workshops.
Fau to host annual letterpress appreciation day celebration the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at fau will celebrate letterpress appreciation day with an open house on sunday, sept. Fau libraries promote the academic goals of the university by serving a uniquely diverse community through academic and personal development, discovery, lifelong learning, excellence, and innovation. The jaffe center for book arts double dutch design. The skills i have learned from the workshops have widened the possibilities of my art. The jaffe center for book arts at fau is bringing renown print artist ben blount to the center for the wayzgoose festival on saturday, august 25 th. We offer youth and adult classes, numerous exhibitions annually, and opportunities for artists of all levels. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon. Proliferation and reintegration into the mainstream. Colette fu is a photographer, book artist and paper engineer based in philadelphia, pa who makes popup books from her photographs. Arthur jaffe, founder of the jaffe center for book arts at. Mephistopheles in the air, from faust detroit institute of arts.
The jaffe center for book arts is located at florida atlantic universitys wimberly library in boca raton, florida. The books are eyeopening, mindboggling, and sometimes lifechanging. We hope to be back to our regular operating schedule soon. Out of the book field experience guide for teachers. And though september brings chilly nights and thoughts of apples and drifting leaves to our friends in. Founder, director, visionary of the jaffe center for book arts. The jaffe center for book arts at florida atlantic university will host its second annual library wayzgoose festival on saturday, aug. The story we focus on revolves around the traditions of the book arts, but we are just as excited by the w. Fau libraries promote the academic goals of the university by serving a uniquely diverse community through. Founded in 1983, minnesota center for book arts is a nonprofit visual arts center that celebrates the art of the book.
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