12th Annual Members’ Show – a Virtual Look
A look into the Virtual Members' Show Written by Book Arts intern, Megan Shortt This year has been filled with some ups and downs. Ok scratch that, this year has been filled with an obscene amount of ups and downs, but we have all been taking them in stride and making...
Keep Pressing On
Letterpress in Protest On Saturday, May 30, 2020 as members of the WNY community protested the murder of George Floyd and many others as a direct result of racial injustices within our nation's police force, one of our Mohawk Street windows had been damaged during...
12th Annual Members’ Show
On view June 5, 2020
Creativity is Contagious
Creativity is contagious Book Arts is curious! Show us what you've been working on! Calling out to our teaching artists, members, supporters & creatively curious folks! We want to know what you've been working on as we put our life on "pause" and settle in to...
Our response to COVID-19
Out of the safety and care for our community, teaching artists, volunteers, staff, and visitors, we have decided to close Book Arts until April 20th. All updates for programming, events and workshops will be listed below as this situation continues. If you have any...
Celebrating the Women of WNY Book Arts Center
Celebrating the women of WNY Book Arts March is for the ladies. In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we're getting to know some of the women here at the heart of Book Arts. We're made up of a growing community of female...
Get to know Artist Darya Warner
A conversation with Darya Warner Born in Ukraine, Darya immigrated to the USA in 2001 to pursue a career as an artist. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2014 with a focus on Bioart and pursued her Masters at University at Buffalo in conjunction with...
“Networks, entangled” an exhibition by Darya Warner
ON VIEW MARCH 13 – APRIL 11, 2020
Hervé Tullet: Shape and Color
Hervé Tullet: Shape and Color At 468 Washington Street, where imagination is always welcome and creativity is something you can reach out and touch, everyone is an artist. Kiddos, families, lunch-breaking professionals, teachers, & more, activated all 3 floors of...
Kozo Kontinued
January 24 – February 29, 2020
Looking Back on 2019
2019 has been a monumental year for Book Arts. Check out all that we’ve been through together this year!
A Teaching Artist’s Journey
Please consider supporting or 2019 Annual Fund
Putting the “ink” in “drink”
Toasting to Type at the 5th Liquor & Letterpress Fundraiser
Books Arts & BBQ. A love story.
Liquor & Letterpress fundraiser feat. Fat Bob’s Smokehouse
Celebrating the Creative Life and Work of Lynne McElhaney
Lynne McElhaney was a native of Dunkirk, NY. She graduated from Buffalo State College with a B.S. in Art Education in 1964 and a M.S. in Art Education in 1972. During her undergraduate time, she studied abroad in Siena, Italy and did graduate work in ceramic sculpture...