BookFest 2023

SATURDAY | JULY 15th 10am–3pm
Join us for our 12th annual Buffalo BookFest !!
Get creative with Book Arts Saturday, July 15, for fun, free & family friendly art making activities, hands-on outdoor printing, an artist market & more. We’ll also be celebrating the opening reception of our 15th Annual Members’ Show!

OUTDOOR PRINTING • FAMILY FRIENDLY HANDS-ON ART MAKING WORKSHOPS • LOCAL ARTIST MARKET





Event Highlights:
• Outdoor printmaking all day – We’ll have multiple hands-on presses operating outside all day! Create prints with us – from hand-carved blocks to stencils, printing plates and more! Meet the artists, observe, and participate in (!) the printmaking process.
• Hands-on workshops for all ages – including letterpress printed posters, bookmaking using antique equipment, and screen printing wearables – come with your own fabric item (t-shirt or tote bag for FREE printing or buy one from us for $5!)
• Pop Up Artist Market – highlighting WNY craftspeople, artisans, and writers. Peruse through local vendors specializing in book arts, printing, and handmade crafts: City of Light Publishing, Koala Manne Art, Fire Ecology Press, Nathan Deganis-Librera, Salem Browning & Rabbitsun Studio!
• 15th Annual Book Arts Members’ Show Opening Reception & Opening Reception of works by Tammy McGovern – pursue works on view in our Main Gallery by over 30 member artists, and works by our Studio Resident Tammy McGovern on view in our Studio Gallery.