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.
2023 BOOKFEST is SPONSORED BY:
