Pittsburgh Art Book Fair - 1 Week to Go!
September 9th-10th @ Carnegie Museum of Art
Wow, the time has finally come for the Pittsburgh Art Book Fair!
60 exhibitors from far and wide (California, Missouri and Texas) have trusted us to host a weekend celebration of independent publishing and art bookmaking here in the Paris of Appalachia. We are beyond grateful for the support from Carnegie Museum of Art as co-producers and venue host for this inaugural event.
As for logistics, again this a FREE event happening next Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th from 10am-5pm in the Hall of Sculpture @ Carnegie Museum of Art.
Here are other ways to get involved with PABF beyond directly supporting exhibitors’ with your book and publication purchases:
Financial Support. You can visit our Ko-Fi page to purchase limited-edition PABF merchandise - hanky/bandana or tote bag. Also, one-time or recurring donations are kindly accepted.
Volunteer - we still need a few volunteers for Sunday. These are 3 hour shifts; helping out with the PABF table, programming assistance and exhibitor support. Please sign up here or pass along the info to a friend.
Programming:
Saturday 11am - Artist Talk with Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Erin Zona and Imin Yeh to learn more about the role of the artist book in artistic practice and community building.
Saturday 11am-4pm > Jill Chisnell and the CMU Librarians’ Zine Cart will be hosting a drop-in book/zine making station for all attendees.
Saturday 3pm - Paper Cuts live recording and podcast with 4 PABF exhibitors.
Sunday 1030am-1230pm > Stab Binding with Brent Nakamoto
Sunday 1030am-3pm > How one piece of paper can become a book. Join Carnegie Museum of Art Educators in making books through paper folding.
Sunday 1-3pm > Drawing Zine with Fiona Avocado
Book Signings and Launches - More details to come on timing and participants.
You can find our full list of exhibitors below, listed by region. Check out the exhibitor pages here on the PABF website, lovingly designed by Jacquelyn Johnson.
PENNSYLVANIA
(__) Blankspace / Joey Behrens
Bekezela Mguni
Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture
Carnegie Mellon University School of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art
Container
e.l. Hymns
Empress Editions
Faktur Journal
Fungus Books
Haec City
Higu Rose
Huner Francis Publishing
Iz Horgan & Samuel Horgan
Jake Reinhart & Rachael C Banks & Nathan Pearce
Justseeds
Karen's Book Row
Kim Beck / Flotilla Flotilla
Misfeed Press
Pittsburgh Book Arts Collective
Pittsburgh Zine Fair
Plus Equals
Point Line Projects
PULLPROOF Studio
Sarah Cho & Shelley Zhang
Seaton Street Press
Silver Eye Center for Photography
Sleeper Studio
Spaces Corners
Spellbound Herbal
Studio Racine
Tree News
CALIFORNIA
Poppers the Pony
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Christopher Kardambikis / Paper Cuts Zines
Lavender Lizard Press
ILLINOIS
Jake Reinhart & Rachael C Banks & Nathan Pearce
Michelle Ho
Purple Palms Press
KENTUCKY
Alternate Projects
Jake Reinhart & Rachael C Banks & Nathan Pearce
MARYLAND
Baltimore Photo Space
Girls, on Film
Homie House Press
Katana Lippart
MICHIGAN
Issue Press
Qynce B. Chumley
The Topophiliac Project
MISSOURI
Flatpack Publications
NEW YORK
Combos Press
Cosmic Doghouse Press
Laura Salgarolo
Leah Mackin
Superstars Only
Women's Studio Workshop
NORTH CAROLINA
Sleeper Studio
Stephen Parks
OHIO
Arron Foster
Jess Fijalkovich / Ghost Library
RHODE ISLAND
Iz Horgan & Samuel Horgan
TEXAS
Logan Larsen
VIRGINIA
Clown Kisses Press
Hannah Moog
Kate Fitzpatrick
MILAN, ITALY
Homie House Press
Hope to see you at the fair!
- PABF Team (Caroline, Chas, Emma, Jacquelyn, Mary)