- “Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.”
- —Leonardo da Vinci
Current & Upcoming Events
Call for Entries
San Diego Book Arts
Fourth National Juried Show
The Call for Entries is now open for the SDBA's Fourth National Juried Show, to be held May 26–July 8, 2012, at Mandeville Special Collections, Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego. For the online Entry Form and Prospectus, click here. The deadline for entries is March 1, 2012.
For information on ordering catalogs of the Second and Third National Juried Shows, scroll down this page, or visit our Exhibitions page..
SDBA 2012 Workshops
Our 2012 schedule of workshops has been announced, and full details are on our Workshops page. The year kicks off with a free lecture by our first workshop presenter, Daniel Essig.
Free Lecture by Daniel Essig
Friday, February 17, 7:30 pm
McCoy House, Old Town State Park
Congress Street, opposite the trolley station
Catalogs Available for Purchase
SDBA Members' Exhibition: An Artist Trading Card ABC
Twenty-seven Artist Trading Cards, one for each letter plus the question mark, have been bound into 27 unique structures. Although the exhibition has passed, a catalog, itself an ABC book, is now available. Use the Add to Cart button to order your copy with a major credit card, or send a check for $15 plus $3 shipping to San Diego Book Arts, P.O. Box 90562, San Diego, CA 92169. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
San Diego Book Arts
Third National Juried Show
May 29-July 4, 2010
Geisel Library, UC San Diego
Of the over 200 books submitted for this exhibit, Juror Kitty Maryatt selected 61 pieces by 54 artists. The quality of work was outstanding, which will make for an excellent exhibit, but this made the judging process extremely difficult. Although the show is now closed, you can still order the catalog, below.
Juror: Kitty Maryatt, Assistant Professor of Art at Scripps College and Director of the Scripps College Press, and principal owner of Two Hands Press, a book arts design studio specializing in the design and fabrication of both handmade and production books. Kitty has an MFA from UCLA and lectures and gives workshops all over the country.
The full color, 9 x 7 inch, 67-page Third National Juried Show catalog is available; it includes an introduction by the juror, Kitty Maryatt. Each artist’s book in the show is on it’s own page, with 2-3 images of most books. The price is $20 plus $4 shipping.
Use the Add to Cart button to order your copy with a major credit card, or send a check for $24 to San Diego Book Arts, P.O. Box 90562, San Diego, CA 92169. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
Note: the catalog for the Second National Juried Show, held in 2008, is also available on our Exhibitions page.
Edge to Edge
Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park
March 1-31, 2010
Although the exhibition has closed, a full color catalog is still available. Use Add to Cart button to order your copy with a major credit card, or send a check for $15 plus $4 shipping to San Diego Book Arts, P.O. Box 90562, San Diego, CA 92169. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
Book Artist Members—We Need Your Work
We have member’s exhibitions scheduled almost continuously in the coming year, and we need your artist's books to show. Please fill out the online submission form to let our Exhibitions Chair know what you have. You will be contacted to make delivery arrangements when your piece has been scheduled for an exhibit.
Click here to enter your book in the ongoing member’s exhibitions.