NEW CBAA BOARD MEMBERS
At its meeting on December 4, the CBAA board
of directors elected two new board members,
Kerry McAleer-Keeler and Denise Bookwalter.
Kerry is the director of the Art and the Book
Program at the Corcoran College of Art + Design; Denise teaches book art at Florida State University and is director of the Small Craft Advisory Press.
The board also voted to reappoint two board
members whose terms expire in 2012. Julie Chen
and Marnie Powers-Torrey have both made
important contributions to our organization as
board members and the board wants CBAA to continue to benefit from their outstanding work.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Executive Director,
Western New York Book Arts Center
The Western New York Book Arts Center
<http://wnybookarts.org/> seeks an Executive
Director with proven leadership, organizational,
interpersonal and communication skills. The pre-
ferred candidate will have a practical grounding in
arts advocacy and a working knowledge of the non-
profit sector including board development and stra-
tegic planning. Responsibilities will include over-
sight of the facilities, budget, fundraising and staff. A bachelor’s degree with a graduate degree in a related field preferred. Compensation is $40K + benefits. Review of applications begins February 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.
To apply send a cover letter and resume in one
PDF file to:
employment (at) wnybookarts.org
University of Houston-Victoria
Full-time tenure track Assistant Professor of
Communication Design who will work closely
with Dr. Kyle Schlesinger, Assistant Professor of
Communication Design, Co-director MS in
Publishing Program:
https://uhv.simplehire.com/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=137854
The Division of Humanities offers bachelor's programs in BAAS, communication, English, and history, and has robust master's programs in publishing and interdisciplinary studies. It also anticipates launching bachelor's programs in Spanish and communication design no later than the fall of 2012. In addition, the division is seeking to enrich its programmatic offerings in other areas as well. The humanities division has over 1,400 majors, twenty full-time faculty, and is home to the Cuneiform Press, Dark Sky, Society for Critical Exchange, Fiction Collective Two, Centro Victoria, and two inter-nationally distributed journals: American Book Review and symploke. UHV is a four-year university and graduate institution of nearly 4,300 students and is one of four institutions of the
University of Houston System.
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OPPORTUNITIES
*A Call for Entries:
In, On, Of Paper.
May 25 2012 - August 1, 2012.
Juror, Eileen Wallace. Deadline: April 6,2012
Paper Circle, a non-profit paper and book arts
center nested in the hills of southeast Ohio, will
host its first annual juried show this spring. All original works created in, on, or of paper are welcome for consideration. $500 first place; $25
for up to two entries. Digital images only. Enter online, or for more details visit: http://www.papercircle.org/
2012-juried-exhibition
*PBI 2012 Website NOW ONLINE:
Applications open Dec 15
The 29th Paper and Book Intensive will be held
May 13 – 24, 2012 at Ox-Bow in Saugatuck, Michigan. See their website, http://www.paperbookintensive.org, for detailed information and the online application. Applications will be accepted beginning December 15, 2011.
*Garage Annex School Summer Workshops
Garage Annex School in Easthampton, MA
is offering a number of summer workshops
taught by Daniel Kelm, Art Larson, Dea Sasso
Nancy Moore Bess, and Julia Miller.
Enrollment is still open, but limited.
For more information visit
www.GarageAnnexSchool.com
for more information...
*Calligraphy, Manuscript Gilding and Book
Design courses taught by Maryanne Grebenstein are offered through The Abbey Studio, Hingham,
MA (www.theabbeystudio.com and www.turninthepath.com) and North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA (www.nbss.org).
Trips to museums to view illuminated manuscripts
are organized by The Abbey Studio. For further information, please contact Maryanne Grebenstein
at mcg@theabbeystudio.com
