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
preferred candidate will have a practical grounding in arts advocacy and a working knowledge of the non-profit sector including board development and strategic planning. Responsibilities will include oversight 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 student and is one of four institutions of the University of Houston System.
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OPPORTUNITIES
*Call For Papers- American Printing History Association 2012 Annual Conference:
At the Crossroads: Living Letterform Traditions
Columbia College Chicago, Center for Book
and Paper Arts
October 12–13, 2012
The American Printing History Association
welcomes proposals for its 2012 annual con-
ference. The main proceedings will take place Saturday, October 13. Full details will be available at the website of the American Printing History Association, www.printinghistory.org.
Proposals are due by March 15, 2012
*John Michael Kohler Arts Center: Arts/
Industry Residency (2012)
https://www.callforentry.or /festivals_unique_info.php?ID=904
Entry Deadline: 4/1/12
The John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry residency
is a long-term residency in Kohler, Wisconsin.
The residency is open to visual artists worldwide. Applications are accepted year-round, but there is a deadline of April 1 for residencies in the following calendar year. Major funding is provided by Kohler Co.
* Frederic W. Goudy Lecture and Workshop
SAVE THE DATE: February 11th, 2012
at Scripps College
1030 Columbia Ave. Claremont, CA 91711
The Scripps College Press will be hosting a
lecture and one-day workshop on Islamic papermaking, bookbinding and calligraphy.
*The Center for Book and Paper Arts each summer provides for a two two-week artist residencies, intended to provide time, facilities
and assistance for specific projects. The residency includes accommodations and an honorarium. For information on our future residency dates and deadlines, contact book&paper@colum.edu.
Applications for the Summer 2012 Residencies
are now available. The dates for the two residencies are June 11–22 and July 9–20.
The timeline for application submissions and notification dates are:
*Completed entries must be postmarked by
March 5, 2012.
*Notice of acceptance will be in the mail by
March 19, 2012.
*The first residency dates are
June 11 - 22, 2012.
*The second residency dates are
July 9 - 20, 2012
*One copy of the completed project must be sent to the Center for the archives by September 30, 2012.
For more information visit: http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Interarts/research/residency-program.php, email: book&paper@colum.edu
*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.
