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Call for Demonstration Submissions
CBAA National Conference, June 10–12, 2027
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
BOOK AS CATALYST: From Object to Impact
An artist’s book is more than its pages and binding. It can start a conversation, provoke a question, or set events in motion. CBAA’s 2027 conference theme, Book as Catalyst: From Object to Impact, explores how book art reaches beyond the page; moving into dialogue, community, research, and exchange among different people and different ways of knowing.
Demonstration Notes:
We welcome teachers, students, artists, librarians, conservators, art historians, writers, studio managers and anyone with experience in book art, printmaking or related fields to submit proposals for practical demonstrations related to the practice of book art. Demonstration sessions are 1.5 hours and submitters may opt to give 1 long (1 hour or longer) demonstration or give a 35-45-minute demonstration twice within the 1.5 hour session. Please explain which type of presentation you plan to give in your proposal. Proposals should be no longer than 250 words and include a list of materials, tools and equipment that will need to be provided by the hosting institution. Please note that proposals should be for demonstrations only and not for workshops that include audience participation. Proposals should be limited to demonstrations that can be given using tools and equipment on the following list:
Equipment Available:
Letterpress Printing
- Challenge Platen Jobbing Press
- Washington-style iron hand press (R. Hoe & Co., New York and London, 1870)
- Washington-style iron hand press (F. Wesel Mfg. Co., New York)
- Vandercook Universal III
- Vandercook No. 4
- Potter Model 2 cylinder proof press
- Book Beetle tabletop press
- Baltimorean No. 12 Tabletop Clamshell Platen Press
- 5 Provisional Presses
- Challenge proofing press
- Chandler & Price Pilot Tabletop Platen Press
- Assorted metal and wood type
Bookbinding
- Nipping presses
- Hand tools
- Calligraphy supplies
- Marbling supplies
- Typewriters
Riso Printing
- Risograph MH9450U (2-drum machine) with Yellow, Blue, Black, Light Lime, Sunflower, Green, Orchid, and Fluorescent Pink
Digital Fabrication
Laser Cutting
- 2 Epilog Fusion Edge 36 laser cutters — 24" × 36" cutting area
- Epilog Fusion Maker 12 laser engraver — 12" × 24" cutting area
- Rotary attachment for cylindrical objects
3D Printing
- 6 Bambu Lab H2D Pro filament 3D printers — 12.8" × 12.6" × 12.8" build volume
- Formlabs Form 4 resin 3D printer
- Formlabs Form 4L resin 3D printer
CNC + Woodworking
- Carvey CNC Router
- ShopBot CNC Router
- Assorted hand tools
- Wood carving kits
Digital Cutting + Finishing
- Cameo Plus cutting machine
- Cameo Pro cutting machine
- Vinyl cutters
- Button presses — 1" and 2.25" dies
- Gold foiling machine
- Heat press
Textiles + Embroidery
- 2 Singer Heavy Duty sewing machines
- Brother combination sewing and embroidery machine
- 2 Persona PRS100 single-needle embroidery machines
- Singer 14T948DS serger
- Leatherworking tools and station
Painting + Other Studio Equipment
- Dual-action airbrush
- Painting supplies
- Drawing and rendering supplies
- Clay sculpting tools
- Paper, scissors, tapes, and adhesives
Submission Platform:
Submittable Link HERE.
Submission Notes:
- Membership is not required to submit a proposal. If accepted, all presenters must become current CBAA members by February 1st, 2027, the deadline to confirm participation. To become a new member, or to renew your membership, please visit https://www.collegebookart.org/page-363225
- In an effort to promote original scholarship in the field of academic book art, abstracts submitted to CBAA should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference.
- Please limit abstracts to no more than 250 words; longer abstracts will not be considered.
- Bios, synopses and abstracts must be submitted as Word docs.
- This is a blind jurying process; please do not include your name or the names of any other potential participants on any of the uploaded files.
Use the title of your talk as your file name. You should enter a short bio in the biography section of the submission form. - A CBAA member may make more than one submission but only one submission will be accepted per member.
Submission Requirements:
You will be asked to submit the following information when prompted by the online submission manager for each entry separately:
- Member’s address
- Member’s phone number
- Job title, institution, city and state of institution
- 50-word bio (this can include the member’s name and will be included in the printed program if accepted)
- Title of proposal
- 50-word synopsis (to be printed in the conference program if accepted)
- 250-word abstract (no names)
Submission Deadlines
Abstracts MUST be received no later than November 30, 2026. Submissions received after this date will not be considered for acceptance.
November 30, 2026: Deadline for submission of proposals
January 15, 2027: Notification of acceptance or rejection of proposals
February 1, 2027: Deadline for confirmation of acceptance by presenters
Contact:
For questions about the submission process in any category please email:
Erin McAdams
CBAA Vice President for Programming
emcadams@collegebookart.org
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