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  • COLLEEN CAVIN FELLOWSHIP & INTERNSHIP | DEADLINE: 1-31-26 | FOBA CONFERENCE 2026

    • 15 Dec 2025
    • 31 Jan 2026
    • Monmouth, Oregon


    The Colleen Cavin Fellowship and Internship Program | FOBA 2026 Conference 

    Download a flyer with information about this program here. Please share with anyone who would be interested.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://focusonbookarts.org/get-involved/colleenfellowship/

    To apply, submit the application by January 31, 2026. If you have not received an application receipt within three days, please contact Jeri Oswalt at volunteers@focusonbookarts.com. After a review of all applications, interviews with top candidates will be held virtually.

    FOBA has an ongoing commitment to support a diverse range of book artists and to enhance the depth, breadth, and quality of the book arts.

    For the first time, we will award two internships to book artists who would benefit from assisting an instructor in their workshop. Duties will include assisting in class for up to three days and setting up and taking down the class. Interns and Instructors will work together to determine exact assignments. While we will strive to pair Interns with Instructors and workshops in their areas of interest, Interns may assist in classes with unfamiliar materials or methods. An openness to media investigation and learning new processes is ideal for taking advantage of this program’s many benefits.

    Interns will earn on-site lodging, meals, up to $500 travel assistance, one day of class tuition, and early registration. Materials fees are the Intern’s responsibility.

    We continue to offer two fellowships to aid book artists who are interested in supporting the conference and the book arts community.

    Fellows will work alongside the Board, the Instructors, and the Volunteers to create an exciting event for our book arts community. Work will include the setup and take-down of the physical event. It is important to engage with staff and participants as Fellows help where needed. The opportunity is ideal for applicants interested in developing skills and relationships on campus as they take workshops, network with industry professionals, and interact with like-minded artists from all over the country.

    In exchange, they will receive on-site lodging, meals, up to $500 travel assistance, and three days of class tuition. Materials fees are the Fellows’ responsibility.

    Recipients will be expected to arrive in Monmouth, Oregon, on June 22, 2026, then stay through the five-day conference, leaving on June 29.

    Selection will be based on the applicant’s commitment to book arts, proven ability to collaborate, and enthusiasm for contributing to the FOBA community. The application review committee values applicants who demonstrate a willingness to learn and share their experiences with others. We encourage artists of all backgrounds and levels of experience to apply.

    Every voice adds something new to the story and new to our creative community. We are committed to increasing the diversity of voices we hear. FOBA seeks to increase access and artistic opportunities for students who have historically been underrepresented in the book arts and at our conference in particular. At least one of the four positions will be awarded to an artist from a traditionally underrepresented group. This includes but is not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ, and male book artists.

    FOBA’s 2026 Colleen Cavin Fellows and Interns will be announced on March 1, 2026.


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2015 CBAA ANNUAL MEETING 

Points of View: Histories of the Present

Scripps College, at the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA
January 9-10, 2015

Registration is Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Clark Humanities Museum (http://wwcrippscollege.edu/events/clark).


Scripps College in Claremont, California will host the next CBAA Annual Meeting on January 9-10, 2015.  Scripps College is one of seven members of The Claremont Colleges Consortium located 35 miles east of Los Angeles. The theme Points of View: Histories of the Present focuses on approaches to teaching the recent history of artist books and how to locate resources to support that teaching. This meeting will capitalize on the diverse interests of CBAA members and look at topics in the history of our field from three points of view: from that of a scholar, a practitioner, and a librarian/collector/historian.

 

PROGRAM: Over two days, we will have sessions dividing artist book history into three parts with discussion surrounding representative examples: proto-artist books (Blaise Cendrars and Sonia Delaunay’s 1913 Transsibérien), the 1960s break from livres d’artistes (the work of Ed Ruscha), and contemporary book art using digital technologies (Sam Winston’s A Dictionary Story).  Each panel presentation by CBAA members, Scripps faculty and invited speakers will be followed by small-group discussions of the ideas presented. The second day will end with a Closing Conversation by Ed Ruscha, moderated by Marcia Reed.


For more details about the program, click here.

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS: The CBAA Annual Meeting encourages interactions between members as well as practical discussions of the goals of the organization. Committee meetings will occur in two time slots, in which all members are encouraged to participate.

 

EXHIBITS: There will be an exhibit in the Clark Humanities Museum of books made by CBAA members, selected by Scripps students from Special Collections at Denison Library. Copies of the three books discussed in the presentations will also be on exhibit at the Museum along with ancillary materials. Other related exhibits will be presented at Denison and Honnold Libraries.

 

TOURS: Tours of a number of collections, libraries, and presses at The Claremont Colleges Consortium have been arranged, as well as off-campus tours to the Getty Museum and Huntington Library before the start of the Annual Meeting.


For more details about exhibits and tours, click here.

 

ACCOMMODATIONS: Doubletree by Hilton Claremont, at 555 West Foothill Boulevard, Claremont, CA 91711. Phone (909) 626-2411, FAX (909) 445-1829, Reservations (800) 222-TREE (or see direct link below). A block of rooms has been reserved; each room is $119 for a single or a double, from 1/8/15 through 1/11/15. Please use the Group Name, College Book Art Association, with the Group Code: CBA when making reservations for the hotel.

 

Our personalized web page for the hotel is: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/O/ONTCLDT-CBA-20150108/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG.

 

AIRPORT: The closest airport to Claremont is Ontario Airport, 10 miles away. If you cannot get a reasonable rate to that airport, LAX is 55 miles away. You can schedule a SuperShuttle from each of several nearby airports for a fee.

 

The SuperShuttle Online Discount Code is  Z87GL  to get 10% off the normal fee for the shuttle from all nearby airports, which include Ontario (ONT), Los Angeles International (LAX), John Wayne Orange County (SNA), Long Beach (LGB) and Burbank (BUR). The link to SuperShuttle is https://www.supershuttle.com/default.aspx?GC=LNZQP.

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