Book Arts News
Chapbook Competition Open!
The Wells College Press has announced a nation-wide competition for the second chapbook in the series, to be printed in the spring of 2014. Hard copy submissions of up to … Read more
Nicolas Barker to Present at Wells!
The Book Arts Center presents the 36th Susan Garretson Swartburg Lecture on October 10, 2013 at 5:00 pm. We are honored to have Nicolas Barker, renowned as the editor of … Read more
Summer Institute 2014
Hello Book Arts friends! Here at the Book Arts Center, we are pleased to announce the date for the Summer Institute of 2014! Classes will run from July 6-12 and … Read more
Wells College Press: A Retrospective
The Book Arts Center has produced a variety of books over the years. The Victor Hammer Fellows, the Bixlers in Skaneateles, the Directory, Nancy Gil, and many helping hands at … Read more
I Miss Your Face
Last Thursday, the semester kicked off with a strong start at Wells College. There was singing around the Sycamore, lighting candles outside Macmillan, and a general sense of excitement with … Read more
Summer Institute: Robin Price
One of the best places to make an artist book: Wells College Summer Institute! It’s true, the facility is amazing with seven Vandercooks, plenty of lead type cast from the … Read more
Summer Institute: Tricia Treacy
In July, Tricia Treacy will be teaching at the Summer Institute at the Wells Book Arts Center. The course titled Working with the Iron Press: Experimental Analogue and Digital Typography … Read more
Summer Institute: Sarah Bryant, Boxmaker Extraordinaire
In July, Victor Hammer #6–the infamous Sarah Bryant–will return to the Wells Book Arts Center to teach Boxmaking during the Summer Institute. The course titled A Box is an Invitation: … Read more
Wells Book Arts Center: April?!
Summer Institute at Wells College Book Arts Center is just around the corner… Lake Cayuga reflects the icy blue sky of winter—while it’s officially spring, winter seems to linger here. … Read more
Our 2013 Summer Institute
We’re proud to announce the details of our 2013 Summer Institute, which offers a suite of eight week-long intensive courses in letterpress printing, hand bookbinding, artist’s books, letterings arts and … Read more
Fall 2012 Semester starts at the Wells Book Arts Center
Hello fellow Book Artists and admirers! Everyone here at the Wells Book Arts Center is settling into a brand new semester, which means exciting new classes, enthusiastic students, and lots … Read more
Interview with Amy & Brandon Phillips, The Cracker Factory
Q. What is the Cracker Factory / Three Stories? A. The Cracker Factory is a renovated industrial building in Geneva, NY that houses 3Stories, a non-profit that hosts cultural arts … Read more