Book Arts News

Wells College Press 2019 Chapbook Competition
Wells College Press invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Contest. The deadline for the competition is January 15, 2019. Contest closed. Wells College Press is very pleased to announce … Read more

Open Studio Printing Event— PRINT YOUR VOICE!
Wednesday October 10th, 2018 2pm-5pm 1st Floor of the Wells Book Arts Center (Morgan Hall) Come by the Wells Book Arts Center for a poster-printing event and make your own … Read more

Taming a Riot of Color – Paper Marbling Lecture and Demo
The 46th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Book Arts Lecture by Stephen Pittelkow Taming a Riot of Color – Contemporary Paper Marbling by Stephen Pittelkow Paper Marbling Lecture and Demo … Read more

WBAC@25
The show celebrates both the Book Arts Center’s 25th anniversary and the College’s 150th anniversary The Wells College Book Arts Center and String Room Gallery are pleased to announce the … Read more

Wells Book Arts Summer Institute – Last Call!
The Wells Book Arts Summer Institute for 2018 will be our biggest year yet!—there is something for every skill level in the book and lettering arts from some of the … Read more

Introducing: The 11th Victor Hammer Fellow
The Wells Book Arts Center is pleased to announce the selection of our 11th Victor Hammer Fellow: Leah Mackin. The Victor Hammer Fellowship was established in 1998 and honors Victor Hammer, … Read more

Bret Shepard—2018 Chapbook Contest Winner
Wells College Press is very pleased to announce that the winner of our 2018 Chapbook Contest is Bret Shepard for his manuscript, Compass for Hands. His prize includes 15 copies … Read more

45th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Book Arts Lecturer: HR Buechler
Thursday, April 19, 2018 – 5:30PM Admission is FREE Stratton Hall Auditorium Wells College Aurora-On-Cayuga NY H.R. Buechler W+W / Wires + Waves HR will discuss her work related to … Read more

W+W = HR
Wells College Presents Solo Exhibition by Victor Hammer Book Arts Fellow H.R. Buechler The Wells College String Room Gallery is pleased to present W+W / Wires + Waves, a solo … Read more

An Interview with Scholar in Residence: Marianne Dages
[googleapps domain=”drive” dir=”file/d/17686sBGN34-ABgSoifZB4yjiQnD2sQTq/preview” query=”” width=”640″ height=”480″ /] This interview was conducted for the Wells College Book Arts Center and String Room Gallery in support of Marianne Dages‘ exhibition, Objects of Unknown … Read more

Wells College Press 2018 Chapbook Competition
Wells College Press invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Contest. The deadline for the 2018 competition was January 15, 2018. The winner is Bret Sheppard The author of the … Read more

First Reader – New Chapbook Release from Wells College Press
The latest release from Wells College Press is now available on our online shop First Reader (An Homage to David Berman) by Bruce Bennett 2017. 6″ x 9″ hand stitched … Read more