Book Arts News
Hamilton Wood Type comes to Wells Book Arts Center
WELLS IN RESIDENCE From April 3-12 we will have a visiting lecturer on campus hosted by the Wells Book Arts Center as part of the Wells “In Residence” program. Jim … Read more
Cayuga Lake Monster Sighted
Cayuga Lake Monster Book Release and Film Screening Saturday March 5th, 2016 7:00pm Wells College – Sommer Center (above the Wells Pub) 170 Main Street, Aurora NY, 13026 Admission is Free For … Read more
Wells Book Arts Summer Institute Scholarship benefit auction
The week of Feb 13th will feature an online auction of artists books, book and art supplies, rare books, typographic treasures and more. All proceeds will go towards the SI2016 … Read more
Victor Hammer Fellowship position now open!
The Wells Book Arts Center is pleased to begin accepting applications for the tenth Victor Hammer Fellowship in the Book Arts. The fellowship is named for Victor Hammer, an Austrian … Read more
Wells College Press 2016 Chapbook Contest Winner
JR Tappenden photo by Juniper Tree Studio Wells College Press is very pleased to announce that the Winner of its 2016 Chapbook Contest is JR Tappenden for her manuscript, Independent … Read more
Summer Institute Scholarship Auction
March 17-24 featured an online auction of artists books, book and art supplies, rare books, typographic treasures and more. All proceeds will go towards the SI2016 scholarship fund. If you would … Read more
Wells Book Arts Summer Institute 2016
We are very pleased to announce our 2016 Wells Book Arts Summer Institute. It will run for the last two weeks of July and each week features five courses to … Read more
Wells Book Arts Summer Institute 2016
The 2016 Summer Institute registration is open now! Register Here For general participant information please click here Download the 2016 Booklet PDF or request a printed copy Our line-up is official: Week … Read more
Holiday Card Printing Workshop and Sale
Stop by and print a letterpress Christmas or generic Seasonal Holiday card for Free. (Additional cards can be printed for only $1 a pop!) and/or shop at our pop-up shop … Read more
David Shields — the 40th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Lecturer
Muster hundreds! Towards a people’s history of American wood type the 40th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Lecture. by printing historian David Shields 5:30 PM October 21st, 2015 Admission is FREE … Read more
Paper Marbling: Controlling a Riot of Color by Steve Pittelkow
Learn how to marble paper with Artist Steve Pittelkow Admission is FREE October 7th 6:30-8:30pm Sommer Center Wells College Aurora-On-Cayuga NY Paper marbling offers a fascinating and magical method for … Read more
Visiting Artist In Residence Jillian Bruschera from The Mobile Mill Sept 18-Oct 2nd
Take Action Now! Come be a part of a hands on lecture and learn about the Book Arts In-Residence The Mobile Mill, a traveling paper-making studio on September 24th at … Read more