Welcome to the CBBAG Calgary
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The contact person for our chapter is Sarah Butt and she can be reached at: Sarah@GildedDragonStudio.com
Generally, we meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (with the exception of April and May 2010) at varying locations. This year our executive is:
Lee Churchill (President)
[currently vacant] (Vice President)
Sarah Butt (Secretary)
Brian Queen (Treasurer)
Upcoming Events listing .....
November, 2009:
Evening Presentation with Monique Lallier and Don Etherington
We hope to be able to host an evening presentation and potluck with Monique and Don in conjunction with the workshops (see below) they will be teaching. We have not yet finalized the date for this event.
Workshops with Monique Lallier and Don Etherington:
New Oriental Binding with Monique Lallier
5 days, November 9th - 13th, 2009
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm
Course Fee: $450 CBBAG members, $500 non-members
Materials Fee: $75-150
Pre-requisites: all levels of students, some bookbinding experience preferred
Limp Vellum Binding with Don Etherington
5 days, November 16th - 20th, 2009
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm
Course Fee: $450 CBBAG members, $500 non-members
Materials Fee: $75-$150
Pre-requisites: some bookbinding experience
Please contact Lisa Isley (inabind@shaw.ca) for more details or to register.
December 9, 2009:
Christmas Potluck
We will meet at the CBBAG Bindery for our 6th annual Christmas event. More details will follow closer to the event.
January 20, 2010:
McDougal Centre
Brian Queen will present a talk about his trip to Italy and the Fabriano Paper Mill
February 17, 2010:
Book Exchange
This year we will meet at Colleen Rauscher's house for our annual book exchange. Lee Churchill is organizing this exchange – A Miniature Book/Paper/Print Swap.
March 17, 2010:
Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) Library Tour
We will meet at the ACAD Library for a tour. Bring any research projects you may have.
April 14, 2010:
Pochoir Demonstration/Workshop
We will meet at the CBBAG Bindery and Carolyn Qualle will teach us about Pochoir (a form of stenciling).
May 12, 2010:
Paper Making
We will meet in Brian Queen's studio for an evening of papermaking.
June 16, 2010:
End of season BBQ.
As in past years, we will meet for a season-end barbeque. This year we will be meeting at Lee Churchill's house. More details will be provided closer to the event.
Past Events Listing .....
Other things we’ve done include, home studio tours, talks on papermaking and paper decorating, a tour of an antiquarian book shop, guest artists sharing their collections, workshops with guest artists and a talk on Japanese woodblock printing!
April 2007 – Tour of a working bindery (Ryan Andrusky & Son Bookbinders)
December 2007 – Accordion Book Workshop with Cathryn Miller
April 2008 – PB&J Press Workshop on Letterpress Printing
July 2009 – Pop-up Book Workshop with Paul Johnston
Local Resources Listing …..
Bookbinding Workshops and Classes:
Arts on Atlantic Gallery;
Mount Royal University (Continuing Education Department)
North Mount Pleasant Arts Center (City of Calgary Parks & Recreation);
Red Deer College Summer Series
Bookbinding Supplies and Japanese Papers:
In A Bind;
Kensington Art Supply;
Mona Lisa Artists' Materials;
Other art supply stores in the city will also have some supplies and papers
suitable for bookbinding.
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