Since 1983 the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild has worked to support the development of the book arts. This web site is dedicated to that effort. The book arts include bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, calligraphy, letterpress printing & typography, wood engraving, paper decorating, restoration, and conservation. A Brief History of CBBAG

Here you can find the answer to two frequently asked questions: "What is bookbinding?" and "Are there jobs in this field in Canada?", which includes a brief Recommended Reading List & a brief Suppliers List.

If you are looking to have a book restored/repaired, you'll find the answers to some frequently asked questions on the subject, as well as some information on How to Find Someone to Repair a Book.

Featured Activities:

Register Now for SPRING + SUMMER + FALL 2012 In-Studio Workshops, listed on the CBBAG Workshop Page

CBBAG Book Arts Fair, Saturday, June 16, 2012
With regret, the Book Arts Fair has been cancelled.

CBBAG Awards 2011
The CBBAG board is pleased to announced that Ann Douglas has been awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for her many years of working to establish the CBBAG services and programmes that members all benefit from. CBBAG would simply not exist as it is today without Ann’s work on the board and on numerous committees and programmes.
        Elsie Blauwhoff has been given the 2011 “Volunteer of the Year” award in recognition of work that she does to organize events and to take on many of the behind the scene jobs that keep CBBAG going.
         Congratulations Ann and Elsie, and thank you!

Home Study Marbling: A guide to the craft of watercolour marbling by Shelagh Smith is now available for purchase.

New Online Gallery Exhibition: Guylaine Couture + Cécile Côté Artist's Books + Fine Binding

Community Exhibition Available to Galleries, Museums, Libraries, and Schools:
A Book Arts Mosaic
Curated by Canadian book artist Lise Melhorn-Boe, this exhibition features twenty-six works by thrity-three Canadian book artists from across Canada. It is presented in a box portfolio and is available for loan by exhibition venues (small galleries, museums, libraries, schools).

CBBAG gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundaiton, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, which receives $100 million annually from Ontario's charity casino initiative.


www.trilliumfoundation.org

CBBAG gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council for CBBAG's programmes. The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.


www.arts.on.ca

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The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild is a not-for-profit, registered charitable organization.
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Pages were designed by Richard Miller and were revised and are now maintained by Susan V. Corrigan.
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