As a part of the Small Press Incubator Program, Center for Book Arts will be hosting a 4 part lecture series from each of the mentors from the program. This lecture is by Rachael Wilson and will cover Production. There will also be lectures from Lindsay Buchman, Gee Wesley, and Christina Long.
This virtual talk with Rachael Wilson will be held over Zoom on October 31st, 2024, from 1:00PM to 2:30PM EST. If on mobile please scroll down to RSVP.
About The Lecture- Critical Making: Book Arts and Small Press Production
In this lecture, we will explore the book as form and process; as object and multiple; as historically produced; a container that is itself made up of many parts. Drawing analogies from fields such as architecture and translation theory, we’ll think about what goes into making a book, and hopefully come out with a better sense of what a book is (or might be) and what it does (or can do). We will also talk about the distinct challenges of small press production and the opportunities afforded to this scale of publishing. Attendees will be invited not only to listen but to generate ideas about books, bookmaking, and print matter through written prompts, and to ask questions about book production, including projects they’re envisioning or currently working on.
About Small Press Incubator
The Small Press Incubator Program is a unique opportunity for BIPOC individuals to learn and develop their skills in different aspects of the book-making system. Recognizing that the book arts have a long history of being used by marginalized artists looking for ways to showcase ideas without relying on the exclusive systems of conventional publication or gallery representation, the goal of this incubator is to provide a platform for poets to take their ideas for poetry publishing from abstraction to reality by providing participants with the skills, context, and community to start a small press. From conception to production and distribution, participants will receive support and guidance to bring their creative projects to fruition.
This lecture and the Small Press Incubator Program is generously supported by the Poetry Foundation.
About Rachael Wilson
Rachael Guynn Wilson is a writer living in Brooklyn. Her critical and poetic work has appeared in 16 Poems for Philip Guston by Clark Coolidge (Container Corps, 2022), A propósito de nada / Apropos of Nothing (Aeromoto + Wendy’s Subway), apricota (Secretary Press), BathHouse Journal, Brooklyn Rail, The Distance Plan, Evening Will Come (The Volta), Hyperallergic, Jacket2, Kenyon Review Online, Matters of Feminist Practice (Belladonna* Series), Ritual and Capital (Bard + Wendy’s Subway), The Baffler, Vestiges, and elsewhere. She is a co-founder of the Organism for Poetic Research, a member of Belladonna* Collaborative, and Managing Editor at Litmus Press. She holds a Ph.D. in English from New York University and teaches at Pratt Institute.
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