Event Info
This four-day, in-person workshop takes place at CBA June 17–21 (skipping June 19), from 10:00 am – 1:45 pm.
- Monday, June 17, 10:00 am – 1:45 pm
- Tuesday, June 18, 10:00 am – 1:45 pm
- Thursday, June 20, 10:00 am – 1:45 pm
- Friday, June 21, 10:00 am – 1:45 pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on June 1, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This in-person workshop is taught by CBA instructor Maria Veronica San Martin.
This workshop will explore both the conceptualization and making process for developing artists’ books. The workshop begins with a contextual lesson on the book as an art medium, allowing students to draw inspiration for their own projects from published artists’ books. Then students will learn two binding structures—dos-a-dos and flag book—that they can choose between for their respective projects.
Subsequent lessons will cover printmaking topics like creating images by monoprint, woodcut, or collage techniques. At the end of the course, each participant will have created their own artist’s book. The class will conclude with a final critique and discussion of each student’s piece. This workshop is designed for all experience levels, though some previous book arts knowledge or experience is helpful.
Fun Fact: Artists have been creating experimental book forms full of beautiful and daring illustrations for centuries, however, contemporary artist books gained traction during the avant-garde period of the 1960s, with artists such as Dieter Roth and Ed Ruscha.
About Maria Veronica San Martin
Maria Veronica San Martin (she/her) is a multidisciplinary Latin-American artist who has lived in New York since 2010. She has been a studio artist at the Whitney Museum, ISP (NYC), a scholar at the Center for Book Arts (NYC), and participated in the Art OMI Residency (Ghent, NY). She has also been awarded two NYFA grants and three Chilean grants. San Martín has taught at the Center for Book Arts (NYC), Penland School of Craft (NC), Universidad de Chile, and Universidad Catolica de Chile and has conducted workshops for Vera List Center, The New School, and Weeksville Heritage Center. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Booklyn, as well as participating as an artist and contributing to their education program. She has been performing and lecturing her Moving Memorial and Dignidad series at international museums, galleries, public libraries, universities, and schools since 2016. San Martín has also exhibited nationally and internationally including at The Immigrant Artist Biennial (New York) Her work is in more than 60 collections including those of the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Metropolitan Museum (NYC), and The Walker Art Center (Minneapolis).
All images courtesy of the instructor.
Class size is limited to ensure an optimal participant to instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on June 1 at 11:59pm. The price of this class is $525 plus a $25 materials fee.
