Saturday, March 22nd, 10am-4pm
Members: $130, Non-Members: $145
Material Fee: $30
Dip your toes into the world of bookmaking in this non-exhaustive workshop exploring binding basics, cut-and-fold books and zines, and adhesive and stitched structures. Artists will create a suite of nearly a dozen book forms, learning the skills needed to bring bookmaking into their artmaking practice. Ample handouts, directions and resources will be provided for you to continue this artform long after the workshop! This intensive workshop is beginner-friendly, but all skill levels are encouraged!
Students provide:
A handful of decorative paper sheets, 18x24”; a more detailed description of paper requirements will be sent via email prior to the workshop Any bookmaking tools you have: bone folder, awl, 12-18” ruler, cutting mat, Exacto knife. The instructor will also provide these items, you do not need to purchase them if you do not already own them. Roll of Paper Towels, Pencil and notebook/sketchbook
Registration deadline is Sunday, March 16th, at midnight
Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.
About the Instructor:
Dave DiMarchi is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist working in printmaking, papermaking and sculptural book forms. Nurturing ideas into singular and editioned works, he engages in a relentless material practice. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he has exhibited works on paper, installations and books in the US and internationally. In autumn of 2022, he was announced as the Arts Council of Princeton’s Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, through which he developed a practice of collage-based multimedia and print works. He also serves as the Arts Council’s Printmaking Studios Manager and Master Printer, and is Instructor of Printmaking at Mercer College. For nearly 15 years, he has created his own work, curated exhibitions, provided print exchange opportunities, and published fine art prints as 9INHANDPRESS, a fine art printmaking and education studio located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.