Several years ago, I started offering an annual Sara R. Irvine Artist's
Book Award (in the name of my daughter) to be given to an outstanding
artist's book created while a student is enrolled in a School of FA
class, e.g., printmaking, photography, graphic design, etc. The first
year, studio faculty judged the submissions and the past two years, I
have judged the submissions. Students are required to deposit one copy
of the award winner in the FA Library as part of our Artists' Books
Collection. The award is $350.00. (I prepared the guidelines for the
award and can send them to you if you are interested.)
I have been building our collection since the late 1960s and
recently noticed that donors, the School of FA, etc. make annual awards
for students in various areas but none were specifically for artists'
books. Anyway, I just decided to do it!! I plan to continue making
this award annually (even post-retirement). My greatest challenge has
been to get students to actually prepare submissions to be judged. The
award is so new that faculty and students seem to forget the process. I
had to extend the deadline at least once this past fall to get enough
noteworthy submissions. bj
B. J. Kish Irvine, Ph.D.
Director, Fine Arts Library
1201 E. 7th Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
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From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Peter Blank
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] where to study book making
Hurrah for the book arts! The art of the book! Artists' books and
artist's books! Livres d'artistes! And all those who encourage their
continuance!
We are considering starting an annual/biennial Stanford student artists'
book competition. While we have no specific book program, classes in the
Art Dept. are offered on making photography books, plus the usual
printmaking, etc.
Have any of you sponsored an artists' book competition/exhibition?
How do you judge the submissions?
Who judges the submissions?
Do not judge, just exhibit?
Prize?
Big Prize?
Exhibition?
Web site with competition specifics available?
Please respond to the list as this info will certainly be of interest to
many.
Yours in Bookness, whatever form it might take,
Peter Blank
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