New Jersey Book Arts Symposium

Rutgers New Brunswick Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives presents:
The online 26th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium featuring speakers, panels, exhibits, artist in residence, and a chance to interact with other book artists. New this year are opportunities made possible by the virtual format: live streamed and pre-recorded presentations, virtual studio tours and demonstrations, a Tumultuous Absence augmented reality exhibit, and do-at-home workshops.
The Symposium was broadcast live via Zoom November 5 & 6 and 12 &13 2020.

For more details, see the schedule below or the PDF Program and schedule

Image: STRANGE DEMOCRACY, detail of installation by Starr Hagenbring

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Featured Artists:
Judith K. Brodsky moderated panel Black Lives Matter discussion with Ben Blount, Michelle Graznak and Nell Painter
Cristina Cerminara
Julie Chen
Helen Frederick
Frontline Paper: Ron Erickson, Nathan Lewis, Walt Nygard, and James Yee
Vanessa German
Lisa Kokin
Kumi Korf
Aimee Lee
Melissa Potter
Corina Reynolds / Center for Book Arts presenting books by Yusuf Hassan, Catarina Leitão, and Faride Mereb with text by Hanni Ossott, “Raising the BAR: Book Art Criticism for the Next Generation”
Sarah Stengle

Image: Vanessa German, Venus Opera Diva

*Tumultuous Absence*	Exhibition
Ben Blount	Karen Guancione	Walt Nygard
Judith K. Brodsky	Starr Hagenbring	Nell Painter
Center for Book Arts	Yusuf Hassan	Maria Pisano
Cristina Cerminara	Shellie Jacobson	Melissa Potter
Julie Chen	Lisa Kokin	Maddy Rosenberg
Ron Erickson	Kumi Korf	Beth Sheehan
Helen Frederick	Catherine LeCleire	Sarah Stengle
Frontline Paper	Aimee Lee	Amanda Thackray
Asha Ganpat	Catarina Leitão	Suzie Tuchman
Vanessa German	Nathan Lewis	Sonia Yaco
Michelle Graznak	Anita Lovitt	James Yee
	Faride Mereb

Image: Kumi Korf, The Alphabet of my Phobias

NJBAS Committee: Judith K. Brodsky, Panel Coordinator Karen Guancione, Artistic Director Shellie Jacobson, Workshop Coordinator Michael Joseph, Founding Director, Emeritus Amanda Thackray, Exhibition Curator Suzie Tuchman, Workshop Coordinator Sonia Yaco, Executive Director	NJBAS Advisory Board: Judith K. Brodsky Nir Eyal Asha Ganpat Karen Guancione Donna Gustafson Shellie Jacobson Michael Joseph Catherine LeCleire Dee Magnoni Fernanda Perrone Anna Pinto Leah Price Marcy Schwartz Amanda Thackray Suzie Tuchman Sonia Yaco
Rutgers New Brunswick Libraries faculty and staff: Jennifer Coffman James Hartstein Charlene Houser Mei Ling Lo Mary O’Mara Fernanda Perrone Andrew Ruggiero Kate Van Riper	Virtual exhibit developers – Rutgers Game Research & Immersive Design (GRID) team: Yuri Alegria Richard Anderson Kenny Chen Maka Gradin Rangoli Mittal Rika Rana

Image: Julie Chen, Chrysalis 3

	Morning	Morning	Afternoon	Evening	Evening
	10:00-10:30 AM EST	10:30-11:00 AM EST	1-3 PM EST	7:00-7:30 EST	7:30-8:00 EST
5-Nov Day 1	Symposium opening	Artists in Residence Presentation	Workshop	Artist Presentation	Artist Presentation
	Sonia Yaco – Executive Director; Karen Guancione – Artistic Director;Michael Joseph – founding director; Asha Ganpat – Artist in Residence; Amanda Thackray – Exhibit Designer	Karen Guancione with Starr Hagenbring and Anita Lovitt, Mask artists	Beth Sheehan Drum Leaf: Lay-Flat Binding Materials & Instructions	Lisa Kokin	Helen Frederick
	Recording for Sessions 1 & 2	Recording for Sessions 1 & 2	Recording for Workshop One	Recording for Sessions 4 & 5	Recording for Sessions 4 & 5
6-Nov Day 2	Artist Presentation	Artist Presentation	Workshop	Artist Presentation	Artist Presentation
	Vanessa German	Corina Reynolds, Center for Book Arts	Catherine Le Cleire, Various ways to make and cover a slipcase Slipcase instructions & materials	Ron Erickson, Frontline Paper (Rachel Heberling intro)	Kumi Korf (Maddy Rosenberg intro)
	Recordings for session 6-a and sessions 6-b & 7-a	Recordings for sessions 6-b & 7-a and session 7-b	Recording for Workshop Two	Recording for sessions 8 & 9	Recording for sessions 8 & 9
12-Nov Day 3	Artist Presentation	Artist Presentation	Workshop	Black Lives Matter Panel	(Panel continues)
	Melissa Potter Recording for session 9 & 10	Aimee Lee Recording for session 9 & 10	Suzie Tuchman Exposed Stitching over paper strips with recycled materials Materials & Instructions Recording for Workshop Three	Featuring Ben Blount, Michelle Graznak, Nell Painter moderated by Judith K. Brodsky Recording for sessions 11 & 12
13-Nov Day 4	Artist Presentation	Artist Presentation	Workshop	Artist Presentation	Closing events (7:30 PM – ?)
	Cristina Cerminara Recording for session 13 & 14	Sarah Stengle (Maddy Rosenberg intro) Recording for session 13 & 14	Maria Pisano Haiku Miniature Accordion Book Material & Instructions (with Poems) Recording for Workshop Four	Julie Chen Recording for session 15 & 16	Michael Joseph – Founding Director, Emeritus Amanda Thackray – Rangoli Mittal Virtual Exhibit Presentation Cocktails with Artists – (breakout rooms) Recording for session 15 & 16

Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.

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