Friends of the University Libraries

Book Arts: Fusing Words and Visual Imagination

Events - Monday, July 6, 2009

Black Rock Press Tour and Demonstrations - 3 - 5 p.m.

Drop in for a tour of the Black Rock Press in its new campus home on the ground floor of the Jot Travis Building, featuring printing press demonstrations by Director Bob Blesse and bookbinding demonstrations by Art Department Instructor Katy Govan.

Special Collections Department Open House - 3 - 5 p.m.

Drop in for a hands-on display of book arts items from the collection, with informal commentary by visiting book artist and publisher Charles Hobson. Third floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Lecture and Reception* - 5 - 7 p.m. RSVP by June 30th)

5 - 6 p.m. Reception for visiting book artist and publisher Charles Hobson in the Whittemore Gallery, 1st floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

6 - 7 p.m. "Cultivating Artists' Books: Experiments in Navigation" lecture by Charles Hobson in the Wells Fargo Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

* RSVP by Tuesday, June 30th, to: Kristin Harris at 775-682-6012 or kdharris@unr.edu

Three Campus Exhibits

June 22 - September 16: Book Arts: Fusing Words and Visual Imagination - Special Collections Department Gallery, 3rd floor Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, M-F 9a - 5 p, curated by Bob Blesse and Jacque Sundstrand

June 22 - September 16: Experiments in Navigation: the Art of Charles Hobson - Whittemore Gallery, 1st floor Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Summer Hours: Mon-Th 8a - 8p, Fri 8a-5p, Sat-Sun 1p-5p [travelling exhibit]

June 22 - August 20: Black Rock Press Book Arts Student Exhibit - McNamara Gallery, Church Fine Arts Building, Monday-Friday, 8a - 5p, Curated by Bob Blesse, Director of the Black Rock Press

Admission is free to all events and exhibits, but an RSVP is required for the July 6th lecture and reception due to limited seating.

In the Press

• "Reading Rainbow" by Brad Bynum, Reno News & Review
• "Book Exhibit Challenges Viewer to Think Out" by Geralda Miller, Reno Gazette-Journal

 
Made possible in part with support from
the College of Liberal Arts’ Hilliard Endowment in the Humanities,
the Friends of the University Libraries, and Nevada Humanities.
These events are part of the 14th annual Artown Festival.

Giving to the University Libraries

Please direct questions to Millie Mitchell
Director of Development, University Libraries
Updated July 6, 2009