07.05.18
The Garden pt 2: Moniker Press at TOABF with VABF and Vide Press
Vancouver Art Book Fair and Moniker Press Present: The Garden Pt 2: a Reading Room and Collaborative Riso Workshop with Vide Press at the Toronto Art Book Fair
The Garden pt 2. is a modular reading room installation by Moniker Press. This iteration* will take place on the stage at the Toronto Art Book Fair from July 5 – 8 in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Book Fair and Vide Press.
READING ROOM: soft objects reconstructed from salvaged materials will host a collection of Vancouver based artists books, multi-media, zines and publications curate by VABF. Attendees of the fair are invited to: Sit. Read. Stay awhile.
VANCOUVER: Call for submissions deadline: June 28
WORKSHOP: **BOOKED** On Saturday July 7, 6-9pm join Quentin Mitchell of Vide Press for an interactive risograph poster making workshop as a way to connect the west coast with the east. Limited space available and currently the workshop is at full capacity, public are still welcome to observe. Workshop features an intro to risograph printing, as well as collage making techniques for analog printing. Photographic collage material will be submitted from Vancouver residents and collaged by Toronto participants to create the final poster publication. All participants will be given a copy of the final printed poster. No previous knowledge of riso or college is necessary.
Fair times and programming: TORONTOARTBOOKFAIR.COM
Visit VIDEPRESS.CA and VANCOUVERARTBOOKFAIR.COM for more info.
*the first iteration of The Garden was made in 2015 in collaboration with artist, Brandon Cotter.
