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Please join us for special opening receptions for new exhibitions, broadside poetry readings, artists' talks, round table discussions, lectures, and professional development workshops.

Members receive a discount on all public programs. Opening receptions and open houses are free. Suggested admission to all other events: $5 members; $10 non-members.

Fall Open House/Closing Reception

Saturday, September 6^th , 2 to 5pm
Discounts on Fall workshops; Book arts demonstrations by Miriam Schaer, Ana Cordeiro and Liz Zanis; Last chance to see Artist as Publisher and Fun & Games (and Such…). Private Consulations with Doctor Poetry, Rosamond King.
Free to the public.

Annual Meeting

Tuesday, September 9^th , 7pm
All members are invited to hear about the Center's activities and successes over the past year.
Free to the public.

Kusakizome-gami: The Tradition of Japanese Naturally Dyed Papers

Lecture co-sponsored by the New York Chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers

Friday, September 12^th , 6:30 pm
Tatiana Ginsberg spent two years researching traditional methods of naturally dyeing handmade paper while on a Fulbright grant in Japan. She worked as an apprentice at one of Kyoto's oldest and most respected natural dye workshops, as well as others, visited papermakers and conservators, and explored the history, tradition, and surviving ritual uses of naturally dyed papers. Her talk touches on each of these areas while focusing on the techniques of making and applying traditional natural dyes and pigments. Many of the oldest extant papers in Japan are dyed, and yet the practices associated with producing such papers are known to only a few remaining craftspeople. Their subtle, environmentally friendly, and inimitable colors are of value to artists and conservators-and for their exceptional beauty.
Suggested Donation $10/$5 CBA Members

2008 Poetry Chapbook Competition

Wednesday, September 17^th , 6:30 pm
Honoring the winner of the annual chapbook competition. Featuring readings by Tomaz Salamun, renowned Slovenian Poet and curator of this year's Poetry Chapbook Program; Robert Ostrom, reading from his winning manuscript To Show the Living; Page Hill Starzinger, one of the Honorable Mentions this year; and Sharon Dolin, Co-Founder of the Poetry Chapbook Competition. Limited edition, artist-made chapbooks and broadsides will be available for purchase.
Suggested donation: $10/$5 CBA members

Illustrated Fine Printing: Whittington & Matrix in America

Opening Reception

Friday, September 26^th , 6 to 8 pm
Organized by Barbara Henry. Also on view: Featured Artist Projects: Rocco Scary: The Last Place on Earth as well as 2008 Sally R. Bishop Fellow Julie Chen.
Free to the public.

Whittington & Matrix in America

Artist Talk