Building Books:
New England Book Artists’ Members Exhibition
January 19 – April 29, 2023
As New England Book Artists approaches its third anniversary, we celebrate both the book arts and the community we’re building together.
Just as artists’ books vary in content, media and bindings, Building Books will present a range of interpretations on the notions of structure, architecture, public & private spaces, reality & fantasy, libraries, engineering, drafting, bookbinding, handmade, making, art process, connections, building supplies, conceptualizations, personal narratives, home…it’s endless.
University of Southern Maine
Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts
Special Collections Reading Room, 6th floor
314 Forest Ave., Portland, Maine
NEBA Members’ Call for Books is now open!
This show is expected to fill up very quickly.
Applications will be accepted online on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration is closed!
Building Books details:
• 25 books total in the show – one per current NEBA member
• $20 entry fee (paid by check to NEBA P.O. Box 320698, West Roxbury, MA 02132) – No commission fee for sales – Members keep 100% of sale price
• Must agree to have the book in the exhibit for the duration…3 months
• Book entry fits the thematic concept of the exhibition
• Book sizes need to be appropriate for the Reading Room display cases
Tall cases: 38”H x 32”W x 21”D
Table-top cases: 6”H x 34”W x 21”D
• Books must be sent by mail or hand-delivered to:
Cristina Hajosy
20 Tracywood Rd.
Canton, MA, 02021
• High resolution jpgs of book photos will be available on NEBA Google Drive for complimentary download
• Online exhibition for NEBA’s website
• With consistent photos, creating a small exhibition catalog will be easy and inexpensive
• USMKCC’83CBA will cover return shipping of all unsold books in early May
• Discussions continue about making Building Books a traveling exhibition
TIMELINE: 
October 6, 2022 Registration opens
November 20 Shipping deadline
November 20 – 30 Books photographed
January 19, 2023 Exhibition opens
March 8 from 7-8pm Zoom Artists’ Talk
April 1 from 2-4pm Artists’ Reception
April 2 from 10am-3pm Book Arts Bazaar
April 29, 2023 Exhibition closes
Registration is closed!
