August 15, 2026, 10am-5pm: “Shaped Boxes & Curious Containers” August 16, 2026, 2pm-6pm: “Playful Paper Boxes” Location: Artworks, 200 Dayton St., Edmonds, WA Register for a weekend of box making with Rhiannon Alpers. We are holding 2 in-person box-making workshops. You can take one or both of these workshops. Receive a discount when you sign-up for both. Shaped Boxes & Curious Containers: Boxes come in all shapes and sizes — with lids, curves, compartments, and drawers. Unus

With great sadness we share that Selene Fisher passed away on May 21, 2026. Selene was a long-time member of the Book Arts Guild and since 2019 served as BAG President. It would be difficult to overstate the energy, effort, and dedication which she contributed to the group. She was a “rock” for the rest of the Board: reliably conducting well-run meetings, recruiting presenters, and shouldering much of the administrative load. For years, she enthusiastically organized BAG’s o

Online Presentation Thursday, May 14, 2026 7 pm PDT To receive Zoom link, register HERE. Katy Gilmore will show slides and talk about her project exploring a Northwest year using the Japanese format of 72 micro-seasons rather than just the 'usual' four. Observing her surrounding plants, birds and weather every five days and making a record with image and words on pages of deaccessioned gardening encyclopedias made for a memorable year. The 72 pages are now bound into four acc

Thursday ,April 9, 2026, 7:00pm in person and online Suzzallo Library Fifth Floor Conference Room University of Washington, Seattle Please register here This illustrated talk covers artist book and related projects from recent years that ponder the nature of reading. These include projects based on reading Willa Cather's 'My Antonia' and essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It also includes a newly printed artist book 'How did I get inside your head?'. Artist books will be availabl

Online Presentation by Brenda Gallagher February 12, 2026 6:00 PM PST (7:00 MST) (note time) Online presentation, watch the recording HERE . In 2024 and 2025, the Guild of Book Workers* hosted a traveling, juried exhibition called NIGHT CIRCUS . Artists were invited to submit books on this theme, where a Night Circus " …invites curiosity with its Spectacle, fascinates with Artistry and Performance, explores the Mysterious and Luminous, investigates Clandestine actions

In-person meeting in the UW Suzzallo Library Sunday, January 11, 2026 2:00 pm PST Fifth Floor Conference Room No registration required. Come for the camaraderie. Meet the Book Arts Guild Board. Bring something you've made that you'd like to talk about. Bring a light refreshment to share. Or just bring yourself and socialize. No pre-registration is required. Parking is FREE on campus on Sundays. The Fifth Floor Conference room is on the fifth floor (obvi) of the Suzzallo Libra

The Book Arts Guild, the Northwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, and the Puget Sound Book Artists Exhibition Committee are pleased to co-sponsor a special program relevant to preparing for placing your book in an exhibition or collection. January 20, 2026 12:00 - 1:30 pm PST Online presentation. Watch the recording HERE . (Please note: Many of our members belong to more than one organization. If you receive duplicate invitations, we kindly ask that you register throu

An In-person, Seattle Premiere* Movie Event Sunday December 7, 2025 2:00pm Allen Auditorium Allen Library, University of Washington Seattle campus No registration required Image by Mare Blocker and Laura Zander Designs Join revered book artist Mare Blocker for a matinee showing of Storytime with Mare —a film of autobiographical stories that have shaped Mare’s creative journey, produced by Trial and Error Productions. Q&A and (who knows what other magic) will follow. This

Culture Clash Online Presentation by Julie Filatoff November 13, 2025 7:00 pm (PST) Online presentation, watch the recording HERE . Turkish Map Fold Book Have you seen the art challenges like Mermay , Doggust , Inktober where you draw or print something every day for a month? Well, Julie took it a step further. At the beginning of 2024, Julie took on a personal challenge: create one artist’s book per week and post it to her Instagram account ( @julierfilatoff ), both

In-person exhibit at the Tateuchi East Asia Library in Gowen Hall at University of Washington, Seattle. Wednesday, September 24, 2025 -...