Since 1983 the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild has worked to support the development of the book arts. This web site is dedicated to that effort. The book arts include bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, calligraphy, letterpress printing & typography, wood engraving, paper decorating, restoration, and conservation. A Brief History of CBBAG

Here you can find the answer to two frequently asked questions: "What is bookbinding?" and "Are there jobs in this field in Canada?", which includes a brief Recommended Reading List & a brief Suppliers List.

If you are looking to have a book restored/repaired, you'll find the answers to some frequently asked questions on the subject, as well as some information on How to Find Someone to Repair a Book.

Featured Activities:

New Online Gallery Exhibition: Guylaine Couture + Cécile Côté Artist's Books + Fine Binding

Home Study Marbling: A guide to the craft of watercolour marbling by Shelagh Smith is now available for purchase.

Register Now for FALL 2009 In-Studio Workshops, Listed on the CBBAG Workshop Page
Foundation courses: Bookbinding II
New and continuing bookbinding and book arts courses: Qwik Print Labels, Artists' Books, Dos-a-Dos Books, Paper Slip Cases and Wrappers, Gothic Binding, Gothic Book Hardware, Album Designs, Relief Printmaking, Buttonhole Book, Remedial Book Repair, Cloth Case Bindings, Holiday Gift Workshop (in December), Coptic Book
Visiting Artists Series: Jacques Fournier, A Seminar on Artists' Books

Open Studio at CBBAG Bindery in Toronto
The CBBAG bindery will be open WEDNESDAY evenings. For more details visit the Workshop page of the CBBAG online Bulletin Board.

New Online Gallery Exhibition: Personal Visions: The Passion of Paper
Work by Wendy Cain, Susan Warner Keene, Cathryn Miller, Gina Page, & Carolyn Qualle

Community Exhibition Available to Galleries, Museums, Libraries, and Schools:
A Book Arts Mosaic
Curated by Canadian book artist Lise Melhorn-Boe, this exhibition features twenty-six works by thrity-three Canadian book artists from across Canada. It is presented in a box portfolio and is available for loan by exhibition venues (small galleries, museums, libraries, schools).

CBBAG gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundaiton, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, which receives $100 million annually from Ontario's charity casino initiative.


www.trilliumfoundation.org

CBBAG gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council for CBBAG's programmes. The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.


www.arts.on.ca

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The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild is a not-for-profit, registered charitable organization.
Charitable Business Number: 89179 5445 RR0001

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Pages were designed by Richard Miller and were revised and are now maintained by Susan V. Corrigan.
E-mail: cbbag@cbbag.ca