Registration forms can be found on the Workshop Updates page, where you will also find the current status of all upcoming workshops. Please be sure to check the Workshop Updates page, before registering for a course.

General information and short instructor biographies are listed at the end of this page.

The In-Studio courses are held at the CBBAG bindery, as well as other locations in Toronto. The CBBAG bindery is located at 60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 112, Toronto, in the Liberty Village area (near King and Dufferin streets). Other course locations' addresses can be found with the course descriptions.

A listing of some other workshops available, including those offered by CBBAG members, can be found on the Workshop page of the Bulletin Board

CBBAG also has an Itinerant Teachers Programme, which puts CBBAGinstructors in touch with local organizers. Click here for full details.

In addition to its In-Studio courses, CBBAG has a Home Study Programme. Click here for information on the Home Study Programme.

CBBAG Bindery Open Studio

Winter + Spring 2010

The Visiting Artists Series is being organized with the support of the Jean A. Chalmers Fund for Crafts of the Canada Council for the Arts.

* The non-member fee includes one year's membership in CBBAG. It is to be paid on the first workshop only.

General Information

REGISTRATION:

Applications for workshops should be sent in writing by mail to the CBBAG office, 60 Atlantic Ave., Suite 112, Toronto, ON M6K 1X9.
You may also submit the online registration form over CBBAG's secure web server.
NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE OR E-MAIL.

Workshop fees may be paid by MasterCard, Visa, or cheque. Cheques may be post-dated up to one week before commencement of the course.

Registration forms can be found on the Workshop Updates page, where you will also find the current status of all upcoming workshops.

Acceptance to workshops is assigned on a chronological basis.

Acknowledgment of registration will be sent by post or e-mail; if you have not received your acceptance one week prior to the start of the workshop, please inform the Workshop Registrar at workshop@cbbag.ca or phone 416-581-1071.

Receipts are available upon request.

CBBAG is pleased to discuss organizing additional workshops; please contact the office.

Any allergies or other environmental sensitivities should be mentioned when applying.

Participants needing overnight accommodations should inquire when applying; some members rent rooms to CBBAG students for a modest fee.

CANCELLATION & REFUNDS:

Cancellations, subject to a 10% cancellation fee (a minimum of $5), will be accepted until two weeks prior to the workshop; thereafter the full fee will be forfeited. Membership fees are not refundable.

CBBAG reserves the right to cancel workshops two weeks prior to their commencement due to insufficient enrollment; workshop fees for cancelled workshops will be fully refunded.

OF SPECIAL NOTE:

Workshops are limited to eight participants, and run from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, unless otherwise noted in the course descriptions.

Participants are responsible for arriving on time at the correct location; call the CBBAG office if directions are needed.

Materials fees are paid to the instructor at the beginning of a workshop.

Tools and materials are supplied at the workshop, unless otherwise noted; participants may also bring their own tools if they wish.

Participants should plan to bring a picnic lunch.

Due to the intensive nature of CBBAG workshops, it is not possible to make up missed days; fees cannot be refunded.

CBBAG instructors have the right to dismiss disruptive students; fees cannot be refunded.

Photography is permitted only for personal use; otherwise, permission must be obtained in writing from CBBAG.

CBBAG gives a "certificate of completion" on completion of all 6 of the core courses, whether In-Studio or the Monitoring Stream courses in the Home Study programme. The 6 are Bookbinding I, II, and III, Restoration and Repair, Finishing, and Paper Treatments for Binders (note: Paper Treatment for Binders is only available as an in-studio workshop). This is not a formal acreditation. However, CBBAG has had students who were already working in conservation jobs who started back at the beginning with CBBAG, completed the 6 courses, and were extremely pleased with the mass of material they had learned and found it extremely useful in their work.

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INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES

Pam Belshaw has studied marbling with CBBAG’s Shelagh Smith, Lucie Lapierre, Iris Nevin, and Salim Sahin. She is eager to share her passion and knowledge for marbling. Some of her marbled work was most recently on display in Montreal for the UNESCO World Book Capital exhibition.

Betsy Palmer Eldridge apprenticed as a bookbinder in Hamburg, Germany, studied finishing with Jules Fache in Paris, and worked in conservation with Carolyn Horton and Associates in New York in the 60s. She has had her own studio in Toronto since 1975, and has taught courses and workshops in bookbinding and conservation since in 1984. She has been active in professional organizations both nationally and internationally, and has served as the chair of the CBBAG Education Committee.

Louise Margaret Granahan has been a CBBAG instructor for nine years. She has a PhD. in multicultural children's literature from OISE/UT and is currently working on her 6th university degree - a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College, U of T. Louise has written two books as well as many poems and academic articles. She teaches Grade 6 at Roden Public School in Toronto.

Monique Lallier is the director of the American Academy of Bookbinding. An internationally recognized bookbinder and book artist, she began her studies in the 1960s in Montreal at Cotnoir Cappone School of Fashion and L’art de la Reliure bookbinding school with Simone B. Roy, and continued studies in Paris with Roger Arnoult, at Centro del bel Libro in Ascona, with Edwin Heim, and in Solothurn, Switzerland with Hugo Peller. Her work has been exhibited widely internationally. She served as standards chair for the Guild of BookWorkers for twelve years. www.moniquelallier.com

Brian Maloney is a bookbinder, conservator, and letterpress printer who worked for many years at The Robertson Davies Library at Massey College. He studied bookbinding with Betsy Palmer Eldridge. He now freelances from his Toronto home and is an instructor for CBBAG and the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative (WNYBAC). Brian is a director of the Type Club of Toronto.

Dan Mezza is a papermaker, bookbinder, and restorer living in London, Ontario. He studied bookbinding with Don Taylor and Betsy Palmer Eldridge, and papermaking with Helmut Becker. Dan is a graduate of the Visual Arts Programme at the University of Western Ontario and is a past president of CBBAG.

Don Taylor is a bookbinder and restorer who works and teaches in Toronto. He was trained in bookbinding and design at Sheridan College and the Three Schools of Art and has studied with Betsy Palmer Eldridge. His work is exhibited widely and is represented in public and private collections across Canada. He has taught for CBBAG since 1984. www.dontaylorbookbinder.com

Robert Wu , a design binder and master marbler with his own studio, holds a MA in architecture from the University of Toronto. He studied bookbinding at the American Academy of Bookbinding with Monique Lallier, with Tini Miura at Studio Tini, and has participated in many CBBAG workshops. Visit his website for pictures of marbling, bookbinding, and miniature works at www.StudioRobertWu.com

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