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Nun Sequitur: a Pop-Up Exhibition
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Nun Sequitur: a Pop-Up Exhibition

October 11 –October 26, 2025

Nun Sequitur is a lighthearted print project dreamed up by SFCB staff and designed to bring a bit of silliness to our letterpress studio. The project encourages printers to spend creative time at SFCB, playing with text and image. Participants will print a captioned edition of posters using a predetermined image.

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View fullsize Thank you to all our printers and voters at Friday's Nun Sequitur Opening and Awards Night! We were iNUNdated (in the best way) with your support and joy in this brainchild of SFCB staffers Sarah Songer and Samm Fricke, along with letterpress instruc
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View fullsize "There is a season for everything, and a time for every event under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 And that time is now! Join us for the Nun Sequitur Opening Reception and Awards Night on Friday, October 10 (6-8pm), where participating printers
View fullsize Prepare for another whirlwind luncheon with Grendl Löfkvist, the Director of Type West. Type West is the only year-long certificate program in type design on the West Coast, offered by the Letterform Archive in San Francisco. It is also availabl
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View fullsize In light of the recent demolition and reconstruction of 300 De Haro, we wanted to reminisce about our time on this block. Mary Austin and Kathleen Burch, our founders, recognized a growing need in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and on the West Coast fo
View fullsize Hand lettering for all levels! Join us for this innovative and welcoming approach to hand lettering with the talented Billy Ola Hutchinson @billy_ola . Students will complete the course with an understanding of basic penmanship and letter formation,

Field trips, tours, and team builders are available for adults and kids!

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