(IN PERSON) 01.24.25: Opening reception at San Francisco Center for the Book :: 6:00 - 8:00 pm :: RSVP here!
San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is pleased to host the exhibition OPEN•SET in our gallery. Sponsored by the American Academy of Bookbinding (Telluride, CO), OPEN•SET is a prestigious exhibition celebrating the art of finely crafted design bookbindings. The exhibition features an impressive range of works from both emerging bookbinders and seasoned professionals. Gallery visitors will encounter traditional techniques such as onlay, inlay, gold tooling, titling, and edge treatment, alongside innovative contemporary interpretations of bookbinding methods and structures. Together, these works highlight the enduring artistry and evolving creativity of fine design binding today.
This exhibition occurs at San Francisco Center for the Book and the American Bookbinders Museum. SFCB is honored to exhibit fine bindings in the OPEN category; the American Bookbinders Museum hosts bindings in the SET category.
ARTISTS EXHIBITING AT SFCB: Kathy Abbott :: Cathy Adelman :: Richard Beadsmoore :: Juliano Bosa :: Zigor Anguino Calzada :: Cinco ± (Dolores Baldó, Margarita del Portillo, Inmaculada Gazapo) :: Ingela Dierick :: Dominique Dumont :: Mark Esser :: Annette Friedrich :: Brenda Gallagher :: Karen Hanmer :: Yumiko Harris :: Jin Hu :: Tomasz Jurek :: Toben Lewis :: Glenn Malkin :: Sofía Mendizabál :: Lucie Morin :: Elaine Nishizu :: Sol Rébora :: Beth Redmond :: Lara Reusch :: Jonathan Romain :: Tracey Rowledge :: Rahel Scheufele :: Barbara Schmelzer :: Dawn Skinner :: Katy Starr-Baum :: Gillian Stewart :: Éva Vincze
SFCB is proud to highlight the OPEN•SET exhibition as part of SF Art Week, taking place January 18 - 26, 2025. Onsite public programming for the exhibition takes place throughout SF Art Week at SFCB.
Additional programming:
(IN PERSON, SFCB) 01.21.25: Gallery walk-through with exhibition organizer Lang Ingalls :: 6:00 - 8:00 pm :: RSVP here!
Related workshops at SFCB:
(IN PERSON) January 27 - 31, 2025: Fundamentals of Blind and Gold Tooling on Leather with Samuel Feinstein
(IN PERSON) March 1 - 2, 2025: Flexible Leather Binding with Coleen Curry -- "REGISTER NOW" TO BE ADDED TO WAIT LIST
EXHIBITION PARTNERS:
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