Nava Atlas and Maureen Cummins, Schwartzberg Lecture @ 5pm, Thursday, Wells College, Aurora, NY

The Wells College Book Arts Center is happy to announce the 33rd Susan
Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Book Arts Lecture. We have two speakers this
year: Nava Atlas and Maureen Cummins, who, with Ann Lovett, are the three book
artists featured in the show ‘In Retrospect: Artist’s Books and Works on
Paper.’ Wells is the fifth and final venue for this show, which has also been
at Hope College, SUNY Ulster, Lafayette College and Visual Studies Workshop.
The show should be of interest to anyone keeping up the wide variety of
contemporary artist books, as the examples in the show are of very high
caliber. ‘In Retrospect’ is in the String Room Gallery in Main Building (look
for the bell tower) on the Wells College campus in Aurora, New York. The
gallery talks begin at 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 19th and are free and open
to the public.

For more information, call us at 315-364-3420 or check our new
blog at <http://wellsbookartscenter.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/in-retrospect-artists-books-and-works-on-paper-lecture-3/>.

The Book Eating Party Raffle

It was an exciting and well-attended Book Eating Party yesterday! What a truly wonderful time seeing the wide range of edible books everyone brought in and the crowds that came to appreciate them! And also seeing what was created at the build-your-own station was a genuine delight! So much marveling and smiles at the unpredictable combinations of ingredients and book titles! HUGE THANKS to everyone who attended, who donated items to our impressive raffle, who brought in books to share, who told their friends, who purchased tickets, who can’t wait til next year’s Book Eating Party! Please stay tuned for more upcoming events with Szozda Gallery and Salt City Book Arts at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Szozda-Gallery/177944902223240 and http://saltcitybookarts.blogspot.com/

We would like to publicly thank our sponsors of the raffle prizes. Thank you, Bill Delavan, Nathan Wellner, Reg Sanford, Peter Verheyen, Amy Komar, and AIGA Upstate. Also immense thanks to Cayetano Valenzuela for the quintessential illustration that has been the face of the party and to Mozart and Mike of Underground Poetry Spot for bringing us a thought-provoking performance. With your generosity and support, we have achieved more fuel to keep offering cultural events like this in Syracuse, supporting our community of artists, bookbinders, letterpressers, printmakers, designers, photographers, painters, sculptors, potters, all inspired workers and businesses that support us. We are a vibrant community with so much to offer! Together, we create the place we want to live in. Thank you.

Ray Trudell, photography. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Fred Wellner, painting. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Cayetano Valenzuela, painting. www.cayetanovalenzuela.com

Emily Elizabeth, painting. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Phil Parsons, paintings. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Dona Flaherty, raku. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Carrie Valenzuela, album. www.etsy.com/shop/amaranthpress

Carmel Nicoletti, glass. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Linda Esterly, hand-stamped copper. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Whitney Daniels, jewelry and paper ornaments. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Craft Chemistry, clothing +gift certificate. www.craftchemistry.com

Smock, fine stationery items. www.smockpaper.com

The Art Store, stone carving kit. www.commercialartsupply.com

Barbara Conte-Gaugel, fabric. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Reg Sanford, mug, knife, gallery gift certificate. Represented by Szozda Gallery

Issac Bidwell, print + plush figurine. www.issacbidwell.com

Mozart Guerrier/Underground Poetry Spot, poetry books. www.undergroundpoetryspot.com

Robert Poormon, art for the Free Thinker. (tell us how to find you!)

There will be more pictures posted later. Please feel free to post any party pix you have taken here too!

The Book Eating Party Entrants

People having a Fun Time!

"Pretty Pretty Peggy Moffitt by William Pene Du Bois" by Margaret Barry.

"Little Birds by Anais Nin" by Genevieve Nordmark.

"Alice in Wonderland + Cat in the Hat" by Amelia Ryan and Gracie vanHaven

"Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck". Made by Margaret Barry.

"I am a Book" by Sofia Verheyen

"Of Mice and Clem" by Molly Jessup


"Washed Up" by Katie Thomas and Christophe Ennis.

The Book Eating Party has been a wonderful success! What a great turnout! Everybody that came out, we're so glad! Thank you all for coming out to Szozda Gallery for a silly happy afternoon having our book and eating it too :P We had so many creative entries and people building their own edible works, some that were actually too delicious to be on display! And O what fabulous raffle items! Here are some pictures to give you a taste of the party. More will be posted tomorrow.