DFA @ BABE Artist Book Event, Arnolfin this weekend!!!

We are, we are! So are 50 others.

Here is the press for this event so come
on down and buy some awesome things (mostly
from us)!

PRESS:

BABE 2009 Bristol Artists Book Event

Exhibitions / Events

Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr, 10am - 5pm

Free

Over the weekend up to 50 artist bookmakers, dealers and small presses from Bristol and around the world, will come together at Arnolfini to show and sell their work. Following its success in 2007, BABE provides a great chance to meet and chat to artists about their work and to buy works of art. Prices start from just a few pounds.

Organised in conjunction with the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England.

BABE Tours
Free \ No Need To Book \ Meet In The Foyer
Informal tours of BABE
4 Apr, 2pm Tanya Peixoto, founder of Bookartbookshop ltd.
5 Apr, 2pm Julian Warren, Archivist, Arnolfini.

Artist Book Surgeries
Sat 4 & Sun 5 Apr 11am - 3.30pm
Free \ Booking Essential
An opportunity for artists to discuss and receive advice on any aspect of a book related project, be it conceptual, technical or otherwise. Individual surgeries held by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden (artist book specialists from the University of the West of England) on Saturday and artist/writer Nancy Campbell on Sunday, are up to 45 minutes each. For further information contact Arnolfini Box Office.

Workshops
Free \ Booking Advised
4 Apr, 11am - 1pm Tamany Baker's Concertina Book workshop for children.
5 Apr, 11am - 1pm Guy Begbie's Paper Engineering workshop (aged 16+).

Rogue Trader
Throughout the weekend performer and artist Stephen Fowler will be selling his wares to the public, so don't be alarmed if a man approaches you and tries to show you the contents of his overcoat.

Stallholders

ABC @ BIAD
www.artistsbookcollective.blogspot.com/

abombpress
www.abombpress.co.uk

Altazimuth Press
http://peterchasseaud.blogspot.com

AM Bruno
www.am-bruno.blogspot.com

Antic-Ham
www.anitcham.com

Archive Books

Artistsbooksonline
www.artistsbooksonline.com

Bob Howe

Bookartbookshop
www.bookartbookshop.com

Borbonessa
www.borbonesa.co.uk

© Leslieworks
www.leslieworks.co.uk

Cally Barker
www.thebookproject.org

Camberwell College of Arts
www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Cardboard Press
www.cardboardpress.com

Colin Sackett
www.colinsackett.co.uk

Coracle
www.coracle.ie

Damn Fine Art
http://damnfineart.blogspot.com/

David Barton

EAK Press
www.eakenterprises.org

East London Printmakers
www.eastlondonprintmakers.co.uk

Emily Speed
www.emilyspeed.co.uk

Ensixteen Editions

Francis Elliott

Foundry
www.foundrypress.co.uk

Guy Begbie

Here Shop & Gallery
www.thingsfromhere.co.uk

Hilary Judd & Lucy May Schofield
www.lucymayschofield.co.uk
www.hilaryj.co.uk

Ian Abbott

Ignition
www.ignition.ie

Illustration at the University of Plymouth
www.illustration-plymouth.typepad.com

Imi Maufe

Joan Ainley

Impact Press, UWE Bristol
www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk

Liver and Lights Scriptorium
www.liverandlights.co.uk

Lorna Crabbe
www.lornacrabbe.co.uk

Love to Print/Lonely Panda
www.lonelypanda.com
www.lovetpprint.blogspot.com

Lunardog Limited
www.lunardog.com

Mark Pawson
www.mpawson.demon.co.uk

Matthew Dale
www.matthewdale.wordpress.com

Mermaid Turbulence
www.mermaidturbulence.com

Mette-Sofie D. Ambeck
www.ambeck.mdd.dk

MM Visual Catering
www.rook.dircon.co.uk

Mr. Smith

Newthink Books
www.newthink.co.uk

North by South West
www.thisisacademy.com/northbysouthwest

Otto Books
www.ottobooks.co.uk

Oxford & Cherwell Valley College
www.ocvc@ac.uk

p’s & q’s Press

Parvenu Press
http://carolyntrantparvenu.blogspot.com

The Pearbox Press
www.edboxall.com

Rag-and-Bone Shop Books
www.artistsbooksonline.com

reassemble
www.reassemble.co.uk

Redfoxpress
www.redfoxpress.com

Responsa Press
www.amandasmith.org.uk

RGAP
www.rgap.co.uk

Righton Press
www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/rightonpress

Ros Blackmore & Andrew Hansford

Salt and Shaw

Serendipity Press
www.seredipitypress.wordpress.com

Sidney Nolan Trust
www.sidneyreynoldstrust.org

Stephen Fowler

Super Press
www.sumiperera.com

Tamany Baker
www.tamany.net

Talk Sense Press

Triangular Press

Typecast feat. Exit Stencilist
www.t8gallery.com

University of Plymouth
www.illustration-plymouth.typepad.com

Winchester School of Art Library
www.soton.ac.uk/library