Exploring the Diversities of the Book Form: Artists' Books
Instructor: Jeff Papineau (Bruce Peel Special Collections).
Description: At the most basic level, artists’ books are works of art that are dependent upon the book structure to articulate their content. Often made or conceived by artists, they assume many different forms and shapes reflecting a range of processes and techniques, both traditional and experimental. Whether the content is visually or linguistically based (often both), artists’ books employ elements of sequence, repetition, juxtaposition, and duration to create many exciting possibilities within narrative, media, and meaning, specific to the medium. This workshop will examine and reflect on these elements in a variety of works from the collection to develop an approach for participants to understand and engage with artists’ books.
This in-person workshop is open to the University of Alberta community and is capped at 8 participants, so it is being offered twice.
The website for Bruce Peel Special Collections offers detailed information about this series of workshops as well as information about research and exhibitions.
- Date:
- Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- Time:
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Faculty Graduate Students Staff Undergraduate Students
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery