| MCBA Book Arts
Roundtable
Where do you go to talk about book arts? Maybe it's the Internet. Or maybe you stay in your own head, playing the same old tape over and over again. Here's a more engaging alternative: MCBA. Those of you who always refer to Minnesota Center for Book Arts by our acronym may forget that CENTER is not just a word in our name but also a defining philosophy. MCBA is an arts hub where interesting, passionate, and knowledgeable people like you learn, share ideas, and get inspired. MCBA's Book Arts Roundtables are a stimulating way to insert yourself into the discourse. They're FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and they take place at 7 pm in MCBA's spacious studios.
Friday, May 30: New Horizons: Papercutting and Beyond
Breathtaking examples of visiting artist Béatrice Coron?s intricate cut paper work are featured in the exhibition Black/White [and Read]. Coron will present examples of papercutting traditions in various cultures around the world and how her own papercutting work has evolved from paper into public art.
Tuesday, June 10: Are You a Member? MNartists.org 101
MNartists.org is a valuable online resource for artists across Minnesota. Are you tech-shy? Not feeling particularly internet-savvy? No problem! Will Lager presents MNartists.org 101, a step-by-step guide to becoming a member, uploading your work, forming networks and interacting with other Minnesota artists.
Tuesday, July 15: The Place of Letters
Face the Nation curator Craig Eliason will lead a conversation about how type designs acquire associations with national identities. We will consider competing ideas about how a typeface can express the values or outlook of its country of origin. Seen historically, what motivated commentators to draw those associations? Evaluated now, how persuasively can those associations be substantiated? In our web-enabled world, in which digital fonts can originate anywhere and be accessed everywhere, what has become of national cultures of design? Craig Eliason is a type-design historian and professor of art history at the University of St. Thomas.
Tuesday, August 19: Journaling the Great Minnesota Get-Together
Everybody has habits — develop a healthy one! Roz Stendahl’s habit is visual journaling, an artistic discipline like daily exercise for your creativity. Roz journals every year at the Minnesota State Fair, and publishes the resulting works (visit www.rozworks.com to see examples). Just in time, she will introduce you to visual journaling and talk strategies to approach sketching at the State Fair.
September 16 Roundtable: About Face: Deeper into Type Design and National Identity
Four panelists, contributors to the Face the Nation exhibition, will offer presentations on some of the most interesting intersections of national identity and type design, expanding on the displays in the gallery. Natalie Stanton will discuss Colm O Lochlainn’s Colum Cille type and its relation to his efforts to establish and support the Irish Free State. Caroline Baum will talk about Rudolf Koch’s interest in updating the German blackletter alphabets while they competed with roman types of foreign origin. Lisa Melander will trace the career of Vojtech Preissig, whose designs satisfied the emergent demand among Czechs for a type of their own. And Traci Olinger will explore the modernist milieu of Weimar Germany, within which pared-down sans serifs were proclaimed to transcend national interests. All four panelists are enrolled in the Master of Arts in Art History program at the University of St. Thomas.
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