BOSTON ART BOOK FAIR
Presented by Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) and Boston Art Review2026
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ABOUT
PODCAST: WEIRD SOUNDS
LIMITED EDITIONS
COLOPHON
Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) and Boston Art Review team up again to present the Boston Art Book Fair held in BCA’s historic Cyclorama. As one of the largest Art Book Fairs on the East Coast, this curated event features over 140 exhibitors, artists and publishers.
With art installations, publishers, workshops, panels, and a chance to mingle with innovative artists and creatives, this year’s fair invites audiences of all ages to engage in an art-filled weekend to expand their ideas about print.
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2017 EXHIBITORS
ANTHOLOGY EDITIONS • D.A.P. / ARTBOOK • APERTURE FOUNDATION • BENJAMIN OGILVY PROJECTS • PHAIDON • CLARK GALLERY • DAVID ZWIRNER BOOKS • KRAKOW WITKIN GALLERY • MIT PRESS • AINT–BAD • 8-BALL COMMUNITY • SAMSØN PROJECTS • TRIFECTA EDITIONS • ART VANDELAY PRESS • BORDER PATROL • CHRISTINE VERRET • HASSLA • BOOKS FOR ALL PRESS • HOUSEBOAT • LEICA GALLERY BOSTON • LIBRARY OF THE PRINTED WEB • ORANBEG PRESS • PAPER CROWN PRESS • SYBIL PRESS • CARRIER PIGEON MAGAZINE • WAKEFIELD PRESS • ROBERT KLEIN GALLERY • AMADEUS • AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US • CARPENTER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS • DRAW DOWN BOOKS • DUST COLLECTIVE • FREE WITCH PRESS • GET ON DOWN • HOLY CROW • HOMOCATS • HOW’S HOWARD? • MARIA MOLTENI / FREE BLEED PRESS • MAX RAZDOW • MIXED GREENS • PROPS • PURGATORY PIE PRESS • #BLKGRLSWURLD • GREYING GHOST • HANNAH BURR • HARLEQUIN CREATURE • LIZ SUX COMICS • MAGGIE JENSEN • MASS LOVE DISTRO • RIA BRODELL • ROTBOM • BOSTON COMPASS • ADAM JASON COHEN • CALEB NEELON • SUE MURAD • WING CLUB • ZOÁRD WELLS TYEKLÁR • WIZARD SKULL • EMILY VALLEE • ALYSSA MINAHAN • SNAKE HAIR PRESS
LIMITED EDITIONS
PROGRAMS
FRIDAY
OCT 20
6-9pm
Ticketed VIP Preview Party.
Complimentary Bar & DJ sets by Single Father & Cool Breeze, 8-Ball Zine, and Brek.One
Complimentary Bar & DJ sets by Single Father & Cool Breeze, 8-Ball Zine, and Brek.One
SATURDAY
OCT 21
Noon-7pm
Free / All Ages
1:30pm
Public Art & Graffiti - Moderated by Oliver Mak with Caleb Neelon, Karin Goodfellow, and PROBLAK
4:00pm
A Brief
History of Artists’ Books: Show and Tell
Demonstration by Gabrielle Reed and Rachel Resnik, MassArt Library
Demonstration by Gabrielle Reed and Rachel Resnik, MassArt Library
5:00pm
Library of the Printed Web
Artist and Publisher Talk by Paul Soulellis
Artist and Publisher Talk by Paul Soulellis
Readings by James Coarse (Free Witch Press), Alaina Stamatis (Art Vandelay Press) and More
All Day
Culture Hustlers - Mobile Incubator on the BCA Plaza featuring Special Events and Interviews by Lucas Spivey and Claire Kinton
All Day
DJ Sets by : Johnny Stevens (Soulelujah), Sean McCarthy(Helms), Johnny Cupcakes
SUNDAY
OCT 22
Noon-5pm
Free / All Ages
12:30pm
Magic
Pictures: Magic Words (ages 6 and up)
Children’s Workshop with Esther K Smith
Children’s Workshop with Esther K Smith
2:00pm
“A Visitor’s Guide to Reorientation
on Spectacle Island”
Screening and Panel with Maria Molteni, Sue Murad, Hermione Spriggs
Screening and Panel with Maria Molteni, Sue Murad, Hermione Spriggs
3:00pm
Zine Making Workshop with Meghan Forbes (Harlequin Creature)
4:30pm
READERS
Collaborative Performance by Ekua Holmes and Chanel Thervil
Collaborative Performance by Ekua Holmes and Chanel Thervil
All Day
DJ Sets by: Dayglow, Johnny Stevens (Soulelujah) & More
ABOUT
With art installations, DJs, workshops, panels, and a chance to mingle with truly innovative artists and creatives of our generation, this year’s fair invites audiences of all ages to engage in an art-filled weekend to expand their ideas about print. Boston Art Book Fair is curated and founded by Randi Hopkins and Oliver Mak.
2017 ADVISORY BOARD
RANDI HOPKINS, OLIVER MAK, RICHARD GREGG, MARK PEARSON, CAMILO ALVAREZ, SAM PORTYKUS
PRESS
SPONSORS
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