DESIGN BY ADAM LARSON, IMAGE BY Malakhai Pearson

Boston Art Book Fair 2026

NOVEMBER 13–15, 2026, BCA Cyclorama, Boston’s South End

︎ The Boston Art Book Fair (BosABF) returns to the historic BCA Cyclorama from November 13–15, 2026! Presented as a partnership between Boston Center for the Arts and Boston Art Review, alongside fair co-founders and co-curators Randi Hopkins and Oliver Mak, BosABF is New England’s premier gathering for art publishing and innovative book-making.

Over three days, the Cyclorama will transform into a vibrant hub for contemporary publishing and creative exchange. Visitors can explore a wide, curated selection of artist books, zines, catalogs, experimental publications, comics, and printed matter from local, national, and international creators.

Event Schedule

Friday, November 13, 2026: Preview Party by Boston Art Review
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Saturday, November 14, 2026 (12-6pm) Open to the public (Free admission)
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Sunday, November 15, 2026 (12-5pm) Open to the public (Free admission)
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Location

BCA Cyclorama
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116

FRIDAY 7pm-1am

NOV. 13, 2026

Preview Party & Issue 17 Launch

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Join Boston Art Review and Boston Center for the Arts for the opening night of the Boston Art Book Fair and the launch of Boston Art Review’s Issue 17, with food, drinks, live performances, screen printing, and a late-night dance party with Sojourn.

7:00pm-10:00pm

Get a first look at more than 140 exhibitors at the Boston Art Book Fair and celebrate the launch of Boston Art Review’s Issue 17. Exhibitors will be open during this time.

Explore the fair before it opens to the public with food and drinks, live performances, and screen printing by ñ press throughout the evening.

All preview tickets include:

First look at the Boston Art Book Fair (entry at 7pm)
2 free drink tickets
Snacks and bites
Performances
Screen Printing with ñ press
Admission to the 10pm dance party
Free copy of Boston Art Review's Issue 17

10:00pm-1:00am

Dance Party with Sojourn

Stick around after the exhibitors close to dance with Sojourn in a never-before-seen part of the BCA’s Cyclorama. Sound design by Sound Logic.

All dance party tickets include:

Entry at 10pm (note: Book Fair exhibitors will be closed)
Free copy of Boston Art Review's Issue 17 ($21 value)

Sets by:
Rasaaq
Joe Rizk
Chaouki Alba

Sojourn is a Boston-based cultural collective exploring the intersection of electronic music, sound, and community. Through carefully curated events in both traditional and unconventional venues, Sojourn brings together local and international artists to create immersive listening and dance experiences. Rooted in Boston’s evolving creative landscape, the collective has become known for its commitment to thoughtful programming, high-quality sound, and fostering meaningful connections through music.

For the Boston Art Review launch party, Sojourn will be spinning a vinyl-forward selection of house, groove, percussion, and dance tracks.

SATURDAY

NOV. 14, 2026

Free / All Ages

Noon—6pm
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BCA Cyclorama
Noon-6pm

Art/Books by over 140 Exhibitors Interactive installation by Pneuhaus

Outside Plaza
Noon-6pm

Directangle Press Mobile library.

Programs Salon
1pm-5pm

Panels by Boston Ujima Project

Ujima Press is bringing together panels of publishers whose work documents and participates in the systems we desire—for how we eat, remember, design, or live. Four conversations will be organized around four themes: Food + Publishing, Press Infrastructures, Black Design, and New Worlds. Each exchange builds bridges to the others: 40-minute sessions pair two or three publishing practices to explore these themes and invite the BosABF community into the conversation.

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SUNDAY

NOV. 15, 2026

Free / All Ages

Noon—5pm
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Off-Site
10:00-11:30am

RISO Demo by ñ press

Join ñ press for a live Risograph demo and community building over coffee ahead of Sunday’s Boston Art Book Fair.

Maverick Landing Community Services
31 Liverpool St. East Boston, MA 02128

BCA Cyclorama
Noon-5pm

Art/Books by over 140 Exhibitors Interactive installation by Pneuhaus

Outside Plaza
Noon-5pm

Directangle Press Mobile library

Lounge
Noon-5pm

BIG INK Woodblock Printmaking Station

Explore woodblock printmaking with BIG INK! Learn about what they do, the workshops they run, and experience their relief printing demos live at the fair.

Programs Salon
1pm-5pm

Panels by Boston Art Review

Boston Art Review will present conversations with publishers and artists whose practices center craft, materiality, and the handmade. Through conversations and demonstrations, the program considers what it means to publish slowly and intentionally rather than at speed or scale. Programs will explore the tools, materials, labor, and processes behind books and printed matter—from letterpress and printmaking to binding and artist-made editions.

Sponsored by

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Exhibitors

Special Thanks To Our Foreword Exhibitors

DWRI Letterpress/The Linotype Daily • Errant Press • Infinite Goddetc x Maria Molteni • Katherine Small Gallery • Leica Store & Gallery Boston • Paper Stories - founding artist, Ekua Holmes • Praise Shadows Art Gallery • Robert Brinkerhoff • Saint Lucy Books • See. Love

51 Personae • A. Balkun Art, Anita Gangi Balkun • abcpvd (Art Book Collective, Providence) • Alan Jennings • Alder & Frankia / Impractical Labor (ILSSA) • Alex Cheung • Alyssa Minahan • Amalgam • Amanda Maciuba • Andre Lee Bassuet • Arkiv Paper • Asuka Ohsawa • Ava Pom • BCA Studio Residents • BEAM • Bithiah Holton • Blazing Star Press • Boston Art Review • Boston Compass Newspaper • Boston University Graphic Design • Boundless Bound Publishing • Brittney (Atinyartist) Bourne • brutal.books • Caleb Cole & Greer Muldowney • Cambrasine & Sara Capello • Cardboard House Press • Chelsea Silbereis • Chloe Carson • Clarine Lee • Claudio Eshun (aka Don claude) • Company Car • Cosmic Dog House Press • Crosswalk Press • Cuộc Đời Prints (Le Huong Huynh) • Darwin Pemberthy • Dave Ortega • Deborah Johnson • Deborah Khodanovich • Directangle Press • Dot Dot Dot • DoubleD’s (Dyke Distribution) • Dust Collective • Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez • Ediciones Concordia MX • Eighteen Publications: Mike Mandel & Chantal Zakari • Eloise Narrigan • estúdio missô • Feetwashing Heaven • field|guide • Garden Party Magazine • Genderfail • Gingko Press • Greying Ghost • Hajosy Arts • Happy Melon Press • headmaster • HOMOCATS • honeyteaboy • Hungermoon Press | Anna Leigh Clem of UMBILICUS • Ingrid Pierre • inner loop press • Itda Press • Jia Lipton • JooHee Yoon • Joy Luck Club • Jules Kang Sharpe • Kareem Michael Worrell • Kate Fitzpatrick • Koobiie Mart • Kristen Mallia • KURT BOONE BOOKS • Lara Henderson • Lavender Menace Press • Locally Hated • Looky Here Press • Luis Arnias • Maggie O’Brien • magicmooshka • MAKERMAKER • Malakhai Pearson • Map Club • Mass Love Distro • MassArt Communication Design • Maya Skylark • McCall Hollister • MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • Mister Magazine • Mithsuca Berry • ñ press • Navid H.Mood • Nellbell Art • NONMACHINABLE • Now place 此間 / Now now books 此書 • Oreades Press • Pamela Acosta Hernández • PEAR & MULBERRY • Pearl House Collective • Pegacorn Press//Caroline Kern • Piney Wood Atlas • Poetose • Polly Fossey • Popil’s Off Blue House • Qiyuan Wen • Quiet Interlude • R. Galvan • Rabbits of Realness • Radical Characters • Random Man Editions • Raphael Pagarigan • Seaweed Press-Meri Page • SICK Magazine • Skeleton Garland • SMFA Graphic Arts Area • Sophie Page • Soyoung L Kim • Staircase Books • Studio LaPlancha • Suffolk University Graphic Design • Sybil Press • te editions • THANKYOUSEAN • The Curious Soul • The Public Interest Postal Service • Thick Press • Tiger Balm Press • Toadie Bird • tofu.twink • Two Artists Talking • Ujima Press • UPON.STUDIO • Vinfen’s Gateway Arts • Vladimir Zimakov, Wild Pangolin Press • Wakefield Press • Wednesday Magazine • Written Name Fanzine • wych elm • Young Collectors Mx • Yuko Okabe • Zoárd Tyeklár

Sponsors

Boston Art Book Fair is presented by:

Programming Sponsor

Preview Party Sponsors

Art Installation Sponsor

Left Jab

Programming Partners

Thank you to our other sponsors and supporters.

Special Thanks to Adam Larson for designing our BosABF 2026 visual identity and to Malakhai Pearson and Caleb Cole for providing the photography used across our BosABF 2026 promotions.

About The Organizers

Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is one of New England’s leading cultural institutions, supporting artists and creative communities through exhibitions, performances, residencies, and public programs. Located in Boston’s South End, the BCA serves as a vital platform for artistic innovation and cultural exchange.

Boston Art Review is an arts organization that facilitates discourse about contemporary art and culture through publishing, programming, and events in Boston and beyond. Boston Art Review elevates diverse perspectives while bridging gaps between criticism, coverage, and community engagement.

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