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Bookworks 2011

Bookworks 2011

On May 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Bookworks 2011, the triennial exhibition for the Pacific Center for the Book Arts (PCBA), is coming soon to the San Francisco Public Library! Over eighty original books made by PCBA members will be shown, featuring both traditional fine press books and altered/deconstructed book [...]

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PCBA Printers' Fair 2011

Book Arts & Printers’ Fair 2011

On May 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Hope to see you this Saturday! There will be a huge letterpress sale and swap meet featuring printers, book binders, printmakers and dealers, both fine press and “fun”! Come peruse locally made books, paper goods, supplies, and make your own tabletop letterpress print at this free annual event. Hosted by the

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PCBA Printers’ & Book Arts Fair tomorrow!

On May 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

PCBA Book Arts & Printers’ Fair
9 am – 3 pm
Fort Mason, Building A
Free

It’s finally here — the PCBA Book Arts and Printers’ Fair is tomorrow!

Come enjoy one of the best opportunities to see fresh work from the local letterpress, [...]

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Free Tote Bag Screen Printing Salon

On April 7, 2010 · 3 Comments

PCBA Salon: Screen Printing Tote Bags – free!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1-4 pm

Come join us for an afternoon of free screen printing in anticipation of this year’s Pacific Center for the Book Arts Printers Fair.

We’ll screen print tote bags for sale at the fair. If you bring your own paper [...]

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Winter/Spring 2010 Salons + Classes

On January 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

Here is our Winter and Spring 2010 Salon and Class schedule. Salons are free and open to the public, and classes require registration and payment of fees via Paypal or check. All events are held at our studio in San Francisco. For more information or to sign up, please send us an [...]

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Fresh Off the Press: 100th Anniversary Vandercook Model

On October 7, 2009 · 6 Comments

Here are some photos from the 100th Anniversary Vandercook Model project, which we recently completed. It was printed on Strathmore Writing Wove, Bright White, 110 lb. paper as a 3-color offset (including a slick metallic PMS 877 silver), followed by a letterpress pass to reinforce the scores and outlines. Finally, we die-cut the various model shapes [...]

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PCBA Book Arts and Printers’ Fair

On May 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The PCBA Book Arts and Printers’ Fair is this Saturday, May 9 at Fort Mason in San Francisco! This popular annual event is one of the best opportunities to meet and experience the work of Bay Area book artists, printers, calligraphers, typographers and printmakers. Fine books, broadsides, and a myriad of small paper [...]

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PCBA Social Hour

On March 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Please join us at The Homestead for a happy/social hour with members of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts! We’ll be there from 5:30-7:30 pm on Tuesday, April 21.

Come share a drink and learn more about PCBA, upcoming events and get to know [...]

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