CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Rochester Public Library is looking for book artists and paper sculptors to participate in the 13th annual international juried exhibition “The Art of the Book & Paper” which will be on display at the Central Library August 20 through November 30, 2024.
Artists 18 and older who would like to enter the show are invited to submit digital photos of their work no later than May 15, 2024. Click on the links for a copy of the prospectus and entry forms. This is a juried show and there is a $20 entry fee for the first piece and a $5 for each piece after that. Artists may submit up to 3 entries. Entries must fall into the following categories: artist books, altered books and paper sculpture. $650 in cash prizes will be awarded. We look forward to another exciting year of amazing entries. Contact Information: |
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2024 Prospectus ONLINE ENTRY |
2023 Winners
Best of Show– Catharsis, Michele Heather Pollock, Columbus, IN
Artist’s Books
First Place– Ascension, Jim Cokas, Newport Beach, CA
Second Place– D/AA/D, Katherine Kenal, Salt Lake City, UT
Honorable Mentions:
Catch of the Day, Bettina Pauly, Redwood City, CA
Unknown Faces, Ana Lucia Araya Rodriguez, Columbus, OH
When I Was Japanese, Nina Gaby, Rochester, NY
Watercourse 1: Lake.River.Stream, Barbara Hocker, Bolton, CT
Ambling II, Anita Gangi Balkun, Bloomfield, CT
Firebird, Magdelena Cordero, Lo Barnechea Santiago, Chile
Depositions, Barbara Page, Trumansburg, NY
Altered Books
First Place– Double-Sided Shortcomings, Doug Beube, Brooklyn, NY
Second Place– It’s Not What You Expected, Marcia Vogler, Charlotte, VT
Honorable Mentions:
Gustave Builds a Tower, Lynne Skordal, LaConner, WA
The Interchangeable Dictionary, Doug Beube, Brooklyn, NY
Paper Sculpture
First Place– Tower of Tears, Robert Marvin, Rochester, NY
Second Place– Wunderlust III & V, Carole Kunstadt, West Hurley, NY
Honorable Mentions:
Extinçāo, Tania Luzzatto, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Offering to the Mountain, Eryn Lewis, Newark, NJ