Photo courtesy of Maria G. Pisano, all rights reserved.
Title: Accordion Book with Stencil Pochoir Printing Workshop led by Maria G Pisano at CBA
Date & Time: Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at 12:45PM (Workshop begins promptly at 1:00PM)
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: 15
Registration Fee: $30.00 (ART Members)
Location: Center for Book Arts (CBA), 28 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001
Join book artist Maria G Pisano for a hands-on workshop exploring the art of the accordion book and printing without a press. Maria will also share examples of her artist books and walk participants through the creative journey—from the initial idea to research, mock-ups, trial and error, and final execution. Participants will explore the creation of unique surface patterns using stencils, which they will cut themselves, along with a variety of techniques for making both direct and indirect marks. The class will focus on the versatility and multiple uses of these stencils, culminating in the creation of an accordion book featuring each participant’s designs.
All materials and tools will be provided for participants of this workshop by the Center for Book Arts.
Registration Fee
ART Members:$30.00
This is an in-person event limited to 15 ART members. No refunds for cancellations and registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
On the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. A member of the A.R.T. staff will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
Directions
CBA is located in New York City’s Flatiron neighborhood at 28 W 27th Street, 3rd Floor between 6th Avenue and Broadway.
Subway: Take the R or W train to 28th St. (3 min. walk), the 1 train to 28th St. (6 min. walk), the F or M train to 23rd St. (7 min. walk), the N, Q, D, or B train to 34th St. (7 min. walk), the 6 train to 28th St. (9 min. walk), the 1, 2, or 3 train to 34th St. Penn Station (11 min. walk), or take the Path train to 33rd St.
ABOUT
Maria G Pisano is a book artist, printmaker, curator and educator. Her works reflect concerns about immigration, human rights, women’s rights and the environment. Memory Press works are represented in The Library of Congress, 9-11 Memorial Museum, National Library of Medicine and many more. In 2024 her book "Caudex Folium” was exhibited in Towers Rising, at the 9-11 Memorial Museum in NYC, and in 2022 her work was in “And Yet We Rise: A Retrospect of the Days and Times Surrounding 9/11″ at the American Consulate in London. She has curated a number of exhibits including Book as Witness: The Artist’s Response at CBA in NYC and Crossroads: Book Artists’ Impassioned Responses to Immigration, Human Rights and Our Environment, at the Hunterdon Museum of Art, NJ. Ms. Pisano contributes to book arts publications and has presented lectures at the Library of Congress, College Book Arts Association and the Art Libraries Society of North America. Her article “Mark To Impress” was published in California Society of Printmakers and The Blue Notebook in the UK. She continuously gives workshops nationally and internationally, at her studio, libraries and institutions such as Bridwell Library, TX and Center for Book Arts in NYC and CBBAG.
Center for Book Arts promotes active explorations of artistic practices related to the book as an art object. Founded in 1974, Center for Book Arts (CBA) is the oldest non profit dedicated to uplifting and furthering the book arts & book art through education, preservation, exhibition, art making, and community building. The book arts inherently democratize the powerful media of the book by empowering people to harness the format independent from the exclusive commercial publishing and gallery industries.
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