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USA
A family-friendly weekend celebration of print, paper and book, the sixth annual Handmade & Bound Nashville focuses on unique and handcrafted book creations and features an interactive gallery exhibition and marketplace with dozens of vendors and creative activities.
On Friday, September 30, the festival’s exhibition, “Stitches + Stories,” opens in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. “Stitches + Stories” will showcase handmade books of poetry and collage work inspired by the healing power of art, memory and storytelling. The exhibition is the culmination of a series of collaborative workshops with various local community groups and will remain on display through October 14.
On Saturday, October 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Watkins’ main academic building, artists and indie publishers will sell, trade and buy handmade and affordable publications, printed matter and book-themed creations at the book arts marketplace.
Among the vendors will be creators of artists’ books or other printed media; independent publishers of zines, mini-comics, chapbooks, etc.; small distributors of zines, graphic novels and other printed media; and producers of book arts, handmade journals, one-of-a-kind book objects, paper and book-themed jewelry, gifts and accessories, and sellers of book, art and printmaking materials.
Community artists and creators are invited to participate; deadline for gallery show submissions and marketplace vendor registration is August 30.
The Handmade & Bound Nashville festival is an official event of Artober.