Collaborators
WNYBAC exists only though dynamic collaboration between artists, students, businesses and other non-proifit organizations.
Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
A regional one day event that brings together booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) in a venue where they can share ideas, showcase their art, and peddle their wares.
Burchfield Penney Arts Center
The museum for Western New York Arts and artists.
Cradle Beach Camp
The first childrens book workshop was given in the Summer of 2006 at Cradle Beach Camp. Kids made their own hardcover scrapbooks
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
Multi-disciplinary arts center in Buffalo, NY which for over 20 years has presented contemporary art to audiences in the Western New York region.
Just Buffalo Literary Center
Just Buffalo Literary Center was founded in 1975. Their mission is to create and strengthen communities through the literary arts. The organization’s primary activities include author readings, education programs for youth, and interdisciplinary performances.
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
The first public speaker event from the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative featured book artist Andy Farkas in July of 2006 with future events in the planning stages.
Roycroft Campus Corporation
The historical Arts & Crafts community of Elbert Hubbard and Co. is currently undergoing a revival towards re-introducing working artisans on the premisis. WNYBAC is partnering on many of the book arts related events and workshops.
Pecha Kucha Buffalo
Participants work within a format, a structure, a parlor game, a chance to talk about their current interests and listen to others doing the same by getting a six-minute pitch in which they can show 20 slides, and talk for 20 seconds about each one.
CEPA Gallery
WNYBAC coordinated a cross-border ehhibition from Hamilton Ontarios that was shown at CEPA during Typecon In Buffalo. Future collaborations in the planning stages
Buffalo & Erie County Central Public Library
WNYBAC members and advisory board members (Tim Conroy & Josephy Murray) Curated "Typographic Rarities from the collection" which assembled some of the most well known rare books including the Kelmscxott Chaucer and a Shakepeare first folio
Woody Guthrie Foundation
The grammy award wiining CD package for the Live Wire featured wood type printing assistance done by WNYBAC
Supplies for Book arts
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Additional Funding for support of WNYBAC programing is provided by the Up Foundation, The Platen Press Museum and Monotype Imaging |
