{"product_id":"26mpv101v","title":"Artists’ Books Examples and Methods","description":"\u003ch4\u003eCourse Code: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e26MPV101V\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis two-week, virtual workshop takes place on Zoom\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e on Mondays, June 8th - 15th, from 12PM to 2PM ET. \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonday, June 8th, from 12PM to 2PM ET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonday, June 15th, from 12PM to 2PM ET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease Note: Registration for this workshop closes on June 2, 2026 at 11:59 pm.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Workshop:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the first session, Denzer will introduce a working definition of the term “artist book,” share a survey of historical examples, and outline basic bookmaking techniques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween sessions, students will be prompted to create their own experimental artist books using materials they have readily available around them. Ben will be available for one and one chats over zoom to go over ideas, plans, in-progress work, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the second session, each student will share their completed artist book in a group critique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-21ab7afb-7fff-1d42-7897-2bad711eb2d3\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRequired Materials:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are no required materials. Students are encouraged to use materials they have readily available around them. No materials are needed for the first session.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Instructor:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/centerforbookarts.org\/people\/ben-denzer\"\u003eBen Denzer\u003c\/a\u003e is an artist, designer, and publisher interested in how information is cataloged and preserved. He is a former Center for Book Arts resident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work has been collected by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the New York Public Library, and the University of Oxford among other institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has been awarded by the Type Directors Club, the Art Directors Club, Young Guns 16, Society of Illustrators, AIGA, BIGNY, and AI-AP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with his studio practice, Ben designs and publishes books under the imprint \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catalogpress.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCatalog Press\u003c\/a\u003e and is a frequent visual contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. Ben has taught courses at SVA, Parsons, RISD and Center for Book Arts and has been an artist-in-residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph \/--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll images courtesy of the instructor.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Center for Book Arts","offers":[{"title":"Support Another Student $260","offer_id":46624496877724,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Generous Tuition $200","offer_id":46624496910492,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Suggested Tuition $130","offer_id":46624496943260,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Subsidized Tuition $70","offer_id":46624496976028,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Significant Financial Hardship $20","offer_id":46624497008796,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3861\/files\/7b6b0794-BenDenzer_CBA_July23_B.jpg?v=1751389138","url":"https:\/\/shop.centerforbookarts.org\/products\/26mpv101v","provider":"Center for Book Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}