Alcuin Society
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Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to the entire range of interests related to books and reading. Founded in 1965, the society is the only organization in Canada dedicated to the entire range of interests relating to books: publishing, book design and production, bookselling, book buying and collecting, printing, binding, papermaking, calligraphy and illustration.
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Written by John Mackie. Photo by Jason Payne Gustav Roedde arrived in Vancouver in 1888 and quickly established himself as Vancouver’s top bookbinder. He was so successful he was able to build a lovely home with a turret at 1415 Barclay St. in the West End in 1893. It was reputedly designed by Francis Rattenbury, […]
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Don’t miss the 45th Annual Wayzgoose at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery Come, especially if the first one occurred before you were born! Saturday, April 29th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pmGrimsby, Ontario The Gallery is located at 18 Carnegie Lane in the heart of Grimsby just minutes from the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) for […]
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On Saturday, March 18th, our three judges – Crispin Elsted, Natalie Olsen, and Jessica Sullivan – selected 35 winning books for awards. The Alcuin Board would like to congratulate the winners, and to thank all of you for participating in this year’s competition. Photographs from the 2022 competition:
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, 5 PM PT
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Odette Drapeau was presented with the Alcuin Society’s Robert R. Reid Medal and Certificate on February 8, 2023 at the Colgate Room in the McLennan Library of McGill University, Montreal. This joint event hosted by the Alcuin Society and the ROAAr team of McGill University Library attracted a full house with 79 attendees in person […]
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2023, 4 PM EST (1PM PST)
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We are pleased to announce that the 40th Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design will take place on March 18, 2023. Please head over to the Award Applications page for more details. Submissions deadline is March 1.
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Thursday, January 19, 5 PM PST
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BOUND Book Arts Fair returns for the fourth time on Sunday December 11, 2022. Michelle Walker is the organizer and her long involvement with the book arts has enable her to bring together a stellar array of practitioners. Atendees In attendance will be The Aliquando Press, atelier rose pink, Beverly Allen Artist, Big River Bindery, […]
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The Alcuin Society hosted its Awards Ceremony at The Arts and Letters Club in Toronto on October 27th. We celebrated Mark Goldstein, Aaron Friend Lettner (A’rno the Artist), Michel Vrana, Kevin Lo (Loki Design), Alysia Shewchuk, Jennifer Griffiths, Lauren Wickware, and Brittany Waldner. These were just some of the designers whose work published in 2020 […]
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