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SUMMARY:Athens Art Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural Athens Art Book Fair (also Athens ABF) showcases a variety of works on paper produced by dozens of artists and presses from primarily Athens, Georgia and the Southeast. This event is free to the public and will take place on Saturday, June 24th at the Athenaeum in downtown Athens from 10 am to 6 pm.\nThis year, the Athens ABF boasts over 60 exhibitors, including Athens-based publisher The Bitter Southerner, Sweet Wreath — an artist-run experimental music collective from Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta-based photo book publishers Fall Line Press, and Radius Books from New Mexico. In addition, the fair will host beloved local zinesters and the University of Georgia (UGA) Printmaking Students Association.\nJoin us to explore a wide variety of techniques and subject matter on display, connect with artists and publishers, and pull your own screenprint or create a zine via on-site workshops!\nPlease note that this event is affiliated with the annual arts and music festival AthFest, which will attract considerable traffic in the area. Plan your visit and parking accordingly.\n \nWORKSHOPS\n11 am - noon // Screenprinting\n12:30 pm - 1:30 pm // Zine Making\n2 pm - 3 pm // Screenprinting\n3:30 pm - 4:30 pm // Zine Making\n \nAthens ABF organizers Lindsey Reynolds, librarian of the UGA Art Library, and UGA Printmaking Professor Jon Swindler established the fair to spotlight the critical relationship between contemporary art and publishing with a regional focus on the Southeast.\n“There’s so much interesting and innovative work being made in the space of book arts and printmaking in our area, we simply want to increase awareness. Art books and prints offer an affordable path to collecting (art). All of the work on display will be for sale with proceeds going directly to the individual artists. I always think back to the thrill of having a little money to spend at the book fair in elementary school — the Athens Art Book Fair will be like that except the work is all unique and predominantly handmade!”\n-University of Georgia Printmaking Professor Jon Swindler\n\nThe Athens Art Book Fair is presented by the University of Georgia Art Library, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, and the UGA Printmaking Students Association.\nFind us on Instagram @AthensABF and see you this summer at the Athenaeum!\n \nEXHIBITORS\nAbigail West Studio\nAhndhi\nAlabama Low-Fidelity Zine\nAlex Christopher Williams / Minor League\nAmanda Greene\nAmari Joy\nAnna Forrester\nAnne McInnis\nAshley Anderson\nAugust Carder\nBarrett Stanley\nBeauty Everyday\nBilley Cox\nUGA Black Artists Alliance\nCaroline Reece\nChadwick Tolley\nCiel Rodriguez\nDavid Mack\nDonni Talluto\nDrum Machine Editions\nElena Kaiser\nFall Line Press\nFlat File Print Shop\nGarret Izumi\nGeorgia Museum of Art\nHayden Maltese\nJ&J Center\nJ.R. Barner\nJames Burns\nJoey Weiser\nJonae Anderson\nJosh Nickerson\nKayla McElreath, Clarissa Gearner\nKeep Hope Services\nKit Rutter\nLee Villalobos\nLevi Latocha\nLydian Brambila\nMaggie Pennington\nMarco Battezzati\nMark Katzman\nmaroxby\nMia Smitherman\nNeve Monroe-Anderson\nPat Rooks\nPrintmaking Students Association\nRadius Books\nRobert Newsome\nSara Hess\nShawn Campbell\nShortt Editions\nSquare Biz\nStone Dairy Press\nSweet Wreath\nTalia Bromstad\nThe Bitter Southerner\nThe Puzzled Press\nTulani Kiara\nTwo parts press\nUniversity of Georgia Press\nVen Zhu\nZakk Wilder
LOCATION:The Athenaeum | 287 W Broad Street
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