Book Arts at the Lamar Dodd School of Art is celebrating the announcement of five current students and alumni featured in the upcoming 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial presented by North American Hand Papermakers (NAHP). These students and alumni were among a final selection of 37 student-artists from 11 schools with 40 artworks. Jurors Mina Takahashi, Karen Kunc, and Erin Zona selected the artists and works from a total of 138 submissions from 83 students at 17 schools.

Participating students include 2021 MFA Caitlin Adair Daglis, MFA student Chad Hayward, MFA student Katherine Rutter, 2022 MFA Luka Carter, and 2021 MFA Ciel Rodriguez. The works will be shown in a traveling exhibition that wraps up at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens from October 7th, 2023 through January 13th, 2024.

About the 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial

The mission of the Collegiate Paper Triennial is the recognition of artwork being done at the college level in which the student artist’s own handmade paper is the primary medium. Every 3 years, early career college papermakers are encouraged to participate in the juried Collegiate Paper Triennial traveling exhibition. The show offers great exposure to undergraduate and graduate students in academic papermaking programs and gathers talent from all across North America into a single show.

Any student enrolled in a two-year Associate, BA, BFA, MA, or MFA program in a college, university, or art school in the US is eligible. To ensure that any qualified student can enter, registration is handled and paid for by the participating schools. In turn, the fees constitute ensure that the triennials remain self-supporting.

8th Paper Collegiate Triennial Venues:
• Cedar Crest College (Allentown, Pennsylvania): August 22 - October 14, 2022; on view now. Peek photos on Instagram  here: https://www.instagram.com/center_for_visual_research/

• Evanston Art Center (Evanston, Illinois): January 14 - February 19, 2023
• Morgan Conservatory (Cleveland, Ohio): June-July 2023 (final dates TBD)
• Lyndon House (Athens, Georgia): October 7, 2023 - January 13, 2024