Monday, June 11, 2012

CODEX IV International Book Fair & SymposiumCODEX IV International Book Fair & Symposium

Deadline: (UNSPECIFIED)

CODEX IV International Book Fair & Symposium
The Codex Foundation

Craneway Pavillion
Richmond, CA
February 10 — February 13, 2013


CALL FOR RESERVATIONS
We are gathering together a congress of the world’s finest private presses, book artisans, artists, curators, collectors, and scholars in the spirit of an Old West rendezvous for the fourth biennial Codex International Book Fair and Symposium.

The CODEX IV International Book Fair
Four afternoons. Sunday, February 10 – Wednesday February 13. The Book Fair will be held afternoons at the Craneway Pavillion.* The Pavillion, built by Albert Kahn in 1931, was originally the Ford Company assembly plant and now resides on the National Register of Historical Places. Set on 25 waterfront acres, it boasts views of both the bay and the San Francisco skyline. Register early, space is limited.

*Please note that we have a new venue for the fair this year at the Craneway Pavilion— 1414 Harbour Way, South Marina District, Richmond, CA 94804 (5 miles north of Berkeley). All other venues remain the same.

NEW Exhibitors: If you have not previously exhibited at CODEX please send an inquiry with a website or URL where we can view your work before sending your registration form. Email us at: contact@codexfoundation.org

The CODEX Foundation Symposium: DRAWING A BEAD ON THE BOOK

Two mornings: Monday, February 11 – Tuesday, February 12. Berkeley Art Museum Theater—2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. Please note the Symposium and the Book Fair are in two different locations.

A bus service will be provided for exhibitors and Symposium guests only for a nominal fee of $50. Departure and arrival times will be coordinated with symposium and book fair hours. The symposium will be held for two days this year.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Sandro Berra, Director, Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione, Cornuda, Italy
Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Books and Special Collections, Library of Congress, USA

ARTISTS & PRESSES:
Tim Barrett, MacArthur Fellow, Director Paper Facilities, University of Iowa Iowa City, USA
Alan Loney, Electio Editions Melbourne, Australia
Russell Maret New York, USA
Veronika Schaepers Tokyo/Berlin

Download Registration Form: www.codexfoundation.org/codex-2013-registration.pdf

Visit website: www.codexfoundation.org


The Codex Foundation
2203 Fourth Street
Berkeley, California 94710
510-849-0673
peter@codexfoundation.org