NewsPartnering to Invest in Appalachian Folk Arts Communities
In 2021, the Virginia Folklife Program began a three-year partnership with the Mid Atlantic Arts project Central Appalachia Living Traditions, or CALT. CALT promotes the understanding and recognition of folk arts …
NewsAnnouncing the 2022-2023 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class
The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities is proud to announce the 2022-2023 class of mentor artists and apprentices.
EventLetterpress Printing Demonstration
This coming Saturday, May 14th, we’ll be demonstrating small press (letterpress) printing at the JMRL’s Central Library as a participant in the library’s How-To Festival. Join Book Arts members Josef Beery, Lana Lambert, and Erin O’Donnell, in …
EventThree Ways to Make Bookcloth
We will take different cloth materials and thru three different processes make them suitable to use as book cloth for bookbinding and box making.Demonstrations will be presented and then participants …
EventTwo-day Book Arts Workshops: Paste Paper and Stiff-leaf Binding
Day One: Paste and Decorative Art Papers with Ginna CullenPaste papers are fun and decorative art papers used for a variety of paper crafts including bookbinding, gift wrapping, card making, …
EventBookbinding Core Skills: 2022 Summer Session
This four-part Bookbinding Core Series prepares participants to undertake a wide range of projects and additional classes in intermediate and advanced bookbinding techniques and book structures.
EventTwo-Needle Coptic Bookbinding
Coptic binding is the oldest form of a book (a “codex”) in Western culture. In its modern form, it has a hardcover and an open spine that reveals decorative binding stitching.
NewsMarino’s Forever: Marino’s Lunch to Reopen
Famed Staunton jam spot and burger joint Marino’s Lunch has been closed since 2017. After extensive renovations the doors open this weekend.
NewsEarl White – Folklife Fieldnotes Episode 3
Earl White is a fiddler, founding member of the Green Grass Cloggers, and leader of the Earl White Stringband. Produced in partnership with WMRA.
Event2022 Annual Book Arts Meeting & Potluck at the Virginia Center for the Book
2020 Book Arts Annual MeetingDate: Sunday, April 10, 2022Time: 3:00 PM Business Meeting – 4:00 PM PotluckLocation: Virginia Center for the Book We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, …
EventWords + Arts = Comics with Georges Jeanty
Join the Buchanan County Public Library on May 4 for a dynamic, multimedia-infused discussion with celebrated artist Georges Jeanty. Jeanty is a New York Times bestselling comic book illustrator best …
EventBook Arts Demo Day: Multicolor Printmaking
In anticipation of our Saints Alive members’ project, we will be demonstrating a number of approaches for making multicolored prints. As these methods of adding color to your prints are …
