The Seattle Art Book Fair is a free festival that celebrates independent publishing, book design, and artist books. The nonprofit event hosts local, national, and international artists, designers, and organizations and includes talks, activities, and art installations, and 80+ exhibitors. 

TALKS & ETC    
SATURDAY, MAY 11

• 11:15 am: Screening: Knust: The Pioneers of Riso Print

• 12:00 pm: Editions Studio: Elements of artist’s books
• 1:00 pm: Errant Press: What is a book?
• 2:00 pm: A. T. Pratt Comics Reading Live Experience Musical Spectacular
• 3:00 pm: Rolling Loud Through Middle America (Panel discussion organized by James Ewald, The Cauldron Press)
• 4:00 pm: Organizing Power: Unionizing for Arts Workers (Roundtable discussion organized by Current Editions)

SUNDAY, MAY 12

• 12:00 pm: Own The Means of Production and Share It: Resource Pooling for Independent Publishers (Panel discussion with Late Night Copies Press & friends)
• 1:00 pm: Art and Inspiration with Seattle Walk Report
• 2:00 pm: Taha Ebrahimi: Guided Street Tree Walk of Cherry Hill (outdoor walking tour — meet outside Washington Hall)
• 2:00 pm: Screening: Knust: The Pioneers of Riso Print
• 2:30 pm: Photography, Fauxtography, & The Photographic Image In Risograph Printing (Organized by Zach Clark, National Monument Press)

ACTIVITIES    

• Sat, May 11, 12:00–4:00 pm: Letterpress printing with Partners in Print
• Sun, May 12, 11:00–2:00 pm: Pen + Pen – Pen (Chen Luo & Bella Tuo of Body&Forma)

The following activities are ongoing throughout the weekend!

• Climate Emergency Reading Room and Community Altar (ANEMONE + Alex Barsky)
• Rainy Day Book Exchange
• Book Fort
• You As An Animal (Michelle Lassaline) 

Additional programming to be announced. 

EVENT DETAILS:

May 11: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
May 12: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

WASHINGTON HALL
153 14th Ave., Seattle

Find out more about the fair here.