Upcoming Events

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 pm Halifax Central Library BMO Room, 2nd Floor

We will have a hands-on session at this meeting. Heather Loney will teach us how to plan and execute original sewing patterns for exposed spine bindings and we will make sample stitched bookmarks to take home. Everyone is invited to bring examples of exposed stitch bindings that they have made in the past for discussion.

Monday, Feb 24, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 pm Halifax Central Library BMO Room, 2nd Floor

Julia Landry, Paper Conservator, will be our guest speaker at this meeting. For roughly 20 years, Julia has been working with Fine Art Conservator, Michelle Gallinger, to maintain and stabilize the Oriental hand-painted wallpaper in the Morning Room at Government House. They are in the midst of their fourth intervention and Julia will be showing some Powerpoint images and talking about their work.

Past Events

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Monday, Nov 25, 2024	The second NSBAG book swap took place at this meeting.
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024	Our group hosted the Macro to Micro Bookbinding Blast as part of the Halifax Nocturne event.
Thursday, Sep 26, 2024	We had a fun, casual open studio event to start the new season.
Thursday, May 30, 2024	Our group hosted a handmade card exchange where members created an edition of cards and traded with each of the other participants.
Thursday, May 30, 2024	Marilynn Rudi gave a presentation about the Postcrossing project and her passion for mail art.
March 23 to April 21, 2024	A selection of handbound books by some of our NSBAG folks were included in the Book Club exhibit at Hermes Gallery.
Sunday, April 7, 2024	Our group held a workshop as part of the Book Club exhibit at Hermes Gallery.
Thursday, January 18, 2024	Our group looked at a variety of pop-up books and then we made some of our own.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023	The first NSBAG blank book swap took place at this meeting.
Saturday, October 14, 2023	NSBAG participated in the Halifax Nocturne art festival by inviting the public to help create a community art journal.
Monday, September 25, 2023	Jamie Pratt, the Halifax area representative of the Japanese Paper Place, spoke to our group about Japanese papers.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023	Joe Landry spoke to the group about various box structures and presented a wide range of examples from his collection.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023	Dalhousie University's Special Collections librarian, Karen Smith, introduced us to Douglas Cockerell's life and work and presented the library's Cockerell Collection of fine bindings and historic bindings.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023	Rhonda Miller presented her collection of hand made books and artists books from bookbinders and artists all over the world.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023	The January meeting was a social event during which we made some small bookbinding weights.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022	Dr. Stephanie Morley of Saint Mary's University spoke about her experience attending Jim Croft's "Old Ways" workshop in rural Idaho.
Thursday, September 29, 2022	NSBAG's first official meeting; a show-and-tell and meet-and-greet.