JOIN THE SPOOL BOOK CHALLENGE
The discovery of a bag of wooden spools in a giveaway box at the Essex Studios has inspired the idea of a challenge. You’re invited to create work to the first online exhibit of 2025, tentatively called Spooling. Either stop by the CBAS Studio and pick up one of the discovered spools while supplies last […]
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to CBAS members Andrea Knarr and Kathleen Piercefield who are among 12 artists whose work was selected for the 15th annual Tapped exhibit at the Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. This exhibit features paired works by artists and their current or former instructors; it honors the often powerful bonds formed between teacher […]
CBAS ANNUAL HOLIDAY GATHERING
CALL TO ARTISTS – The Heavens, Earth & Us Exhibit
Nancy Driesbach: Navaho prayer CBAS members are invited to submit work for an exhibit entitled The Heavens, Earth and Us to be held at Thomas More University in January and February, 2025. First conceived by longtime CBAS members Carolyn Stewart and Judy Dominic, the project encourages us to observe the world above, below and around […]
WHAT IS SMALL, TALL AND INCLUDES A CHEESE GRATER?
Join CBAS members for a walk through of their books currently on display at the West Chester Branch of the MidPointe Library System.
AUTUMN MEMORY-KEEPING PRESENTED BY ANJALI ALM-BASU
Cincinnati Book Arts Society invites you to an in-person and Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 19, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please note this is the 3rd Saturday of the month. This meeting will be held at the CBAS Studio #164, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Parking in front of the building and in […]
EXPLORING LOCAL LIBRARIES – CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM
You’ve been there to see exhibits, enjoy lunch on the terrace and attend programs, but did you know that even before it opened in 1886 the Cincinnati Art Museum began collecting materials for a library that is now an invaluable resource for today’s artists, collectors and students of art? Staffed by professional librarians since Miss […]
CBAS TURNS THE PAGE EXHIBIT IS NOW ON DISPLAY
CBAS Turns the Page Exhibit is now up and ready for viewing at the MidPointe Library branch located in West Chester, OH. The library is located at 9363 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester, OH 45069. For hours and other information go to http://MidPointelibrary.org Twelve CBAS members from Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania are exhibiting 34 books […]
CALL TO ARTISTS – GATHERING OF THE GUILDS 2025
CBAS had great response last year and will be participating in the second annual Gathering of the Guilds on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Individual artists are also part of the day’s celebration at the event’s Makers Village. It’s a great opportunity to introduce the community to (and with any luck, to sell some of) your […]
EXPLORING LOCAL LIBRARIES: CINCINNATI PARKS HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
One of Cincinnati’s many unique libraries sits at the end of a short leafy street in O’Bryonville on the grounds of the Bettman Natural Resource Center. Inside the building you’ll find the Cincinnati Parks Library and Archives, a rich collection of materials related to the history of Cincinnati parks, nature education, and the natural world. These materials […]
