From left are Laurie Corral of Bookworks in Asheville, NC, Montserrat College of Art President Steve Immerman and Asst. Prof. Sarah Smith, Book Arts Coordinator.
Laurie Corral came visit while in the Beverly area. It was great to show her around Montserrat and wow her with our book arts activities (she happen to show up when Combat Paper Project was visiting!). She started Asheville Bookworks 7 years ago and it's become a very vibrant part of the North Carolina book arts scene. There's lots of opportunities there for emerging and not so emerging artists. I think Laurie will be seeing a lot of our students over the years.
Every year Asheville Bookworks puts on BookOpolis. This is the 7th year that BookOpolis has showcased contemporary book arts & original prints. BookOpolis is a weekend event displayed in the BookWorks Gallery. The weekend opens with a grand reception and unveiling on Friday evening. On Saturday, BookOpolis remains on view with an open house demonstrating the unique tools of the trade associated with papermaking, letterpress printing, book binding, and printmaking. Visitors can meet with artists and participate in guided projects. After the BookOpolis weekend, a selection of work juried from the full submission of artists’ books and prints, including Sarah Smith’s, will remain on display in the BookWorks Gallery in the Capital Works Show through Nov. 28. Margaret Mahan of Combat Paper Project shows Laurie and her family some of their paper.
Margaret Mahan of Combat Paper Project shows Laurie and her family some of their paper.
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