![]() CBAA Members: You Are InvitedLooking to become an active part of our wonderful organization, form deeper connections to our CBAA community, support meaningful initiatives and build your professional leadership skills?Our board would love to have you!The CBAA board is currently accepting nominations/self-nominations for the following position:
Click here for more submission and description information about these important positions. Call for Papers for the CBAA Session at College Art Association, February 2026, in ChicagoRETHINKING THE ARTIST’S BOOK IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AI, AUTHORSHIP, AND AUTHENTICITY Session will present: On location Digital technologies, AI, and materiality have transformed how we create, consume, and understand art and information. In this digital age, the artist book remains a tactile, immersive medium, emphasizing the importance of haptic engagement. Positioned between tradition and innovation, artist books invite reflection on authenticity, authorship, and material presence. This call invites submissions that engage with artist books, exploring themes like art history, literary critique, production methods, exhibition practices, and accessibility. We are particularly interested in work examining cultural, racial, and gender dynamics, as well as how AI and technology are reshaping materiality and the artist book. We encourage contributions that explore any of the following topics and more:
We invite scholars, artists, curators, and practitioners to submit papers exploring the intersections of visual, textual, and critical practices in the artist book. Submissions can cover methodologies such as art history, literary studies, critical theory, cultural studies, and digital humanities, with a focus on both historical and contemporary innovations in book art. Keywords:
Chairs: Levi Sherman, University of Wisconsin—Madison and Peter J. Tanner, University of Utah
Printed Page VPrinted Page V is a national juried exhibition of hand-crafted book-works (editioned or unique) that utilize a form of traditional hand printed media as primary element. Submission deadline: October 8, 2026Exhibition dates: January 5 - March 20, 2026, Anderson Academic Commons, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado Discounted submission fee are an option for students, for artists who are experiencing economic hardship, for artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and for artists who identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. https://bit.ly/PPV-submission-link – – –Narrative ThreadsNarrative Threads is a national juried exhibition of hand-crafted works (editioned or unique) related to the book form that use fibers (natural or synthetic) as primary element. Note that our interpretation of ‘the book form’ is broad, as is our interpretation of ‘fibers’. Submission deadline: November 10, 2026 Discounted submission fee are an option for students, for artists who are experiencing economic hardship, for artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and for artists who identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. Save the Dates:CBAA Virtual Meeting: June 12-13, 2026, hosted by Sarah Matthews CBAA Conference: June 4-6, 2027, hosted by Sha Towers & Virginia Green at Baylor University, Waco, Texas ![]() |
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