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CBAA National Conference,
June 5-7, 2025
Juried Members Exhibition, Call for Work
Embracing the Tangible: Fostering Interdisciplinary Connections in Book Art
In a digital age where screens dominate our interactions, the material book stands as a testament to the enduring power of the tangible. This conference theme invites participants to explore the palpable allure of book art and its capacity to bridge diverse disciplines.
We invite CBAA members to submit work for the members exhibition that explores artists' books through an interdisciplinary lens, highlighting connections and collaborations between book art and disciplines ranging from literature, music, and visual arts to science and technology and beyond. In particular, we are looking for:
- Interdisciplinary book works that manifest in surprising or unusual structures
- Interdisciplinary work that emphasizes tactile materials/materiality and unexpected approaches in the use of materials.
- Hand-crafted book works (editioned or unique) which have been made within the last 3 years.
The exhibition will take place at the Art Lofts Gallery at UW-Madison, May 23–June 14. The opening reception will take place on June 6, 6:00-7:30.
A print-on-demand catalog of the exhibition will be available.
ELIGIBILITY
Submissions by CBAA members are welcomed in any medium, any style. Work submitted must have been made within the past 3 years in order to be considered. Preference will be given to work under 24” height and 18” in width. Wall-hung work must be ready-to-hang. Performance and/or installation art will also be considered. The jury and exhibition committee reserve the right to decline work based on the venue’s ability to host the work due to limitations of space and/or technology. This exhibit is open to book arts related artworks created as either an edition or one-of-a-kind.
PRIZES & AWARDS
- CBAA Member awards
- Kohler Art Library UW-Madison Institutional purchase prizes
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please note that the only way to submit artwork is through this online submission manager (Submittable). CBAA membership must be current to submit. In order to become a new member, or to renew your membership link here: https://www.collegebookart.org/page-363225.
CBAA Members can submit up to 2 works for consideration. Each entry must be submitted separately so the jurors can select separate pieces. For a second entry, please select the SECOND SUBMISSION, ALL MEMBERS category. This will ensure that you do not have to pay the entry fee twice.
SUBMISSION LINK: https://cbaa.submittable.com/submit/75cbb178-14a0-4f36-bc6f-a163bb7fa5c9/cbaa-member-juried-exhibition-madison-2025-first-submission
CATEGORIES & FEES
Regular Members — $30, includes up to 2 submissions
Student Members — $10, includes up to 2 submissions
A non-refundable entry fee ($30 Regular Members/$10 Student Members) for up to two works must accompany each submission. When entering online you will pay via PayPal or any major credit card.
This is a blind jurying process. Please do not include your name or press name in the image, image file name, image file description or supplemental information (see IMAGES below for information on how to format your image file). You will be asked to enter your name only in the appropriate sections of the submission form.
You will be asked to submit the following information when prompted by the online submission manager for each entry separately:
- Member’s address
- Member’s phone number
- Member’s institution *if relevant
- Brief Bio (100 word limit)
- Title of work
- Year completed (work must have been completed in the last 3 years)
- Medium/technique
- Dimensions when closed (inches)
- Dimensions when opened (inches)
- Edition size (if applicable)
- Insurance value (required)
- Sale Value (this is not a sales event, but this is required for purchase awards)
- Short Description (see SHORT DESCRIPTION below)
- Indicate if the work maybe be engaged with (handled) during the opening reception
IMAGES
CBAA Members can submit up to 2 works for consideration and up to 5 images per entry. Include at least one full view and at least one detail. Images should be saved as jpg files, at 300 ppi, the smallest dimension should be no less than 1200 pixels, files no larger than 5MB each. Images will be used for jurying, and if piece is selected, images will also be used for the exhibition publications. NOTE: This is a blind jurying process. Please do not include your name or press name in the image, image file name, or image file description. If needed, blur identify information. Un-blurred images will be requested for exhibition publications.
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Include a short description of the work, 250 words or less. NOTE: This text, including its name and contents should NOT include the member’s name or press name. This text may be used in exhibition publications and should address the work conceptually and visually.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Entries MUST be received no later than the entry deadline. Entries received after this date will not be considered for acceptance.
- 12/10/2024: Submissions deadline
SUBMISSION LINK: https://cbaa.submittable.com/submit/75cbb178-14a0-4f36-bc6f-a163bb7fa5c9/cbaa-member-juried-exhibition-madison-2025-first-submission
- 01/15/2025: Notification of acceptance or rejection of each entry
- 05/01/2025: Work must arrive by May 1, 2025, all shipping is the responsibility of the artist
- 05/23/2025: Exhibition Opens
- 06/06/2025: Reception for Member’s Exhibit
- 06/14/2025: Exhibition closes
- 06/23/2025: Return of work begins
SHIPPING
All shipping and insurance in-transit, return label, and reusable packaging is the responsibility of the artist. Artists may use FedEx, UPS, USPS. Details for shipping and return shipping will be sent with the acceptance letter.
CONTACT
For questions about the submission process or content-related questions about entries for the exhibition: Julie Chen, programmingvp@collegebookart.org
Jurors Bios
AB Gorham
AB Gorham is a book artist and writer from Montana and holds MFAs in Book Arts and Poetry from The University of Alabama. She is Assistant Professor of Book Arts and Papermaking at University of Nebraska Omaha. Her poems have been published in Puerto Del Sol, The Call Center, American Letters and Commentary, DIAGRAM, and Gulf Coast, among others. Her artist books are collected nationally in collections, including, Rhode Island School of Design, Stanford University, and Art Institute of Chicago.
Meri A. Page
Meri A. Page is an artist, designer, and educator based in Upstate New York. Page holds an MFA in Studio Art from Mills College at Northeastern University and is an Assistant Professor of Communications Design at Syracuse University. Page's areas of expertise and research encompass artists' books, typography, archives, and design history. Page has exhibited creative work nationally and internationally, and her artists' books, produced under the imprint Seaweed Press, are held in public and private collections throughout the United States.
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