{"id":13668,"date":"2017-10-24T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsuenglish.com\/?p=13668"},"modified":"2020-03-15T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T18:14:25","slug":"register-for-book-arts-collaborative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2017\/10\/24\/register-for-book-arts-collaborative\/","title":{"rendered":"Register for Book Arts Collaborative!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for another class to add to your schedule for Spring Semester that isn\u2019t just another lecture? We have just the class for you. Book Arts Collaborative<\/a> is an immersive-learning experience that is also student-managed business.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do students in Book Arts Collaborative do?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Participants professionalize skills through a variety of hands-on learning and management experiences. They teach letterpress printing and hand-sewn book binding to students, who assist with and eventually lead community workshop instruction in these apprentice-taught skills.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Book Arts Collaborative sells its work through a network of Central Indiana retailers, and students work with those business and gallery owners. They publicize their workshops,\u00a0<\/span>community donations and activities such as appearances at street fairs and book arts-related events. Their website also includes a student-written blog.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Book Arts Collaborative welcomes students from every college and major on campus, but it is particularly relevant to English majors and minors because:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • They publish WORDS.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • They blog and write about their experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • They teach the public.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • They learn and recover the history of the book, of printing with moveable type, and forge new futures for the hand-printed and hand-made book.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What is letterpress printing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n