BAY AREA
October 9-10, 2010
ART PUBLISHING NOW!
Bay Area
October 9 & 10, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 11 am – 10 pm
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 11 am - 6 pm
Southern Exposure
3030 20th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
http://soex.org
Art Publishing Now is a two-day event dedicated to the investigation and showcasing of art publishing practices in the Bay Area. It includes a day of presentations and critical discussions, an after-party, an art publishers fair, library and archive.
SUMMIT
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 11 am – 6 pm
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Attendees must register to attend at http://artpublishingnow.org.
Space is limited.
The 2010 Art Publishing Now Summit invites the public to join leading creators of print, online, and experimental publications to reflect on the most urgent issues and exciting possibilities in art publishing today. With topics ranging from “Publish AND Perish” to “West Coast Critical?”, the event will include a series of presentations, conversations, and panels intended to yield insight and encourage innovation in Bay Area art publishing.
ART PUBLISHING NOW AFTER PARTY
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6-10pm
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Immediately following the Summit on October 9, 2010, there will be a celebration from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Art Publishing Now Summit and Fair participants, and the general public will gather to connect and have a chance to discuss issues covered earlier in the day at the summit. Purchase food from some of SF's favorite street food vendors including El Tonayense Taco Truck.
Drinks and libations by donation from Trumer Brauerei, BridgePort Brewery, and Spoetzl Brewery.
ART PUBLISHERS FAIR
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 11 am – 6 pm:
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The Art Publishers Fair showcases the breadth and depth of art publishing projects in the Bay Area. The fair hosts more than 50 Bay Area independent publishing and related projects presenting a diverse range of the best in contemporary art publications ranging from periodicals, websites, editions and more. The event is free and open to the public. Participating vendors to date include 2nd Floor Projects, Art Practical, The Thing Quarterly, Artopic.org, Little Paper Planes, Gallery 16, The Present Group, Owl Cave, TBW Books, Steven Leiber, Stretcher.org, Rite Editions and many more. A full list of participants can be found at http://artpublishingnow.org.
THROUGHOUT:
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE
The Art Publishing Now Library is both a physical and online index of art publishing in the San Francisco Bay Area. The APN Library is a self-defined collection; it is open to any project that considers itself an art publisher or a contributor (projects originating from artists, writers, cultural producers) to art publishing in the region. The APN Library will be installed at Southern Exposure from October to December 2010, and will continue to collect and preserve a broad range of art publishing projects.
Information and forms for submitting to the APNL can be found at: http://www.artpublishingnow.org/index.php?/library/ . For further inquiries or to discuss options for materials you wish to submit, please contact Devon Bella, devonbella[at]gmail[dot]com.
Sponsored by Southern Exposure
Organized by Southern Exposure and the APN Advisory Board:
APN Advisory Board
Steven Barich, Artopic.org
Devon Bella, Curator
Amy Berk, Stretcher.org
Joseph del Pesco, Curator
Derek Fagerstrom, Pop Up Magazine
Courtney Fink, Southern Exposure
Eleanor Hanson, The Present Group
Jonn Herschend, The Thing
Patricia Maloney, Art Practical
Cheryl Meeker, Stretcher.org
Neet Moran, Owl Cave
Griff Williams, Gallery 16/Urban Digital Color
Jamie Venci, Southern Exposure
