Programs > Conference > 2010
Learning to Print, Teaching to Print
Washington, DC: October 15–16, 2010
Since the time of Gutenberg, the arts and techniques of printing have been passed down though a variety of means. This conference will explore the ways people learn to design, print, illustrate, bind, and make books and other printed matter—and how they are taught. The individual mentor or master, the role of guilds, apprenticeships, commercial training, professional and amateur organizations, academic programs, and the self-taught practitioner are among our interests. The focus will be both historical, examining the way in which methods and styles are consciously continued, and contemporary, looking at how people learn now in an era in which new technologies and aesthetics coexist with tradition. Particular attention will be paid to the increasing and important role of letterpress and book arts programs at art schools, colleges, and universities. With its new M. A. program combining book history and book arts, the Corcoran, long one of Washington’s premier museums and its only college of art, is the ideal venue for a conference on the theme of learning and teaching.
“Learning to Print, Teaching to Print” features a keynote address by noted historian and curator, Betty Bright; a plenary address by Steve Miller, head of the book arts program at the University of Alabama; exhibitions of work by APHA Chesapeake chapter members and by Corcoran faculty and students; and a final reception/exhibition at Georgetown University Library.
Detailed Conference Program (PDF) (Schedule with expanded talk topics)
Registration Form (PDF)
Accommodations
The deadline for receipt of early bird registrations for the Oct. 15–16, 2010 APHA Conference at the Corcoran in Washington D.C. is September 15. Please make sure that you mail in your registrations to arrive in New York by September 15 to receive the APHA member discount. Details about Learning To Print, Teaching to Print are now available. Download the program and hotel information. Download the registration form.
The Summer 2010 issue of the Newsletter is comprised of a story about the revival of UCLA's Horn Press; the program of the upcoming 2010 annual conference; a reminder of the 2010 Lieberman Lecture; chapter activities from across the country; a review of the 2010 Hofer Lecture; and the bicentennial of George Phineas Gordon. Download it in PDF form here.