Special Event: The Art of the Book—Exploring the Revival of Historic Book Arts
August 2, 2025, 10:00 am - August 2, 2025, 4:00 pm
Deerfield Community Center 16 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA 01342 + Google Map
Category: Events
The Art of the Book—Exploring the Revival of Historic Book Arts
Open: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Deerfield Community Center
Join us for a day-long event celebrating contemporary and historic book arts.
Visitors can see demonstrations of:
- Wood-engraved illustration with noted artist Barry Moser
- Papermaking with Elisa Lanzi
- Hand bookbinding and gold-tooling with Barbara Blumenthal and Matthew Zimmerman
- Handpress printing with Historic Deerfield’s Printer-in-Residence, Martin Antonetti
Explore the revival of the book arts during the Arts and Crafts Movement in Deerfield. Historic Deerfield’s museum educators will lead hands-on activities including paper marbling, folding and sewing a pamphlet, and more!
