Book Making Workshop w/ Castle Exhibit

Fantastical Volumes: Making Your Own Books

Instructors: Book artists from the Philadelphia Center for the Book
Location: Education Studios I and II

Paid tickets required
$25 ($20 members)
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Artist James Castle made thousands of handmade books, often using found materials such as matchbook covers, cigarette packs, and cereal boxes. Learn to make books with artists from the Philadelphia Center for the Book. Come with your own found materials (packaging of all kinds, leaflets, rubber stamps, etc.) to create your own Castle-inspired books. Participants will also have an opportunity to visit the exhibition James Castle: A Retrospective.

Enrollment limited to 20 participants. Four half-day workshops are offered. Please register for one only.

• Sunday, October 26, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 7, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.