The University of Georgia Symposium on the Book: Unbinding Book History

This two-day event united talks from book historians and practicing book artists, featuring a plenary address by artist Suzanne Coley and a panel featuring special guest Jennifer Low, an early modern scholar and apprentice book artist. The symposium demonstrated the diversity and range of contemporary book arts and book history. Coley’s work uses second-hand African, American, and African American textiles to explore gender, race, and memory through the creation of exquisitely sewn, embroidered, and printed books.

The event features two events, each with separate registration (links below):

• Symposium on the Book – Faculty Panel

• Suzanne Coley – “Masked Purpose: The Aesthetics of Negative Space”