Mark your calendars to take part in our 100-Word Microstory Contest—a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don't have to be an Iowa Writers' Workshop grad—or even have participated in a flash writing contest before—to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts on our website on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 9 a.m. CDT. Learn more: https://www.foriowa.org/write-now...

Join us on Friday, May 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the UICB Studios for an end of year MFA Showcase. We will celebrate Jacob Roosa's thesis work, on view in the K.K. Merker Gallery, and feature works by UICB MFA students in our North Hall Studios.  Remarks and aproning at 5 p.m.  Food and drink will be served—all are welcome! 

Join us on May 3, 2023, from 3 to 7 p.m. for the annual John Martin Rare Book Room Open House with featured speaker Greta Nettleton. The open house will run from 3 to 6 p.m. and highlight historical works on women’s health and those by or about women practitioners, including new acquisitions. Ms. Nettleton, the author of The Quack’s Daughter: A True Story About the Private Life of a Victorian College Girl, published by the University of Iowa Press in 2014, will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. about THE...

Explore the creative resources and tools available in the Engineering Building that you can use to enhance your creative practice. This workshop will include a brief tour of the Engineering Library, Engineering Machine Shop, and Engineering Electronics Shop, followed by a brief walkthrough on how to find, look over, and properly submit files to be printed. Equipment covered in the workshop can be used to create watermarks, moulds and deckles, and other art tool accessories. Once you know how to...

UICB graduate students, Masami Igarashi, and Hideaki Taki will be hosting hands-on workshops connected to the world of handmade paper. Bring your friends, roommates, and family and become a part of this wonderful celebration of the art of hand papermaking.

Please join us for our last event with some of the most influential artists today, “the Hernandez Bros,” together with Natalia Hernandez and scholars Qiana Whitted (University of South Carolina) and Darieck Scott (UC Berkeley). We will enjoy our guests’ presentations at the Iowa City Public Library as well as a variety of events. On Friday, we will play the Love and Rockets: The Great American Comic Book at Filmscene, a documentary that celebrates 40 years of the artists’ career. This is part of...

Join the UI Center for the Book and UI International Programs in welcoming Masami Igarashi and Hideaki Taki to the university. Both artisans will be discussing the types of papers they make in their respective studios, as well as their personal background with the craft. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to handle and purchase paper from both mills.

Enjoy an up close look at rare and unique items joining the Special Collections & Archives collection.

Hear from trained book conservator Yasmeen Khan as she recounts her experience treating manuscripts and books from various cultures and periods.

A Collaboration With My Former Self combines photography, drawing, painting, bookbinding, paper making, music, electronics, and kinetic sculpture as he examines his 50-year history as an artist and musician.

UICB MFA Candidate, Dana King, worked with the Translate Iowa Project and their fellow students to experiment with the adaptation of media and how this may allow people of differing abilities to enjoy exhibits and works together, while also demonstrating the fine art capabilities of a Risograph machine. UICB MFA candidates and Translate Iowa Project members will showcase collaborative zines and broadsides.

A reading dedicated to freedom, equality, and social justice in honor of the Al-Mutanabbi Street (street of book sellers) bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, which occurred on March 5, 2007. This programming is in conjunction with current exhibition Shadow and Light: Honoring Iraqi Academics, now on display in the Old Capitol Museum.

Join the UICB as we spotlight four faculty members during this Spring's Downtown Iowa City Gallery Walk. Work from Sara T. Sauers, Lexi Janezic, Emily Martin, and Kalmia Strong will be on display at r.s.v.p. at 140 N Linn St on Friday, March 3 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Explore works of famous Black Poets found in Special Collections and Archives. There will also be a poetry station to make your own works!

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Please join us for an artist reception and artist's talk at the K K Merker Gallery in the B Level of North Hall for "place + Trust," an exhibit of a new body of work by Jennifer Miller. Reception runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with an artist's talk at 6 p.m.  This work explores combinations of handmade paper and text in the forms of sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress printing of a poem titled "Get Out of the Maze," written by Ma Thida. Ma Thida is a Burmese human rights...

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Join Assistant Professor of Art Meghan O'Connor to hear more about her project involving finger-casting, dart-throwing, stone lithography, screen-printing, and community collaboration!

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Dates: Jan. 30 through Feb. 17, 2022 Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6 p.m. New body of work by Jennifer Miller exploring paper and text that includes sculptures, banners, pulp paintings, and a letterpress poem written by Ma Thida titled "Get out of the Maze."

Learn more about the Salisbury House Library Collection at Grinnell College. Learn more about this unique Iowa collection and some of it's 'greatest hits' and favorites.

Exhibits from UICB studio classes in lettering arts, papermaking, bookbinding, artist books, and letterpress printing will be on display. Work from UICB Faculty will be on display in the K.K. Merker Gallery. Food and drink will be served—all are welcome!

From making new friends to acquiring global skills for professional development, hear stories from UI students about their life-changing study abroad experiences in Asia and the Pacific Islands.

2022 Kozo Harvest on Nov. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learn traditional techniques for processing bark fibers to use in paper making.

The UICB will be holding an information session about the program on Nov. 4, 2022 at noon CT via teleconference. Videos and slides, faculty and students: we’ll describe the program, answer questions, and welcome anyone (from the curious to the already-committed applicant) who would like to participate.

See work made by University of Iowa Center for the Book students Madison Bennet, Jamie Capps, Tegan Daly, and Chayna Truex made together with UICB Paper Making Specialist and Instructor Nicholas Cladis. As Cladis's inaugural research project at UI, he took the students to Echizen, the paper making village in Japan where he lived and worked for many years before joining the UI faculty. The work is displayed in the K.K. Merker Gallery in North Hall through Nov. 5, and there will be a talk on Nov. 4 at 5:00 PM

How are the sciences, the humanities, and libraries coming together to discover more about cultural artifacts? Learn more about a group at the University of Iowa bringing 21st century technologies to medieval objects in order to uncover their secrets.

"The Post-Typographic Private Press?" The British private press holds such a strong gravitational pull over the bibliophilic imagination that it is hard to see that there is a thriving private press tradition in the twenty-first century. Appearance has a lot to do with it: the books of today don’t look like the books of the Kelmscott, Doves, Ashendene or other British presses, so surely they don't fall into the same category. But is a private press book designated by its physical attributes or...

Impermances is a group art exhibit curated by University of Iowa Center for the Book MFA candidates Dana King and Jennifer Miller. The themes of the exhibit are loss, change, and grief.

Body of Work UICB certificate student, Katie Kiesewetter, (re)presents Body of Work in the K.K. Merker Gallery Sept. 26 - Oct. 7. A smaller version of her MA exhibition, originally shown in the Ana Mendieta Gallery in May of this year, this revised and reprised Body of Work explores what installation pieces can look like retrofitted to a new space. Thematically, Body of Work examines the effects of labor on one's identity and being, issues related to the service and hospitality industry, and autobiographical narratives from Katie's own life. Katie's home department is in the School of Art & Art History where she is pursuing an MFA in graphic design. She is also completing the certificate program in Gender, Women's, & Sexuality Studies in addition to her book art studies at UICB.