ABC LA Conference Notes (pdf file)

Photographs of ABC LA courtesy of Allwyn O'Mara.

ABC LA Program Committee, L-R, Kelley Bachli, Joyce Pellerano Ludmer, Kathleen Svetlik, Alyssa Resnick, Nancy Norris, Judith Herschman, Heather Cleary, Dawn Henney, , Opening Reception for The Artist Turns to the Book, Getty Research Institute

ABC LA Registration Desk, MOCA, L-R, Kathleen Svetlik, Kelley Bachli, Dawn Henney, Heather Cleary, Alyssa Resnick, MOCA

Session 1, 'Zines and Sceenes: Artists' Publishing in Chinatown, L-R, Lisa Mark, Mark Von Schlegell, Joel Mesler, Adam James, Lynda Bunting, Peter Frank, and WendyYao, MOCA

Evening Reception at the Mountain Bar, Chinatown

Mountain Bar reception, Nancy Norris and Judith Herschman, Chinatown

Reception at the Mountain Bar, Chinatown

Joan Lorson, Lorson's Books & Prints, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

L-R, Mark Wagner, Marshall Weber, and Emily Larned, Booklyn Artists Alliance, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

L-R, Ayami Oshi and Hiromi Katayama, Hiromi Paper International, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Donna Lee, Joie de Livre, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Sandra Reese of Turkey Press/Edition Press, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Scripps College Press, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Susan Angebranndt, Green Chair Press, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Booklyn Artist Alliance, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Beata Wehr, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Workshop, Basic Conservation of Artists' Books with instructor Kristen St. John, Otis College of Art and Design

Session 3. Teaching with Artists' Books, moderated by Rachel Bers, Otis College of Art and Design

Allwyn O'Mara, Futura Press, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Jill Timm, Mystical Places Press, Exhibitor's Hall, Otis College of Art and Design

Workshop 3. Sewing through the Fold, with instructor Kitty Maryatt, Otis College of Art and Design

The Clark Library, UCLA

Jennifer Schaffner welcomes everyone to the Clark Library, UCLA

Session 8. Do you Read Me? A Brief History of the Artist and the Book in the 20th Century with speaker Marcia Reed, Clark Library, UCLA

Session 9. Sauce for the Goose: Marketing and Aquisitions, L-R, Nancy Pistorius, Marshall Weber, Carolee Campbell, and Bill Stewart, Clark Library, UCLA

Lunch on the lawn at the Clark Library, UCLA

Session 10. Physical and Virtual Access to Artists' Books, moderator Judith Herschman, Clark Library, UCLA

Session 10. Physical and Virtual Access to Artists' Books, panelist Kelley Bachli, Clark Library, UCLA

Session 10. Physical and Virtual Access to Artists' Books, panelist Heather Cleary, Clark Library, UCLA

Session 10. Physical and Virtual Access to Artists' Books, panelist Stanley Strauss, Clark Library, UCLA

Session 10. Physical and Virtual Access to Artists' Books, panelist Karin Lanzoni, Clark Library, UCLA

Book Exhibit "Hands On: Book Art from UCLA Collections" at the Clark Library, UCLA

Judith Hershman and Stanley Straus, Clark Library, UCLA

Session 11. Experience Counts: 100+ Years of Book Arts Education, moderator and panelist Kitty Maryatt, Clark Library, UCLA

Marshall Weber and Judy Harvey Sahak, Clark Library, UCLA

L-R, Emily Larned, Jennifer Schaffner, Robin Price, Carolee Campbell, Evening Reception, Clark Library, UCLA

Tim Young and David Brafman, Clark Library, UCLA

Morning Reception, Getty Center

L-R, Kelley Bachli, Jennifer Schaffner, and Kathleen Svetlik, Getty Center

L-R, Kathleen Svetlik, Bruce Whiteman, and Kelley Bachli, Getty Center

L-R Jennifer Schaffner and Vicky Stewart, Getty Center

Michael Carabetta and Lorraine Wild, Getty Center

Session 15. Catch 22: Exhibiting Artists' Books, L-R, Joyce Pellerano Ludmer, Bruce Whiteman, Judy Harvey Sahak, Jackie Dooley, and Sue Anne Robinson, Getty Center

Closing Session. A Conversation among Artists Who Have Turned to the Book, introduction by Joyce Pellerano Ludmer, Getty Center

Closing Session. A Conversation among Artists Who Have Turned to the Book, panelist Julie Chen, Getty Center

Closing Session. A Conversation among Artists Who Have Turned to the Book, panelist Susan King, Getty Center

Closing Session. A Conversation among Artists Who Have Turned to the Book, panelist Harry Reese, Getty Center

Closing Session. A Conversation among Artists Who Have Turned to the Book, L-R, Harry Reese, Susan King, Susan Allen, and Julie Chen, Getty Center

Allwyn O'Mara and Kathleen Svetlik, Opening Reception for The Artist Turns to the Book, Getty Research Institute

L-R, Susan Allen, Harry Reese, and Carolee Cambell, Opening Reception for The Artist Turns to the Book, Getty Research Institute

L-R Bruce Whiteman and and Judd Hubert, Opening Reception for The Artist Turns to the Book, Getty Research Institute

L-R Bill and Vicky Stewart, and Sue Ann Robinson, Opening Reception for The Artist Turns to the Book, Getty Research Institute