2020 Prairie Art Book Fair

Name: 2020 Prairie Art Book Fair
Start: 2020-09-01T00:00:00
End: 2020-10-01T00:00:00
Location: Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art

Sep 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art 460 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0E8

September 8, 2020

1:32 PM

Plug In ICA, "Prairie Art Book Fair," 2020

Plug In ICA is excited to invite you to join us for our 2020 Prairie Art Book Fair! The fair will feature a series of online readings, workshops and events along with an online compilation of works by artists, writers, and publishers from the Prairies and beyond.

PABF will take place throughout the month of September. We will be highlighting publications from ARP Books, Blank Cheque Press, Candor Arts, Cedar Eve, Jonathan Dyck, Katrina Marie Mendoza, Metonymy Press, New Gallery, Or Gallery, Peripheral Review, Red Rising Magazine, Sylvia Matas, The Third Rail, Whess Harman, and Zinnia Naqvi.

We are also excited to announce our Prairie Art Book Fair online events running from September 11-13, 2020! The 2020 Prairie Art Book Fair online programming schedule includes Art Book Show + Tell with Cason Sharpe, a self publishing workshop with Carnation, a reading of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies featuring music from the Noopiming Sessions by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, a writing workshop with Yaniya Lee and Fan Wu exploring revolution in monogamy, and a screening and discussion of Dafe Oboro’s A beautiful struggle led by Patterns Collective. Check out the links below for information about where to watch the online programs, how to register for workshops and for details on each presenter.

Friday, September 11, 2020

Cason Sharpe | Art Book Show and Tell | 6 pm CT

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Carnation | Self Publishing Workshop with Carnation | 2 pm CT

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | Reading of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies | 5 pm CT

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Yaniya Lee and Fan Wu | Revolution in Monogamy? | 2 pm CT

Patterns Collective | A beautiful struggle: screening and discussion | 7:30 pm CT

Registration for online workshops with Carnation and Yaniya Lee & Fan Wu are on a first come first serve basis. All readings and talks will be livestreamed through our YouTube channel. Visit plugin.org for more details on our PABF 2020 programming and exhibitors.