The Society of Bookbinders' Education & Training Conference is held every other year and features lecturers and demonstrators from all over the world. As well as being a long-established and internationally reknowned educational event, the Conference is also a great social get-together and features a Trade Fair and an exhibition of the bindings submitted for the SoB's International Bookbinding Competition.
The next conference will be held at Leeds Metropolitan University (Headingley Campus) from 29-31 August 2013. More details will be posted here at a later date.
| Thursday 25th August | ||||
| 12.30 - 18.00 | Registration of Residential Delegates | |||
| 13.30 - 17.30 | Delegates may take one of the following excursions, which are free. Fuller descriptions of these excursions will be given in the joining instructions. | |||
| • Birmingham Library & Museum • Coughton Court National Trust House and Gardens |
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| • In addition there is a regular bus service from the University into Coventry where delegates can visit the Cathedrals and attractions such as the Herbert Art Gallery and the Transport Museum. Notes on a walk and sites to see will be available |
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| For those
not going on visits a series of sideshows are planned: • Blocking Machine demonstration and Label Making Service •DVD of Michael Wilcox’s Gold Finishing Demonstration at the Rochester Institute of Technology USA in 2000 •Tool Sharpening demo by Dave Budd • Photography Presentation: how best to photograph your bindings • The Art of the Marbler: film made at Cockrells in the early 1970s |
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| 18.00 - 18.15 | President's Welcome | |||
| 18.15 - 19.45 | National AGM | |||
| 19.45 - 20.15 | Reception sponsored by Harmatan, Hewits, P&S and Shepherds | |||
| 20.15 | Dinner followed by a free evening | |||
| Friday 26th August | ||||
| 08.00 - 09.15 | Registration of Day Delegates | |||
| 09.15 - 10.30 | Mark Cockram Alchemy of The Book Pt. 1 |
Laura West Library Style Half Leather Binding |
Daniel Kelm Artists’ Books as Articulated Sculpture |
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| 10.30 - 11.15 | Refreshments | |||
| 11.15 - 12.30 | Mark Cockram Alchemy of The Book Pt. 2 |
Kate Hore Headbands |
Jane Rutherston A Brief Overview of the History & Conservation of Albums |
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| 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch | |||
| 14.00 - 15.15 | Chris Hicks Solander Cases – Keeping It Practical |
Clare Bryan Scalpel Drawing Structures |
Dominic Riley The Art & Science of Cloth Re-backing Pt. 1 |
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| 15.15 - 16.00 | Refreshments | |||
| 16.00 - 17.15 | Annette Friedrich Leather Joints and Doublures |
Cristina Balbiano d’Aramengo Challenging Concertinas – a binding structure with multiple applications |
Dominic
Riley The Art & Science of Cloth Re-backing Pt. 2 |
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| 17.15 - 19.15 | Shopping Evening | |||
| 19.15 - 20.30 | Dinner | |||
| 20.30 - 21.30 | Jen
Lindsay STET: Let it Stand - a reflection on attitudes to the conservation of books as artefacts, looking at affinities with other arts, such as painting, architecture, ceramics and poetry. |
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| Saturday 27th August | ||||
| 08.00 - 09.15 | Registration of Day Delegates | |||
| 09.15 - 10.30 | Bill Tulloch Springback Account Book Bindings |
Deborah Evetts Decorative Edge Treatments Pt. 1 |
Jan Sobota Binding with Double or Triple Boards* |
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| 10.30 - 11.15 | Refreshments | |||
| 11.15 - 12.30 | Maureen Duke Binding Sheet Music & Other Flat Material |
Deborah Evetts Decorative Edge Treatments Pt. 2 |
Jan Sobota Box and Sculptural Bindings on Double/ Triple Boards* |
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| 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch | |||
| 14.00 - 15.15 | Daniel Kelm Artists’ Books as Articulated Sculpture |
Steve Orriss & Doug Mitchell Correcting Gold & Foil Finishing on Bookcloth |
Annette Friedrich Leather Joints and Doublures |
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| 15.15 - 16.00 | Refreshments | |||
| 16.00 - 17.15 | Cristina Balbiano d’Aramengo Challenging Concertinas – a binding structure with multiple applications |
Steve Orriss & Doug Mitchell Correcting Gold & Foil Finishing on Bookcloth |
Chris
Hicks Solander Cases – Keeping It Practical |
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| 18.30 - 20.00 | Competition Prizegiving & Pre-Dinner Drinks | |||
| 20.00 | Conference Dinner | |||
| 21.30 | Auction | |||
| *separate presentations | ||||
| Sunday 28th August | ||||
| 08.00 - 09.00 | Breakfast | |||
| 09.30 | Delegates are requested to vacate their rooms by 9.30am | |||
| Please note that this
is a provisional programme and may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control |
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SPEAKERS
In addition to our speakers, experienced binders will be on hand to offer advice to any delegates who care to bring along work-in-progress. For those not going on visits, we are also planning short demonstrations on the Thursday afternoon, including using a blocking press. It may be possible to offer a label-making service, subject to type, fonts and materials.
SUPPLIERS' FAIR
As in previous
years, companies offering materials, tools and other equipment
for bookbinding, conservation and related crafts will be an
attraction for delegates. The fair will be situated in the
Arts Centre, close to the main auditorium. Adequate time will
be allowed for browsing and shopping. There will be a ‘crèche’
for purchases.
BOOKBINDING COMPETITION
Entries for the
SoB International Bookbinding Competition 2011 will be on display
and the winners of the various categories will be announced
at the Conference Dinner. The last day for registration is
16th May, 2011 and entries must be in by 3rd June, 2011.
EXCURSIONS
Planned visits
include a trip to the National Trust House at Coughton Court,
where we hope to view a small collection of books, and for
those of you who were disappointed last time, a return visit
to Birmingham Library to view its collection. In addition there
is a regular bus service from Warwick University into Coventry
town centre where you can visit the cathedrals and transport
museum free of charge.
By car:
Coventry & Warwick University are easily accessible from
the national motorway network (M6, M40, M42, M5, M69). The A45
and the A46 are the main arterial roads into the city and the
region. Delegates receive free parking.
By air:
Birmingham International
Airport is approximately 20 minutes by train from central Coventry
T: +44 (0)8445
766000
www.bhx.co.uk
By rail:
Coventry is on
the Main West Coast Line and frequent trains run to and from
London Euston station (journey time 1 hour 3 minutes). For
further details please see:
National Rail
Enquiry Service (24 hours)
T: +44 (0)8457
484950
www.nationalrail.co.uk
www.rail.co.uk
The railway station
is 3 miles from the university so you will need to get a bus
or taxi.
By coach:
National Express
runs services to the region from all parts of the country;
call their hotline for more information.
Booking Hotline
T: +44 (0)8717 818178 www.nationalexpress.com
For information
on getting around in the West Midlands by bus or train please
contact:
T: +44 (0)871
200 2232
www.travelinemidlands.co.uk
www.networkwestmidlands.com
More detailed travel information will be provided with the joining instructions.
Full Delegate:
This price includes 3 nights’ accommodation and all meals
(including the Conference Dinner), tea and coffee from dinner
on the Thursday evening until breakfast on the Sunday morning.
All rooms are single occupancy and have en-suite bathrooms.
Day Delegates:
This includes lunch and tea/coffee but not dinner. The Conference Dinner on the Saturday evening is £35 extra.
Non-members who register as full delegates or as day delegates
on both the Friday and the Saturday will receive SoB membership
from the date of their payment until the end of 2011. They will
receive all SoB Newsletters and the 2011 edition of BOOKBINDER.
BURSARIES
Some bursaries
may be
available
via your
local
SoB Region.
Please
check
with
your
regional
commitee.
For details
of how
to apply
for a
bursary
via The
Gordon
Hartley
Memorial
Fund, please
see the
link
above.
THE GORDON HARTLEY MEMORIAL FUND
Gordon Hartley, Chairman of the Society of Bookbinders
for several years until his death in November 2007, had been
a teacher for most of his working life. When he died he had recently
retired from teaching but was intending to make bookbinding his
second career. With this in mind, the Society has decided that
if there are two or more equally qualified applicants for the
bursary more mature people making a similar career change to
Gordon should have preference. However, this should not deter
younger applicants, as the award will be made on merit. When
applicants are considered some preference will also be given
to Society members, but again merit will be the main criterion.
The Conference lasts two full days and consists of a series of lectures and demonstrations by internationally recognised practitioners of bookbinding. These are highly instructive, and the nature of the Conference means that it is possible to talk to the lecturers and to other bookbinders, which can be very encouraging to someone who is usually working alone. There is also a suppliers’ fair, with leather, paper, tools and books for sale.
There is no means test, as the purpose of this award is to encourage newcomers to bookbinding. The award does not cover the cost of travel to the Conference.
Applicants should be students of bookbinding (not necessarily on a formal course) who are seriously thinking about taking up bookbinding as a career, even if they are not yet very experienced.
Students who are on a course, or have been recently, should obtain a reference from their tutor.
Applications will be considered in the first instance by the committee of the Birmingham and Central Region and a short list will be forwarded to the national Council of the Society for a final decision.
Applicants will be expected to produce a short report on the
Conference and their activities there.
Download application form (PDF)
CLOTHWORKERS FOUNDATION BURSARY
The Clothworkers’ Foundation has established a funding scheme to support continuing professional development via a bursary scheme in conservation. Awards of up to £1,000 are available to help qualified conservators attend events directly relevant to their discipline. These bursaries are available throughout the year subject to the availability of funding.
The Foundation are keen to promote this scheme within the industry and understand that the SoB Conference is an essential date in every conservator’s diary.
For
more information, please visit
the Clothworkers Foundation
website.
