Thursday 3 October 2013

4th Sheffield International Artists Book Prize

This exhibition runs at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield from Saturday 5th October till Saturday 30th November. Andy Parsons and Glenn Holman's book 'Beckett Bucket' from 2012 and Glynis Candlers new book 'Tangled Web' will both be on display at the exhibition. Both Glenn and Glynis are veterans of the Prize having had works excepted for the 3 previous exhibitions. This 4th instalment of the biennial prize looks to be the best yet, with over 450 works on display. For the first time a full colour catalogue is being produced to accompany the exhibition. Details of the exhibition can be found at: http://artistsbookprize.co.uk 

Alongside the SIABP, Bank Street Arts have two other artist book exhibition on, Artist Book Showcase will feature works from previous artists exhibited at various venues in and around Sheffield and The Ice Book, a miniature theatre show made of paper and light. Details of both exhibitions can be found at Bankstreetarts.com

Three good reasons to make a visit to Sheffield we recon.

Here's a video of how we made Beckett Bucket...