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The Center for Book & Paper Arts (CBPA) at Columbia College Chicago is dedicated to furthering knowledge and appreciation of book art, including letterpress & offset printing, bookbinding, papermaking, and artists' books.

We work to preserve historical techniques while promoting research and innovations in the media of book and paper arts.

Exhibition: September 9 – December 10
Opening Reception: September 9, 5:30 - 8:30pm
La Lotería, the Mexican game of chance, has a centuries-long social history, and a broad reach in contemporary art. This exhibition features a culturally and geographically diverse group of artists in three distinct sections: A curated selection of films, photographs, installations and paintings, Newly commissioned works on paper, each based on a Lotería card, and The LA Lotería: a series of Lotería-inspired prints from the Los Angeles-based Aardvark Letterpress...

This summer’s exhibition is devoted to Marilyn Sward, our much-beloved principal founder, detailing her remarkable career as an artist. But we’d also like to take this time to reflect on the importance of her vision for the Center for Book and Paper Arts...

Exhibition: June 9–August 21
Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 9, 6–8pm
Gone but never to be forgotten, Center for Book and Paper Arts founder Marilyn Sward was an important artist during a critical period when handmade paper was coming into its own as a fine art medium. Curated by Audrey Niffenegger, with Pamela Paulsrud and Stephen DeSantis, this exhibition spans four decades of the ground-breaking work that inspired many to follow in her footsteps.

Center Contact Information
Book and Paper Office: 312-369-6630, book&paper@colum.edu
Gina Ordaz, Assistant to the Director, 312-369-6631
1104 S. Wabash, 2nd Fl
Chicago, IL 60605