Learn basic bookmaking and binding techniques to create your own set of handmade artist books, using upcycled materials from home. Made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, please contact 305-375-5572 or specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 18 yrs.+
This program and the exhibition Cover to Cover: Book Arts in Miami were made possible through generous funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs in connection with the Vasari Project archive and to support the Miami Art Timeline project.
Artist Biography:
Nicole Combeau is a multi-disciplinary artist working predominantly with the mediums of photography, family archives and book arts. As an educator, she focuses on creating spaces for participants to explore, create and get to know themselves through the artistic process. Nicole received her BFA in Photography and Video from the School of Visual Arts in 2016, and completed graduate level training in Expressive Arts and Somatics at Tamalpa Institute in 2021.
About the Vasari Project:
The Vasari Project is a library collection at Main Library dedicated to documenting, collecting, and preserving Miami-Dade County's art history from 1945 to the present. It is a living archive that grows through contributions from artists, art professionals, exhibition spaces, galleries, institutions, and private donors.
The Vasari Project is a resource for ongoing research, scholarship, publications, artists' projects, exhibitions, and events. The archive collects documentation rather than original works of art composed primarily of printed matter: correspondence, press clippings, photographs, posters, books, exhibition catalogs, artists' files, oral histories, and other ephemeral materials.
About the Division of Special Collections & Archives:
Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives is located at the Main Library and holds rare and irreplaceable historical materials for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, Genealogy Collection, Vasari Project archive, and Rare & Antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division aims to provide the public with the contents of these collections at their request, which include books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media.
AGE GROUP: | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Special Collections | In-Person | Arts & Crafts |