Events - Month View

The Artist Books Group of QBG meets monthly on the second Friday. It is for those members who enjoy creating different and creative styles of books or a deeper dive into what constitutes a "book". Visitors are welcome but to continue to attend you need to be a QBG member. Attendance is free but there may be a small charge for materials.

The cloth book repair course moves on from the Paper and Section Repair Course. The repair course will cover a broad range of repair from simple cleaning to rebacking and rebinding with a focus on what is best for the book. Often simply re-enforcing a bumped corner might be enough. Other times if the spine and hinge are damaged, a reback might be more appropriate. If sewing is broken, pulling a book down may be necessary. Repairing existing books and using as much of the existing materials as possible can be daunting but very doable – but you need to consider the existing materials suitability and repairability and why you want a repair.
We will provide suitable books to work on but you may bring your own book to be assessed for suitability.
Attendance at the paper repair course is not essential but a knowledge of paper repair would be a great advantage.

An Open Day is a time for members to come and shop for materials at our QBG shop; to chat with other members; to browse our Library and tools which can be borrowed; or to attend a special demonstration or talk (if scheduled). Open Days are open to the general public to see what we do, but you have to be a member to buy from the shop. Mostly on a Sunday, some Saturdays.

Our annual visit (date rescheduled) will be to the newly renovated O‘Donovan Library at Parliament House. This will be an exclusive tour for QBG when we will get a chance to see and (mostly) handle some of their most significant bindings including the work of several QBG Members.
We will meet at about 10.25 in the Coffee Shop for a 10.30 tour. The Coffee Shop is on level 5 of the Annexe and you can either arrive early to have a morning coffee/tea first, or meet us at 10.25.
To enter the building go to the Annexe entrance in Alice Street, and go through security first. All bags will be x-rayed.
Please register so we know to expect you. You will need to bring photo ID (a physical card) for entry via security.
Here is a link to the Library collection. https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Visit-and-learn/Visitors/Take-a-look-inside-Parliament-House/O-Donovan-Library

Bindery evening are an opportunity for members to work on projects,come and use tools and equipment or discuss. There are occasional special mini workshops or demonstrations which are advised in the regular member Update emails. Please bring what you need to work on. You may leave your work to finish on the Bindery Morning the next day. If no-one has come by 7.00pm we will close up.
The shop is not open but small amounts of some materials may be available. Visitors are welcome to come and see, but not participate in workshops. A fee may be charged for mini-workshops and registration will be required to participate. Further advice in the Update email.
There is no April Bindery evening due to public holidays.

Bindery mornings are an opportunity for members to come and work on projects, use tools and equipment or discuss. There are occasional special mini workshops or demonstrations which are advised in the Regular member Update emails. Please bring what you need to work on.

The shop is not open but small amounts of some materials may be available. Visitors are welcome to come and see, but not participate in workshops.
A fee may be charged for mini-workshops and registration will be required to participate. Further advice in the Update email.