Pittsburgh Art Book Fair

Co-Presented Sept. 9–10, 2023

When: Sept. 9–Sept. 10, 2023
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: Hall of Sculpture
Tickets: Free, museum admission not required, all ages

Pittsburgh Art Book Fair (PABF) and Carnegie Museum of Art invite you to join a community of makers, readers, and appreciators of artist books. The inaugural PABF is a free annual event dedicated to printed matter featuring local, national, and international exhibitors. Meet artists, publishers, and other art book enthusiasts while browsing participating vendors and shopping an incredible range of artist books, zines, and publications.

PABF is co-directed by Caroline Kern, Chas Wagner, Emma Honcharski, Mary Tremonte, Jacquelyn Johnson.

Exhibitors

Workshops

Sat., Sept. 9

How can one piece of paper become a book?
10:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Hall of Architecture
Zine Cart with Jill Chisnell
11 a.m.–3 p.m., Hall of Architecture

Sun., Sept. 10

How can one piece of paper become a book
10:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Hall of Architecture
Book Binding with Brent Nakamoto
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Hall of Architecture
Tiny Zine Making/Finding Zine Inspiration with Fiona Avocado
1–3 p.m., Hall of Architecture

Panel Discussions

Sat., Sept. 9

Artists at the Center: Why We Make It!
11 a.m.–12 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Art Theater
Archives at the Center: Where and How It Lives!
1–2 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Art Theater
Paper Cuts Panel Discussion and Podcast Live Recording
3–4 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Art Theater

Co-Presented Programs

Co-presented programs at Carnegie Museum of Art support artists and organizations with physical space and program resources. These mutually supportive relationships create shared audiences, expand programmatic offerings and contribute to the rich cultural ecology of the region.

two sculptures Nicole Eisenman, Prince of Swords, 2013, Carnegie Museum of Art, © Nicole Eisenman; photo: Sean Eaton

Hall of Sculpture

a stack of the carnegie museum of art collection handbook on a marble floor.

Carnegie Museum of Art Publications