Event Program for 2024 Fair
Panel Talks & Discussions
Located in the Ortega Room
12 noon
"Current Impressions: The Modern Printmaker & Entrepreneur"
with Natalie Andrewson, Madi Manson, Garrett Gerstenberger, and John Pham
Moderated by Kestrel Tseng
In this increasingly digitized age, we sit down with four contemporary artists, printers and entrepreneurs who have made their career in the print media field. Through our moderated interview we will learn about their experience, perspective and journey working in print, followed by a Q&A open to the audience.
1pm
What is a book?
Errant Press
"Everything is a book. Books are books. A building is a book. The last kiss is a book. The deepest part of the pool is a book. A map is a book about books. A scream in the shower is a book. Palm Trees are books. Almonds are also a book. I am a book." Books are typically approached in a straight timeline that tries to capture all of their forms. "What is a book?" will explore the book as a social object, peeling its layers and reflecting on the possibilities, forms, and shapes it can achieve.
2pm
Text as Practice
with David Horvitz, Louise Sandhaus,
and Allyson Healey
Moderated by Alex Lukas
This roundtable discussion focuses on the tension between reading and seeing. How can the written word be considered as a core component of visually-centered creative practices? From language as a form of visual abstraction to text as a call to action, this panel will explore a broad spectrum of historical and contemporary word-based practices.
3pm
Listening (with others)
Michael Ned Holte
Presented by Sming Sming Books
Writer and curator Michael Ned Holte will discuss and read excerpts from his new book Good Listener: Meditations on Music and Pauline Oliveros, guiding the group in several listening activities. Good Listener is a performance-in-writing of Oliveros’s Sonic Meditation XXI—a text score in the form of a question: “What constitutes your musical universe?” The author responds to this brief but expansive prompt with a daily meditation that focuses attention on the work of Oliveros—the revolutionary composer, feminist and queer icon, and Deep Listening theorist—but expands outward to consider his own evolving relationship to music and sound.
4pm
New Life in the Public Domain
Cita Press
Our cultural heritages contain a vast trove of material that can help us understand our current moment and inspire new work. Readers and creators can get their hands on tens of thousands of books, images and other media in the public domain–all free to consume and adapt. With so much available, curation and accessibility are essential to finding and nurturing the legacies of works by marginalized and avant-garde artists. How can we draw from this body of work? Cita Press is an open access, design-focused feminist press that honors the principles of decentralization, collective knowledge production, and equitable access to knowledge. Join editorial director Jessi Haley for an exploration of how we can help old works breathe new life into our present.
Demonstrations, Workshops, and Interactive
Throughout the day
SBCC Graphic Art + Design
PINBACK! Send Your Message With a Button
What can you say on a 1.75 inch circle?
Stop by the SBCC Graphic Art + Design tent and create a statement to wear by making your own pinback button.
RISO Studio Arts
RISO & MiScreen printing demonstrations.
Learn about RISO & make your first print! Bring a shirt or purchase Off Register merch to customize on the MiScreen.
Activities Free! Optional Donation towards future fair funds for Off Register
Santa Barbara Public Library Car
’Zine-making workshop, Library Card Registration and Books to check out!
MindGarden
Live screenprinting
