San Francisco Center for the Book, December 10
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THIS WORKSHOP IS ONLY FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
We are very excited to bring this hands on tactile art form to our patients and caregivers! San Francisco Center for the Book is celebrating 20 years of book arts and they have graciously opened their doors to welcome our pediatric oncology families
Age 5 to 10: Projects are based on a printmaking process using scratch foam and water based inks, and turning these into book covers.
Age 11 to 25: The young artists will be creating accordion fold books, or simple stitched books in this workshop.
When: Sunday December 10, 2-4pm
Where:375 Rhode Island Street(link is external) (between 16th and 17th Streets) San Francisco, CA, 94103.
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Parking:
Ample street parking is available during the day on evening and weekends. A limited number of parking spaces are available in SFCB's parking lot at the north side of the building.
About SFCB:
The San Francisco Center for the Book is a center of inspiration for the book arts world, featuring the art & craft of letterpress printing, bookbinding, and artists bookmaking. We are dedicated to the art of the book!
The San Francisco Center for the Book is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that fosters the joy of books and bookmaking, the history, artistry, and continuing presence of books in our culture and enduring importance as a medium of self-expression. We provide both a home for Bay Area book artists and a place where the wider community can discover book arts. Everyone is welcome here, experienced practitioners and newcomers alike.
San Francisco Center for the Book offers 400 workshops annually, which offer learning opportunities at all levels: from introductory classes, to focused advanced and master courses spanning the range of bookbinding and letterpress printing techniques, from traditional methods to cutting-edge printing techniques and experimental book forms.
