About Us
The Book Arts Guild of Central Florida, founded in 2018 by Suzanne Oberholtzer and M.K. Shaw, is a community group open to book artists and book arts enthusiasts. We support one another’s creative practices through our shared interest in artists’ books. Membership includes access to educational programs, opportunities for member exhibitions, and community building.
Our members are committed to the values of diversity and inclusion. All are welcome!
“Much like any act of reading, an artists’ book is a physical experience that allows a connection with the medium that—while social in its implications—is individual and personal. The artists’ book invites us to hold it and turn through its pages. Whether the contents are visually or linguistically based (often a mix of both), physically moving through an artwork implicates notions of sequence, repetition, juxtaposition, and duration. The interplay of text and images, as well as considerations of printing process and the design of the book, allows for many exciting possibilities within narrative, media, and meaning that are specific to the artists’ book alone.”
