The Chicago Art Book Fair returns November 15 to 17, 2019 for its third edition. The Chicago Art Book Fair is an experiment in showcasing emerging directions and diverse legacies within small press arts publishing. The fair features an international group of over 125 arts publishers, small presses, book artists, comics artists, zinemakers and printmakers, with satellite programming and after parties. Preview the fair program here, and the list of exhibitors here.
The Chicago Art Book Fair is a project of No Coast (Aay Preston-Myint and Alexander Valentine), a collaborative venture which is equal parts master printer for artists and an affordable, publicly accessible distributor for contemporary art. After their travels around the world to different art book fairs, collections, stores, galleries, and libraries, No Coast hopes to bring our experiences of many, varied arts publishing events to Chicago. While Chicago is and has been home to many yearly convenings of print enthusiasts, this is the first following the “Art Book Fair” model that has spread to so many communities in recent years.
The Chicago Art Book Fair will once again convene at the historic Chicago Athletic Association, at 12 S. Michigan Avenue.