Exhibitions
One of HBC’s (Hand Bookbinders of California) foundational mandates is to provide opportunities for local bookbinders to share their work—not only with one another but also with a broader community. Every year since our inception in 1972, HBC has created a public Annual Members Exhibition. All members in good standing—whether amateur or professional, beginner or expert —are welcome to enter their work.
The books and book-related art in our annual exhibitions reflect the varied interests of our diverse membership and can include design bindings, fine press, artist’s books, calligraphy, conservation, box-making, historical structures, and paper decoration. A full-color catalog accompanies each exhibition.
A variety of respected Bay Area museums, galleries, and libraries have hosted HBC exhibitions. The list of venues includes the San Francisco Public Library, Stanford University, Mills College, the University of San Francisco, the University of California at San Francisco, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Center for the Book, and the American Bookbinding Museum among others.
HBC53 Annual Members’ Exhibition will be held in 2025
hosted by American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco