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Po Box 410963
San Francisco, CA 94141
USA

A close-knit group of hand bookbinders, with shared interests in creating and collecting fine bindings, joined together to promote hand bookbinding and related book arts and to exchange information and ideas. 

HBC54 Exhibition Intent to Enter

54th HBC Annual Members’ Exhibition

The 54th Annual Member’s Exhibition will be held this year at The American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco. The exhibition will open on September 12 and run through December 26, 2026.

Important Dates:

May 25 - June 10, 2026

Complete Intent to Enter form & make payment

July 5 - 16, 2026

Submit entry form(s)

July 17 - 23, 2026

Deliver books for exhibition (Instructions will be sent to registered participants)

SEPT 19, 2026

Opening Reception from 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Please send any questions to  exhibitions@handbookbinders.org

Eligibility & Submission Guidelines:

  • Entry Limit: You may enter up to two (2) objects for a single registration fee.

  • Eligible Work: Submissions are open to all current members; books, boxes, or broadsides are eligible.

  • Date of Creation: All submitted work must have been completed within the past two (2) years.

  • Prior Exhibitions: Work previously entered in any past HBC exhibition is not eligible.

  • Size Restrictions: Artwork must not exceed 15 inches in any direction when closed.

  • HBC reserves the right to reject any item that does not meet the display criteria of the venue.

To be part of the exhibition, please complete the intent to enter by June 10, 2026.

HBC54 Intent to Enter
$45.00