Join us in celebrating Northeast Ohio’s active community of book and paper innovators and our magnificent library and museum collections of fine and rare books during Octavofest 2018! The overall theme of the Annual celebration is Books and Paper in Global Perspective . Keynote guests James Canary from Indiana University and Ajpub' Pablo García Ixmatá from Guatemala’s Universidad Rafael Landívar will present on topics ranging from conservation of ancient Tibetan manuscripts to contemporary uses of Maya hieroglyphic writing.
Photo of James Canary courtesy of Latse Library
Jim Canary is the Conservator at the University of Indiana, Bloomington’s Lilly Library. The Lilly Library is the principal rare books, manuscripts, and special collections repository of Indiana University, serving as a resource for scholars throughout the world as well as a center of cultural enrichment. He has expertise on Asian book history, conservation, and preservation, and has worked with ancient Tibetan manuscripts. Canary will participate in Octavofest events in Cleveland in October.
Read about Canary's conservation work in the IDS News article.
Ajpub' Pablo García Ixmatá is a Tz'utujiil Maya educator, scholars and cultural activist at the Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala City. He is in Cleveland this fall to learn paper and bookmaking at the Morgan Conservatory.
Visit the Octavofest 2018 schedule below often for details of keynote events and updates of all events.
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| Saturday, June 2nd | ||
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| 10:00 AM |
Portfolio Structures for Artwork and Collections Jean Buescher Bartlett, Morgan Conservatory Morgan Conservatory, 1754 E. 47th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Thursday, June 7th | ||
| 11:00 AM |
Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University Playhouse Square, Keybank State Theatre Lobby, 1519 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
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| Saturday, June 9th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Alicia Bailey Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, June 16th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
A "Signature" Binding Structure: Nag Hammadi Codex V Julia Miller Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, June 23rd | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Ellen Sheffield Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, June 30th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Maria Pisano Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, July 14th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Radha Pandey Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Sunday, July 22nd | ||
| 10:00 AM |
The Gold Goes Everywhere, or Pre-Industrial Tooling Brien Beidler Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, July 28th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Kyle Holland Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Tuesday, July 31st | ||
| 12:00 PM |
At Print and In Decline: A Crisis for Democracy? David Folkenflik, NPR The City Club 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
Launch of e-book on Cleveland Journalism Dave Davis Cleveland Public Library, Main Branch, 2nd Floor 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
John Vacha, Curator Cleveland Public Library, Main Branch, 2nd Floor 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, August 11th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Quarter Leather Split Board Binding Rhonda Miller Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, August 18th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Fran Kovac Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, August 25th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
From Block to Book: Linocut for Artist's Books Julie Friedman Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Friday, August 31st | ||
| 12:00 PM |
ABC at 10 Years: A Retrospective (Exhibit: August 31 - October 6) Rachel Morris, Notre Dame College The Galleries at CSU, 1307 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 12:00 PM - 5:00 AM  |
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| Friday, September 7th | ||
| 5:00 PM |
Artists' Reception for ABC at 10 Years Exhibit Rachel Morris, Notre Dame College The Galleries at CSU, 1307 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
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| Saturday, September 8th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Betsy Begue Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| Monday, September 10th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Using Moveable Books with Children Glenda Thornton, Cleveland State University ESC of Northeast Ohio 6393 Oak Tree Blvd S Independence, OH 44131 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
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| Wednesday, September 19th | ||
| 9:30 AM |
Intercultural Inquiry and Exchange Ajpub' Garcia, Guatemala’s Universidad Rafael Landívar Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Woodridge Schools 4411 Quick Road Peninsula, OH 44264 9:30 AM |
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| 4:00 PM |
The Scribe's Hand: Calligraphy Around the World Workshop Rachel Morris, Notre Dame College Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd. South, Independence, Ohio 44131 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM  |
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| Saturday, September 29th | ||
| 12:00 PM |
Ajpub Garcia, Guatemala’s Universidad Rafael Landívar Morgan Conservatory, 1754 E 47 St Cleveland OH 44103 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| Monday, October 1st | ||
| 7:30 AM |
Exhibit: Text and Textile Art In Mayan Culture (through December 14) Glenda Thornton, Cleveland State University CSU Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor 1860 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Books and Paper in Global Perspective: A Hands-On Exhibit Special Collections, Cleveland Public Library Special Collections Reading Room, 3rd floor Cleveland Public Library - 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland Ohio 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Artists' Books Display - Works by CIA Community Members CIA Library Cleveland Institute of Art Library 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM |
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| Tuesday, October 2nd | ||
| 10:00 AM |
WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members at Cleveland State University Laura Martin, Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland State University, 1st floor lobby of Main Classroom building, 1899 East 22nd Street, Cleveland 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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| Wednesday, October 3rd | ||
| 3:30 PM |
Ellie Strong Cleveland Public Library - Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch - 1962 Stokes Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| Thursday, October 4th | ||
| 8:00 AM |
Mother Earth: An Exhibit by Art Books Cleveland (October 4 - November 8) RAchel Morris, Notre Dame College Clara Fritzsche Library at Notre Dame College 4545 College Rd South Euclid OH 44121 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Book Binding Demonstration by S.A. Neff, Jr. S. A. Neff Jr. Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Ellie Strong Cleveland Public Library - Lorain Branch - 8216 Lorain Avenue Cleveland, OH 44102 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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| 5:00 PM |
Artists' Reception for Mother Earth Exhibit Rachel Morris, Notre Dame College Clara Fritzsche Library at Notre Dame College 4545 College Rd South Euclid OH 44121 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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| 5:00 PM |
The Bibliophile as Bookbinder: The Angling Bindings of S.A. Neff, Jr. S. A. Neff Jr. Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
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| Friday, October 5th | ||
| 12:15 PM |
Hanji Harvest: Lunch and Lecture with Artist Aimee Lee Aimee Lee Peter B. Lewis Theater, Cleveland Institute of Art, 11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM  |
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| 7:00 PM |
Keynote Event: Conserving Tibetan Book Heritage James Canary, Indiana University - Bloomington Loganberry Books 13015 Larchmere Blvd Cleveland OH 44120 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| Saturday, October 6th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Angela Oster Rising Star Coffee Roastery (Hildebrant Bldg.) 3617 Walton Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
A Day of Asian Books, Part 1 - An Octavofest Keynote Event James Canary, Indiana University - Bloomington Heights Libraries, Lee Road Branch, 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
A Day of Asian Books, Part 2 - An Octavofest Keynote Event James Canary, Indiana University - Bloomington Heights Libraries, Lee Road Branch, 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| Tuesday, October 9th | ||
| 1:00 PM |
Laura Martin, Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| Wednesday, October 10th | ||
| 3:30 PM |
Ellie Strong Cleveland Public Library - Rice Branch - 11535 Shaker Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44120 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| Thursday, October 11th | ||
| 3:30 PM |
Ellie Strong Cleveland Public Library - South Brooklyn Branch - 4303 Pearl Road Cleveland, OH 44109 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| Saturday, October 13th | ||
| 1:00 PM |
Making Mayan Books Hands-On Workshop with Maya Scholar Ajpub' Garcia, Universidad Rafael Landívar Cleveland Public Library, Sterling Branch, 2200 E. 30th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Build a Book! Bookbinding for Kids Fran Kovac Appletree Books 12419 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM  |
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| Tuesday, October 16th | ||
| 9:30 AM |
Librarian Workshop: Making Movable Books Pop into Library Programming Glenda Thornton, Cleveland State University Lakewood Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue Lakewood, Ohio 44107 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 3:30 PM |
Ellie Strong Cleveland Public Library - Eastman Branch - 11602 Lorain Avenue Cleveland, 44111 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| Wednesday, October 17th | ||
| 1:00 PM |
Laura Martin, Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| Friday, October 19th | ||
| 10:30 AM |
Rachel Morris, Notre Dame College of Ohio Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd. South, Independence, Ohio 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 6:30 PM |
Around the World with Movable Books Glenda Thornton, Cleveland State University Appletree Books, 12419 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights 44106 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM  |
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| Saturday, October 20th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Len Peralta Rising Star Coffee Roastery (Hildebrant Bldg.) 3617 Walton Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
From Paper to Plastic: Epigraphic Squeezes, Photogrammetry, and 3D Printing Andrew R. Mancuso, Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  |
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| Wednesday, October 24th | ||
| 3:30 PM |
Ellie Strong Cleveland Public Library - Fleet Branch - 7224 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, 44105 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| Friday, October 26th | ||
| 6:30 PM |
A Brief History of Bookbinding Fran Kovac Appletree Books 12419 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
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| Thursday, November 1st | ||
| 5:30 PM |
Keynote Event: Lecture, Poetry Reading, Ceremonial Presentation Ajpub' García, Guatemala’s Universidad Rafael Landívar Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, 1754 E 47th St, 44103 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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| Saturday, November 3rd | ||
| 11:00 AM |
Mini-Book Pin Making at MakerFaire! Ellie Strong Main Library, Literature Department, 2nd Floor - 325 Superior Ave, Cleveland Ohio 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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| Wednesday, November 7th | ||
| 3:45 PM |
Rachel Morris, Notre Dame College of Ohio Notre Dame College 4545 College Rd South Euclid OH 44121 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
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| Thursday, November 15th | ||
| 6:30 PM |
Keynote Event The Maya Apprentice Project: Books and Paper in Maya Communities Past and Future Ajpub' Garcia, Guatemala’s Universidad Rafael Landívar Morgan Conservatory 1754 E. 47 St. Cleveland OH 44103 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
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| Friday, November 16th | ||
| 12:00 AM |
Please Touch!: The Association of University Presses 2018 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show UA Press Project Gallery at the Myers School of Art 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM |
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